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Federal budget: You can’t solve a productivity emergency with tax hikes
Montreal, April 16, 2024 – The increase in the capital gains tax inclusion rate will further exacerbate Canada’s productivity lag, asserted the Montreal Economic Institute in response to the publication of the federal budget this afternoon.
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REACTION: Large geriatric clinics bear no resemblance to the mini-hospitals that were promised
Montreal, April 16, 2024 – By switching from private mini-hospitals to geriatric clinics, the Legault government is breaking its election promise, says a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.
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MEI-Ipsos poll: Half of Canadians are dissatisfied with their provincial health care systems
Montreal, April 11, 2024 – Dissatisfied with the state of their provincial health care systems, a majority of Canadians are open to greater reliance on the private sector, according to an MEI-Ipsos poll published this morning.
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Construction trades: The CAQ reform is not ambitious enough, says the MEI
Montreal, March 28, 2024 – By maintaining the current number of regulated trades, Labour Minister Jean Boulet’s Bill 51 does not go far enough in decompartmentalizing the province’s construction trades, concludes a study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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With ER wait times in Quebec stagnating, the MEI publishes its latest ranking
Montreal, March 18, 2024 – The median patient visiting a Quebec emergency room last year spent 5 hours and 13 minutes there, according to a study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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The Quebec Budget: Skyrocketing deficit and a slow path to balance, deplores the MEI
Quebec City, March 12, 2024 – A skyrocketing deficit and pushing back the return to balanced budgets will prove expensive for future generations, deplores the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Quebec must present a plan to return to budgetary balance, says the MEI
Montreal, March 7, 2024 – Despite the pressure exerted by the wage increases granted to public employees, the Legault government should stay the course and quickly return to a balanced budget, concludes a study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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Alberta Budget: Smith’s prudent approach to budgeting is laudable
February 29, 2024 – The Smith government’s decision to invest in the Heritage Fund is prudent, according to a researcher from the Montreal Economic Institute’s Alberta office.
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REACTION: Federal pharmacare legislation is a slippery slope to lower quality coverage, says MEI
Montreal, February 29, 2024 – The pharmacare bill tabled by the Trudeau government today could lead to worse prescription drug insurance coverage for millions of Canadians, according to a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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Drug insurance: A single-payer pharmacare program would jeopardize coverage quality for 21 million Canadians
Montreal, February 22, 2024 – Imposing a single-payer universal drug insurance plan on all Canadians would jeopardize coverage quality for at least 21.5 million among them, according to a study released by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.