The question of the price of cellphone packages in Canada recently resurfaced again, this time during the election campaign. In the context of this debate, we too often forget that Canada has top quality telecommunications infrastructure, despite a regulatory framework that is very restrictive for companies in this sector.

Ethiopia is turning to the free market economy.

The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) commissioned Ipsos to poll Canadians on their opinions regarding interprovincial free trade.

In 2011, Magatte Wade is presented as one of the 20 most influential African women by Forbes magazine. Three years later, she is at the top of the “20 young builders of Africa of tomorrow” ranking. During her visit to Montreal, she delivered a vibrant plea for capitalism and entrepreneurship in Africa.

Why is the government unable to fix its computer bugs?

How to Modernize the Taxi Industry.

In Quebec, as in many other places in the world, a permit is required to provide taxi services. For a long time, this has led to a lack of competition and the resulting effects. The Quebec government will soon table a bill to modernize the taxi industry. On which principles should new regulation be based if it is also to serve as a framework for future innovations in the sector?

How to Modernize the Taxi Industry.

A New Canadian Partnership for domestic free trade could produce economic benefits for Canadians that rival those of international free trade agreements. That’s the conclusion of Professor Ian Brodie, political scientist at the University of Calgary, in a new public policy study for the Montreal Economic Institute, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) and the Canadian Constitution Foundation.

The US and Canada remain very close trading partners.