MACDONALD-LAURIER INSTITUTE Shaping the National Conversation 1

2017 MLI ANNUAL REPORT: Shaping the national conversation 5 2017 MLI ANNUAL REPORT Shaping the National Conversation In 2017, the Macdonald- and one of the top five in Canada in the Laurier Institute continued to be most respected international rankings. [...] 6 2017 MLI ANNUAL REPORT: Shaping the national conversation Breaking new ground Alone among think tanks in Canada, Our success in these policy areas is MLI focuses on the full range of issues that evident in both the numerous awards that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal MLI and its people have received, and in government. [...] In 2016 MLI Agency and the BC Ministry of Environment author Scott Newark wrote “Justice on Trial,” and focused on the implications of the UN a companion paper to MLI’s first ever “Report Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Card on the Criminal Justice System.” These on resource development. [...] We have established deep advice on modernizing and reforming the connections in the diplomatic community, criminal justice system, which garnered collaborating with the Latvian Embassy, national attention and resulted in interviews US Embassy, Israeli Embassy, and others and publication by major media organiza- to advance the interests of Canada and its tions, including the CBC and Globe and Mail,. [...] And when he participated in the launch making it is often portrayed as, Confedera- event for the project in Ottawa, Parliamentary tion was the grand achievement of decades Secretary David Lametti, who is spearhead- of debate over the best governing system to ing the government’s strategy, thanked MLI preserve the values and ensure the prosperity for its leadership on the issues and promised of a n.