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Vol. VII, No. 8 Aug. 28, 2016
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In this edition...
Innovation: A broadband policy that works for Canada
Defence: Staking out a future for NATO
Democracy: The future of free speech in Hong Kong
Indigenous affairs: What does the future hold for the MMIW inquiry?
Economy: Latest intellectual property newsletter hits inboxes
Trade: Deflating the myth of the new internal trade deal
Democracy: Why electoral reform needs a referendum
Security: Ottawa is falling behind on Canada-US security
Other MLI news
Why Canada should steer clear of Europe's troublesome broadband policy
MLI offered a warning to policy-makers this week about avoiding the wrong policy for developing broadband infrastructure in Canada - and people took notice.
Andrea Renda's paper on why Canada shouldn't follow European broadband policies earned MLI coverage on CBC's the Exchange, in the Financial Post, Blacklock's Reporter and the blog of telecom expert Mark Goldberg. An op-ed by Renda and Speer also appeared in the Post.
A new MLI publication on the future of NATO caused a ruckus online this week.
The paper, authored by Munk Senior Fellow Shuvaloy Majumdar and Marcus Kolga, generated 83 comments on the MLI Facebook page - including from many sympathetic to the Russian regime.
On July 14, MLI hosted a fascinating presentation by Hong Kong-based publisher Andrew Work, titled "Can fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong survive Chinese rule?"
Ken Coates emerges as thought leader on MMIW inquiry
Munk Senior Fellow Ken Coates quickly staked out his place as an important thought leader on the recently-announced National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls with an op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen.

The latest edition of the best round-up of intellectual property news and views from around the web is out!

The excitement surrounding the provinces' new internal trade deal is just noise, write Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer in a Globe and Mail op-ed.
Does Ottawa need the Supreme Court's opinion before proceeding with electoral reform? To Benjamin Perrin, MLI Munk Senior Fellow, the answer is clear: Yes!



Ottawa rapidly falling behind on Canada-US border security: Scott Newark for Inside Policy
Issues with Canada's border with the United States continue to pile up, writes Scott Newark for Inside Policy.
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