While Bill 66 was a step in the right direction, important challenges remain that are preventing the realization of the full potential of this legislation and uselessly increasing project costs.

Alors qu’il y a pénurie mondiale de gaz naturel et que les prix battent des records, le Québec balaye du revers de la main une occasion en or. C’est à n’y rien comprendre.

The economic situation in recent years has pushed construction project costs up considerably. While this is true across the country, the regulatory framework governing the construction industry in Ontario poses additional challenges that further raise costs. After analyzing the application (or not) of Bill 66 by the cities Hamilton, Toronto, and the region of Waterloo, MEI researchers concluded that this bill has some blind spots, and that maintaining the status quo will have major repercussions not only on the province’s construction industry, but also on Ontario taxpayers.

With Parliament back in session, the federal government plans to introduce a bill forcing Web giants to pay news sites for content published on their platforms.

La semaine dernière, nous apprenions que le gouvernement de Justin Trudeau a atteint son objectif de voir les tarifs cellulaires baisser de 25 % sur les forfaits milieu de gamme (2 Go à 6 Go). Il y a deux explications possibles.

Early this week, the US Department of Commerce indicated its intention to reduce tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. While this is at least some good news for our lumber exporters, the tariffs remain.

February 2, 2022 | 14 min. 11 sec. | Midi Pile (95.7 KYK) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Public Policy Analyst […]

Our policy-makers have to take the situation Canadians find themselves in seriously. It’s time to tackle the inflation that is undermining our living standards.

The MEI is honoured to have been invited to participate in a consultation on the Canadian Competition Act in a continuing effort to ensure Canada has an effective and impactful competition law framework. We have read the discussion paper that examines whether digital markets have distinctive features that would invite significant changes to our competition law, prepared by Professor Edward M. Iacobucci, and wish to comment.

We need to consider what the purpose of taxation is to begin with. It is to fund government expenditure, not to micromanage supply and demand.