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REACTION: Canada’s provinces and territories should follow Tim Houston’s example on internal trade
Montreal, February 20, 2025 – Nova Scotia’s Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act should be emulated by all of Canada’s provinces and territories, says the MEI.

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One in 10 hospital beds occupied by patients waiting for other forms of care in Alberta, MEI finds
Montreal, February 20, 2025 – Allowing independent health providers to open up new continuing care facilities or contribute to home care services could reduce the number of hospital beds occupied by patients who need alternate levels of care in Alberta, according to an MEI report published this morning.

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Canadian ports must modernize or continue to fall behind, warns the MEI
Montreal, February 13, 2025 – Consistent union efforts to block port automation have left Canada with some of the least productive ports in the world, argues a recent publication by the MEI.

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Corporate welfare plan: Quebec government could feed inflation, warns MEI
Montreal, February 6, 2025 – Quebec’s intention to reintroduce very generous business support programs – such as it did during the pandemic – in response to the current trade uncertainty is leading to fears of higher price inflation, stated an MEI researcher this morning.

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Allowing parents to postpone their children’s school entry could improve their academic performance
Montreal, January 30, 2025 – Giving parents the option to delay school entry by a year if they think their child lacks sufficient maturity could help improve academic performance, according to an Economic Note published this morning by the MEI.

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Interprovincial trade: Quebec has lost ground since 2017
Montreal, January 27, 2025 – Since the Canadian Free Trade Agreement came into effect in 2017, the Quebec government has still not made the least bit of effort to reduce its barriers to interprovincial trade, decries the MEI.

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Pre-budget consultations: The MEI asks Minister Girard to reverse course on increasing the taxation of capital gains to the highest level in the country
Montreal, January 20, 2025 – As part of Quebec’s pre-budget consultations, the MEI is asking Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard to reverse course on the capital gains tax increase, as Ottawa’s corresponding tax hike seems less and less likely to be enacted.

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Overly broad and politically charged impact assessment process drives investment away from Canada, warns the MEI
Montreal, January 16, 2025 —Canada’s energy sector has seen dwindling investment in the past decade because of a hostile regulatory environment, according to a new MEI (formerly known as the Montreal Economic Institute) publication released today.

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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 in response to the Fall Economic Statement presented earlier today.