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Quebec’s housing strategy: MEI welcomes a realistic plan, but which could have more bite to curb price increases
Montreal, August 22, 2024 – The Quebec Housing Strategy presented by Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau targets the correct issue by addressing the regulatory obstacles stifling the supply of housing, according to a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.
IEDM – Libérer des terres agricoles pour construire 70K logements? – Gabriel Giguère
Could the reform of agricultural zoning in the territory of Laval, covering an area equivalent to that of the city of Lévis, be one of the solutions to the housing crisis in the Montreal metropolitan area? Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, broadcast on August 20, 2024 as part of the Ian & Frank podcast.
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Capital gains: MEI corrects the record on omissions from a recent study by IRIS and the Centre for Future Work
Montreal, August 19th, 2024 – Contrary to the claims espoused in a recent joint publication from IRIS and the Centre for Future Work, middle-class Canadians are the main group impacted by the increase in the capital gains inclusion rate, according to a researcher from the Montreal Economic Institute.
IEDM – Faciliter le dézonage agricole pour contrer la crise du logement – Gabriel Giguère
Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, about the rezoning of agricultural land in Laval that would allow construction of at least 70,000 homes. Broadcast on August 15, 2024, as part of QUB Radio’s Francis Gosselin show.
IEDM – Faciliter le dézonage agricole pour contrer la crise du logement – Gabriel Giguère
August 15, 2024 | 9 min. 30 sec. | Francis Gosselin (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
IEDM – La question est de se demander comment on construit plus – Gabriel Giguère
August 15, 2024 | 13 min. 07 sec. | La commission (98,5 FM) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
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Agricultural Zoning Reform Would Improve Housing Affordability in Quebec
Reforming agricultural zoning to ease a transition toward residential zoning would help to make housing affordable again, according to this MEI study. “The fact is that there is a lot of land in our cities that could support households if zoning allowed,” says Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI and author of the study.
IEDM – Logement: la réglementation de l’administration Plante est plus problématique qu’Airbnb – Gabriel Giguère
August 8, 2024 | 10 min. 17 sec. | Francis Gosselin (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at […]
MEI – Housing affordability in the city has been destroyed by excessive regulations – Vincent Geloso
July 12, 2024 | 7 min. 32 sec. | The Elias Makos Show (CJAD AM) Interview with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at […]
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How Regulation Made Montreal Unaffordable
The regulatory burden is preventing the housing supply from adjusting itself, contributing to the rapid increase in housing prices seen in Montreal, points out this study published by the MEI. “The more regulation there is, the longer it takes and the more it costs to build new units, thus making housing more expensive and harder to find,” says Vincent Geloso, senior economist at the MEI and author of the study.