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Lifting the Ban on Duplicate Private Health Insurance in Quebec

Allowing insurers to offer so-called duplicate health insurance policies to their Quebec clients would help reduce wait times, according to this new study published by the Montreal Economic Institute.

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What If Tuition Fees Were Adjusted?

Adjusting tuition fees in Quebec based on program costs would be fairer, and would be less expensive for over half of undergraduate students, according to this new publication by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI).

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ESG Disclosure: Mandatory Inclusion of Scope 3 Emissions Will Hurt Small Businesses

Plans to mandate scope three emissions reporting would be detrimental to small businesses, finds this new report published by the Montreal Economic Institute.

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National Post, p. web

Allowing private health insurance would ease Canadians' suffering

Many other countries with universal health insurance allow so-called duplicate insurance to ease pressure on…
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Health Care

The Hamilton Spectator, p. web

Service matters most in health care

Ford's plan to involve privately owned and operated facilities in delivering care within Ontario’s universal…
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Ottawa Citizen, p. web

Don't trust the Canada Revenue Agency to file your taxes

By their very nature, tax collectors’ objectives are at odds with taxpayers’ interests. Given the…
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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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