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1-minute read
Le vol du siècle, le vrai!
The exploration and exploitation of shale gas in Quebec.
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4-minute read
Gaz de schiste: le risque en vaut la chandelle
The development of shale gas in Quebec.
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4-minute read
L’hypocondrie de M. Mulcair
The "Dutch disease" theory and oil production.
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6-minute read
Getting us out of the welfare trap
The equalization formula and its impact on the development of natural resources.
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3-minute read
Foreign investment in the oilsands a win-win
Foreign direct investment is a positive sum game.
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4-minute read
Pétrole canadien: pourquoi craindre les investisseurs étrangers?
Oil consumption and its production potential in Quebec.
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The benefits of oil production development in Quebec
For many Quebecers, the effects of producing and using oil and other fossil fuels are unequivocally harmful. These sources of energy are seen as relics from the past that will soon disappear. The idea that we could do without them entirely and quickly replace them with green energy sources like wind and solar power is widespread, as is the idea that all cars could soon be electric.
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3-minute read
Why I Love “Big Oil”
The story of oil and how it became such a useful resource.
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2-minute read
A Plea for a Quebec-Alberta Dialogue
In recent years, the sometimes strained, sometimes fruitful relationship between Quebec and Alberta has attracted a lot of attention. The issues raised by this relationship will have undeniable impacts on Quebec's future: equalization, the division of powers between Ottawa and the provinces, the energy future, climate change, etc. Despite the importance of these questions, the relationship between Quebec and Alberta has never been the object of extensive study.
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Québec – Alberta Relations
Léger Marketing opinion poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.