Montreal, January 29, 2007 – Paul Daniel Muller, president of the Montreal Economic Institute, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marcel Boyer as vice-president and chief economist. Mr. Boyer is one of Canada’s best known economists and is among the 5% of economists most recognized worldwide, based on a December 2006 survey from Research Papers in Economics. This same ranking places him first in Quebec and ninth in Canada.

Montreal, January 25, 2007 – With Quebec reigning as North American social assistance champion, behind only Newfoundland and the District of Columbia, economist Norma Kozhaya of the Montreal Economic Institute says social assistance could be reformed in a way that would reduce dependency and poverty among persons fit for work. This change could draw insight from measures applied successfully in parts of Canada and in many U.S. states.

Montreal, January 10, 2007 – L’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) salue l’ouverture de négociations entre le Canada et l’Union européenne pour l’ouverture des marchés aériens. L’Union européenne a annoncé hier sa volonté d’engager des négociations avec le Canada pour conclure un accord de ciel ouvert. Un tel accord simplifierait les relations entre le Canada et ses 27 partenaires européens dans le but d’offrir un choix plus étendu de vols à des prix plus compétitifs.

Montreal, December 14, 2006 – Stringent labour laws explain in part why Quebec has had a consistently higher unemployment rate than its neighbours over the last three decades, the latest Economic Note from the Montreal Economic Institute indicates.

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.