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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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April 3, 2015

Luxury yachts moored in Monte Carlo with a Rolls-Royce.

Luxury yachts moored in Monte Carlo with a Rolls-Royce.

The unfair pillorying of the 1 per cent hurts us all

Brian Lee Crowley

March 26, 2015

A Japanese flag flutters in front of a shipping container area at a port in Tokyo.

A Japanese flag flutters in front of a shipping container area at a port in Tokyo.

Demographic decline hobbles Japan’s Abenomics

Brian Lee Crowley

March 6, 2015

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard.

Quebec's budget will decide its prosperity or downfall

Brian Lee Crowley

February 20, 2015

The Supreme Court of Canada Justices (front L-R) Thomas Cromwell, Rosalie Abella, Beverley McLachlin, Marshall Rothstein, Michael Moldaver, (back L-R) Clement Gascon, Andromache Karakatsanis, Richard Wagner, Suzanne Cote pose for a photo before a ceremony at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa February 10, 2015.

The Supreme Court of Canada Justices (front L-R) Thomas Cromwell, Rosalie Abella, Beverley McLachlin, Marshall Rothstein, Michael Moldaver, (back L-R) Clement Gascon, Andromache Karakatsanis, Richard Wagner, Suzanne Cote pose for a photo before a ceremony at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa February 10, 2015.

Supreme Court harming economy by fostering uncertainty

Brian Lee Crowley

February 10, 2015

Thai customs and police officials destroy 120 tonnes of counterfeit goods by running a steamroller over piles of DVDs, handbags, clothing and watches in Bangkok.

Thai customs and police officials destroy 120 tonnes of counterfeit goods by running a steamroller over piles of DVDs, handbags, clothing and watches in Bangkok.

Strong intellectual property rights are key to prosperity

Brian Lee Crowley

January 23, 2015

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking during a visit to the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas January 22, 2015. Obama left Washington on Wednesday for a two-day trip to Idaho and Kansas to push his State of the Union message that everyone should stand to gain from an economy that has all but recovered from years in the doldrums.

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking during a visit to the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas January 22, 2015. Obama left Washington on Wednesday for a two-day trip to Idaho and Kansas to push his State of the Union message that everyone should stand to gain from an economy that has all but recovered from years in the doldrums.

Obama’s dislike of Canadian oil threatens U.S. energy security

Brian Lee Crowley

January 9, 2015

Hibernia, the first Grand Banks development off Newfoundland.

Hibernia, the first Grand Banks development off Newfoundland.

Provinces making bad bets with resource-based budgets

Brian Lee Crowley

December 26, 2014

Pumpjacks at Encana’s CO2 Miscible Flood Operations near Weyburn, Sask.

Pumpjacks at Encana’s CO2 Miscible Flood Operations near Weyburn, Sask.

Saskatchewan evolving as a powerhouse of Canada

Brian Lee Crowley

December 12, 2014

Shoppers walk inside of the Best Buy store in downtown Toronto trying to get the best deals of Boxing Day.

Shoppers walk inside of the Best Buy store in downtown Toronto trying to get the best deals of Boxing Day.

Poor experience a wealth revival as innovation slashes prices

Brian Lee Crowley

November 28, 2014

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Energy East has benefits: Just not the ones many people think

Brian Lee Crowley

November 18, 2014

Industry Minister James Moore.

Industry Minister James Moore.

Ottawa’s ‘Canadian way’ a barrier to provincial trade

Brian Lee Crowley

October 31, 2014

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman speaks at a press conference during the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) meeting of trade representatives in Sydney Oct. 27, 2014.

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman speaks at a press conference during the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) meeting of trade representatives in Sydney Oct. 27, 2014.

If U.S. wants a Trans-Pacific deal, then it needs to compromise

Brian Lee Crowley

October 17, 2014

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Nokia a lesson for backers of Canada’s nanny state

Brian Lee Crowley

October 3, 2014

Dissecting the false claims of ‘monopoly’

Brian Lee Crowley

September 19, 2014

Voters leave a polling station in Edinburgh on Sept. 18, 2014.

Voters leave a polling station in Edinburgh on Sept. 18, 2014.

Scotland takes the low road with an unfair vote

Brian Lee Crowley

September 5, 2014

Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Ottawa is where leadership on Canadians’ economic rights of citizenship belongs, Brian Lee Crowley writes. It was in part to throw down these barriers that Ottawa was created in 1867.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Ottawa is where leadership on Canadians’ economic rights of citizenship belongs, Brian Lee Crowley writes. It was in part to throw down these barriers that Ottawa was created in 1867.

Ottawa must take charge in fight against internal protectionism

Brian Lee Crowley

August 7, 2014

Industry Minister James Moore has recently been making the case that now is the time to renew the effort on tearing down the barriers to trade within Canada

Industry Minister James Moore has recently been making the case that now is the time to renew the effort on tearing down the barriers to trade within Canada

Fixing a cost on trade barriers is missing the point

Brian Lee Crowley

July 25, 2014

The interior of the House of Commons. Ottawa moves closer to announcing in the spring that the federal budget is balanced.

The interior of the House of Commons. Ottawa moves closer to announcing in the spring that the federal budget is balanced.

Why Canada’s economic success could stump the all-season Keynesians

Brian Lee Crowley

July 11, 2014

Cutting through red tape.

Cutting through red tape.

It’s time to rein in governments’ stealthy taxation by regulation

Brian Lee Crowley

June 27, 2014

Think there’s a skills shortage now? Just wait till the boomers bow out

Brian Lee Crowley