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4-minute read
Airbnb concerns overblown
Governments regulating online home-sharing services.
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3-minute read
Quebec Is Being Deprived of the Benefits of Shale Gas Development
The shale gas development debate from the point of view of landowners.
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13-minute read
Some Overlooked Voices in the Shale Gas Debate
The possibility of developing shale gas in the St. Lawrence Lowlands caused quite a stir in Quebec between 2008 and 2012. In this public debate, the projects put forward for developing this resource did not pass the test of social acceptability. The voices of environmentalist groups, well-organized and omnipresent in the media, carried further than those of industry promoters. Between these two poles, there are also those who have natural gas wells on their land.
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5-minute read
Trade deal may end Canada’s obsolete supply management policies
The costs of supply management in Canada.
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3-minute read
Quebec’s Over-Regulated Maple Syrup Industry Is Losing Ground
The maple syrup monopoly in Quebec.
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4-minute read
Don’t stop ride-share progress
The benefits of ride-sharing applications.
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5-minute read
Le porte-monnaie percé de Loto-Québec
Loto-Québec and online gaming.
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4-minute read
Cross-border pilgrimage to U.S. airports
US and Canadian airports competing for passenger dollars.
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8-minute read
The State of Competition in Canada’s Telecommunications Industry – 2015
The numerous interventions carried out by the federal government to encourage the establishment of a 4th wireless telephony player across the country will hurt consumers by undermining innovation in this industry. This is all the more worrisome given that important technological revolutions are in the works that will require billions of dollars of investments from the country’s telecommunications companies. This is one of the conclusions of the 2015 edition of The State of Competition in Canada’s Telecommunications Industry.
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5-minute read
Federal government should drop its seven-year crusade to force competition in telecom
Ottawa's interventions in the telecommunications sector.