The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome its newest Senior Fellow, Professor Stephen Nagy, who joins the Institute’s growing roster of renowned experts who focus on issues pertaining to the Indo-Pacific region, China, and Japan. The full release is available online.
In a new joint publication between the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Evolving the Five Eyes: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Strategic Landscape, authors John Hemmings and Peter Varnish argue that the Five Eyes grouping could be used by Canada and others to expand the ability to counter and deter China and … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published a new paper, Deadline 2036 – Assessing the requirements and options for Canada’s future submarine force, in which author Jeffrey F. Collins points to the changing geopolitical currents and the proliferation of new weapons among the reasons why a blue water navy needs to incorporate submarines as part of its fleet structure. “With both growing … Read more
As Canada votes Sept. 20 in an election that will be pivotal for a return to health and prosperity for Canadians, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s COVID Misery Index shows higher spending has not proven the solution to COVID’s challenges; the major political parties, however, do not seem to have got the memo. “With all major political parties insisting on … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a new commentary, Back to the future: How Canada can become a global leader in digital communications policy, in which authors Irene S. Berkowitz and Peter Menzies argue that Canadian decision-makers need to break out from the narrow, outdated thinking that has defined telecommunications, broadcasting, and Internet policy for decades. “Canada has an opportunity to seize the … Read more
In a new MLI commentary titled, “Remember that energy crises are bad things,” MLI Fellow Heather Exner-Pirot argues that Canada’s current climate debate ignores the fact that Canadians and the world can’t suddenly live without fossil fuels. “Energy is key to economic growth and human development,” said Exner-Pirot. “And yet many of our policies are precisely lining up [an … Read more
Amrullah Saleh, acting President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, delivered an exclusive message to Canadians through the Macdonald-Laurier Institute: “Millions and millions of Afghans aren’t going to flee, they want to stay. I want you generous Canadians, kind Canadians, to stay with the majority,” said Saleh, who asks Canada and allied nations to: Acknowledge the role of Pakistan … Read more
The most recent update of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s COVID Misery Index shows that Canada now ranks 9th out of 15 comparable countries in protecting the health and prosperity of its citizens against COVID-19, up from 11th in the previous update of the CMI in June. Canada’s improvement has been driven in large part by a very high … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator has once again posted growth. This marks 11 consecutive increases in the LEI in as many months, reflecting a clear trend toward growth for the second half of 2021. “Steady economic growth from widespread strength across a range of sectors should be cause for some optimism,” says LEI author and MLI … Read more
In the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s latest Quarterly Economic Report, The two-track recovery: Some sectors boom while others flounder and prices accelerate, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross delves into how Canada’s economy has recovered so far. Despite a booming housing market and a strong natural resource sector, the recovery has been impeded by government mandated closures across … Read more
