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9-minute read
The “Forgotten” Keynes on Government Spending, Inflation, and Price Controls
Famed British economist John Maynard Keynes would have disagreed with the Bank of Canada’s policy of purchasing government bonds with newly-minted cash, according to this joint study published by the Montreal Economic Institute and the Morocco-based Arab Center for Research.
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4-minute read
Société de transport de Montréal: faire le plein d’un réservoir troué
Avant de sauter dans le portefeuille des contribuables pour mutualiser les coûts de l’inefficacité de la STM, peut-être devrions-nous penser à des manières de revoir ses motivations.
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2-minute read
Enough with the Multi-Billion-Dollar Subsidies
Stellantis, an automotive sector giant that had begun construction on a battery plant in Ontario, wants billions of dollars from the public purse.
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2-minute read
Inflation No Longer Falling
Inflation in Canada is no longer trending downward. Statistics Canada announced yesterday that the 12‑month inflation rate had climbed to 4.4% in April 2023, up from 4.3% the month before.
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4-minute read
Workers Benefit not working for workers
By working, or working more, social assistance recipients lose a large portion of each new dollar they earn — to taxes, reduced income support and withdrawal of other in-kind benefits.
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12-minute read
Consultations prébudgétaires 2024 – Ville de Montréal: Rémunération – Tourisme et Logement abordable – Réglementation
Brief submitted (in French only) by the MEI as part of the 2024 pre-budget consultations held by the City of Montreal.
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5-minute read
Des impôts plus simples plutôt que préremplis
Nos gouvernements en feraient bien plus pour nous aider en s’y attaquant – et en le simplifiant – qu’en demandant aux fonctionnaires du revenu de faire nos impôts pour nous.
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9-minute read
Federal Government Deficits and Debt: Should We Be Worried?
The federal government’s gross debt has increased by 50% since the start of the Trudeau government’s first mandate, shows an Economic Note published by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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5-minute read
Budget fédéral 2023-2024 – Un mur dont on se rapproche rapidement
Plutôt que d’améliorer fondamentalement le climat d’affaires, le gouvernement Trudeau propose encore une fois un budget foncièrement interventionniste et de nouvelles dépenses spectaculaires.
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3-minute read
Federal budget: Irresponsible deficits and nothing for productivity
Montreal, March 28, 2023 – The Montreal Economic Institute is worried about the federal budget’s chronic deficits and its lack of measures to address Canada’s lagging productivity.