Brief submitted by the MEI as part of the 2022-2023 pre-budget consultations of the Quebec Finance Department.

Price increases seem to be calming down, but as far as our wallets are concerned, the damage is done.

Would you take a job for $4.61 an hour? Probably not. But that’s the choice many Quebecers receiving social assistance are offered.

February 9, 2023 | 9 min. 26 sec. | Mario Dumont (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Senior Director, Communications […]

By their very nature, tax collectors’ objectives are at odds with taxpayers’ interests. Given the risk of mistakes and the uncertain benefits, Canada should not pursue an automatic tax filing policy.

It’s been many years since the Consumer Price Index has been followed so closely by so many people.

Many people seem to believe government should take on the role of a father, protecting us from ourselves. The idea of taxing sugary beverages is in line with this thinking.

Un lien direct existe entre la liberté économique et la mobilité absolue, avec lequel s’enchaîne la mobilité relative.

Montreal, December 8, 2022 – The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) reacted to the Quebec government’s economic update presented by Finance Minister Éric Girard earlier today.

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.