MLI Newsletter
Vol. I, No. 3
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"We love Canada...a model for the world...a great
story to tell"
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On Canada
Day weekend, MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley introduced more Canadians
to The Canadian Century on one of Canada's most popular weekly
political radio shows... The House on CBC. In conversation with Rita Celli,
Crowley provided an introduction to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's first
book publication and a primer on why Wilfrid Laurier was just a 100 years ahead
of his time. Listen here... |
The Fadden Files
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In a blog post series on the recent controversy surrounding
the head of CSIS, Richard Fadden, Brian Lee Crowley dealt with many of the
questions that were swirling at the time. Read the series...Fadden Files I: Is Fadden right about Chinese influence?; Fadden Files II: Should Fadden have named names?; Fadden Files III: Should Fadden be making comments like this, even if they're true?; and in Fadden
Files IV: Should Fadden be backing away from his remarks? You can read Crowley's
conclusion that, "Richard Fadden has done a service to Canada."
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Financial Post full of it...the Canadian
Century, that is! |
 The editorial pages of the Financial Post on July 2nd
were chock full of reference to MLI's first book, The Canadian Century. Writing
of Canada's
current standing in the world, William Watson noted: "...the turnaround in our image - to the extent the world
thinks about us, that is - is unmistakable. It may not yet be The Canadian Century that
Veldhuis and Clemens foresee in their new book, co-authored with Brian Lee
Crowley, but it does seem to be the Canadian Moment." Right alongside, co-authors of the book, Jason Clemens and Niels Veldhuis, cautioned that we must not lose our fiscal way as a nation. |
Uniting the left?...Get a reason!
| There has been a lot of talk about coalition government this
year, both abroad and in Canada.
Much of the Canadian chatter was precipitated by the election, in May, of a new
government in the UK.
As is well known now, that election led to the Conservative/Liberal-Democratic
coalition that installed David Cameron as the new British PM.
What of the notion of a coalition of the "left" in Canada,
as was repeatedly discussed prior to the House of Commons departing for the
summer break? Just before that hiatus began, in the National Post editorial
pages, Brian Lee Crowley posited the central argument that had been missing
from the discussion: Before you form a coalition, you need a reason... Read the full National Post Op-Ed.
Subsequently, the Post asked Dr. Crowley to
participate in a podcast discussion about the coalition idea as part of their Full
Comment series. Click here to listen.
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Canadian Century in Foreign Policy Magazine
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In June, at the request of the prestigious
Foreign Policy magazine, the co-authors of The
Canadian Century produced an article about what Americans might learn from Canada's
experience. That article has just been published and is available here. An audio version is also available.
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MLI in the News
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Report urges more power for Ottawa, Toronto
Star, Susan Delacourt, June 21, 2010. Read more...
Celebrate Canada: Tear down the economic barriers, Globe and Mail, Robert Knox, Brian Lee Crowley and John Robson, June 30, 2010. Read more...
To serve and to honour...MLI stands behind Canada's
Vets, Globe and Mail,
July 14, 2010. Read More...
Editorial follows MLI call to Honour our Veterans, Calgary Herald, July 16, 2010. Read More...
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