To get ahead, sometimes you need government to get out of the way. On that score, Quebec fares poorly among provinces.

Chaque Québécois qui le souhaite devrait être en droit de pouvoir améliorer son sort dans la vie, sans que le gouvernement l’en empêche.

High taxes and excessive regulation are making it harder for Canadians to climb the income ladder, shows this MEI study. “Economic studies have clearly shown that lower taxes and regulatory burdens tend to favour growth and income mobility, to the benefit of the least well-off in society,” explains Vincent Geloso, senior economist at the MEI and co-author of the study.

The causes and culprits of food inflation are clearly explained by well-known economic principles and government decisions: supply chain disruptions, trade tariffs and expansionary monetary policy.

Ce que fait la Chambre des notaires aujourd’hui, grâce à son interprétation de la loi, est un exemple type de ce qu’on appelle la «recherche de rentes» en économie.

October 7, 2024 | 10 min. 56 sec. | Rej against le matin (BLVD 102,1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior […]

The provincial government’s attempt to force nurses to work for its own system, rather than for independent agencies, has backfired, and patients have suffered the cost.

October 4, 2024 | 6 min. 45 sec. | Midday (CHED AM) Interview with Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research at the MEI, […]

While travel nursing agencies are costly, they are not the problem, so much as they are a symptom of the way our health system is run. And until the government of Nova Scotia tackles this personnel retention problem, the province’s healthcare woes will remain.

Bien que de nombreuses jeunes infirmières joignent les rangs de notre système de santé, elles quittent aussi la profession à des taux record.