Quebec is the Canadian jurisdiction that is most closed off to interprovincial trade, according to the most recent edition of the Montreal Economic Institute’s Internal Trade Provincial Leadership Index.

Les cavistes contribuent à améliorer l’offre disponible pour le consommateur québécois, et doivent se plier aux règles qui entourent le monopole d’État sur l’importation des vins et spiritueux.

En déliant les mains des producteurs indépendants, le gouvernement leur permettrait de jouer un rôle important dans l’atteinte des objectifs de croissance de la production fixés par Hydro-Québec, tout en évitant d’accroître la pression sur les finances de la province et de ses ménages.

Montreal, October 13, 2023 – The Montreal Economic Institute reacted to this morning’s Supreme Court Ruling calling large portions of the federal Impact Assessment Act, also known as Bill C-69, unconstitutional.

If politicians want to stimulate competition, they should start by removing the shackles that make it more difficult, and sometimes impossible, for new players to emerge.

Pour assurer une contribution complète des producteurs indépendants, la libéralisation du secteur devra nécessairement se retrouver au coeur du projet de loi sur la réforme de l’énergie.

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Liberalizing the electricity market would help Quebec deal with the anticipated end of Hydro-Quebec’s energy surpluses, according to this study published by the Montreal Economic Institute.

Montreal, June 19, 2023 – Documents from the Société des alcools du Québec obtained by the Montreal Economic Institute through a request for access to information show that the least expensive private importations sold in stores are also the most heavily taxed.