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Airline industry: Federal fees push plane ticket prices into the stratosphere
Montreal, December 7, 2023 – The high cost of domestic air travel is largely due to the various fees the federal government charges airlines and airports, according to a Montreal Economic Institute study released this morning.
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Interprovincial trade: Quebec is in last place, Alberta in first
Montreal, November 30, 2023 – Quebec is the Canadian jurisdiction that is most closed off to interprovincial trade, according to the most recent edition of the Montreal Economic Institute’s Internal Trade Provincial Leadership Index, released this morning.
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Economic update: Still nothing to help tame inflation
Montreal, November 21, 2023 – The Trudeau government has missed an opportunity to help the Bank of Canada fight inflation in its latest economic update, says a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.
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MEI-Ipsos Poll: Majority of Canadians support carbon capture, energy corridor projects
Montreal, November 9, 2023 – Two in three Canadians support the establishment of “energy corridors,” according to a recent Montreal Economic Institute-Ipsos poll released earlier today.
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MEI-IPSOS poll: A majority of Quebecers support the construction of new dams and wind turbines
Montreal, November 9, 2023 – Seven in ten Quebecers are in favour of building new hydroelectric dams to cope with the disappearance of Hydro-Québec’s energy surpluses, according to a Montreal Economic Institute-IPSOS poll released this morning.
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Quebec budget update: A prudent, but necessary approach
Montreal, November 7, 2023 – Quebec Finance Minister Éric Girard has tabled a prudent budget update this morning, according to a researcher from the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Public transit funding: Reviewing bus driver compensation would cut the deficit in half
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.
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Hydro-Québec’s Action Plan 2035: More realistic demand projections
Montreal, November 2, 2023 – Hydro-Quebec’s increased electricity demand projections are more realistic, says the Montreal Economic Institute in reaction to the publication of the Crown corporation’s Action Plan 2035.
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The Montreal Economic Institute applauds the Supreme Court’s ruling on Bill C-69
Montreal, October 13, 2023 – The Montreal Economic Institute reacted to this morning’s Supreme Court Ruling calling large portions of the federal Impact Assessment Act, also known as Bill C-69, unconstitutional.
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Nearly half of young Quebec nurses are leaving the profession before turning 35
Montreal, October 12, 2023 – Quebec needs to improve flexibility and working conditions to keep young nurses in the profession, according to a study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.