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The Quebec government must resist the temptation to sink more funds into the Airbus A220 project. Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, broadcast on July 14, 2026 as part of the Ian & Frank podcast.

Montreal, July 14, 2026 – The Quebec government must resist the temptation to sink more funds into the Airbus A220 project, says the MEI in reaction to a recent announcement from Economy Minister Bernard Drainville. “Quebec taxpayers have already seen $2.1 billion swallowed up by the A220 project, which today has a book value of zero,” says Renaud Brossard, vice president of Communications at the MEI.

July 13, 2026 | 13 min. 13 sec. | Y a pas deux matins pareils (ICI Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, about Ontario which could offer the lowest corporate tax rates in North America if it replaced its business subsidies with general corporate tax cuts. Listen

Subsidies to businesses cost Ontario an estimated $713 per resident per year. Montreal, July 10, 2026 – Ontario could offer the lowest corporate tax rates in North America if it replaced its business subsidies with general corporate tax cuts, points out the MEI. “This is not widely known, but Ontario now outspends Quebec in corporate welfare and has been doing so for years,” notes Renaud Brossard, vice president of Communications at the MEI.

Social mobility in Quebec. Is it becoming increasingly difficult for a poor person to become rich? And business subsidies cost $945 per Quebecer. Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice-President of Communications at the MEI, broadcast on July 8, 2026, as part of the Brikh-Villemure program on QUB Radio.

Since 2018, total corporate subsidies have increased by 46.2 per cent, after adjusting for inflation. Montreal, July 8, 2026 – Quebec could offer businesses the lowest tax rates in North America if it replaced the subsidies it pays out with corporate tax rate reductions, points out the MEI. The Quebec government granted over $8.5 billion in subsidies in 2024, the most recent year for which data are available. This compares with 4,8 billions in 2018.

Le premier ministre Mark Carney enchaîne les tribunes depuis des mois pour vendre le Canada comme destination de choix pour les investisseurs du monde entier. De Davos à New York, le message est rodé. Le problème, c’est que les données racontent une tout autre histoire. Depuis une décennie, le Canada perd du terrain. Les capitaux canadiens quittent le pays plus vite que les capitaux étrangers n’y entrent.

July 6, 2026 | 26 min. 37 sec. | Maurais live (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, about the production quotas and high tariffs for dairy, eggs, and poultry which keep the prices of those products above market levels and are particularly harmful to low-income households. Listen

July 6, 2026 | 10 min. 37 sec. | Le show du matin (KYK Radio) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, about the United States’ refusal to renew the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. Listen