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Yuval Levin looks back at how the arguments of his latest book, A Time to Build, have held up since it was released in January of 2020. Speaking with Public Discourse, he outlines the state of institutions, populism, and the problems of social media in this wide-ranging discussion.
Read MoreThe report that the World Health Organization released following its investigation into the origins of COVID-19 was immediately criticized in a statement released by 14 countries, including Canada, on the…
Read MoreOur digital infrastructure has been crucial to allowing a bulk of our workforce to keep their jobs and the broader economy to function as people have transitioned to working from home over the past year. Many of these changes are likely to persist post-pandemic, and our recovery will rely on the strength of our digital connectivity, outlines this report from Public Policy Forum.
Read MoreCanada plans to increase its immigration numbers by 1.2 million people in the next three years. But how do immigrants fare once they reach our country? A new paper from Statistics Canada compares the employment rate and weekly earnings of immigrant and Canadian-born workers throughout the 200s and 2010s.
Read MoreCanada’s conservatives need to offer the country a positive alternative vision, a future-oriented plan that aspires to national greatness, says The Hub’s Sean Speer. He discusses this need and the state of conservatism in general with Geoff Costeloe and James Robertson on their podcast Unbound: Fearlessly Exploring Issues That Matter.
Read MoreThe oil sands are a uniquely Canadian success story and an increasingly rare example of innovation in this country. They provide substantial benefits not only to Alberta but to Canada as a whole, outlines Philip Cross in a paper for Macdonald-Laurier Institute that examines the effects of increased investment in the industry.
Read MoreWhile it may be contentious, there are some worthwhile benefits to implementing a non-mandatory, decentralized COVID vaccine passport program argues Miguel Ouellette and Maria Lily Shaw of the Montreal Economic Institute. Vaccine-leading Israel showcases a successful model Canada may want to consider.
Read MoreSeeking to balance human rights concerns with economic opportunity has long been the approach with a growing China. But this is the wrong balance to strike, says Luke Patey in Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Inside Policy. Diversifying away from the Chinese market would not be crippling to Canada, and any retaliation from Beijing can be overcome, he writes.
Read MoreLooking to increase innovation is key for economies at the best of times, but all the more so as we seek to recover from the pandemic. A new research paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the importance of increasing both the quantity and quality of human capital as a means of achieving this elusive innovation.
Read MoreHealth and economic disruptions are not the only troubles that COVID will bring—Canada needs to prepare for a disrupted and shifting geopolitical landscape post-pandemic, according to this report from Public Policy Forum. Challenges to navigate include a changed United States, a rising China, and a disintegrating liberal world order.
Read MoreThe rapid expansion of MAiD has palliative care providers worried that end of life care will suffer as a result. Peter Stockland examines the issue and the tensions that are arising in this report for Convivium.
Read MoreWhile Canada may still be a car-dependent nation with cities typically built containing sprawling suburbs around a dense urban core, this need not be the case argues Ontario360. Sean Speer, Matt Siemiatycki, and Drew Fagan discuss the why Ontario needs transit-oriented communities and how to make them happen.
Read MoreCanadians have long bemoaned our soaring mobile rates and telecommunications expenses. And for good reason: they are four times higher than the international average. One way to alleviate these costs would be to reform the way we hold our spectrum auctions. Benjamin Dachis breaks down the details and benefits of doing so in this intelligence memo for C. D. Howe Institute.
Read MoreThe Liberal government have been vocal in proclaiming their new budget as a “feminist” budget with its emphasis on a national childcare system. But does this label really fit? Or is their definition of feminism too narrow to apply to the flexible and often differing needs of Canadian women and families? Cardus’ The Long Way podcast discusses on their latest episode.
Read MoreThe Liberals unveiled a splashy new proposal within their federal budget last week: a $10/day national childcare plan that will cost $30 billion over the next five years. But is this the right policy solution? And will it even work? A Macdonald-Laurier Institute panel discusses.
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