Montreal, November 6, 2023 – Bringing bus drivers’ compensation level in line with other positions in the same category would reduce transit agency spending by $250 million, says the Montreal Economic Institute.

Jamais autant d’argent versé en taxes et impôts par les ménages québécois n’a été versé d’un coup à une seule entreprise privée, la Suédoise Northvolt.

In 2015, the Trudeau government was elected on the bold promise of rejuvenating Canada’s economy. Yet, eight years later, our economy is stagnating, negatively impacting the living standards of Canadians from coast to coast.

Si on laissait cet argent dans les poches des contribuables au lieu de le donner à Northvolt, on stimulerait la création de centaines d’autres petites entreprises et d’emplois ailleurs dans l’économie.

October 3, 2023 | 24 min. 21 sec. | Ouellet en direct (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist […]

Debate (in French) between Daniel Breton, CEO of Electric Mobility Canada, and Vincent Geloso, senior economist at the Montreal Economic Institute, broadcast on October 2, 2023 on ICI Radio-Canada.

October 2, 2023 | 10 min. 36 sec. | Marceau el midi (BLVD 102.1) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist […]

Montreal, September 28, 2023 – The subsidies granted to attract Northvolt to the Montérégie region are not worth it according to the Montreal Economic Institute.

Quoi qu’en disent nos élus, les dirigeants des chaînes d’alimentation ne sont pas en soi responsables de l’inflation. La situation est encore plus complexe, et elle mérite qu’on s’y attarde réellement plutôt que de se livrer en spectacle.

Income tax increases since 2015 have impeded the creation of thousands of businesses, shows this MEI study. Federal revenues collected by Ottawa’s most recent tax hike are equivalent to the entirety of production subsidies promised to Volkswagen and Stellantis.