Montreal, January 28, 2016 – Regulating credit card loyalty programs in order to protect Canadian consumers would entail perverse effects that would harm those consumers, as experiences elsewhere in the world have shown, explains an Economic Note published today by the MEI.

Montreal, Monday, January 18, 2016 – Can an incompetent teacher be fired in Quebec? Over the past five years, seven permanent teachers out of a total of nearly 60,000 working for the province’s school boards were dismissed for incompetence, reveals an MEI publication released today.

Montreal, Monday, January 4, 2016 – At the start of each year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) publishes a report on the remuneration of the 100 highest paid CEOs in Canada. Last year, this group pointed out that by January 2 at 11:41 AM, these CEOs had pocketed the equivalent of the average annual salary in Canada.

Montreal, December 15, 2015 – Contrary to what certain commentators declare, we are not witnessing the gradual privatization of health care funding in Canada. An Economic Note published today by the MEI demonstrates that this is a myth, at least when it comes to medically required care, which forms the core of our health care system.

Montreal, December 7, 2015 – The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) presented its two annual Economic Education Prizes, each accompanied by a $3,000 cash award, to journalist Sean Silcoff and columnist Michel Hébert.

Montreal, November 27, 2015 – As Canadian consumers get ready to enjoy some Cyber Monday sales, an MEI publication points out that the non-collection of sales taxes on Canadians’ online purchases from foreign websites has both advantages and disadvantages. This tax avoidance places our online retailers and brick-and-mortar stores at a disadvantage through a kind of unfair competition, but it increases the real incomes of consumers.

Montreal, Tuesday, November 24, 2015 – With the heaviest tax burden of large Canadian cities, Montreal is less welcoming than its competitors when it comes time to attract investment. Even though Quebec’s largest city maintains overall operating costs that are among the lowest in the world, the last dollar of returns generated by investment is taxed a total of 76 cents. In comparison, the last dollar of returns from investments made in Saskatoon is only taxed 43 cents, reveals a Viewpoint on the tax burdens of Canadian municipalities, published by the MEI in collaboration with the C.D. Howe Institute.

Montreal, November 19, 2015 – A legal challenge will soon be underway in British Columbia that could profoundly change the Canadian health care system, by making more room for the private sector and for patients’ freedom of choice. To shed some light on this case, the MEI is publishing today a Research Paper on legal challenges aiming to change Canada’s health care policies.

Montreal, November 12, 2015 – As we approach the start of the 21st United Nations Climate Conference in Paris, the MEI is publishing today a voluminous Research Paper on the economic aspects of the fight against climate change. 

Montréal, le 29 octobre 2015 – Les évaluations environnementales stratégiques, dont celle sur l’exploitation des hydrocarbures à Anticosti, nous apprenaient mercredi que l’ensemble des bénéfices pour l’État québécois de développer cette filière se situerait entre 46 et 48 milliards de dollars pour une exploitation étalée sur 75 ans.