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www.quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/youri-chassin, p. Web

The supply management model in agriculture.

June 16, 2013

16 June 2013

www.huffingtonpost.ca/michel-kellygagnon, p. Web

The ineffectiveness of a fat tax.

June 14, 2013

14 June 2013

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

A pan-Canadian, government-run drug insurance plan.

June 7, 2013

7 June 2013

Research paper showing the adverse effects of policies aiming to reduce public expenses on prescription drugs

The obsession with reducing public spending on prescription drugs, which takes the form of constantly falling price caps, bulk purchasing strategies and reimbursement restrictions, entails numerous unintended consequences, especially for the health of Canadians. These are the findings of a new study from the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI).

Media release :: Government monopoly would reduce the quality of prescription drug coverage

June 5, 2013

5 June 2013

www.huffingtonpost.ca/yanick-labrie, p. Web

A new national drug plan.

June 5, 2013

5 June 2013

National Post, p. FP13

A new national drug plan.

June 4, 2013

4 June 2013

www.quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/youri-chassin, p. Web

Regulations on tourist accommodation establishments.

June 2, 2013

2 June 2013

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

A global and non-coercive approach to fighting obesity.

May 17, 2013

17 May 2013

The Gazette, p. B07

Supply management in dairy farming.

May 13, 2013

13 May 2013

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

The impact of ill-conceived regulations.

May 10, 2013

10 May 2013

Research Paper proposing a global and non-coercive approach to fighting obesity

In recent years, we have witnessed the emergence of groups that, in the name of public health, seek greater government supervision over our daily lives. This can take the form of taxes or regulations, as the case may be. When it comes to the phenomenon of obesity, the Research Paper by Dr.

May 9, 2013

9 May 2013

www.huffingtonpost.ca/david-gratzer, p. Web

A global and non-coercive approach to fighting obesity.

May 9, 2013

9 May 2013

www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil, p. Web

A global and non-coercive approach to fighting obesity.

May 8, 2013

8 May 2013

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

The war on drugs.

April 26, 2013

26 April 2013

www.quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/youri-chassin, p. Web

The Quebec system of mining royalties.

April 11, 2013

11 April 2013

Léger Marketing opinion poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.

April 3, 2013

3 April 2013

Le Journal de Montréal, p. 40

Fiscal support to labour-backed venture capital funds.

March 23, 2013

23 March 2013

www.huffingtonpost.ca/michel-kellygagnon, p. Web

Mr. Jim Flaherty and the Manulife Bank.

March 21, 2013

21 March 2013

Le Journal de Montréal, p. 25

The ineffectiveness of a soda tax.

March 14, 2013

14 March 2013

www.lapresse.ca/debats, p. Web

The ineffectiveness of a soda tax.

March 14, 2013

14 March 2013

Le Journal de Montréal, p. 23

Employment Insurance reform.

March 7, 2013

7 March 2013

www.quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/youri-chassin, p. Web

The concept of a fixed book price.

February 22, 2013

22 February 2013

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

Unions and right-to-work laws.

February 8, 2013

8 February 2013

www.huffingtonpost.ca/yanick-labrie, p. Web

Certain ill-advised public policies are contributing to the increased frequency of drug shortages.

January 23, 2013

23 January 2013

Le Devoir, p. A06

The concept of fixed book price agreement.

January 7, 2013

7 January 2013

www.torontosun.com/michel-kelly-gagnon, p. Web

Are pipelines dangerous?

December 21, 2012

21 December 2012

Le Journal de Montréal, p. 27

The use of French in the workplace.

December 13, 2012

13 December 2012

www.lapresse.ca/debats, p. Web

The concept of fixed book price agreement.

December 5, 2012

5 December 2012

Le Journal de Montréal, p. 25

Column on fixed book price.

November 15, 2012

15 November 2012

Economic Note about the ineffectiveness of a soda tax

Roughly one in four Canadian adults is obese ‒ with the percentage of obese Canadians continuing to rise. Every year, obesity results in billions of dollars in preventable health care costs for governments, taxpayers, employers and families. To reverse this trend, many public health advocates, among whom the Ontario Medical Association, have been calling for various types of taxes and regulation on fatty and sugary foods. These include a "soda tax," that is, a tax on soft drinks and other sweetened beverages.

November 15, 2012

15 November 2012

From the MEI’s Archives

Economic Note analyzing the Canadian wireless industry in comparison to other developed countries

September 11, 2012

11 September 2012

Economic Note on the impact of forcing telephone companies to share access to their infrastructure

May 28, 2009

28 May 2009

Economic Note on executive compensation policies

January 20, 2010

20 January 2010

Economic Note on the regulation of advertising for certain products

June 16, 2011

16 June 2011

Economic Note on the economic considerations such a ban represents

April 1, 2005

1 April 2005

Overview of the reforms enacted in several U.S. states regarding public-sector collective bargaining

October 27, 2011

27 October 2011

Economic Note on the CRTC’s regulation of telecommunications

May 1, 2004

1 May 2004

Economic Note on the effects of controls such as floor prices and ceiling prices

April 11, 2006

11 April 2006

Economic Note on the economic considerations such a ban represents

November 17, 2005

17 November 2005

Economic Note on the ineffectiveness of plain packaging of cigarettes

August 15, 2011

15 August 2011

MEI in the Media

National Pharmascare
Op-ed by Yanick Labrie, economist at the MEI, published in the Financial Post on June 4.

The economic cost of surgery wait times
Column by Michel Kelly-Gagnon, President and CEO of the MEI, published in several Sun Media newspapers and websites on June 14.

As a part of its research program on the various health care systems around the world, Jasmin Guénette, vice president of the MEI, visited Switzerland to see how health care is delivered there.

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Impact d’une augmentation du salaire minimum de 10 % au Canada - de 1981 à 2004 (Source: iedm.org)  

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