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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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December 8, 2016

Replacement pipe is stored near crude oil storage tanks at Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline terminal in Kamloops, B.C.

Replacement pipe is stored near crude oil storage tanks at Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline terminal in Kamloops, B.C.

Politicians should be pipeline rule-makers, not referees

November 25, 2016

In this Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, file photo, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, delivers a speech after the awards ceremony of National Awards for Excellence in Journalism in New Delhi, India.

In this Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, file photo, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, delivers a speech after the awards ceremony of National Awards for Excellence in Journalism in New Delhi, India.

Canada’s next trade pact should focus on Japan and India

Brian Lee Crowley

November 11, 2016

The entrance to the Trump International Hotel and Tower, in Toronto, December 9th 2015.

The entrance to the Trump International Hotel and Tower, in Toronto, December 9th 2015.

Canada doesn’t have to love Trump – it just needs to work with him

Brian Lee Crowley

October 28, 2016

Handmade anti-pipeline signs are seen on the side of a road in the First Nations village of Old Massett, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Facing five major energy initiatives in B.C., Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau will choose which constituency to abandon. He's allowed a hydroelectric dam to proceed; pending are decisions on Enbridge Inc.'s Northern Gateway crude pipeline, Petroliam Nasional Bhd.'s LNG project on Lelu Island, a pipeline expansion by Kinder Morgan Inc., as well as a ban on crude oil tankers. Photographer: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg

Handmade anti-pipeline signs are seen on the side of a road in the First Nations village of Old Massett, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Facing five major energy initiatives in B.C., Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau will choose which constituency to abandon. He's allowed a hydroelectric dam to proceed; pending are decisions on Enbridge Inc.'s Northern Gateway crude pipeline, Petroliam Nasional Bhd.'s LNG project on Lelu Island, a pipeline expansion by Kinder Morgan Inc., as well as a ban on crude oil tankers. Photographer: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg

The business case for reconciliation with First Nations communities

October 14, 2016

Justin Trudeau delivers remarks at a business event in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2016.

Justin Trudeau delivers remarks at a business event in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2016.

China’s infrastructure spree a cautionary tale for Canada

September 30, 2016

Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains speaks during a news conference on June 14, 2016 in Ottawa.

Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains speaks during a news conference on June 14, 2016 in Ottawa.

If governments want to spur innovation, they need to rethink policy

September 29, 2016

A broker puts up a For Sale sign before an open house in Toronto in this 2015 file photo.

A broker puts up a For Sale sign before an open house in Toronto in this 2015 file photo.

The foreign buyer issue is a misdirect; we must loosen housing supply

Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer

September 1, 2016

While industry claims they can’t ship at 1-per-cent dockage, the margins are so good that several major players are doing precisely that right now, albeit in limited volumes.

While industry claims they can’t ship at 1-per-cent dockage, the margins are so good that several major players are doing precisely that right now, albeit in limited volumes.

Political spat over canola is really all about a few grain companies’ margins

July 23, 2016

Brian Lee Crowley

Brian Lee Crowley

Premiers call trade agreement ‘ground-breaking,’ but it’s nothing of the sort

Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer

July 1, 2016

Gerard Comeau of Tracadie launched a constitutional challenge after he was charged with illegally importing alcohol into New Brunswick from neighbouring Quebec.

Gerard Comeau of Tracadie launched a constitutional challenge after he was charged with illegally importing alcohol into New Brunswick from neighbouring Quebec.

Ottawa needs to free Canada from interprovincial trade barriers

Brian Lee Crowley and SEAN SPEER

June 10, 2016

Sophisticated Canadian agri-food producers are seizing opportunity associated with rising international demand for higher-quality foods by developing more nutritious food products and leveraging Canada’s reputation as a trusted producer of healthy foods.

Sophisticated Canadian agri-food producers are seizing opportunity associated with rising international demand for higher-quality foods by developing more nutritious food products and leveraging Canada’s reputation as a trusted producer of healthy foods.

Canada: The world’s basket case of food producers

May 13, 2016

Canada need not reinvent the wheel to successfully push companies to be more ambitious, and to take on high-risk, high-reward R&D projects.

Canada need not reinvent the wheel to successfully push companies to be more ambitious, and to take on high-risk, high-reward R&D projects.

Ottawa should commit itself to removing obstacles to innovation

Brian Lee Crowley

April 29, 2016

Why top-down targets rarely succeed in the public sector

Brian Lee Crowley

April 25, 2016

Canadian bank headquarters on Bay Street in Toronto.

Canadian bank headquarters on Bay Street in Toronto.

Be wary of Bay Street cheerleaders

Brian Lee Crowley and SEAN SPEER

April 17, 2016

Political falsehoods about ‘offshoring’ trump economic reality

April 1, 2016

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015, file photo, protestors pause near a McDonald's restaurant in Times Square during a rally and march in New York, as participants, fast food workers and union members call for a $15 minimum wage.

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015, file photo, protestors pause near a McDonald's restaurant in Times Square during a rally and march in New York, as participants, fast food workers and union members call for a $15 minimum wage.

The false promise of a ‘living wage’

Brian Lee Crowley

March 18, 2016

The goal is to take some of the pressure off paying for post-secondary education by allowing consumers to use the points they have sitting in loyalty accounts to contribute to university or college tuition for themselves or for someone they know.

The goal is to take some of the pressure off paying for post-secondary education by allowing consumers to use the points they have sitting in loyalty accounts to contribute to university or college tuition for themselves or for someone they know.

Is low tuition a good thing, or a socially regressive policy?

Brian Lee Crowley

March 4, 2016

A worker shelters from the rain under a Union Flag umbrella as he passes the London Stock Exchange in the City of London, Britain in this October 1, 2008 file photo.

A worker shelters from the rain under a Union Flag umbrella as he passes the London Stock Exchange in the City of London, Britain in this October 1, 2008 file photo.

Protectionist attitudes put Canada behind the eight ball

Brian Lee Crowley

February 19, 2016

British pound

British pound

The surprising renaissance of Britain’s economy

February 5, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a news conference with International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland in this file photo.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a news conference with International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland in this file photo.

On trade, Trudeau Liberals want to have their cake and eat it too