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Federal public service: Justin Trudeau is behind the biggest staff increases since 1984
Montreal, January 25, 2024 – Justin Trudeau has increased the size of the federal public service more than any other Canadian Prime Minister since 1984, concludes a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Electricity: Quebec needs independent producers’ help, says MEI
Montreal, January 19, 2024 – Allowing the business-to-business sale of electricity would help Quebec in the context of its lack of electricity for industrial development projects, according to a researcher from the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Ottawa and provinces should restart their calculations at zero when taxing second jobs, recommends the MEI
Montreal, January 11, 2024 – Canada’s federal and provincial governments should reassess the tax treatment of second-job income for full-time workers, recommends a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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REACTION – Electric vehicles: One measure too many
Montreal, December 19, 2023 – The numerous support measures for the electric vehicle industry adopted by the Trudeau government go too far, according to a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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Housing starts have fallen more in Quebec than anywhere else
Montreal, December 18, 2023 – Residential housing starts have fallen much more in Quebec than in the other Canadian provinces this year, criticizes a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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Energy transportation rights-of-way would streamline regulatory approval process, MEI study shows
Montreal, December 14, 2023 – Energy corridors could go a long way towards restoring Canada’s attractiveness for energy transportation projects, according to a study by the Montreal Economic Institute published this morning.
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Capping the energy sector’s emissions would deprive Canada of over $6.0 billion a year
Montreal, December 7, 2023 – The capping of the energy sector’s emissions, planned by the Trudeau government, will be costly for the Canadian economy and have a negligible impact on the environment, according to a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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Airline industry: Federal fees push plane ticket prices into the stratosphere
Montreal, December 7, 2023 – The high cost of domestic air travel is largely due to the various fees the federal government charges airlines and airports, according to a Montreal Economic Institute study released this morning.
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Interprovincial trade: Quebec is in last place, Alberta in first
Montreal, November 30, 2023 – Quebec is the Canadian jurisdiction that is most closed off to interprovincial trade, according to the most recent edition of the Montreal Economic Institute’s Internal Trade Provincial Leadership Index, released this morning.
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Economic update: Still nothing to help tame inflation
Montreal, November 21, 2023 – The Trudeau government has missed an opportunity to help the Bank of Canada fight inflation in its latest economic update, says a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.