IEDM – Le coût des barrières commerciales entre le Québec et le reste du Canada – Gabriel Giguère
May 30, 2025 | 5 min. 55 sec. | Première heure (ICI Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
IEDM – Le Québec doit supprimer les barrières tarifaires – Gabriel Giguère
May 29, 2025 | 18 min. 00 sec. | Couture dans le mid (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior […]
IEDM – Supprimer les barrières économiques entre les provinces: les retombées seraient extraordinaires – Gabriel Giguère
May 29, 2025 | 14 min. 14 sec. | Reg against le matin (BLVD 102.1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior […]
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Bilateral Breakthroughs in Canada: The Promise of Reciprocal Mutual Recognition in Interprovincial Trade
If Quebec were to adopt a mutual recognition act with the rest of the country, similar to Nova Scotia’s, Canada’s economy would stand to grow significantly, according to this Economic Note published by the MEI. “The growing momentum to eliminate internal barriers to trade in Canada is promising,” says the publication’s author, Trevor Tombe, professor of economics at the University of Calgary and senior fellow at the MEI.
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We’re on the verge of a new era for internal trade in Canada—if only the provinces can cooperate
In a time of sluggish productivity growth, internal trade liberalization may be one of the few policy tools available to drive lasting improvements—and quickly.
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A new MEI study highlights the importance of micro-entrepreneurs in supplying drinking water to poorer neighbourhoods in Ivory Coast
Montreal, May 2, 2025 – An informal network of small private operators ensures an essential supply of drinking water in some of the poorer neighbourhoods of Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Cost, shows a new study conducted by the MEI.
IEDM – Une majorité de Canadiens voudraient ouvrir la porte au privé en santé – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
15 avril 2025 | 10 min. 35 sec. | Sophie Durocher (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]
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The politics of fearmongering will get us nowhere
Fundamental factors and the general course of the free world favour a return to normal for Canada-U.S. trade relations in the medium term.
MEI – Should Canada remove interprovincial trade barriers? – Krystle Wittevrongel
Part one of an interview with Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research at the MEI, on the renewed interest in reducing interprovincial trade barriers. Broadcast on April 1, 2025, on Boom and Bust with Tony Clement.
MEI – Which infrastructure improvements will help Canada thrive? – Krystle Wittevrongel
Part two of an interview with Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research at the MEI, on the renewed interest in reducing interprovincial trade barriers. Broadcast on April 1, 2025, on Boom and Bust with Tony Clement.