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Quebec’s Quiet Revolution: Government Intervention Does Not Explain Economic Progress
The expansion of the Quebec government during the Quiet Revolution had no significant impact on the living standards of Quebecers, shows this MEI publication based on economic modelling. “The Quebec population did indeed get richer during this period, but it wasn’t due to the expansion of government,” says Vincent Geloso, senior economist at the MEI and co-author of the study.
IEDM – Peut-on réformer l’État québécois? – Gabriel Giguère
Is the state obese? Are there too many civil servants? Is the solution to the problems of our health and education systems to always inject more public funds? Can and should the welfare state be reformed? Should we subsidize foreign companies with public funds? As part of the tabling of the provincial budget, interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, broadcast on June 13, 2024 as part of the podcast Idées en évolution.
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The Quebec puzzle
Albertans and Quebecers have every reason to engage in dialogue and try to understand each other better. After all, judging by the polls, the time is ripe for an alliance of the head and the heart.
MEI – Ballooning Public Service – Renaud Brossard
Interview with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, about a recent MEI report ranking the five major prime ministers who have held power since 1984 based on the variation in the number of federal public servants per 1,000 inhabitants during their mandates and why a rapidly expanding civil service is a cause for concern. Published on Conversation That Matters on March 22, 2024.
MEI – What solutions will an economically liberal philosophy bring to Canada? – Daniel Dufort
March 21, 2024 | 8 min. 06 sec. | The Elias Makos Show (CJAD AM) Interview with Daniel Dufort, President and CEO of […]
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Why economic liberalism still matters
For many of the issues our society is facing, from lagging productivity to our perennially underperforming health-care systems, at least a part of the problem is a lack of economic freedom.
IEDM – Quelle place pour la philosophie libérale classique au Québec? – Michel Kelly-Gagnon
March 14, 2024 | 11 min. 01 sec. | Mathieu Bock-Côté (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Michel Kelly-Gagnon, Founding President of the […]
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How taxes and regulations keep people in poverty
While the rest of the country should certainly take note of how Alberta was able to increase income mobility in the 1990s, so should Albertans today.
IEDM – «Le manque de culture de gestion» du gouvernement Trudeau bat des records – Gabriel Giguère
February 14, 2024 | 10 min. 24 sec. | Mathieu Bock-Côté (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Public Policy Analyst […]
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 […]