The problem with productivity – Policy Options
Press Release August 21, 2017 The House of Commons Finance Committee is collecting submissions for its consultations in advance of Budget 2018. As it does every year, it has set…
National Indigenous groups and the premiers’ meeting – IRPP
Press Release August 16, 2017 Politics is as much about who is at the table as it is about what is being discussed or decided. This was apparent in July,…
Clarifying the meaning of free, prior and informed consent for Canada: MLI paper by Dwight Newman
Press Release Implementing free, prior and informed consent in Canada will be much more complex than many advocates would have you believe OTTAWA, Aug. 15, 2017 – The idea of a…
MLI Q2 2017 Impact Report
Press Release The second quarter of 2017 saw some terrific examples of how great policy ideas, well communicated, can help inform the thinking of policy makers and opinion leaders. In…
Getting to Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Could Generate Nearly 20 Million Jobs – Columbia Institute
Press Release August 10, 2017 (VANCOUVER, B.C.) Today, Columbia Institute released a landmark study: Jobs for Tomorrow – Canada’s Building Trades and Net Zero Emissions. Commissioned by Canada’s Building Trades…
Economic Conditions Improve for Canada’s Territories – Conference Board of Canada
Press Release Ottawa, August 1, 2017— Economic prospects for the territories are improving thanks to higher prices for metals, precious metals and diamonds. According to The Conference Board of Canada’s Territorial…
Ontario Heritage Trust welcomes new Chair to Board of Directors
July 26, 2017 TORONTO – The Ontario Heritage Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Harvey Andrew McCue (Waubageshig) as Chair of the Board of Directors. McCue joined the Board…
Social Outcomes in Canada’s Territories Fall Behind National Average – Conference Board of Canada
Press Release Ottawa, July 26, 2017—The territories generally fall behind the Canadian average on a number of measures of equity and social cohesion, yet outperform the rest of the country…
The constituent base of our Indigenous leaders – Policy Options
Press Release July 20, 2017 The leaders of three national Indigenous organizations have decided to boycott the premiers’ meeting in Alberta, July 17-19. Their position is nothing short of absurd. They will…
Concerns about Canada’s $2 trillion in household debt overblown; net worth has increased to $10.3 trillion – Fraser Institute
Press Release July 18, 2017 VANCOUVER—Canadian household debt has increased significantly since 1990— but so has the value of household assets, finds a new study released today by the Fraser…
