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5-minute read
Coût des logements – La Ville de Montréal doit se regarder dans le miroir
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.
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4-minute read
City of Montreal partly to blame for lack of affordable housing
With taxes, fees, and various regulations, the municipal government apparatus substantially increases the risk and the price developers must pay to build.
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10-minute read
Improving Housing Affordability in Montreal by Reducing Construction Regulation
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.
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Quebec is the champion in terms of health care wait times
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.
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IEDM – Réduction des émissions: Les cibles à l’échelle locale aurait très peu d’impact – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
February 16, 2023 | 6 min. 19 sec. | Midi actualité (107,7 FM) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]
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4-minute read
Canadian emission targets miss the forest for the trees
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.
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5-minute read
Canada’s 2030 GHG Emission Targets: Globally Insignificant, Likely Counterproductive
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.
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4-minute read
The inactivity trap: Would you leave welfare for $4.61/hr?
Would you take a job for $4.61 an hour? Probably not. But that’s the choice many Quebecers receiving social assistance are offered.
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2-minute read
The never-ending softwood lumber dispute heats up
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.
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IEDM – Il faut rendre l’emploi attrayant à nouveau – Renaud Brossard
February 9, 2023 | 9 min. 26 sec. | Mario Dumont (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Senior Director, Communications […]