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Ottawa’s decade-long bureaucratic expansion needs a Chrétien-style review, argues the MEI
Montreal, May 15, 2025 – If it is serious about reining in spending and controlling the size of its bureaucracy, Ottawa should take a page from the Chrétien government’s 1994 Program Review, states a new MEI Viewpoint released this morning.
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Bill 89 aiming to protect the public from abusive work stoppages must apply to the public sector to be effective, says MEI
Montreal, May 8, 2025 – The Quebec government should extend the scope of Bill 89 so that it also applies to employees of the public and parapublic sectors, recommends an MEI Viewpoint published this morning.
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A new MEI study highlights the importance of micro-entrepreneurs in supplying drinking water to poorer neighbourhoods in Ivory Coast
Montreal, May 2, 2025 – An informal network of small private operators ensures an essential supply of drinking water in some of the poorer neighbourhoods of Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Cost, shows a new study conducted by the MEI.
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Overregulation is choking Canadian businesses, says the MEI
Montreal, May 1st, 2025 – The federal government’s growing regulatory burden on businesses is holding Canada back and must be urgently reviewed, argues a new publication from the MEI released this morning.
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Quebec would have a surplus of $1 billion this year if it had returned to its pre-pandemic spending levels, says the MEI
Montreal, April 24, 2025 – 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 an Economic Note published today by the MEI.
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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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MEI-Ipsos poll: 56 per cent of Canadians support increasing access to non-governmental healthcare providers
Montreal, April 15, 2025—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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Restricting private practice would reduce access to care for Quebec patients, notes the MEI
Montreal, April 8, 2025 – By recommending the prohibition of private medical practice, Quebec’s order of physicians, the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ), is going against best international practices, states the MEI in a Viewpoint published this morning.
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REACTION: Alberta’s embrace of activity-based funding is great news for patients, MEI says
CALGARY, AB, April 7, 2025 – Alberta’s move to fund acute care services through activity-based funding follows best practices internationally, points out an MEI researcher following an announcement made by Premier Danielle Smith earlier today.
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Quebec Budget: A record deficit and ever more subsidies, laments the MEI
Quebec, March 25, 2025 – The Legault government’s financial management plays fast and loose, warns an MEI researcher in response to the 2025-2026 budget tabled earlier today by Finance Minister Eric Girard.