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REACTION: A too severe reduction of the number of student visas could harm Quebec’s economic potential
Montréal, December 6, 2024 — A significant drop in international student enrolment could jeopardize Quebec’s long-term economic potential, the MEI (formerly known as Montreal Economic Institute) warns following the passage of Bill 74 yesterday.
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Emissions cap: many jobs lost for very few gains, finds MEI
Montreal, November 4, 2024—Capping emissions in the energy industry will cost Canadian workers dearly, while having only a negligible effect on the environment, observed an MEI researcher in reaction to newly published federal regulations.
MEI – Canada Post workers could strike ahead of busy holiday season – Vincent Geloso
November 1st, 2024 | 10 min. 10 sec. | Shaye Ganam (Global Radio) Interview with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at the MEI, […]
IEDM – Liberté économique et mobilité de revenus au pays: le Québec, en fin de peloton! – Vincent Geloso
October 22, 2024 | 19 min. 32 sec. | Ouellet en direct (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist […]
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Quebecers merit a better shot at income mobility
To get ahead, sometimes you need government to get out of the way. On that score, Quebec fares poorly among provinces.
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Quand l’État nous maintient dans la pauvreté
Chaque Québécois qui le souhaite devrait être en droit de pouvoir améliorer son sort dans la vie, sans que le gouvernement l’en empêche.
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Boosting Income Mobility through Economic Liberty in Quebec
High taxes and excessive regulation are making it harder for Canadians to climb the income ladder, shows this MEI study. “Economic studies have clearly shown that lower taxes and regulatory burdens tend to favour growth and income mobility, to the benefit of the least well-off in society,” explains Vincent Geloso, senior economist at the MEI and co-author of the study.
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Comment mon notaire est devenu rentier
Ce que fait la Chambre des notaires aujourd’hui, grâce à son interprétation de la loi, est un exemple type de ce qu’on appelle la «recherche de rentes» en économie.
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Canada is hemorrhaging nurses
The provincial government’s attempt to force nurses to work for its own system, rather than for independent agencies, has backfired, and patients have suffered the cost.
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Mr. Houston, we have a health-care problem
While travel nursing agencies are costly, they are not the problem, so much as they are a symptom of the way our health system is run. And until the government of Nova Scotia tackles this personnel retention problem, the province’s healthcare woes will remain.