Calvin Helin talks about economic dependency at the launch of his new book, The Economic Dependency Trap, at the Rideau Club in Ottawa, November 2, 2010.
To Stand On Guard, MLI’s latest paper authored by Paul Chapin, was the topic of discussion on CTV’s Power Play on Monday, November 29. Chapin explained to host Dan Matheson and Canadians that it is time for Canada to develop a national security strategy that would engage us more completely in the post-911 world.
January 11, 2013 – MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley will be on CTV’s Afternoon Express today at 2:05 pm ET to discuss Aboriginal resource revenue sharing. Click here to watch the interview.
In addition, MLI’s Ken Coates will be on CBC Radio’s Information Morning in Fredericton to discuss the federal court decision regarding non-status aboriginal people in Canada on Monday, January 14. He will also discuss his Globe and Mail op-ed co-authored with Brian Lee Crowley on aboriginal equity on CBC Radio in Yellowknife.
January 20, 2012, Ottawa, ON – Less than 2 years old, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) has just been rated one of the top five new think tanks in the world and is the only Canadian institute on the list. This is the second year in a row MLI has made the list of the top 20 new think tanks globally, having debuted last year at Number 20 after a mere 6 months of operation.
The ranking was recently released as part of the 2011 Global Go-To Think Tanks Report conducted by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s International Relations Program.
According to MLI’s Managing Director, Brian Lee Crowley, “Being ranked one of the top five new think tanks globally drives home MLI’s central message: we are filling a hole in Canada’s democratic infrastructure created by the lack of a national think tank in the national capital working on the full range of national issues. Coming as it does on the heels of the Institute winning the big international prize for think tank publications (the Sir Antony Fisher Award) in 2011 for our first book, The Canadian Century, all of us at MLI feel more convinced than ever that the decision to launch the new Institute was the right one for Canada.”
Founded in 2010, the Institute has quickly become a source of timely and thoughtful ideas that challenge conventional wisdom and shape public policy for the better. Whether in the area of refugee policy, pension reform, fiscal discipline, healthcare transfers, or crime and justice issues, to name but a few, MLI has a proven track record of bringing the very best minds to bear on real problems, and seeing our recommendations reflected in policy changes. MLI is the only non-partisan, independent national public policy think tank based in Ottawa that focuses on the full range of issues that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government. Our funding comes from a wide range of private sector sources, including individuals, small businesses, corporations and charitable foundations.
The 2011 Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings is the fifth such annual report. The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s International Relations Program has relied on the indexing criteria and process developed by James G. McGann for ranking think tanks around the world. The Program’s Rankings remain the first and most comprehensive ranking of the world’s top think tanks and have been described as the insider’s guide to the global marketplace of ideas.
Once an economic driver of the country, Ontario’s manufacturing sector has taken it on the nose this past decade. As the province’s economy attempts a rebound, what role can a re-tooled manufacturing sector play, and what do industry shifts like reshoring and advanced manufacturing mean for its long term prospects?
MLI’s Philip Cross participated in a panel discussion on Ontario’s manufacturing sector on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Watch the full video below.
Panelists included:
Philip Cross, Research and Editorial Coordinator at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Ian Howcroft, Vice President, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Marie Laird, Past Chair, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Toronto Chapter
Charlotte Yates, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, McMaster University
He’s had an impact too. Chris Edwards writes about Cutting Government the Canadian Way and points the compass northward as a lesson for Americans when he writes, “For more on the Canadian fiscal reforms, see The Canadian Century by Brian Lee Crowley, Jason Clemens, and Niels Veldhuis.”
December 19, 2012 – In an interview for Sun News, MLI author and security expert Scott Newark says Canada must improve its intelligence gathering and sharing so that individuals who pose a security risk to Canada are identified before they arrive at our borders. The interview follows the release of MLI’s latest Straight Talk interview on immigration and national security and resulted in a Sun News article and interview below.
Scott Newark also appeared on Toronto’s Newstalk 1010′s Live Drive with John Tory yesterday to discuss the problem with repeat offenders. Click here for more information.
For more information on MLI’s Straight Talk on immigration and national security with Scott Newark, click here.
Canada Live with Krista Erickson, Sun News Network, December 19, 2012
By Jessica Hume, Sun News Parliamentary Bureau, December 18, 2012
OTTAWA – A security expert says Canada needs to go beyond screening for terrorists landing on our shores and consider the religious beliefs of some prospective immigrants.
Scott Newark says Canada should be concerned about “Islamist” immigrants.
Newark served as executive officer of the Canadian Police Association and also worked as a security and policy advisor to both the Ontario and federal Ministers of Public Safety.
“We need to think hard about what I would call ‘Islamism’, the political Islam that has absolutely no interest whatsoever in integration, that is intolerant and unyielding and absolutely committed to eradicating Western values,” he said in an interview.
Newark says if Canada did a better job screening prospective immigrants, Omar Khadr might not be household name.
Canada knew of Omar Khadr’s father’s fundraising activities for al-Qaida, for example, and of his father’s taking his children to spend time with Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan, Newark says.
“But we ignored that,” he said. “And that is contrary to what’s in our own national security interest.”
Newark, unsurprisingly, is a fan of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who has made significant changes to the immigration system to keep more undesirables out.
“We’re bringing in biometric visas on January 2nd and information sharing with the U.S. so that we can screen out the people who represent a security threat,” Kenney recently told reporters.
Dr. Salim Mansur, a political science professor at London’s Western University, wants Kenney to go a step further and introduce a moratorium on immigration from Muslim nations.
“This is not racist,” Mansur said, referring to Newark’s comments. “Their values, ideologies, politics and culture are completely incompatible with the values of Canada as a liberal democracy.”
MLI Managing Director Brian Crowley was a guest on CPAC’s Goldhawk Live this past Sunday. In the inaugural show of 2011 for Goldhawks national phone-in the question for viewers was: Has partisan politics killed leadership?
It is a hot topic in the modern political environment and the host was joined by Dr. Crowley, Louise Elliott of CBC and Fen Hampson from Carleton University. There was a lively discussion and, as Crowley noted, any dysfunction occurs because there is more than one political party “swimming in this gene pool”.
In addition, the National Post follows up with another article today discussing Clark and DeVries critique on budget transparency. Click here to read it.
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CBC’s Power and Politics interview with Scott Clark – Interview begins at 1:42:35
On November 29th, As part of the press conference releasing To Stand On Guard, author Paul Chapin and MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley took questions from the media. The release of this latest MLI study coincided with the recent WikiLeaks controversy and this is reflected in the questions and answers portion of the media event. You can watch the Q&As below…
On November 29, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute releasedTo Stand On Guard: A National Security Strategy for Canadians. Author Paul Chapin, a 25 year veteran of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, and MLI’s Managing Director, Brian Lee Crowley, presented the reported to Canadians at a press conference in Ottawa.
While he was in Ottawa shortly before the release of his study From Rehabilitation to Recruitment for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, author Alex Wilner sat down with me to discuss his paper and the evolving face of terror worldwide, including the menace of modern high-seas piracy and its possible links to terrorist groups. We’re pleased to bring you video of Alex’s clear, frank discussion of these important questions.
As regular readers of this blog will know, Veterans’ Ombudsman Col. Pat Stogran recently asked MLI Managing Director Brian Crowley to make a presentation laying out the reasons why all Canadians should be honouring the sacrifices of our veterans and why doing so is both a moral obligation and a practical necessity.
On the occasion of Veterans’ Week and Remembrance Day, Brian has prepared a video commentary inspired by that presentation. You can see this video at our MLI web site, or by watching here…
In today’s Globe and Mail, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley writes that preoccupation with unemployment rate as a barometer of economic health is both outdated and blinding Canadians to a greater economic threat – rising job vacancies. For Real Picture on Unemployment, Pay Heed to Job Vacancy Rate Brian Lee...
