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Sir John A. Macdonald FEBRUARY 2015 A Bicentennial Celebration Also INSIDE: Sir John A. Why the PM will not Macdonald call an early election The West’s lack of response to Islamist extremism Time to rebuild Alberta’s Heritage Bob Plamondon, Brian Lee Crowley, Savings Trust Fund Patrice Dutil and Jimmy Carter on Sir John A’s unique legacy Healthcare: Canada needs a national seniors strategy Making public policy easier to read Published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director, [email protected] DavidPublished Watson,BrianJames Lee Anderson,Managing byCrowley, the Macdonald-LaurierManagingEditor and Director, Editor,Communications [email protected] Policy Institute Director James Anderson, Managing Editor, Inside Policy Contributing writers: Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director, [email protected] James Anderson,Contributing Managing writers: Editor, Inside Policy ThomasThomas S. Axworthy S. Axworthy Tom FlanaganAndrew Griffith Audrey Laporte Benjamin PerrinMike Priaro Thomas S. Axworthy ContributingAndrew Griffith writers: Benjamin Perrin Donald Barry Chrystia Freeland Ian Lee Richard Remillard Donald Barry Stanley H. Hartt Mike Priaro Ken CoatesThomasDonald BarryS. Axworthy Guy Giorno StanleyAndrew H. HarttGriffithMeredith MacDonald MikeBenjamin Priaro Perrin Robin V. Sears Brian Lee CrowleyKen Coates Stephen GreenePaul KennedyJanice MacKinnon Colin RobertsonMunir Sheikh KenDonald Coates Barry PaulStanley Kennedy H. Hartt ColinMike Robertson Priaro Laura Dawson Andrew Griffith Linda Nazareth Alex Wilner Brian Lee Crowley Audrey Laporte Roger Robinson Elaine DepowBrian KenLee Crowley Coates Stanley H. HarttAudreyPaul LaporteKennedyDwight Newman RogerColin Robinson Robertson Jeremy Depow Carin Holroyd Geoff Norquay CarloBrianCarlo Dade Lee Dade Crowley AudreyIanIan Lee Laporte RobinRogerRobin V. Robinson Sears V. Sears Martha Hall Findlay Paul Kennedy Benjamin Perrin LauraLaura DawsonCarlo Dawson Dade JaniceJanice MacKinnonMacKinnonIan Lee MunirRobinMunir Sheikh V. Sheikh Sears PastGuy contributors: Giorno Mary-Jane Bennett,Linda Carolyn Nazareth Bennett, Massimo Bergamini,Alex Wilner Ken Boessenkool, Guy GiornoLaura Dawson LindaJanice Nazareth MacKinnon MunirAlex SheikhWilner Brian Bohunicky, Scott Brison, Derek Burney, Catherine Cano, Michael Chong , Dan Ciuriak, Scott Clark, Philip Cross, Stephen Greene Geoff Norquay StephenCeline GuyGreene Giorno Cooper, Andrew Davenport,GeoffLinda Peter NorquayNazareth DeVries, Brian Dijkema, AlexDon Wilner Drummond, John Duffy, Patrice Dutil, Joseph Fantino, Daniel Gagnier, Dean Karalekas, Tasha Kheiriddin, Stephen Greene Geoff Norquay Past contributors:Jeremy Mary-Jane Kinsman, Bennett, Steven Carolyn Langdon, Bennett, Brad Massimo Lavigne, Bergamini, Velma McColl,Ken Boessenkool, Ted Menzies, Brian Bohunicky,Robert P. 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In this issue of Inside Policy, we mark the 200th anniversary 4 Why Stephen Harper will not call of Sir John A. Macdonald’s birth with a series of articles focusing on a an early election man who, perhaps more than any other, was responsible for the birth Stanley Hartt Gof Canada. 7 The West cannot indefinitely In our feature piece, Bob Plamondon examines the values, principles, and accommodate Islamist extremism unique skills and circumstances that combined to make Macdonald so instrumen- Salim Mansur Brian Lee Crowley tal to securing agreement on Confederation. travels back in 10 Charlie Hebdo remembered time to ‘interview’ Sir John A.; Patrice Dutil calls for more to be done to celebrate the legacy of Sir John A.; President Jimmy Carter pays tribute by reflecting on 11 Putting the ‘Armed’ back into the Canadian Armed Forces the challenges Macdonald faced in working to create Canada, and the great North David Perry American relationship that has flourished ever since; and Crowley explains how Sir John lives on in all of us. 12 Much depends on improving the We are also pleased to present insightful commentaries on a wide range Canada-US relationship Laura Dawson of issues. Stanley Hartt suggests that those who cite fear of the fall-out from the 14 John A. Macdonald: the Chieftain looming trial of Mike Duffy are failing to understand the legal issues at play. Hartt Bob Plamondon sees no compelling reason why we should expect an early election. 20 An interview with Sir John A., In response to the tragic massacre in Paris last month, professor Salim the ‘Man who made Canada’ Mansur laments that nations such as France and Canada have failed to devise a Brian Lee Crowley credible policy to counter the Islamists’ war against the West. 22 How will Sir John A. be remembered in David Perry analyzes defence spending, noting that the federal government his third century? has been unable to spend billions of dollars Parliament has approved for new Patrice Dutil equipment even though the military needs to replace almost every major piece of 24 The Canadian unity forged by military hardware in its inventory. Sir John A. is an example to the world Laura Dawson suggests North America is increasingly going to fall behind in Jimmy Carter the growing global economy if Canada and the US can’t sort out their differences. 25 Sir John A. Macdonald lives on in us Mike Priaro examines how successive provincial governments have failed to Brian Lee Crowley live up to the standards and objectives set
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