It is not only fair to compensate airlines for policy mandates, it is critical for the health and well-being of Canadian society.

In anticipation of the 2021-2022 federal budget, the New Democratic Party of Canada is proposing a tax on large fortunes.

Report (in French) with Miguel Ouellette, Director of Operations and Economist at the MEI, about the importance of returning to a balanced budget as soon as possible by controlling expenditures. Broadcast on February 4, 2021, on Noovo’s NVL.

To achieve a balanced budget, controlling spending will be key. Increasing the tax burden could slow down economic growth.

The return to a balanced budget in the medium term is necessary, and it must be achieved by controlling governmental expenditures. One way to do this is to set up a standing expenditure review committee, as the federal government did following the financial crisis of 2008-2009, shows this publication.

January 28, 2021 | 32 min. 48 sec. | Pénélope (Ici Radio-Canada) Debate (in French) with Germain Belzile, Senior Associate Researcher at […]

January 28, 2021 | 8 min. 20 sec. | Richard Martineau (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Miguel Ouellette, Director of Operations […]

As he takes office, President Joe Biden is inheriting a health crisis, an economic crisis compared by some to the 1929 crisis, and mismanaged public finances. This Economic Note sketches a picture of the budgetary policy of President Trump, under whose management the federal government’s debt grew by 36%.

L’année 2021 s’annonce comme étant charnière pour la survie de nombreuses entreprises québécoises. Les mesures sanitaires mises en place dans la foulée de la pandémie ont eu pour effet de freiner les opérations d’un grand nombre de commerces et d’entreprises qui fournissent des emplois aux familles du Québec. Afin d’assurer le maintien et la progression de notre niveau de vie, le gouvernement devra poser des gestes concrets.

The massive spending increases, especially by the federal government, on things that have nothing to do with the pandemic, and the overly restrictive lockdowns by provincial governments, are not reasonable at all.