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Oil and Gas Development, Investment, and Regulation: Canada’s Impact Assessment Act

While global investment in oil and gas projects has grown by over a quarter since the 2015 glut, in Canada it has shrunk by nearly a quarter, according to this MEI study. “Policies that are…

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CCPA CEO-Pay Report: Cherry-picked data yields skewed conclusions, says the MEI

Montreal, January 2, 2025 — The recent flagship report on CEO-pay from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives presents a flawed perspective through selective use of data, according to the Montreal Economic Institute.

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REACTION: Ottawa’s spending spirals out of control with $48.3-billion shortfall

Montreal, December 16, 2024 — The Trudeau government’s broken pledge to keep the deficit below $40.1 billion for 2023-2024 is one more sign the government has lost control of federal finances, asserts an MEI researcher…

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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.

Steven Horwitz (1964-2021), Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise, Ball State University.

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Health Care

Montreal Gazette, p. A10

Potential change to Quebec’s drug insurance plan a worry

While civil servants might see it as one line too many in the budget, the…
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Health Care

Western Standard, p. web

In Canada, 'the doctor will NOT see you now' — and it's a problem

Fixing Canadian health care means acknowledging that a universal system can include private as well…
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Liberalization of Markets

Financial Post, p. FP8

Premiers, stop blocking the flow of good cheer!

It's time we finally got rid of barriers to interprovincial trade in wine, beer and…
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