5-minute read
Un avenir hydroélectrique commun pour Québec et Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador?
Openness to a new collaboration between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.
5-minute read
STM : ouvrons-nous au secteur privé
The efficiency of the Société de transport de Montréal.
4-minute read
Is Free Trade With The U.S. In Jeopardy?
Donald Trump and NAFTA.
4-minute read
Donald Trump’s tax plan threatens Canadian competitiveness
Donald Trump and NAFTA.
5-minute read
Surveillance et menace réelle à nos droits
The fundamentally different approaches of companies and governments when it comes to the use of personal information.
4-minute read
La start-up et le gouvernement : une fable moderne
The world of start-ups and regulation.
14-minute read
Which Is the Greater Threat to Privacy, Business or Government?
In the debate over the collection, sharing, and use of personal information, there exists a widespread prejudice according to which companies are less respectful of citizens’ privacy than governments are. Yet companies universally operate by means of mutual consent, whereas governments very rarely ask those concerned for permission to access their information.
4-minute read
The topsy-turvy world of hospital budgets
The presence of a mixed health care system accessible to all.
7-minute read
L’arbre qui cache la forêt
The tendency toward centralization has undermined the competitiveness of the forestry sector.
8-minute read
Quebec’s Forest Regimes: Lessons for a Return to Prosperity
Over time, the Quebec government has modified, on several occasions, the forest regime that governs the activities of the forestry industry. This Research Paper reviews the history of the forest concessions regime, the TSFMA regime, and the main events that influenced the new 2013 forest regime. It also proposes reforms inspired by the positive aspects of the former regimes and of practices that prevail elsewhere.