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.

Tens of thousands of Quebecers could lose access to the drugs they need, should the Legault government restrict access to the “exceptional patient” mechanism, warns this MEI publication. “In the context of budgetary restrictions, important but little-known mechanisms, like the exceptional patient measure, sadly make easy targets for civil servants,” explains Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at the MEI and the author of the study.

It is hard to escape the conclusion that the federal government is playing politics, pure and simple, and that this emissions cap has nothing whatsoever to do with fighting climate change.

Les politiciens ont trouvé en Airbnb le bouc émissaire parfait pour porter le blâme concernant le manque de logements.

With Donald Trump threatening to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods, reactions range from puzzlement to outrage. But maybe we should be singing “Do worry, be happy.”

Canada’s provincial and territorial governments should allow consumers to shop online for alcoholic beverages produced elsewhere in the country, indicates this MEI publication. “By allowing producers to sell their products online, directly to consumers, our provincial governments would remove obstacles to their growth,” explains Shal Marriott, research associate at the MEI and author of the study.

November 27, 2024 | 7 min. 02 sec. | Richard Martineau (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at […]

Interview (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at the MEI, on the benefits for taxpayers of a possible privatization of this Crown corporation. Broadcast on November 27, 2024, as part of Richard Martineau’s show on QUB.

The Legault government has decided to ban natural gas by 2040. What are the consequences of such a measure when Hydro-Québec is struggling to meet ever-increasing demand? Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, broadcast on November 20, 2024 as part of the Ian & Frank podcast.

November 19, 2024 | 9 min. 02 sec. | Maurais live (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]