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Full-Time Struggle and Two-Job Juggle: A Tax Holiday for Canadians to Fight Rising Costs
Canada’s federal and provincial governments should reassess the tax treatment of second-job income for full-time workers, recommends this study published by the MEI.
MEI – Energy corridors could eliminate repetitive environmental assessments – Krystle Wittevrongel
January 3, 2024 | 9 min. 13 sec. | CHED Afternoons (630 AM) Interview with Krystle Wittevrongel, Senior Policy Analyst and Alberta […]
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The high cost of interprovincial trade restrictions in Canada
Interprovincial trade in Canada is hampered by a number of policies designed to restrict competition for a few well-connected sectors of our provincial economies. This comes at the expense of all Canadian consumers.
4-minute read
Energy corridors could eliminate repetitive assessment stress syndrome
Canada’s energy is secure, reliable and produced responsibly and could be a great benefit to those of our allies who don’t have their own energy and are instead forced to rely on dubious or unfriendly sources.
IEDM – Le gouvernement force-t-il trop vite le passage à l’électrique? – Gabriel Giguère
December 20, 2023 | 9 min. 38 sec. | Midi Pile (KYK Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Public Policy Analyst […]
MEI – Why is Quebec falling behind other provinces when it comes to housing starts? – Renaud Brossard
December 19, 2023 | 9 min. 10 sec. | The Elias Makos Show (CJAD AM) Interview with Renaud Brossard, Senior Director, Communications […]
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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!
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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.
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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.