The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s newly updated COVID Misery Index points to Canada’s abysmal unemployment situation and crippling public debt as the main drivers of current and future economic misery. Ranked against 14 other peer countries, Canada has the worst record on protecting the economy during the pandemic. “The nature of COVID-19 induced misery is changing,” said MLI Senior Fellow … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator posted continued growth, representing the 10th consecutive LEI increase in as many months. While the pace of recovery remains uneven, the trajectory of the economy appears positive for the second half of 2021. “While not without its hiccups, the economy appears to be getting back on track,” argues LEI … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published a new paper, More than a dose of collaboration: What Ottawa should do if it wants drugs and vaccines to be made in Canada and benefit patients, in which authors Nigel Rawson and John Adams delve into how proposed federal regulations designed to slash drug prices would not only be unsustainable, but … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published a new paper, “Pathways to Indigenous Economic Self-Determination,” in which author Heather Exner-Pirot notes that economic self-determination for many Indigenous peoples has been missing in the debate over the proposed UNDRIP legislation, Bill C-15. “Indigenous businesses are 40 times more likely than the average Canadian business to operate in the extractive sector,” says Exner-Pirot. Full Indigenous engagement … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Canadian Coalition Against Terror released a new joint publication, Protecting Innocents in Combat, in which MLI senior fellow Sarah Teich and C-CAT founder Danny Eisen explore the pervasive use of human shields and the international action to combat it, and propose new Canadian legislation to deter and sanction its use. “What we establish in this … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a new study, A national project: How oil sands investment and production benefit Canada’s economy, in which author MLI Senior Fellow Philip Cross examines the sector in terms of production and investment, finding that the oil sands continue to develop apace despite roadblocks and persistent, unfounded pessimism about the viability of the sector. Furthermore, … Read more
In the latest update of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s COVID Misery Index, Canada remains in 11th place overall and continues to have the worst showing of all countries measured in terms of response misery. While Canadian cases, hospitalizations, and deaths reported by provinces from COVID-19 remain low compared to peers, excess death rates in Canada are particularly … Read more
Successive Canadian governments have failed to lay out a clear strategy for Canada to develop a robust role in the Indo-Pacific, despite the undeniable importance of that region to our interests. We can no longer sit on the sidelines. A new policy brief by Jonathan Berkshire Miller titled Canada’s Indo-Pacific moment argues that now is the time … Read more
Despite a generally slowing economy, a surge of commodity prices has sparked concerns about a resurgence of inflation. In the latest quarterly economic report titled, “Will Canada’s rapidly expanding money supply result in higher inflation?” MLI Senior Fellow Philip Cross examines the impact of Quantitative Easing on money and credit. And he raises some concerns about … Read more
In a new MLI commentary, “Expanding Opportunities for Canada-US Coordination on China,” Ryan Hass takes stock of how the recent change in U.S. leadership represents an opportunity for Washington and Ottawa to act on a shared agenda with respect to China.“As one of America’s most valued friends and trusted partners, Canada will have an outsized role in … Read more
