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The Exceptional Patient Measure: A Safety Valve Allowing Quebecers in Need to Access Innovative Drugs

Tens of thousands of Quebecers could lose access to the drugs they need, should the Legault government restrict access to the “exceptional patient” mechanism, warns this MEI publication. “In the context of budgetary restrictions, important…

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Removing Interprovincial Barriers to Online Alcohol Sales

Canada’s provincial and territorial governments should allow consumers to shop online for alcoholic beverages produced elsewhere in the country, indicates this MEI publication. “By allowing producers to sell their products online, directly to consumers, our…

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The Quebec government is not doing enough to return to budgetary balance, says the MEI

Montreal, November 21, 2024 – Repeated deficits show the Legault government’s lack of control over public finances, says an MEI researcher in reaction to the Quebec economic update presented earlier today.

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The reason to care about economics, and the reason to study it, is not just to understand material well-being, but instead it's about a much bigger picture: how we cooperate in a world of strangers and diversity, and how we turn that cooperation into better and longer and more peaceful lives for more people.

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Energy Policies

The Hub, p. web

Take it from a Quebecker—the oil and gas emissions cap is a self-defeating policy

It is hard to escape the conclusion that the federal government is playing politics, pure…
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Liberalization of Markets

The Hub, p. web

When it comes to Trump’s tariff threats, do worry—but be (somewhat) happy too

With Donald Trump threatening to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods,…
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Financial Post, p. FP8

Declining tax competitiveness is failing Canada’s young people

For many, high taxes erode the hope of starting a business and, with hard work…
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