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Michel Kelly-Gagnon

Après avoir dirigé l'IEDM de 1999 à 2006, Michel Kelly-Gagnon a été président du Conseil du patronat du Québec jusqu'en janvier 2009. Il est diplômé en droit de l'Université de Montréal. Au début de sa carrière il a exercé le droit chez Colas & associés à Montréal, pour ensuite se lancer en affaires en devenant un des actionnaires et dirigeants de Formatrad, une firme spécialisée dans la formation en entreprise. M. Kelly-Gagnon est membre de la Société du Mont-Pèlerin. Il est président du comité aviseur de Global Ressources Humaines, une firme-conseil en gestion des ressources humaines et en placement de personnel. Il a été membre du conseil d’administration de la Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) de 2006 à 2009, un organisme paragouvernemental dont le budget annuel dépasse les deux milliards de dollars. Il a été l’un des six Québécois honorés par le palmarès 2008 des 40 Canadiens performants de moins de 40 ans™. Les lauréats ont été choisis parmi plus de 1100 personnes mises en nomination. M. Kelly-Gagnon est président de Civitas, l'organisation canadienne par excellence qui permet aux individus intéressés par les idées conservatrices, libérales classiques et libertariennes non seulement d'échanger des idées, mais aussi de rencontrer d'autres personnes qui partagent un intérêt envers ces riches traditions intellectuelles. En 2010, le ministre de l'Industrie du Canada le nomme au conseil d'administration de la Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation, un organisme autonome qui appuie des projets de recherche et de développement technologique de calibre mondial. Il participe activement aux conseils d'administration de plusieurs fondations charitables dont la Fondation universitaire Pierre Arbour et la John W. Dobson Foundation. M. Kelly-Gagnon est de retour à la tête de l'IEDM depuis janvier 2009. (Version espagnole)

Téléphone : 514 273-0969
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After having been head of the Montreal Economic Institute from 1999 to 2006, Michel Kelly-Gagnon was president of the Quebec Employers Council until January 2009. He graduated in law from the Université de Montréal. Early in his career he practiced law with Colas & Associates in Montreal, and then went into business as an associate of Formatrad, a company specializing in employee training. Mr. Kelly-Gagnon is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society. He is president of the advisory committee of Global Ressources Humaines, a consulting firm specializing in human resources management and job placement. From 2006 to 2009, he served on the board of directors of Quebec Workers Compensation Board (CSST), a paragovernmental organization with an annual budget of over two billion dollars. He was one of six people from Quebec honoured in Canada’s Top 40 Under 40™ 2008 awards. The winners were chosen from among 1,100 nominees by an independent selection committee. Mr. Kelly-Gagnon is president of Civitas, the premier venue in Canada where people interested in conservative, classical liberal and libertarian ideas can not only exchange ideas, but meet others who share an interest in these rich intellectual traditions. In 2010, the Canadian Minister of Industry appointed him to the Board of Directors of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, an independent corporation which supports world-class research and technology development. He is also actively involved in the board of directors of the Fondation universitaire Pierre Arbour and the John W. Dobson Foundation. Mr. Kelly-Gagnon is back at the helm of the MEI since January 2009. (Spanish Version)

Telephone : 514 273-0969
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www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

Foreign aid vs. Free trade.

May 9, 2012

9 May 2012

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

Some factors suggesting income inequality is less important than might be thought.

May 4, 2012

4 May 2012

www.lapresse.ca/debats, p. Web

Respecting the injunctions in the present student conflict.

May 3, 2012

3 May 2012

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

The tax-the-rich rhetoric.

April 24, 2012

24 April 2012

www.cyberpresse.ca/le-cercle-la-presse/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

The exodus of Francophones outside of the island of Montreal.

April 23, 2012

23 April 2012

www.huffingtonpost.ca/michel-kellygagnon, p. Web

Cuba has taken a series of increasingly bold steps to implement free market reforms.

April 12, 2012

12 April 2012

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

We must rethink our health-care system.

April 11, 2012

11 April 2012

www.thesudburystar.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

The Quebec public sector debt.

March 25, 2012

25 March 2012

www.huffingtonpost.ca/michel-kellygagnon, p. Web

Journalists must show a tiny bit of scepticism and critical thinking when dealing with activists.

March 15, 2012

15 March 2012

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

Harper's government spending.

March 13, 2012

13 March 2012

www.huffingtonpost.ca/michel-kellygagnon, p. Web

The Greek debt and the welfare state.

March 3, 2012

3 March 2012

www.quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/michel-kellygagnon, p. Web

The benefits of for-profit private hospitals in Germany.

February 29, 2012

29 February 2012

www.cyberpresse.ca, p. Web

The benefits of for-profit private hospitals in Germany.

February 28, 2012

28 February 2012

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

The benefits of for-profit private hospitals in Germany.

February 27, 2012

27 February 2012

Presentation by Michel Kelly-Gagnon, President and CEO of the MEI, as part of the International Open Shop Conference.

February 10, 2012

10 February 2012

From the MEI’s Archives

www.nationalpost.com, p. Web

March 17, 2011

17 March, 2011

Le Journal de Québec, p. 19

June 19, 2009

19 June, 2009

Les Affaires, p. 8

June 29, 2002

29 June, 2002

Les Affaires, p. 8

July 6, 2002

6 July, 2002

Les Affaires, p. 10

June 15, 2002

15 June, 2002

Economic Note on the taxation of high-income earners and government deficits

December 7, 2011

7 December, 2011

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

February 9, 2012

9 February, 2012

Les Affaires, p. 12

July 31, 2004

31 July, 2004

Les Affaires, p. 14

July 3, 2004

3 July, 2004

National Post, p. FP-15

January 20, 2010

20 January, 2010

MEI in the Media

Tuition fees increase
Interview with Michel Kelly-Gagnon, President and CEO of the MEI, broadcast on May 1st, 2012, on CBC TV.

Aid caught in the crossfire, but trade works
Column by Michel Kelly-Gagnon, President and CEO of the MEI, published in several Sun Media newspapers and websites on May 9.

Produced by The World Show, in partnership with the MEI, this series features some of the most dynamic and influential Canadian and American free-market thinkers and activists.

Next episode: Lawrence Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)
Broadcast on WCFE Mountain Lake PBS: Thursday May 17, 10:30PM, and Sunday May 20, 09:30AM

Economic Newsflashes

6,9% |

La proportion de travailleurs rémunérés au salaire minimum s’établissait à 6,9% au Québec...

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