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Tariffs: MEI recommends Quebec consider other solutions before subsidies
Montreal, March 5, 2025 – The Quebec government should respond to U.S. tariffs by rethinking regulations, such as those creating interprovincial trade barriers, and by re-evaluating its tax burden, counsels an MEI researcher this morning.
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Tariffs: a better response to U.S. tariff threats would be to drop Canada’s trade barriers with the whole world, says the MEI
Montreal, March 3, 2025 – Unilateral reduction of all barriers to trade with the rest of the world would strengthen Canada’s economy in the context of the U.S. tariff threats, recommends the MEI in a Viewpoint published this morning.
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Alberta Budget: Tax relief is the right approach amidst economic uncertainty, MEI says
Edmonton, February 27, 2025 – The government of Alberta is making the right call by lowering taxes and leaving more money in Albertans’ pockets amidst U.S. tariff threats, according to an MEI researcher reacting to today’s budget.
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Forced adoption of electric vehicles will be very costly for all Canadians, according to the MEI
Montreal, February 25, 2025 – The federal government’s decision to ban the purchase of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 will be very expensive for Canadian households and for governments, asserts an Economic Note published by the MEI this morning.
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REACTION: Canada’s provinces and territories should follow Tim Houston’s example on internal trade
Montreal, February 20, 2025 – Nova Scotia’s Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act should be emulated by all of Canada’s provinces and territories, says the MEI.
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One in 10 hospital beds occupied by patients waiting for other forms of care in Alberta, MEI finds
Montreal, February 20, 2025 – Allowing independent health providers to open up new continuing care facilities or contribute to home care services could reduce the number of hospital beds occupied by patients who need alternate levels of care in Alberta, according to an MEI report published this morning.
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Canadian ports must modernize or continue to fall behind, warns the MEI
Montreal, February 13, 2025 – Consistent union efforts to block port automation have left Canada with some of the least productive ports in the world, argues a recent publication by the MEI.
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Corporate welfare plan: Quebec government could feed inflation, warns MEI
Montreal, February 6, 2025 – Quebec’s intention to reintroduce very generous business support programs – such as it did during the pandemic – in response to the current trade uncertainty is leading to fears of higher price inflation, stated an MEI researcher this morning.
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Allowing parents to postpone their children’s school entry could improve their academic performance
Montreal, January 30, 2025 – Giving parents the option to delay school entry by a year if they think their child lacks sufficient maturity could help improve academic performance, according to an Economic Note published this morning by the MEI.
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Interprovincial trade: Quebec has lost ground since 2017
Montreal, January 27, 2025 – Since the Canadian Free Trade Agreement came into effect in 2017, the Quebec government has still not made the least bit of effort to reduce its barriers to interprovincial trade, decries the MEI.