Ottawa's most famous debate series is headed to Toronto.
Walrus editor Jon Kay and former citizenship and immigration minister Chris Alexander will debate the motion: The terrorist threat has been grossly exaggerated in Canada.
Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and Senior Fellow Sean Speer appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce to discuss the issue.
Delving into deficits: MLI authors analyse Budget 2016
The new government's first budget is in the books -- and MLI authors were all over the news providing analysis.
Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and Senior Fellow Sean Speer kicked off the debate with a commentary pointing out what the government got right, what it got wrong and why it's likely taken a first step into fiscal quicksand.
Speer also authored an op-ed for CapX contrasting Britain's debt fight with Canada's free-spending ways.
Senior Fellow Philip Cross, meanwhile, authored a column for the Financial Post on why the new government just can't seem to say "no" and appeared on BNN to discuss new money for Statistics Canada to look at foreign homebuyers.
Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht's study examines the links between contraband and terrorism, shows why governments and police haven't found much success in fighting it and what the next steps are for ripping it out by the root.
Macdonald-Laurier Institute author Ken Coates has received nominations for several prestigious awards for his books on Aboriginal Canada.
#IdleNoMore and the Remaking of Canada received several nominations, as did the book he co-authored with Greg Poelzer, titled From Treaty Peoples To Treaty Nation.
From the desert to the tundra: Why Australia and Canada should team up on advancing polar interests
What do Australia and Canada have in common when it comes to their polar interests?
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