Taxation in Canada 2025 – Ipsos poll commissioned by the MEI

This MEI-Ipsos poll reveals a clear disconnect between Ottawa’s high-tax, high-spending approach and Canadians’ level of satisfaction. “Canadians are not on board with Ottawa’s fiscal path,” says Samantha Dagres, communications manager at the MEI.

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Quebec should not just modify the gas-powered vehicle ban, but rescind it, says MEI

Montreal, July 3, 2025 – Environment Minister Benoît Charette should abandon the idea of prohibiting the sale of conventional vehicles in 2035, says an MEI researcher in response to the modification of the zero-emission vehicle…

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Governments Are Not Real Estate Developers: Lessons from New Zealand

Governments are not real estate developers, and Canada should take note of the failure of New Zealand’s cancelled program, highlights this MEI publication. “The prospect of new homes is great, but execution is what matters,”…

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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

Liberalization of Markets

Financial Post, p. FP8

The CRTC is undermining telecom investment in Canada

Forcing companies to share infrastructure they've built at rates someone else sets will discourage investment…
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Liberalization of Markets

iedm.org, p. web

Tariffs Are a Losing Game for Everyone

Protectionist policies pose a threat to everyone’s welfare. Policymakers should reject tariffs and negotiate free…
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Op-eds

The Globe and Mail, p. B4

What we can learn from Quebec’s failed EV subsidies

Freeing up the funds currently allocated to subsidies would allow us to reduce the provincial…
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