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Levelling the Playing Field on CCUS Technologies
It’s no great revelation that governments across the world are competing to attract investments, especially in sectors such as green technology.
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3-minute read
Canada must export natural gas for economic and environmental reasons
Despite substantial economic benefits, the governments of Quebec and Canada refuse to green-light the development of natural gas or the construction of the energy infrastructure needed to export the gas already produced.
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4-minute read
Le Canada doit exporter son gaz vers l’Europe
Malgré d’importants gains économiques, les gouvernements du Québec et du Canada refusent de donner le feu vert au développement du gaz naturel ou à la construction des infrastructures énergétiques requises pour exporter le gaz déjà produit.
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4-minute read
Canada needs school choice
The bulk of the empirical literature in the economics of education suggests that policies that improve parental choice and school autonomy provide better ways to spend.
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2-minute read
Supply management and economics 101
Supply management is an artificial control of the dairy supply through quotas and controlling imports “as a means of setting stable prices for both farmers and consumers.”
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5-minute read
Régime des rentes du Québec – Pour le bien-être des Québécois, il faut pouvoir se désaffilier
Des voix commencent à se lever contre le recours aux critères ESG (environnement, société et gouvernance) par les fonds de retraite auxquels les contribuables doivent absolument cotiser.
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2-minute read
The government of Ontario takes steps to reduce surgical waitlists
Yesterday morning Ontario announced a plan to provide additional stability to their health care system which is under severe strain, a situation that has been dubbed a crisis.
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9-minute read
Improving Schooling Outcomes: It’s about Choice, Not Spending More
With students across Canada preparing to go back to school, the MEI released this study on how to improve educational outcomes. Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at the MEI, concludes that it is an illusion to think that the quality of education will be improved merely by increasing government spending.
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Reaction to the British Columbia court decision on the public health care monopoly
Montreal, July 15, 2022 – The British Columbia Court of Appeal issued a decision earlier today in the case pitting the Cambie Surgeries Corporation against the provincial government. Like the Chaoulli decision in Quebec, this case essentially turns on the freedom of choice of patients who want to be treated rapidly by health care entrepreneurs.
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3-minute read
Softwood lumber dispute is bad for consumers and producers
The Canadian softwood lumber dispute with the United States, which has been dragging on now for some forty years, is long overdue for a resolution.