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Le droit de propriété s’affaiblit en catimini
Le droit de propriété des Québécois et Québécoises s’est affaibli sous l’unanimisme de ceux et celles à qui l’on a donné le mandat de nous représenter. C’en est sidérant!
2-minute read
Housing starts have fallen more in Quebec than anywhere else
Montreal, December 18, 2023 – Residential housing starts have fallen much more in Quebec than in the other Canadian provinces this year, criticizes a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
9-minute read
Streamlining Energy Infrastructure Development: The Corridor Approach
Energy corridors could go a long way towards restoring Canada’s attractiveness for energy transportation projects, according to this study by the MEI. “Getting regulatory approval for energy transportation projects in Canada takes so long that investors are increasingly looking elsewhere,” explains Krystle Wittevrongel, co-author of the study.
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Air travel much costlier due to federal fees
It’s time for Ottawa to realize that air travel is not a cash cow for it to milk but an important means of connecting our communities.
Why Is Canada StrugglIng To Develop Our Vast Natural Resources? (Part 1)
Second Street‘s Colin Craig is joined by Renaud Brossard, Communications Director at The Montreal Economic Institute, to discuss the difficulties of developing natural resources in Canada compared with other nations.
Why Is Canada StrugglIng To Develop Our Vast Natural Resources? (Part 2)
Second Street‘s Colin Craig is joined by Renaud Brossard, Communications Director at The Montreal Economic Institute, to discuss the difficulties of developing natural resources in Canada compared with other nations.
IEDM – Ottawa considère les aéroports canadiens comme «des vaches à lait» – Gabriel Giguère
December 8, 2023 | 12 min. 01 sec. | Benoit Dutrizac (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Public Policy Analyst […]
IEDM – Les billets d’avion coûtent cher au Canada à cause… du gouvernement! – Gabriel Giguère
December 7, 2023 | 9 min. 29 sec. | Mario Dumont (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Public Policy Analyst […]
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Wing Heavy: The Fees That Undermine the Competitiveness of the Airline Sector
The high cost of domestic air travel is largely due to the various fees the federal government charges airlines and airports, according to this MEI study. “Ottawa prefers to treat our airports as cash cows, rather than the essential transportation infrastructure that they are,” explains Gabriel Giguère, public policy analyst and author of the study.
9-minute read
Internal Trade Provincial Leadership Index – 2023 Edition
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.