Montreal, July 25, 2017 – The electric car sales quotas imposed on manufacturers by the Quebec government will eventually increase the marginal cost of conventional vehicles by $1,100, reveals a Viewpoint published today by the MEI. Consumers will end up paying this “tax” through higher car prices.

Montreal, July 13, 2017 – The centralizing approach of Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette, of which his Bill 130 and the MUHC […]

Montreal, June 22, 2017 – While Quebec and Ontario are trying to stimulate the sale of electric vehicles any way they can, an Economic Note published today by the MEI shows that subsidizing the purchase of such vehicles is the least efficient and most expensive way of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Montreal, June 20, 2017 – The antidumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber that will be announced Friday by the United States, which could be as high as 10%, will once again penalize Canadian workers and American consumers, according to calculations carried out by the MEI.

Montréal, June 19, 2017 – L'IEDM invite fortement le gouvernement en place à poursuivre ses efforts pour moderniser le système de santé et rappelle l'importance de mettre en place, de pair avec le financement à l'acte, des indicateurs de performance dans les hôpitaux.

Montreal, June 15, 2017 – The Quebec government is missing the mark by trying to centralize the provision of hospital care, as is the case once again with Bill 130. Indeed, a Viewpoint published today by the MEI shows that Quebec would have an interest in following the example of Sweden, which has a decentralized model.

Montreal, June 6, 2017 – With the Ontario government releasing a five-year action plan to move the province toward a universally accessible child care system, the MEI warns that Quebec's child care system is flawed and should not be copied.

Montreal, Tuesday, June 6, 2017 – While Quebec has just announced that it will not impose a tax on foreign buyers, British Columbia and Ontario should take a step back and abolish those that they put in place. These kinds of measures, like rent control, are ill-advised responses to price increases in the housing market, and risk making the problem worse, shows a Viewpoint published today by the MEI.

Montreal, June 1st, 2017 – Compensating farmers who paid for production quotas with the revenue from a temporary tax would allow the government to abolish supply management in the dairy, poultry, and egg sectors, shows a Viewpoint published today by the MEI.

Montreal, May 18, 2017 – With Ottawa unveiling its new carbon tax, the MEI points out that this measure will increase the tax burden on Canadian households, and it is calling on the government to offset this effect by lowering taxes.