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The Quebec Budget: Skyrocketing deficit and a slow path to balance, deplores the MEI
Quebec City, March 12, 2024 – A skyrocketing deficit and pushing back the return to balanced budgets will prove expensive for future generations, deplores the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Quebec must present a plan to return to budgetary balance, says the MEI
Montreal, March 7, 2024 – Despite the pressure exerted by the wage increases granted to public employees, the Legault government should stay the course and quickly return to a balanced budget, concludes a study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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Alberta Budget: Smith’s prudent approach to budgeting is laudable
February 29, 2024 – The Smith government’s decision to invest in the Heritage Fund is prudent, according to a researcher from the Montreal Economic Institute’s Alberta office.
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REACTION: Federal pharmacare legislation is a slippery slope to lower quality coverage, says MEI
Montreal, February 29, 2024 – The pharmacare bill tabled by the Trudeau government today could lead to worse prescription drug insurance coverage for millions of Canadians, according to a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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RÉACTION – Santé: Rendre plus difficile la désaffiliation de la RAMQ n’est pas la solution, indique l’IEDM
Montreal, February 28, 2024 (In French only) – Augmenter les délais de désaffiliation de la RAMQ risque de priver le système public québécois de médecins dont il a gravement besoin, et ce de façon permanente, selon une chercheuse de l’Institut économique de Montréal.
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Drug insurance: A single-payer pharmacare program would jeopardize coverage quality for 21 million Canadians
Montreal, February 22, 2024 – Imposing a single-payer universal drug insurance plan on all Canadians would jeopardize coverage quality for at least 21.5 million among them, according to a study released by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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Klein reforms improved income mobility for the least fortunate, MEI study finds
Montreal, February 15, 2024 – Reductions in government spending and regulatory burden under the Ralph Klein government, in Alberta, led to increased income mobility among the poorest segment of the population, according to a study released this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Budgetary balance, electricity liberalization, and mini-hospitals: The MEI publishes its pre-budget recommendations for Quebec
Montreal, February 8, 2024 – The Quebec government should stick to its goal of balancing its budget by 2027-2028, recommends the MEI in a brief submitted as part of Quebec’s pre-budget consultations.
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Healthcare: Activity-based funding, emergency rooms, and operating rooms are essential to the mini-hospitals’ success
Montreal, February 6, 2024 – Activity-based funding and the inclusion of emergency rooms and operating rooms are crucial if the Quebec government’s independent mini-hospitals project is to be successful, points out a Montreal Economic Institute study released this morning.
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REACTION: Decompartmentalizing of construction trades does not go far enough
Montreal, February 1st, 2024 – Bill 51, tabled today by Labour Minister Jean Boulet, lacks ambition according to a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.