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May 12, 2022, 06:00 ET The Federal Government's Zero Plastic Waste Policy is a Step in the Wrong Direction

MONTRÉAL, May 12, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The MEI published a study today that found that the federal government's "zero plastic waste" policy puts it in opposition to current and potential innovations...

Apr 26, 2022, 06:00 ET An overwhelming majority of Quebecers, and all Canadians, want to supply Europe with energy

MONTREAL, April 26, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Russian invasion of Ukraine has upset the international political chessboard, with the ramifications of this war reaching as far as Canada. Indeed,...

Apr 14, 2022, 06:00 ET Adjusting capital gains for inflation: A source of prosperity and attractiveness

MONTREAL, April 14, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ -The inflation rate in Canada has been rising constantly for several months now. Expansionary monetary policies, as well as the economic sanctions accompanying...

Mar 31, 2022, 06:00 ET Artificially low interest rates: Negative unintended consequences

MONTREAL, March 31, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - While lowering interest rates has a short-term stimulative effect, maintaining low rates over a longer period of time may have the opposite effect, of...

Mar 23, 2022, 13:47 ET Quebec's portfolio spending: The bleeding must stop

MONTREAL, March 23, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - As the Quebec government tables its 2022-2023 budget, the MEI's researchers are emphasizing the substantial growth of portfolio spending in recent decades,...

Mar 17, 2022, 06:00 ET Quebecers in favour of developing the province's hydrocarbons

MONTREAL, March 17, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - With recent international events highlighting the importance of guaranteeing the energy security of Western countries, more than half (52%) of Quebecers think...

Mar 03, 2022, 06:00 ET Internet: The CRTC's wholesale pricing regime penalizes innovation and rural regions

MONTREAL, March 3, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - With the pandemic having lasted nearly two years now, the Canadian population has had to spend more time online, whether for work, education, or entertainment....

Feb 17, 2022, 09:00 ET A winning recipe for the successful overhaul of the British Columbian health care system

MONTREAL, Feb. 17, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Montreal Economic Institute is proud to unveil a major study by economist Maria Lily Shaw on the best practices of the health care systems of Sweden and the ...

Feb 10, 2022, 06:00 ET Construction costs are still too high in Ontario: The status quo is bad news for taxpayers

MONTREAL, Feb. 10, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The economic situation in recent years has pushed construction project costs up considerably. While this is true across the country, the regulatory framework...

Jan 18, 2022, 13:21 ET The Unintended Consequences of an Excessive Increase in the Minimum Wage

MONTREAL, Jan. 18, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Following Minister Jean Boulet's announcement on Friday that the minimum wage in Quebec will go from $13.50 to $14.25 an hour, certain community groups and...

Dec 02, 2021, 06:30 ET Canadians are ready for genuine health care liberalization

MONTREAL, Dec. 2, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - While the Canadian health care system's capacity to treat more patients during the pandemic remains particularly low, a clear majority of Canadians (58%) want...

Nov 30, 2021, 06:30 ET Forestry industry innovations benefit the environment and our rural regions

MONTREAL, Nov. 30, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Contrary to perceptions disseminated by certain of its opponents, the forestry industry continues to innovate, and increasingly contributes to the fight against ...

Nov 25, 2021, 15:06 ET MEI: Quebec on the path to budgetary balance

MONTREAL,, Nov. 25, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Following the tabling of the economic update by Finance Minister Éric Girard, two economists from the Montreal Economic Institute had some thoughts on the...

Nov 23, 2021, 06:30 ET Bringing down barriers to social mobility

MONTREAL, Nov. 23, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - For several years now, a number of observers have noted a slowdown in economic and social mobility in Canada. While some try to establish a link between...

Nov 17, 2021, 06:00 ET Canadians don't believe that COP26 will be a game changer

MONTREAL, Nov. 17, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - With COP26 just coming to a close in Glasgow, only 25% of Canadians (and 36% of Quebecers) are of the opinion that this conference helped find solutions to...

Nov 04, 2021, 06:00 ET Electric buses: Over $1,500 per tonne of GHG emissions avoided

MONTREAL, Nov. 4, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - With many policy-makers gathered in Glasgow for COP26, the Quebec government made a big show of announcing over $5 billion in spending for the purchase of...

Oct 28, 2021, 06:00 ET Unlocking Canada's carbon capture potential

MONTREAL, Oct. 28, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - With the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) set to begin in a few short days, governments are expected to double down on GHG emission...

Oct 26, 2021, 11:39 ET Labour mobility: Quebec must follow Alberta's lead

MONTREAL, Oct. 26, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - While many provinces, including Quebec, are facing labour shortages that are compromising their health care systems and several sectors of the economy, Alberta...

Oct 14, 2021, 06:00 ET GHG emissions: Capturing and using carbon to hit our targets

MONTREAL, Oct. 14, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - With GHG emission reduction targets getting ever more ambitious, and the pressing need for concrete results, the technological tools at our disposal keep...

Sep 29, 2021, 06:30 ET Quebec can become a leader in distance learning

MONTREAL, Sept. 29, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - The health measures adopted since the spring of 2020 have forced students to rediscover the pleasures of distance learning. Now that the necessary...

Sep 28, 2021, 11:01 ET Quebec can become a leader in distance learning

MONTREAL, Sept. 28, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - The health measures adopted since the spring of 2021 have forced students to rediscover the pleasures of distance learning. Now that the necessary...

Sep 08, 2021, 06:00 ET Rethinking policing to save hundreds of millions of dollars

MONTREAL, Sept. 8, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - For a few years now, crime rates have been rising in Canada. At the same time, our police forces are facing mounting financial pressures. A research paper...

Sep 02, 2021, 06:00 ET Protecting the environment without harming rural regions

MONTREAL, Sept. 2, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - For many years, governments have been piling measure upon measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, all in an effort to fight climate change. An Economic Note ...

Aug 26, 2021, 07:00 ET Employment or environment: Quebec is divided

MONTREAL, Aug. 26, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - With the Quebec government recently rejecting the Énergie Saguenay project, Quebecers are divided about whether job creation should take precedence over...

Aug 05, 2021, 06:00 ET Wealth Tax: An Idea That's Doomed to Fail

MONTREAL, Aug. 5, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - With federal elections reportedly around the corner, Canadian politicians will be putting forward policy proposals that they deem popular with the public....