Banning Plastic Products Will Not Protect the Environment

This MEI publication found that the federal government’s “zero plastic waste” policy puts it in opposition to current and potential innovations that are coming out of the plastics industry. The policy will hurt the economy…

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When a private organization teams up with farmers to protect water and fish

Relying on market rules and voluntary agreements allows the different players to find win-win solutions, and has the benefit of not depending on direct investment from a government body. Article 3 of the “Capitalism: Working…

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Canada's Energy Strategy (2022)

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has upset the international political chessboard, with the ramifications of this war reaching as far as Canada. Indeed, according to an Ipsos poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute, a…

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The harmful ban on single-use plastic products

The objective of reducing plastic waste in the environment must be pursued, but the solution…
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Subsidizing public childcare centres is the wrong approach

In order to increase access to daycare services, Quebec recently announced the creation of 14,000…
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Is federal dental care a program to smile about?

At the end of the day, we must avoid nationalizing dental care, and instead provide…
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