Montreal, October 27, 2011 – Ohioans will be called upon this November 8 to vote in a referendum on a reform that would limit collective bargaining in the public sector. This reform would also remove the right to strike from 300,000 municipal and school employees. The Viewpoint published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) provides an overview of the situation to help people better understand the issues involved.

Montreal, October 19, 2011 – En réaction au cahier de recherche Le financement et la transparence des syndicat publié hier par l'Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), la CSQ fait la démonstration dans un communiqué que le seuil de transparence de l’IEDM est de loin supérieur à celui actuellement exigé des organisations syndicales.

Montreal, October 18, 2011 – Two bills concerning the financial transparency of union organizations were recently introduced just days apart, one in Ottawa by MP Russ Hiebert and the other in Quebec City by Labour Minister Lise Thériault. A Research Paper published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) looks into the reasons why the detailed financial statements of union organizations should be disclosed to the public and the ways in which this greater transparency would benefit both unions and unionized workers.

Montreal, October 6, 2011 – According to an Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), several regions of Quebec could develop medium scale hydroelectric power plants (from 50 to 125 MW), a niche that has yet to be exploited and that would generate several million dollars' worth of private investments. F.

Montreal, October 4, 2011 – The introduction of a private members' bill in the House of Commons by British Columbia MP Russ Hiebert (South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale) aims to promote greater financial transparency on the part of unions in the near future.

Montreal, September 28, 2011 – The large sums invested in the promotion and advertising of pharmaceutical drugs do not come at the expense of R&D and patients' health. The Viewpoint published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) highlights the positive correlation that exists between the pharmaceutical industry's promotional activities and its spending on R&D.

Montreal, September 14, 2011 – A recent Leger Marketing poll revealed that 67% of Quebecers believe that teachers' performance should be evaluated and that the best among them should be paid better than their less effective colleagues. Some concerns have been expressed about how to carry out a fair evaluation of the work teachers do. That is why the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) is publishing an Economic Note today on best practices in this regard.

Montreal, September 8, 2011 – As another school year begins, attention has turned to ways of improving the quality of the education system in Quebec, especially through teacher evaluation and merit pay. What's more, a poll carried out by Leger Marketing and published today shows that Quebecers are very open to these ideas.

Montreal, August 15, 2011 – In anticipation of new federal regulations that will increase the space reserved for health warnings on cigarette packages from 50 to 75%, the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) today unveils a second Economic Note on the growing tendency of governments to regulate advertising. In practice, increasing the space reserved for warnings may be seen as a form of plain packaging, and this is all the more true when a sticker is added (on the section left for the brand) to show that duty has been paid.

Montreal, August 5, 2011 – The deal adopted by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Obama on August 2, 2011 will see the federal debt ceiling in the United States raised by at least $2.1 trillion from its current limit of $14.3 trillion. An analysis of the agreement shows that even if all the cuts contained in it were indeed enacted, they would not prevent the U.S. federal debt from continuing to grow.