Macdonald-Laurier Institute

“Perhaps the government believes it can use the promise to continue F-35 purchases as leverage to obtain U.S. support for the GlobalEye purchase. This would be a deeply foolish assumption—at no point is the Department of War likely to compromise on their own operational security, nor support a policy that would deliver less capability at a later date than their own program,” writes Richard Shimooka, senior fellow at MLI.

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https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/the-carney-government-just-made-a-costly-mistake-purchasing-swedish-aircraft-richard-shimooka-in-the-hub/

“Long before the DRIPA bill made its way across the BC legislature in 2019, Dwight Newman and Ken Coates from Macdonald-Laurier Institute warned that key concepts presented by UNDRIP, such as ‘free, prior, and informed consent,’ would create chaos and increase uncertainty for resource development projects across the province,” writes Karen Restoule, director of Indigenous Affairs at MLI.

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https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/b-c-aboriginal-title-chaos-the-predictable-result-of-ndp-virtue-signalling-karen-restoule-in-the-national-post/

“Strategic crises rarely begin where everyone expects them to. They begin where the balance of risk and reward looks most favorable to the challenger. Right now, Pratas Island sits squarely in that category. If the U.S. and its allies want to preserve stability in the Taiwan Strait and the Western Pacific, they must stop treating Pratas as a peripheral detail and help reinforce its defenses,” writes MLI Senior Fellow Joe Varner.

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https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/pratas-island-is-beijings-next-pressure-point-and-washingtons-next-test-joe-varner-in-the-national-review/

“If we think we have a sovereign debt problem now, just wait. My bet is voters will do what they always do — shift burdens to the future. Without deficit discipline, the effect this time may well be to trigger a sovereign debt crisis,” writes MLI Distinguished Fellow Jack Mintz.

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https://financialpost.com/opinion/rising-government-debt-will-hit-canada-too

“Bill C-9’s proponents are hoping it will be a silver bullet that ends hate crimes in Canada. Unfortunately, this flawed law may end up inflaming tensions across the country. The problems run much deeper, exacerbated by a ‘cultural mosaic’ mantra that derides and dismisses Canada’s history, culture, and traditions. Until we get a handle on that, and realize that unity is our strength, not diversity for its own sake, we will have an increasingly balkanized country,” writes Peter Copeland, deputy director of domestic policy at MLI.

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https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/ottawas-new-hate-crime-bill-cant-fix-a-deeply-fractured-society-peter-copeland-for-inside-policy/

We’re excited to announce another Senior Fellow joining MLI, Dr. Brian L. Cox!

A retired U.S. Army officer, legal scholar, and adjunct professor at Cornell Law School, Dr. Cox brings deep expertise in international law, armed conflict, military justice, and national security.