Quelle que soit la noblesse des intentions de la Ville, le règlement «20-20-20» est bien loin «d’assurer une meilleure offre de logements abordables», l’objectif pourtant souhaité.

With taxes, fees, and various regulations, the municipal government apparatus substantially increases the risk and the price developers must pay to build.

The City of Montreal’s housing policies drive up construction and housing costs in the area, shows this MEI publication. In particular, the study targets the City’s “20-20-20” regulation mandating the kinds of housing units to be built as well as certain financial contributions to the municipal government.

Quebec is #1… in terms of health care wait times. The median ER wait time here is 19 hours, versus less than 4 hours in Sweden. The secret to Sweden’s success is its mixed system, with entrepreneurs working within the universal system.

February 16, 2023 | 6 min. 19 sec. | Midi actualité (107,7 FM) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]

If Canada were to be carbon neutral tomorrow, it would take China only 21 days to ensure our current annual emissions were put back into the atmosphere.

Canada should focus more on global impact than on local reduction efforts in its attempts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, according to this new study by the Montreal Economic Institute.

Would you take a job for $4.61 an hour? Probably not. But that’s the choice many Quebecers receiving social assistance are offered.

The sort of protectionist policies being promoted with slogans such as “Buy American” are designed to give a leg up to certain local producers… at the expense of local consumers, and other producers as well.

February 9, 2023 | 9 min. 26 sec. | Mario Dumont (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Senior Director, Communications […]