The Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) released a Commentary, AbitibiBowater, Democracy and the Public Interest, based on Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley's testimony before the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade. The full release is available online. Call 613-482-8327.
The institute released a commentary, Prison Radicalization in Canada: More needs to be done, dealing with the increasingly important and contentious issue of how Canada handle terrorists in our penal system. The full release is available online. Call 613-482-8327.
The institute released a Commentary, Trading in Superstitions, by Institute Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley, that took aim at harmful superstitions Canadians and Americans hold about one another that interfere with effective cooperation on trade and security. The full document is available online. Call 613-482-8327.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a report called Why Canadian crime statistics don't add up: Not the whole truth by former Alberta Crown Prosecutor Scott Newark. The full release is available online. Call 613 482-8327.
The institute released a Commentary, Manufacturing Competitiveness, by Martinrea International Chairman and Chairman of the MLI Board Rob Wildeboer. This latest MLI publication lets politicians and public policy decision-makers know precisely what is needed allow Canadian manufacturing to flourish in the future, as it has in the past. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
The institute released a commentary on the hot topic of corporate income tax (CIT). This latest MLI publication, Corporate Income Tax: Stay the Course, provides a timely primer for politicians of all stripes as Budget 2011 is readied for release. The full publication is available online. Call 613-482-8327.
The institute launched its National Security Strategy for Canada series with “To Stand on Guard” by Paul Chapin. Chapin warns, “Canadians cannot take their security for granted, comfortably convinced that trouble in distant time zones matters little to us.” The full release is available online. Call 613-482-8327.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released “Mortgage Insurance in Canada: Basically sound but room for improvement”, a paper by University of Guelph Associate Professor of Marketing and Consumer Studies Jane Londerville. The study highlights an important flaw in this country’s otherwise solid system of mortgage insurance and explains how to fix it. The full release is available online. Call 613-482-8327.
The institute is pleased to announce that Vancouver-based investment banker Rick Peterson has joined the MLI Board of Directors and Don Drummond has joined its Advisory Council. Call 613-482-8327.
