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Electric vehicles: Abolishing the quotas would have been better than watering them down, says the MEI
Montreal, February 5, 2026 – The federal government’s announcement modifying the electric vehicle sales quotas to replace them with reduced emissions quotas lacks realism, says an MEI researcher.
MEI – 40% to 50% tax? How Canada claws back seniors’ paychecks – Jason Dean
February 3, 2026 | 11 min. 07 sec. | The Evan Bray Show (980 CJME) Interview with Jason Dean, Associate Researcher at […]
IEDM – Vieillir pauvre au Canada – Gabriel Giguère
Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, about targeted and fiscally responsible policy solutions that could offer relief to seniors who need to work to make ends meet . Broadcast on February 2, 2026 as part of Radio Ville-Marie’s Questions d’actualité show.
IEDM – Abaisser les barrières tarifaires interprovinciales – Gabriel Giguère
January 29, 2026 | 7 min. 19 sec. | Phare Ouest (ICI Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
MEI – Hundreds of thousands of low-income seniors are penalized for working – Jason Dean
January 29, 2026 | 10 min. 31 sec. | The Early Edition (AM 1150) Interview with Jason Dean, Associate Researcher at the […]
MEI – Low-income seniors are being penalized for working – Gabriel Giguère
January 28, 2026 | 11 min. 05 sec. | The Elias Makos Show (CJAD 800) Interview with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
IEDM – Des centaines de milliers d’aînés à faible revenu sont pénalisés parce qu’ils travaillent – Gabriel Giguère
January 27, 2026 | 7 min. 45 sec. | Richard Martineau (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
IEDM – «Il est frappant de voir l’État pénaliser les ainés les moins nantis» – Gabriel Giguère
January 27, 2026 | 6 min. 06 sec. | La commission (98,5 FM) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
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End Penalties That Punish Low-Income Seniors Who Work
The current tax-and-benefit system disadvantages low-income seniors who work by penalizing them through the double-barreled impact of benefit clawbacks and steep taxation, finds this MEI report. “A growing number of seniors are working to make ends meet; the very least Ottawa could do is not punish them for doing so,” says Jason Dean, associate researcher at the MEI and author of the report.
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Budgetary balance, highway concessions, and mixed practice: The MEI publishes its prebudget recommendations for Quebec
Montreal, January 22, 2026 – The government must do a better job of controlling its spending if it wants to meet its goal of returning to a balanced budget by 2029-2030, says the MEI in a brief submitted in the context of Quebec’s prebudget consultations.