With the #EmergenciesActInquiry ongoing, what have MLI experts had to say about the protests, the invocation of the act, and the larger issues at play in Canada? See below for a 🧵 featuring some of the views of @awudrick, @kenscoates, @ryan_p_alford, and more. #POEC #cdnpoli MLI fellows raised early issues with protestors and government action, particularly regarding the rule of law. This fits into a broader challenge of selective application of the rule of law in Canada which MLI experts have long warned about. #EmergenciesActInquiry #POEC

NEW: Have Canadian universities created a culture that is hostile to intellectual diversity? A study by Professors Christopher Dummitt and Zachary Patterson point to a startling conclusion: there is crisis in higher education in Canada. #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/survey-finds-a… The crisis stems from the finding that Canadian universities are political monoliths whose lack of viewpoint diversity contributes to serious problems on campus. One of these problems is outright hostility toward viewpoint diversity. #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/wp-content/upl…

NEW: MLI research finds that young Canadians are pessimistic about their economic futures - and for good reason.

Check out our interactive data set based on polling and focus groups examining the views of Canadians aged 18-29. @awudrick #cdnpoli
macdonaldlaurier.ca/after-covid-yo… <40% of young Canadians expect to enjoy a better standard of living than their parents. “This pessimism seems to be the result of a wider realization,” argue Blair Gibbs & @awudrick. “Making economic progress is harder for younger people than ever before.” macdonaldlaurier.ca/polling-86-per…

THREAD: Robert Schellenberg's appeal was rejected & Michael Spavor was sentenced to 11 years in prison as part of China's political retaliation for the lawful arrest of Meng Wanzhou. @JMichaelCole1 argues these kinds of actions reveal the CCP's true nature macdonaldlaurier.ca/state-sponsore… These actions from #China are emblematic of the kind of hostage diplomacy and arbitrary detentions that the CCP have engaged in against Canadians and others for many years. @SarahTTeich argues that Ottawa has not done nearly enough to bring victims home. macdonaldlaurier.ca/michael-spavor…

NEW: What’s really behind the Khalistan movement? @CBCTerry finds that the project is nurtured by Pakistan, and that Pakistani-sponsored Khalistani extremism poses serious national security threats to both Canada and India. #cdnpoli #cdnfp

Read more: macdonaldlaurier.ca/mli-releases-k… “It’s clear who’s really driving the Khalistan bus: Pakistan,” explains @CBCTerry. In truth, “the Khalistan movement has been going nowhere in the Sikhs’ home state.” #cdnpoli #cdnfp

Read the full report here: macdonaldlaurier.ca/files/pdf/2020…

China's moves to impose a "national security" law onto #HongKong are just the latest in a long series of attempts to erode the freedoms and undermine the democratic institutions of Hong Kong. Last year MLI hosted a delegation to discuss this. @nathanlawkc macdonaldlaurier.ca/videos-photos-… As @nathanlawkc explained last year, the situation in #HongKong has been becoming increasingly dire, and as Hong Kong serves as the "front line" of democracy, Beijing's authoritarian moves against the territory have global implications. #cdnpoli #cdnfp

Should Canada ban #Huawei from 5G? @brianleecrowley makes the case that “both Huawei’s behaviour and that of its Chinese Communist Party overlords is such that Canada should follow the US, Australia and New Zealand and forbid Huawei’s involvement in 5G.” macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-ban-hua… This debate over #Huawei’s involvement in 5G was recently highlighted as part of the @TorontoStar’s ‘The Big Debate’ series. Writing for the other side of the debate was @Stockwell_Day. #cdnpoli #cdnnatsec #cdnfp #cdnecon thestar.com/opinion/contri…

With seemingly significant #NAFTA breakthroughs between the US and Mexico, Canada is increasingly looking like it may be snubbed on NAFTA. Why is this happening? For one thing, Ottawa has not adjusted to the changing game on trade: macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-must-re… While any Canadian government would have faced challenges negotiating with this US administration, Ottawa's failure to adjust to the evolving political landscape South of the border means that we aren't blameless #NAFTA #cdnecon #uspoli #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/us-canada-trad…