A Lack of Budgetary Discipline Is Undermining Quebec’s Public Finances

The Quebec government would have a budget surplus today if its spending had returned to the growth trajectory of the Couillard government after the pandemic, according to this Economic Note. “We find ourselves facing chronic…

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REACTION: Quebec downgrade shows the importance of better spending control, says the MEI

Montreal, April 16, 2025 – The Quebec government must simply do a better job of controlling its spending, says an MEI researcher in reaction to the downgrade announced by S&P Global Ratings earlier today.

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Healthcare in Canada 2025 – Ipsos poll commissioned by the MEI

Canadians are increasingly in favour of breaking the government monopoly over health care by opening the door to independent providers and cross-border treatments, an MEI-Ipsos poll revealed this morning.

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

MEI in the Media

Op-eds

Financial Post, p. FP8

When it comes to tax cuts, remember it’s your money, not Ottawa’s

Most parties promise tax cuts, which is good. But analysis focuses on the 'cost' to…
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Health Care

Western Standard, p. web

Finally, a money incentive for Alberta hospitals to pick up the pace on surgery

As long as appropriate guardrails are in place, patients are better off in hospitals where…
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Energy Policies

National Post, p. web

Canada’s Impact Assessment Act is a bureaucratic chokehold

While it is not solely responsible for our stagnation, the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) remains…
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