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Quebec budget: The MEI applauds tax cuts, but is concerned about the deficit

Quebec, March 21, 2023 – The tax cuts announced with the tabling of the provincial budget are good news for Quebecers, concludes the Montreal Economic Institute.

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Will Interest Rates Make Debt Service Payments Explode?

Higher interest rates would lead to a rapid increase in debt service payments for the Quebec government, according to this study by the MEI. The Institute calculates that an increase of 0.76 percentage points in…

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Learning to Be Patient: Emergency Room Wait Times Keep Rising Despite Promises

The median length of stay for a patient in an ER in Quebec was 5 hours and 11 minutes last year, according to this MEI study. With the exception of the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the…

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MEI in the Media

Health Care

Montreal Gazette, p. A7

Mini-hospitals will complement Quebec's health system, not erode it

Independent facilities, run by entrepreneurs, have an incentive to innovate and a greater capacity to…
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Housing

Montreal Gazette, p. A7

City of Montreal partly to blame for lack of affordable housing

With taxes, fees, and various regulations, the municipal government apparatus substantially increases the risk and…
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Environment

True North, p. web

Canadian emission targets miss the forest for the trees

If Canada were to be carbon neutral tomorrow, it would take China only 21 days…
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The State of the Boreal Forest Harvest

Setting the record straight on mistaken information about the forest harvest in Canada.

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