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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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June 12, 2014

A fisherman paddles the waters of the Kitimat Arm of the Douglas Channel in his canoe in northern British Columbia near to where Enbridge Inc plans to build its Northern Gateway pipeline terminal facility April 13, 2014.

A fisherman paddles the waters of the Kitimat Arm of the Douglas Channel in his canoe in northern British Columbia near to where Enbridge Inc plans to build its Northern Gateway pipeline terminal facility April 13, 2014.

Canada’s resource tide is in – will it miss the boat?

Brian Lee Crowley

May 29, 2014

Industry Minister James Moore.

Industry Minister James Moore.

It’s time for Ottawa to play hardball with provinces on internal trade

Brian Lee Crowley

May 15, 2014

Haida Gwaii legacy pole stands tall after being raised in Gwaii Haanas August 15, 2013.

Haida Gwaii legacy pole stands tall after being raised in Gwaii Haanas August 15, 2013.

First Nations have a say in resource development, not a veto

Brian Lee Crowley

May 1, 2014

A giant piece of pipeline is placed in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver.The pipeline was brought there by opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline project.

A giant piece of pipeline is placed in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver.The pipeline was brought there by opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline project.

Blocking economic development: The tyranny of ‘social licence’

Brian Lee Crowley

April 17, 2014

The Kearl oil sands plant, located approximately 75 kilometres northeast of Fort McMurray, Alta.

The Kearl oil sands plant, located approximately 75 kilometres northeast of Fort McMurray, Alta.

Canada’s real wealth lies in its institutional integrity, not its resources

Brian Lee Crowley

April 3, 2014

A nursing station at Toronto East General Hospital.

A nursing station at Toronto East General Hospital.

Canadian health care: A failure of central planning, not funding

Brian Lee Crowley

March 21, 2014

A rickshaw driver talks on his mobile phone as he rides past a billboard outside a railway station in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.

A rickshaw driver talks on his mobile phone as he rides past a billboard outside a railway station in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.

Doomsaying math whizzes just don’t understand capitalism

March 7, 2014

Chrysler employees assemble cars at the assembly plant in Brampton, Ont.

Chrysler employees assemble cars at the assembly plant in Brampton, Ont.

Auto subsidy debate ignores the real problem: Ontario’s economy

February 21, 2014

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission chairman Jean-Pierre Blais.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission chairman Jean-Pierre Blais.

The CRTC looks like old-school Vikings in a New World

February 7, 2014

Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with Shawn Atleo, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, during the closing ceremonies of the Crown First Nations Gathering in Ottawa on January 24, 2012.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with Shawn Atleo, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, during the closing ceremonies of the Crown First Nations Gathering in Ottawa on January 24, 2012.

More than education at stake in First Nations pact

January 24, 2014

A student cycles on UBC campus.

A student cycles on UBC campus.

In foreign-student gold rush, standards get left behind

January 10, 2014

The Canada-U.S. border at Fort Erie, Ont.

The Canada-U.S. border at Fort Erie, Ont.

NAFTA is falling short of its potential as a global economic bloc

December 26, 2013

Rush hour traffic on Spadina Avenue near Front Street in Toronto on Nov. 29, 2013.

Rush hour traffic on Spadina Avenue near Front Street in Toronto on Nov. 29, 2013.

Sick of congestion? Build roads, not transit

December 13, 2013

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Don’t try to fix CPP. It’s not broken

Brian Lee Crowley

November 29, 2013

International Trade Minister Ed Fast speaks during Question Period on Nov. 25, 2013.

International Trade Minister Ed Fast speaks during Question Period on Nov. 25, 2013.

Trade deals produce lots of winners, but some very loud losers

Brian Lee Crowley

November 15, 2013

Alberta Premier Allison Redford listens during the budget speech in Edmonton on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at the Alberta Legislature.

Alberta Premier Allison Redford listens during the budget speech in Edmonton on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at the Alberta Legislature.

The slippery slope of ‘sharing the benefits’

Brian Lee Crowley

November 1, 2013

An unidentified man, framed in the broken window of a fish shack, carries the Warrior Society flag on the wharf at Burnt Church, N.B., on Oct. 4, 1999.

An unidentified man, framed in the broken window of a fish shack, carries the Warrior Society flag on the wharf at Burnt Church, N.B., on Oct. 4, 1999.

Lessons from the East Coast native fishery

October 28, 2013

Demonstrators rally against shale gas exploration in Halifax on Friday, Oct.18, 2013.

Demonstrators rally against shale gas exploration in Halifax on Friday, Oct.18, 2013.

First Nations aren’t swayed by vague promises

Ken Coates and Brian Lee Crowley

October 18, 2013

Workers install scaffolding at a construction site as a Chinese national flag flies near by in central Beijing, January 11, 2010.

Workers install scaffolding at a construction site as a Chinese national flag flies near by in central Beijing, January 11, 2010.

China conspicuous by its absence from major trade talks

October 3, 2013

Heavy machinery operates at the Shell Albian Sands north of Fort McMurray, Alta.

Heavy machinery operates at the Shell Albian Sands north of Fort McMurray, Alta.

Markets hunger for Canadian bitumen, not refined oil