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Regulations

Protect the Caribou without Bankrupting Our Rural Regions

The federal government’s decree seeking to protect certain woodland caribou herds would result in the loss of at least 1,990 jobs in Quebec’s rural regions, according to this Viewpoint published by the MEI. “If the federal government goes ahead with its decree, it will cause the loss of a minimum of 1,990 jobs, and with no guarantee that the caribou will be saved,” warns Gabriel Giguère, senior public policy analyst at the MEI and author of the study.

Mortgage renewals: the latest regulatory burden

A new interpretation of Quebec’s Notarial Act would almost double the cost of a mortgage transfer in the province, according to this MEI study. “With its new interpretation of the Act, the Chambre des notaires has monopolized the preparation of legal forms for mortgage transfers,” states Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI and author of the study.

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