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Brian Lee Crowley

FreelanceHead of Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Brian Lee Crowley is the managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an independent non-partisan public policy think tank in Ottawa.

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May 26, 2023

opinion

Inquiry or not, foreign interference in Canada’s elections is part of a new Cold War that we cannot hide from

Brian Lee Crowley

17 min read

September 18, 2020

People attend a demonstration in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, where they protested to defund the police with a goal to end all systemic racism within all sectors of the Canadian government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

People attend a demonstration in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, where they protested to defund the police with a goal to end all systemic racism within all sectors of the Canadian government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

opinion

COVID-19 perfectly illustrates progressives’ ambition to remake our society

Brian Lee Crowley

7 min read

January 15, 2019

Brian Lee Crowley is the managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an independent non-partisan public policy think tank in Ottawa.

Brian Lee Crowley is the managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an independent non-partisan public policy think tank in Ottawa.

opinion

China smells weakness – so it’s picking on Canada

Brian Lee Crowley

December 6, 2018

opinion

On Huawei and 5G, Canada must unapologetically pursue our national interest

Richard Fadden and Brian Lee Crowley

November 18, 2018

Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Oct. 16, 2018. Mr. Morneau's coming fall economic statement is a good chance to restore a focus on Canada’s economic competitiveness.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Oct. 16, 2018. Mr. Morneau's coming fall economic statement is a good chance to restore a focus on Canada’s economic competitiveness.

opinion

Morneau’s economic update is a chance to correct three years of flawed policy

Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer

July 19, 2018

China is often touted as a trade partner who can rescue us from reliance on the U.S. market.

China is often touted as a trade partner who can rescue us from reliance on the U.S. market.

opinion

China is not the answer to our trade woes

Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer

June 29, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que.

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que.

opinion

Canada must recognize that the game is changing

Frank Buckley, Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer

May 30, 2018

Aecon Group Inc. signage is displayed on a truck parked at a construction site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018.

Aecon Group Inc. signage is displayed on a truck parked at a construction site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018.

opinion

Not to Aecon, nor to Huawei: The security of Canada can never be for sale

Brian Lee Crowley

August 23, 2017

Brian Lee Crowley

Brian Lee Crowley

Ottawa’s response to asylum seekers undercuts the system

Brian Lee Crowley

May 29, 2017

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Monday, March 20, 2017, in Louisville, Ky.

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Monday, March 20, 2017, in Louisville, Ky.

What drove the ‘basket of deplorables’ to pick Trump?

May 11, 2017

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark waves to the crowd before making a speech at the B.C Liberal election party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada May 10, 2017.

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark waves to the crowd before making a speech at the B.C Liberal election party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada May 10, 2017.

B.C.’s election result will only aggravate Alberta and Saskatchewan’s economic woes

May 1, 2017

A view of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, as seen from Kinshasa, capital of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo Oct. 19, 2005.

A view of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, as seen from Kinshasa, capital of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo Oct. 19, 2005.

African cities are urbanizing without globalizing

April 13, 2017

Brian Lee Crowley

Brian Lee Crowley

opinion

Canadian Free Trade Agreement is a disavowal of Confederation itself

Brian Lee Crowley

March 30, 2017

Kevin O'Leary speaks during a session entitled ‘If I run here's how I'd do it’ during a conservative conference in Ottawa Friday, February 26, 2016.

Kevin O'Leary speaks during a session entitled ‘If I run here's how I'd do it’ during a conservative conference in Ottawa Friday, February 26, 2016.

On economic matters, Kevin O’Leary deserves to be heard

March 21, 2017

The taxman won’t be spared the effects of globalization

February 19, 2017

Brian Lee Crowley

Brian Lee Crowley

With innovation bid, Ottawa risks economic error of Trumpian proportions

February 6, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump says offshoring is the reason workers are getting a smaller piece of the national income. But is that the main culprit?

U.S. President Donald Trump says offshoring is the reason workers are getting a smaller piece of the national income. But is that the main culprit?

Trump condemns offshoring, but market concentration may hurt workers more

January 19, 2017

Mr. Trudeau’s recent comment that of course the oil sands would have to be phased out was an unscripted and therefore spontaneously genuine revelation of the Prime Minister’s thinking.

Mr. Trudeau’s recent comment that of course the oil sands would have to be phased out was an unscripted and therefore spontaneously genuine revelation of the Prime Minister’s thinking.

Cross-party elitism has infected Canadian politics, too

January 11, 2017

Workers use grinders to smooth down the welded joints for railroad suspension parts at a factory in Columbus, Ohio.

Workers use grinders to smooth down the welded joints for railroad suspension parts at a factory in Columbus, Ohio.

There will always be work – it’s part of the human condition

December 27, 2016

Fossil fuels aren’t going anywhere, any time soon, but that doesn’t mean not fighting the GHGs released while oil keeps our world moving – efficiently.

Fossil fuels aren’t going anywhere, any time soon, but that doesn’t mean not fighting the GHGs released while oil keeps our world moving – efficiently.

Three myths masquerading as predictions that should be stamped out