4-minute read
When Taxes And Inflation Erode The Value Of Your Cottage
The capital gains tax and its effects.
14-minute read
Are Electric Vehicle Subsidies Efficient?
Ontario and Quebec have set ambitious targets aimed at reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs), respectively 37% and 37.5% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The transportation sector is crucial for achieving these ambitious targets, since it represents over a third of the emissions of each province. These have therefore decided to implement, among other things, subsidies to electric vehicles. But is this injection of public funds the best use of our money?
5-minute read
Le gaspillage des subventions aux voitures électriques
Programs aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by subsidizing electric cars.
4-minute read
The Avoidable Slowdown Of Growth In Western Countries
The impact of large governments.
4-minute read
Un beau AA- pour Carlos Leitão
Quebec's credit rating upgraded.
5-minute read
Garderies et subventions : vous allez encore payer !
Ottawa invests in a national child care system.
5-minute read
En 1972, tout était beau, mais ça coûtait cher!
Competition and its effects on the cost of goods and services.
4-minute read
Housing is best governed by the market
The impact of housing policies.
5-minute read
Le problème, c’est le contrôle des loyers
The impact of housing policies.
8-minute read
Viewpoint – Housing Prices: Before Taxing Foreign Buyers, Scrap Rent Control
The government of Ontario has recently announced new policies intended to cool off its real estate market, imposing a 15% tax on foreign home buyers like the one enacted in 2016 in British Columbia, and also extending its rent control regulations. In Montreal, the opposition is asking the City to follow the example set by these two provinces. Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitão has said he is not interested in interfering with the market, and with good reason: This is precisely the kind of policy that contributes to the problem.