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Can Indigenous Ownership Unlock Canada's Resource Potential? : Jamie Schmale and Karen Restoule for Breakthrough Nation
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (95+ words) The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Can Indigenous Ownership Unlock Canada's Resource Potential? : Jamie Schmale and Karen Restoule for Breakthrough Nation Jamie Schmale, Conservative MP of Haliburton'Kawartha Lakes shares his perspective on how Indigenous nations, industry, and government can work together to unlock…...
Power and peril - How Chinese EVs, solar systems, and embedded technologies threaten Canada's national security: Brenda Shaffer
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (1098+ words) By Brenda Shaffer June 25, 2026 China continues to find creative ways to infiltrate and influence the West. China has embedded capabilities in many of its products in use in the West that can surveil citizens, disrupt transportation and ports, and cause…...
Canada's inflation situation looks better than America's'it's not. Here's why: Trevor Tombe in The Hub
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (756+ words) This article originally appeared in The Hub. By Trevor Tombe, June 19, 2026 The cost of living is the number one worry for Canadians today'and it isn't even close. In a recent'Abacus Data'poll from earlier this month, fully 66 percent of Canadians surveyed…...
Britain's immigration reckoning is a warning for Canada: Geoff Russ for Inside Policy
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (1364+ words) By Geoff Russ, June 19, 2026 In an ideal world, the name Enoch Powell would be a footnote in history, and the apocalyptic predictions about the future of Britain made in his 1968 "Rivers of Blood" speech would not matter there or anywhere…...
Supreme Court's Charter rulings erode parliamentary democracy: Jack C. Major in the National Post
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (475+ words) This article originally appeared in the National Post. By Jack C. Major, June 18, 2026 The 1982 enactment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was seen as a pivotal moment in our nation's history. Yet, even at the time of its adoption, some…...
Carney's incoherent climate policy is hurting our European allies, helping China, and holding Canada back: Christian Leuprecht and Dimitar Lilkov in the Hub | Macdonald-Laurier Institute
1+ week, 2+ day ago (428+ words) By Christian Leuprecht and Dimitar Lilkov, June 16, 2026 "Wind and sun don't need to transit the Strait of Hormuz." That message resonates, amplified by the global energy shakeup of 20222026. Indeed, no democratic government should be dependent on a Faustian bargain with…...
Ukraine may be on the cusp of a turning point in its war against Russia: Aurel Braun in The Globe and Mail
1+ week, 3+ day ago (485+ words) This article originally appeared in The Globe and Mail. By Aurel Braun, June 15, 2025 The confrontation still shocks: You don't have the cards " without us you don't have any cards, bellowed U. S. President Donald Trump at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the…...
Building indigenous advantage in Canada's mining economy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (79+ words) The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Building indigenous advantage in Canada's mining economy Jenny-Lou Campbell discusses Indigenous participation in Canada's mining sector, focusing on partnerships, ownership, and the role of data and innovation in resource development. 323 Chapel Street, Suite #300 Support the Macdonald-Laurier Institute…...
Canada's risky China reset: Dennis Molinaro in Real Clear World
1+ week, 6+ day ago (279+ words) This article originally appeared in Real Clear World. By Dennis Molinaro, June 12, 2026 Canadians are right to ask how Carney expects to walk this path with China while depending on China's principal rival, the United States, for much of its economic…...
Liberalism is in crisis: Michael Bonner and Peter Copeland for Inside Policy Talks
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (184+ words) Liberalism is clearly on the ropes. But to others, the wounds appear self-inflicted: arising from tensions within liberalism itself. For decades, liberal societies promised a host of goods: most notably, individual freedom. But many now look around and see loneliness…...