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It is a terrific success story—since the mid-1970s Canada has managed to cut our poverty rate in half. But what is responsible for this remarkable turnaround? Simple economic growth, or did policy initiatives play a part too? The School of Public Policy at the U of C examines.
Read MoreTrying to buy a house in Canada? Then you’re already well aware of how expensive the market has gotten. A new report from The Urban Reform Institute and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy compares metropolitan housing costs across eight countries—see where Canada’s cities rank overall.
Read MoreDistributed workforces may be the norm now that COVID-19 has forced businesses to adapt and accelerate this trend over the past year. But what does that mean for those who cannot equally participate in this new remote work reality? This new report from Public Policy Forum explores the issue.
Read MoreThe Quebec government is looking to strengthen the vitality of French, but it may be going about this in the wrong way argues this report from the Montreal Economic Institute. Rather than passing coercive legislation, a more effective method with greater long-term impact would be to enhance the prosperity of the francophone population through economic and education reforms.
Read MoreThe shutdown of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline by Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer would have devastating effects on both Ontario and Quebec, explains this post from Fraser Institute. It argues that in addition to the economic consequences, shutting off the pipeline would also ironically pose greater threats to the environment as well.
Read MoreUsing innocent civilians as human shields in combat is, unfortunately, a tactic pervasively used by terror groups and rogue nations. This publication jointly authored by Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Canadian Coalition Against Terror proposes new legislation Canada can enact to deter this practice.
Read MoreCanada is lagging behind our OECD peers when it comes to productivity growth. A new report from C. D. Howe offers recommendations on the policy changes we can make to boost innovation and technological advancement and spur on that necessary economic growth post-pandemic.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes upon cities that were already experience long-term declines and affordability crises, and many of these will be permanent. Adapting to address these challenges is key to the future prosperity of cities, writes Richard Florida and Joel Kotkin for City Journal.
Read MoreWhether or not the worst case scenarios outlined by doomsayers actually materialize, the geopolitical consequences of a warming planet will be drastic, warn General David Petaeus and Benedict McAleenan for Policy Exchange. Categorizing the risks to global security is essential to mitigating any potential outcomes.
Read MoreYou can’t get cleaner or more sustainable energy than nuclear, so the first step taken by several provinces to sign a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the deployment of Small Modular Reactors is an encouraging step as Canada seeks to reach its emissions reduction targets. Neil Alexander outlines several steps government can take to further encourage this implementation in this intelligence memo for C. D. Howe.
Read MoreThe past year has not been good for Honk Kong’s freedom and autonomy. Beijing has utilized its National Security Law to cripple the city’s democratic movement and nullify its independence, but Canada can still take action and help in some meaningful ways, writes Ai-Men Lau for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
Read MoreLivestock producers and conservationists and environmentalists have not always been the best of friends, but here on Canada’s prairies they are natural allies, argues Ian Cook for Birds Canada. Livestock are necessary for the maintenance of Canada’s native grasslands—an ecosystem crucial to preserving biodiversity and a valuable landscape that absorbs and stores carbon better than even forests.
Read MoreFor all of the Liberal government’s assurances that it’s passage is necessary to protect democracy and curtail “hurtful” speech, Bill C-10 is an unreasonable assault on our foundational rights, argues the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Despite it being an impractical solution, it will fundamentally undermine the principle of free expression in this country.
Read MoreEmbracing pluralism is necessary in a free and diverse society, but tolerance must be shared by all, argues Brian Bird in this piece for Law & Liberty. Open dialogue and debate are essential, and they require us as citizens to see our fellow interlocutors as friends instead of foes.
Read MoreCan the decline of our physical bodies really be slowed? Maybe even reversed? Is science on the brink of curing ageing for good? The Munk Debates podcasts hosts professors Joanna Masel and David Sinclair to discuss the exciting new breakthroughs that are making such discussion even possible.
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