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How to fix ailing Loto-Québec
Loto-Québec and the changing market.
3-minute read
Limiter les déraillements de trains de pétrole… avec des oléoducs
Safe transportation of oil.
5-minute read
La patience inéluctable du fonctionnaire
The idea of a "deep-freeze" on public spending.
1-minute read
Economic Freedom Improves Human Well-Being
In the years since the financial crisis of 2008, the free market has taken a beating in the marketplace of ideas. Yet the simple fact remains that the more economic freedom a government leaves in the hands of its people, the better off those people are, not only in terms of basic material well-being, but also in terms of social and individual indicators of human wellbeing. This Economic Note provides a brief overview of economic freedom around the globe.
3-minute read
The Financial Move That Will Keep the Police Focused on Policing
How subcontracting would allow a reduction in the cost of police services.
4-minute read
Il faut recentrer le travail de nos policiers
How subcontracting would allow a reduction in the cost of police services.
4-minute read
Des quotas pour les restaurants?
Call for more regulation in the restaurant industry.
5-minute read
Uber contre le lobby du taxi
Everyone will benefit from ride-sharing applications.
4-minute read
Les Québécois doivent-ils se sevrer de leur dépendance au pétrole?
The costs of an accelerated transition toward green energies and the willingness of Canadians to pay these costs.
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Can We Get Rid of Oil? The Costs of an Accelerated Energy Transition
Policies designed to accelerate the transition to green energy sources are usually presented in terms of their benefits, whereas costs are rarely discussed. This Research Paper proposes to fill this gap in the public debate. It examines the costs of proposals made by the Quebec environmentalist groups Équiterre and Vivre en ville for rapidly reducing oil consumption, as well as the willingness of Quebecers and other Canadians to pay those costs.