La transition énergétique est nécessaire — et souhaitable —, et le Québec a le potentiel indubitable d’y contribuer grâce à ses réserves en gaz naturel.

The Bay du Nord project, sometimes characterized as a megaproject, would allow from 300 million to one billion barrels to be recovered.

Le gouvernement doit réellement mettre le pied sur la pédale de frein et se doter d’une stratégie à moyen et à long terme avant que les dépenses surpassent les revenus pour de bon.

On Tuesday, March 22, the Quebec government tabled its 2022-2023 provincial budget. In this publication, we note the significant growth in portfolio spending in recent decades, taking into account the newly-released numbers, and we use different scenarios to illustrate the magnitude of this increase.

Montreal, March 23, 2022 – As the Quebec government tables its 2022-2023 budget, the MEI’s researchers are emphasizing the substantial growth of portfolio spending in recent decades, taking into account the latest numbers, and presenting different scenarios that illustrate its magnitude.

Devant l’incertitude énergétique qui plane sur ces pays, le Québec a un rôle à jouer dans l’approvisionnement de ressources naturelles à faible émission de CO2 avec ses réserves colossales de gaz naturel.

The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) commissioned Ipsos to poll Quebecers on their opinions regarding various energy-related issues.

According to the authors of this publication, the Quebec government’s tabling of Bill 21 aiming to ban the exploration and production of hydrocarbons will hurt the province’s economic development potential and undermine its role in reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Montreal, March 17, 2022 – With recent international events highlighting the importance of guaranteeing the energy security of Western countries, more than half (52%) of Quebecers think that their province should develop its own oil resources rather than importing all the oil it consumes, while just 28% are opposed to this and 20% are undecided. Not only is Quebec sitting on substantial reserves of oil and natural gas, but the demand for hydrocarbons in foreign markets is growing and will remain significant for several decades to come. Quebecers want to seize this opportunity.

MONTRÉAL, le 15 mars 2022 – Alors que le gouvernement du Québec a annoncé aujourd’hui l’élimination des limites quantitatives de boissons alcoolisées qu’une personne peut rapporter au Québec après les avoir acquises dans une autre province ou un territoire du Canada, nos chercheurs ont souhaité réagir.