For the third and final debate of this spring, Andrew Coyne and John Pepall debated the motion "Canada's democracy is in crisis" on May 26 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
The two debaters also authoredop-eds for the National Post.
A new report by Philip Cross on Canada's natural resources is "a much-needed reality check: resources are more important to Canada than many realize - or want to admit", the National Post says.
Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Ken Coates has been busy providing analysis of the latest developments in Aboriginal Canada.
In a column on the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the National Post, Coates argued that Aboriginals - not governments - need to drive progress.
In the Vancouver Sun, he and Senator Doug Black argued that developers hoping to use First Nations' land should realize that Indigenous people are interested in more than just money.
In the Globe, he lauded Supreme Court Justice Beverley McLachlin for recognizing past injustices towards Aboriginal peoples.
Coates also released a commentary for MLI that was based on recommendations he made in April to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
Meanwhile, MLI Managing director Brian Lee Crowley authored a column in the Globe and Mail arguing that Aboriginal groups are not anti-development, contrary to alarmed reactions to a rejected development deal in BC.
Laura Dawson explains the need for the Trans-Pacific Partnership on TVO's The Agenda
MLI Senior Fellow Laura Dawson appeared on TVO's The Agenda to discuss why the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is vital to Canada's economic interests.
In a new commentary, MLI Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht argues that there is much Canada could do to improve its efforts to counter terrorist financing and home-grown radicalism.
Leuprecht also did several media interviews surrounding the commentary, including with the Globe and Mail and the John Gormley Show.
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