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Quand nos gouvernements imitent les mauvaises politiques d’ailleurs
Our governments have the tendency to imitate others for their public policies.
5-minute read
Énergie Est et Bombardier : un cas de schizophrénie économique?
The Government of Quebec and the proposed Energy East pipeline.
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Green Energy Subsidies: Is Alberta Jumping on the Bandwagon?
In recent years, Canadian provinces have adopted various “green” energy policies that have had a discernable impact on their energy markets. Carbon levies and constraints on using certain energy sources to generate electricity are now commonplace, and their use seems to be spreading. Until recently, Alberta had avoided such policy tools. In addition, much electricity in Alberta is generated, transmitted, and sold by private market actors, and thus political interference in the market has mostly been avoided.
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Get ready Albertans, you’re about to pay a steep bill to kill coal
The potential impact of various proposed energy policies on consumers and taxpayers in Alberta.
4-minute read
Véhicules électriques : peut-on tirer sur une fleur pour la faire pousser?
Quebec wants to "force" the automotive industry to increase the supply of electric cars.
5-minute read
Les Québécois et le pétrole
Launch of a Léger opinion poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.
4-minute read
Quand les écologistes ont tort
Report on the situation of the forest in Quebec.
5-minute read
Les morts « climatiques » et la pauvreté
Are climate changes responsible for thousands of deaths?
4-minute read
Les recettes du marché du carbone s’élèveraient à 4,4 milliards de dollars d’ici 2020
The cost of the carbon market.
4-minute read
The Boreal Caribou Recovery Plan Will Cut Forestry Jobs
The likely costs in terms of jobs and economic activity of conservation measures to protect the boreal caribou.