The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published a new paper, Aiming off target: gun policy in Canada, in which authors Noah Schwartz and Tim Thurley examine the state of Canada’s current gun policies and offer recommendations for improvement. “These policies distract from meaningful, evidence-based efforts to reduce crime and violence,” write the authors. As an alternative, the paper proposes that government: Remove the … Read more
In a new MLI paper, Overcoming remoteness: Innovations to Support Economic Development, Critical Minerals, and Security in the Arctic, senior fellow and energy program director Heather Exner-Pirot considers new and better ways to address the Arctic’s remoteness. “The combination of the desired energy transition and the need to secure critical minerals from friendly sources may finally … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published a new paper, Adaptation needs greater focus in climate policy, in which author Ross McKitrick argues for the adoption of an adaptation-based climate policy. McKitrick explains two reasons behind the failure of the climate mitigation agenda: the size of proposed emission reduction policies relative to the carbon cycle, and the leakage problem.“To an even … Read more
In a new MLI paper, Paying for plasma: the case for commercial-compensated plasma collections, Professor Peter Jaworski compares a variety of plasma collection models including Canada’s to other models used around the world and examines the policies that have an impact on these models. According to Jaworski, countries that have adopted policies legally enshrining a … Read more
In a new MLI paper, And now, the news: A national news media policy for Canada, senior fellow Peter Menzies and Konrad von Finckenstein propose the basis of a Canadian National News Media Policy which would ensure fair commercial treatment for Canada’s news producers, allow for a free and independent media to flourish, and for public trust to be … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published a new paper, Staying the course: Why competition law should remain focused on consumer welfare standards, in which authors Will Rinehart and Aaron Wudrick warn that Canada must guard against overreaction in reforming its competition law and avoid following the same path as several peer nations (including the United States). “The current competition … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a new paper, Beyond the Indian Act: Lessons learned from independent land management by First Nations, in which authors Ken Coates and Britt Baumann examine the ongoing process of delivering control of reserve lands into the hands of First Nations, with a particular focus on assessing the successes and failures of two key pieces … Read more
In a new MLI paper, European energy security: An uncertain road ahead amid a triple crisis, senior fellow Jeff Kucharski examines how Europe is affected by the energy crisis, what steps the European Union is taking to deal with it, and the implications of these policies on European energy security. Canada was asked by some … Read more
In a new paper published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Competition policy in Canada: Time for an overhaul?, senior fellow Philip Cross examines the federal government’s approach to reforming competition law, arguing that there is little point in changing Canada’s Competition Act without broader changes in government policies and attitudes to business. “Governments do the most to tilt the playing field … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a new paper, Northern awokening: How social justice and woke language have infiltrated Canadian news media. “In this report, we ask the question of whether the increasing prominence of prejudice themes and related social justice rhetoric that we have characterized previously in American, British and Spanish news media are also present in Canadian news … Read more
