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The private sector within a public health care system: the German example

The Canadian health care system is an oddity among developed countries in that the public sector is not only responsible for most of the financing of the health care system, but also has a near complete monopoly on the delivery of hospital care. The German experience shows that private sector involvement and the search for profit can improve the efficiency of low-performance establishments.

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The proposed alliance between Air Canada and United Continental

Traditional airlines have had a lot of trouble remaining profitable over the past decade. In order to cut costs, they formed partnerships to coordinate ticket sales, flight schedules and baggage handling among other things, while simplifying connections. Coordination agreements are good for consumers.

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MEI off-calendar event - Winston Churchill and the Free Market

The MEI, In collaboration with CIVITAS Canada, invites you to a dinner with Andrew Roberts, historian, biographer and best-selling author (The Storm of War and Masters & Commanders among others), on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Dr. Roberts will reveal a side of Churchill that few appreciate - Churchill the economic thinker - and draw some lessons for our own time.

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MEI in the Media

TV Interviews

Unions Transparency
Interview with Louis Fortin, Associate Researcher at the MEI, broadcast on Sun News Network, on October 18.

Columns

For love or money
Op-ed by Michel Kelly-Gagnon, President and CEO of the MEI, published in the Toronto Sun on February 9.

Free Markets Series

Produced by The World Show, in partnership with the MEI, this series features some of the most dynamic and influential Canadian and American free-market thinkers and activists.

Next episode : Tom Palmer
Starting on February 23 on PBS affiliates (Your local channel and TV schedule)