
IEDM – De plus en plus de règlements, inflation législative: «Difficile pour les petites entreprises» – Gabriel Giguère
July 17, 2025 | 6 min. 56 sec. | Marc Boilard (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]

IEDM – Le gouvernement Carney et la taille de la fonction publique – Gabriel Giguère
May 15, 2025 | 13 min. 38 sec. | Reg against le matin (BLVD 102.1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior […]

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Reining in Canada’s Federal Bureaucracy by Emulating Chrétien’s Approach
If it is serious about reining in spending and controlling the size of its bureaucracy, Ottawa should take a page from the Chrétien government’s 1994 Program Review, states this MEI Viewpoint. “Over the course of Justin Trudeau’s tenure as prime minister, Ottawa underwent an unprecedented hiring spree,” said Renaud Brossard, vice president of communications at the MEI and contributor to the publication.

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Time to Privatize Canada Post
As we appear to be heading toward the second Canada Post strike in less than a year, the question now is whether we’ll be able to learn from our past mail mistakes or simply stay lost.

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Quebec Faces Sharp Increase in Striking Unions
The Quebec government should extend the scope of Bill 89 so that it also applies to employees of the public and parapublic sectors, recommends this MEI Viewpoint. “The dramatic growth in the number of strikes clearly shows that these are no longer a tool of last resort, but have become the norm for unions, especially in the public sector,” says Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI.

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A Lack of Budgetary Discipline Is Undermining Quebec’s Public Finances
The Quebec government would have a budget surplus today if its spending had returned to the growth trajectory of the Couillard government after the pandemic, according to this Economic Note. “We find ourselves facing chronic deficits today, not because of the situation, but as a result of deliberate choices,” explains Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI and the author of the study.

IEDM – Débat-choc: «Une diète pour l’État québécois» – Avons-nous trop de fonctionnaires? – Gabriel Giguère
April 23, 2025 | 14 min. 06 sec. | Richard Martineau (QUB Radio) Debate (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Public Policy […]

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Canadians must elbow out economic nationalism
Embracing economic nationalism will only make us poorer. If policymakers are serious about righting Canada’s growth trajectory, then a policy path of economic openness is the correct choice.

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REACTION: Quebec is right to emulate Sweden’s health care guarantee, says MEI
Montreal, March 12, 2025 — By offering to reimburse Quebecers for treatment by private specialists when delays in the public healthcare system are too long, the Quebec government would improve access to health care, says an MEI researcher in response to a report by Radio-Canada this morning.

IEDM – Pour le démantèlement de Postes Canada – Vincent Geloso
January 28, 2025 | 20 min. 16 sec. | Ouellet en direct (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist […]