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Taxation in Canada - Ipsos poll commissioned by the MEI

The majority of Canadians think Ottawa spends too much, and on the wrong priorities, reveals this MEI-Ipsos poll. “Canadians have been watching federal government spending grow and grow for years, with no apparent affect on…

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A220: Quebec embraces sunk cost fallacy, says MEI

Montreal, July 23, 2024 – Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon is making a mistake by reinjecting hundreds of millions of dollars into Airbus’s A220 program, says the Montreal Economic Institute in reaction to an announcement made…

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How Regulation Made Montreal Unaffordable

The regulatory burden is preventing the housing supply from adjusting itself, contributing to the rapid increase in housing prices seen in Montreal, points out this study published by the MEI. “The more regulation there is,…

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The reason to care about economics, and the reason to study it, is not just to understand material well-being, but instead it's about a much bigger picture: how we cooperate in a world of strangers and diversity, and how we turn that cooperation into better and longer and more peaceful lives for more people.

Steven Horwitz (1964-2021), Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise, Ball State University.

MEI in the Media

Health Care

Financial Post, p. FP7

Telemedicine works. Don’t let government near it

The federal government has announced plans to “crack down” on telemedicine by forcing provinces to…
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Energy Policies

Western Standard, p. web

Friends shouldn't let friends buy natural gas from bad places

The federal government’s forthcoming emissions cap on the oil and gas sector will not only…
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Energy Policies

The Globe and Mail, p. B4

Quebec is running out of power, and its economy hangs in the balance

Transmission towers are seen in Montreal belonging to the province’s electric utility, Hydro-Québec, whose current…
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