IEDM – Subventions pour les véhicules électriques: «On n’en a pas d’argent!!!» – Gabriel Giguère
Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, about the federal government’s announcement modifying the electric vehicle sales quotas to replace them with reduced emissions quotas. Broadcast on February 6, 2026 as part of Mario Dumont’s show, on QUB Radio.
IEDM – Québec fait bien de cesser la microgestion des opérations forestières – Gabriel Giguère
September 9, 2025 | 12 min. 21 sec. | Marceau le matin (BLVD 102,1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy […]
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A Step toward More Effective Forest Management
Giving companies more autonomy to manage forest operations, as proposed in Bill 97, would improve the efficiency and predictability of the industry, according to this MEI report. “The centralization of the management of forest operations in the Department of Natural Resources and Forests has undermined the forestry sector’s ability to adapt,” explains Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI and author of the report.
IEDM – Quel est l’avenir des voitures électriques? – Gabriel Giguère
Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, broadcast on July 28, 2025 as part of the program Questions d’actualité, on Radio Ville-Marie.
IEDM – Une question de temps avec que Québec laisse tomber l’objectif de 2035? – Gabriel Giguère
May 21, 2025 | 12 min. 56 sec. | Reg against le matin (BLVD 102.1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior […]
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On the risks of net-zero
Net-zero policies might be lofty, aspirational goals, but we must not forget how these could affect us and that there are risks associated with intermittent energy sources.
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REACTION: Emissions cap not worth the job and economic losses, MEI says
Montreal, March 12, 2025 – The federal oil and gas emissions cap will cost tens of thousands of well-paid jobs for very little environmental impact, points out an MEI researcher in response to the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s analysis published this morning.
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Peut-on encore aspirer à bâtir de grandes choses?
Alors que le Canada s’apprête à avoir un nouveau gouvernement, revoir et simplifier la réglementation afin que nous puissions bâtir de grandes choses à nouveau devra être l’un des premiers éléments au menu.
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Véhicules électriques: les Québécois ont des craintes légitimes, monsieur Charette
À peine revenu de la COP29, le ministre provincial de l’Environnement, Benoit Charette, aurait dû ôter ses lunettes roses avant de vanter l’appétit de la population pour les véhicules électriques.
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Take it from a Quebecker—the oil and gas emissions cap is a self-defeating policy
It is hard to escape the conclusion that the federal government is playing politics, pure and simple, and that this emissions cap has nothing whatsoever to do with fighting climate change.