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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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Healthcare: Activity-based funding, emergency rooms, and operating rooms are essential to the mini-hospitals’ success
Montreal, February 6, 2024 – Activity-based funding and the inclusion of emergency rooms and operating rooms are crucial if the Quebec government’s independent mini-hospitals project is to be successful, points out a Montreal Economic Institute study released this morning.
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REACTION: Decompartmentalizing of construction trades does not go far enough
Montreal, February 1st, 2024 – Bill 51, tabled today by Labour Minister Jean Boulet, lacks ambition according to a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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Federal public service: Justin Trudeau is behind the biggest staff increases since 1984
Montreal, January 25, 2024 – Justin Trudeau has increased the size of the federal public service more than any other Canadian Prime Minister since 1984, concludes a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Electricity: Quebec needs independent producers’ help, says MEI
Montreal, January 19, 2024 – Allowing the business-to-business sale of electricity would help Quebec in the context of its lack of electricity for industrial development projects, according to a researcher from the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Ottawa and provinces should restart their calculations at zero when taxing second jobs, recommends the MEI
Montreal, January 11, 2024 – Canada’s federal and provincial governments should reassess the tax treatment of second-job income for full-time workers, recommends a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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REACTION – Electric vehicles: One measure too many
Montreal, December 19, 2023 – The numerous support measures for the electric vehicle industry adopted by the Trudeau government go too far, according to a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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Housing starts have fallen more in Quebec than anywhere else
Montreal, December 18, 2023 – Residential housing starts have fallen much more in Quebec than in the other Canadian provinces this year, criticizes a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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Energy transportation rights-of-way would streamline regulatory approval process, MEI study shows
Montreal, December 14, 2023 – Energy corridors could go a long way towards restoring Canada’s attractiveness for energy transportation projects, according to a study by the Montreal Economic Institute published this morning.
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Capping the energy sector’s emissions would deprive Canada of over $6.0 billion a year
Montreal, December 7, 2023 – The capping of the energy sector’s emissions, planned by the Trudeau government, will be costly for the Canadian economy and have a negligible impact on the environment, according to a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.