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Mobilité sociale: privilégions la liberté économique à la redistribution
Un lien direct existe entre la liberté économique et la mobilité absolue, avec lequel s’enchaîne la mobilité relative.
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4-minute read
Small business should not suffer from new federal climate standards
Ottawa has been the latest to jump on the ESG bandwagon, committing in its latest budget to mandatory reporting of climate-related financial risk across a wide range of Canadian industries.
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2-minute read
Policy Interest Rate Hikes Are Difficult, But Necessary
If you have a mortgage, you’ve felt it; the rapid rise in the policy interest rate this year has led banks to charge higher interest rates.
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4-minute read
When Ottawa wants to micromanage cybersecurity
Imagine a referee who, during a Leafs game, took a player aside to explain how to put the puck in the net. This is what Ottawa is trying to do with Bill C-26 in the field of digital security.
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4-minute read
Cybersécurité – Quand Ottawa veut jouer au gérant d’estrade
Imaginez un arbitre qui, lors d’un match du Canadien, va voir un joueur pour lui expliquer comment envoyer la rondelle au filet. C’est ce qu’Ottawa tente de faire avec le projet de loi C-26 dans le domaine de la sécurité numérique.
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5-minute read
Bill C-26: The Risks of Micromanaging Cybersecurity
The addition of federal administrative requirements in digital security—as Bill C-26 proposes—would lengthen the time required for companies to act and respond to breaches, according to this publication by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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MEI – What does Ottawa get by capping our oil and gas sector’s greenhouse gas emissions – Olivier Rancourt
November 21, 2022 | 6 min. 55 sec. | Shaye Ganam (Global Radio) Interview with Olivier Rancourt, Economist at the MEI, on […]
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2-minute read
Inflation: Blame the Bank of Canada, and Supply Managed Industries
The official figures are out, but you probably already felt it in your wallet. The growth of the Consumer Price Index remained steady at 6.9% in October.
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4-minute read
What does Ottawa get for killing the golden goose of Alberta’s energy production?
By capping our oil and gas sector’s emissions, Ottawa risks killing the golden goose while getting nothing in return.
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Capping energy industry emissions is all pain, no gain
Ottawa’s oil and gas emissions cap proposal amounts to nothing more than political greenwashing, where we get to feel like we did something, but we really just paid through the nose for something with little to no positive effect.