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Vol. VII, No. 11 Nov. 5 , 2016
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In this edition...
Events: Tackling security threats in Europe
Innovation: A better future for the CRTC
Fiscal policy: How high will Ottawa's deficit go?
Events: Celebrate Canada's 150th with MLI!
Health care: Why more federal dollars are not the answer
Indigenous affairs: Ken Coates on CBC's Cross Country Check Up
MLI News: Come work with us!
Events: Wente, Eng clash on Canada's seniors
Other MLI news
MLI event, Nov. 17, 2016: Meeting the new security threats to Canada's allies in Europe
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute invites you to attend a discussion on how best to meet the new security threats to Canada's allies in the Baltics, and Central and Eastern Europe.
The event, taking place at the Rideau Club, will feature Ukrainian Vice-Prime Minister Ivanna Klympush during her visit to Ottawa, on Nov. 17, 2016 and a discussion by a high-level panel.
For more details, click here.
A new paper from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute is laying out a blueprint for how to turn the CRTC, the regulator of broadcasting and telecommunications, from a counterproductive drag on progress to a leading influence in making Canada a digital innovator.
The paper earned MLI coverage on CBC TV's On The Money and in the Financial Post, The Canadian Press and Vice.
The two also authored an op-ed for the Financial Post and Speer contributed an item for Inside Policy.
The "plan" in this week's economic update for a return to surplus is a risky bet, writes Sean Speer in the Globe and Mail and on the Huffington Post.

Save the date for the MLI Confederation Dinner!
Celebrate 150 years of Canada with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute!
MLI will host its "Confederation Dinner: A Celebration of Canada" at the Canadian Museum of History on Feb. 16, 2017. The event - details of which will be announced in the coming weeks - will look back at the promise of Confederation 150 years since Canada's founding.
MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer and Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley fanned out across the internet last week to help spread the gospel: More federal dollars ≠ health care reform!

MLI Munk Senior Fellow Ken Coates, a thought leader on indigenous issues in Canada, appeared on CBC's Cross Country Check Up in October to discuss paths to healing historical wrongs.

Want to join a dynamic team of thought leaders helping Ottawa to make only the best policy decisions?
Check out our job postings for deputy editor and finance administrator!
Photos and video: Margaret Wente and Susan Eng Great Canadian Debate on Canada's seniors
Canada's seniors: Spoiled or worthy of getting something back after a lifetime of paying into the system?
That question was up for debate on Oct. 25, 2016 at another entry in the Great Canadian Debates. Margaret Wente and Susan Eng debated the motion "Canada must stop coddling its spoiled seniors" at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

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