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Budgetary balance, electricity liberalization, and mini-hospitals: The MEI publishes its pre-budget recommendations for Quebec
Montreal, February 8, 2024 – The Quebec government should stick to its goal of balancing its budget by 2027-2028, recommends the MEI in a brief submitted as part of Quebec’s pre-budget consultations.
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Le gouvernement fédéral doit se mettre au régime
Qu’on le prenne en hausse nominale, en pourcentage ou encore en nombre de fonctionnaires par 1000 habitants, aucun autre premier ministre n’a autant fait croître la fonction publique au cours des 40 dernières années.
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Federal government needs to go on a diet
The Trudeau government would do well to end the hiring spree and conduct a thorough review of its workforce to make sure Canadian taxpayers get the best value for money.
IEDM – Les impacts possibles de la hausse annoncée du salaire minimum – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
February 1st, 2024 | 17 min. 52 sec. | C’est jamais pareil (ICI Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist […]
IEDM – La remise en question des inégalités sociales – Vincent Geloso
January 29, 2024 | 10 min. 39 sec. | Mathieu Bock-Côté (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at the […]
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Rendre le travail plus payant plutôt que de le pénaliser
Pour beaucoup, le seul moyen pour faire face à l’augmentation rapide du coût de la vie est de cumuler deux emplois. Si nos gouvernements veulent aider ces gens, ils devraient tout d’abord moins les pénaliser.
MEI – Justin Trudeau is behind the biggest staff increases since 1984 – Renaud Brossard
January 25, 2024 | 9 min. 54 sec. | Shaye Ganam (Global Radio) Interview with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the […]
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Bloat in the Federal Public Service: Justin Trudeau Ranks Last among Canadian Prime Ministers over the Past 40 Years
Justin Trudeau has increased the size of the federal public service more than any other Canadian Prime Minister since 1984, concludes this study published by the MEI. “Since the Trudeau government came to power, there has been an unprecedented expansion in the size of the bureaucracy,” deplores Gabriel Giguère, public policy analyst at the MEI and author of the study.
IEDM – De plus en plus de Québécois optent pour un deuxième revenu – Renaud Brossard
January 22, 2024 | 7 min. 02 sec. | L’effet Normandeau (98,5 FM) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at […]
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Ottawa is putting all our eggs in an EV battery basket
When governments decide to take more money out of taxpayers’ pockets, it leaves them with less for things like groceries, car payments, and savings. It may also make them less likely to become entrepreneurs.