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| + | '''The MacKenzie Institute''' was founded in 1986 "to provide research and commentary on matters related to organized violence and political instability". In 1990 the current head of the Institute [[John Thompson]] - a former member of the Canadian Forces and the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies - joined the Institute.<ref>[http://www.mackenzieinstitute.com/Overseas_Terrorism_In_Canada.pdf Other People’s Wars: A Review of Overseas Terrorism in Canada, A Mackenzie Institute Occasional Paper]</ref> | ||
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The institute's budget is over $1 million and is provided by individuals, foundations and corporate donations. It does not accept government funding. The institute performs contract work for small and large companies.<ref>Donald E. Abelson, ''Do Think Tanks Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes'', (McGill-Queen's Press, 2002), p.188</ref> | The institute's budget is over $1 million and is provided by individuals, foundations and corporate donations. It does not accept government funding. The institute performs contract work for small and large companies.<ref>Donald E. Abelson, ''Do Think Tanks Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes'', (McGill-Queen's Press, 2002), p.188</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 1 May 2008
History
The MacKenzie Institute was founded in 1986 "to provide research and commentary on matters related to organized violence and political instability". In 1990 the current head of the Institute John Thompson - a former member of the Canadian Forces and the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies - joined the Institute.[1]
Funding
The institute's budget is over $1 million and is provided by individuals, foundations and corporate donations. It does not accept government funding. The institute performs contract work for small and large companies.[2]
References
- ↑ Other People’s Wars: A Review of Overseas Terrorism in Canada, A Mackenzie Institute Occasional Paper
- ↑ Donald E. Abelson, Do Think Tanks Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes, (McGill-Queen's Press, 2002), p.188
