Montreal, November 27, 2006 – The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) welcomes the new “Blue Sky” policy on international air transportation unveiled today by the Canadian Minister of Transport Lawrence Cannon. “It’s an important step towards a more globally open air transport market,” says the former head of Air Canada and IATA, Pierre Jeanniot, who authored two studies on this issue as an MEI Senior Fellow.

Montreal, November 22, 2006 – With today’s increasing liberalization of airline markets, the tax load that weighs down the Canadian airline industry is threatening the competitive position of companies in this sector and should be lightened, says an Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute.

Montreal, November 20, 2006 – As Ottawa readies its economic update for release this week, now is the ideal time to move forward on reducing spending, cutting taxes and eliminating provincial trade barriers, Preston Manning and Mike Harris say in a new policy paper released today, Building Prosperity in a Canada Strong and Free.

Montreal, November 3, 2006 – Suite à la parution, dans la livraison d’octobre du magazine Perspectives CSN (organe officiel de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux, tiré à 27 000 exemplaires), d’un article affirmant – erronément il va sans dire – que l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) aurait réalisé une étude prônant l’esclavagisme, la CSN reconnaît avoir commis une erreur et offre ses excuses à l’IEDM.

Montreal, October 26, 2006 – The Montreal Economic Institute and The Fraser Institute today released the Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools: 2006 Edition, the only publicly available, independent measurement of 458 of Quebec’s public and private, French and English, secondary schools.

Montreal, October 19, 2006 – Concepts of universality and equity that inspired the creation of the $7 daycare system nearly a decade ago have gone missing and would be served better by other family policies, says an Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute.

Montreal, October 16, 2006 – A Leger Marketing poll sponsored by the Montreal Economic Institute reveals that Quebecers are significantly more favourable than the average Canadian to the emergence of a private health care system parallel to the current universal public system.

Montreal, September 11, 2006 – The chair of the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), Mr. Adrien D. Pouliot, is pleased to announce that the board of directors has appointed Paul Daniel Muller president of the economic research and educational institute.

Montreal, September 7, 2006 – More than three years after the election that brought it to power, has the Quebec Liberal Party kept its promises to cut personal taxes and “re-engineer” the Quebec government? In an Economic Note published today, Tasha Kheiriddin, vice-president of the Montreal Economic Institute, draws up a summary of the results.

Montreal, September 5, 2006 – Est-il possible de dresser une liste de tous les impôts payés par les Québécois? L’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) a tenté l’exercice à la demande de l’émission Dutrizac de TQS qui a dévoilé le document hier soir, à la première de l’émission.