Canada’s vaunted health care system is in crisis. According to the “ourCare” national survey, more than 6.5 million people – that’s one in five Canadian adults – do not have access to a family doctor or a nurse practitioner that they can see for regular care. Interview with Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research at the MEI, published on Conversations That Matter on September 20, 2024.

Could the reform of agricultural zoning in the territory of Laval, covering an area equivalent to that of the city of Lévis, be one of the solutions to the housing crisis in the Montreal metropolitan area? Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, broadcast on July 3, 2024 as part of the Ian & Frank podcast.

Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, about the rezoning of agricultural land in Laval that would allow construction of at least 70,000 homes. Broadcast on August 15, 2024, as part of QUB Radio’s Francis Gosselin show.

Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, broadcast on August 15, 2024, in the L’anti-chambre d’écho podcast.

Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with the MEI, about the “flying squad” that must compensate for the lack of healthcare personnel in Abitibi, Côte Nord and Outaouais. Broadcast on August 12, 2024, as part of QUB Radio’s Pierre Nantel show.

Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, on the results of a recent Ipsos survey commissioned by the MEI. Broadcast on July 29, 2024, as part of QUB Radio’s Pierre Nantel show.

Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, about the ever-growing size of the federal civil service. Broadcast on July 18, 2024 as part of QUB Radio’s Karima Brikh show.

Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, on Ottawa’s decision to mandate provincial coverage of telemedicine care, and how it risks hampering access to one of the few aspects of our health care system that works well. Broadcast on July 15, 2024 as part of the Pierre Nantel show, on QUB Radio.

Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, about the new housing unit construction targets in the City of Montreal’s 2050 Land Use and Mobility Plan which are lower than the results of recent years. Broadcast on July 8, 2024 as part of the Pierre Nantel show, on QUB Radio.

Mayor Plante’s plan to build 200,000 housing units by 2050… promises to build about 70,000 fewer housing units than the trend of the last five years! Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, broadcast on July 3, 2024 as part of the Ian & Frank podcast.