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Health: A mixed delivery model based on criteria established by the government would promote better access to health care, says the MEI
Montreal, October 30, 2025 – Reforming Canada’s healthcare systems in order to make private provision accessible within the public health insurance scheme would help improve access to care for Canadian patients, recommends an MEI Research Paper released this morning.
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Quebec: 37 nurses below the age of 35 left the workforce for every 100 new nurses that started in 2023, finds new MEI report
Montreal, October 22, 2025 – Canada is burning through its young nurses at an alarming rate as healthcare systems across the country struggle to retain them, reveals a new publication released this morning by the MEI.
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Canada moves up by one spot in the 2025 International Tax Competitiveness Index
Montreal, October 20, 2025 – The recent decisions to scrap the digital services tax and to roll back the proposed capital gains tax hike have pushed Canada up by one place in terms of tax competitiveness, notes an MEI researcher in reaction to the release of the Tax Foundation’s International Tax Competitiveness Index.
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POLL: Two out of three Canadians believe our relationship with the United States is crucial for jobs and economic growth
Montreal, October 16, 2025 – Maintaining and restoring trade relations between Canada and the United States remains a priority for Canadians, reveals a new MEI-Ipsos poll released this morning.
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No passing grades: MEI releases Canadian provincial rankings on the determinants of social mobility
Ottawa, October 2, 2025 – In a newly-released MEI ranking on the determinants of social mobility – referring to one’s ability to climb-up the socio-economic ladder – no Canadian province scored a 60 per cent or above.
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Ontario overtakes Quebec on corporate welfare spending, finds the MEI
Montreal, September 25, 2025 – Once the undisputed champion of corporate welfare, Quebec is now outspent by Ontario, according to a new MEI study published this morning.
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Nearly 430,000 Quebecers left an emergency room without treatment last year, finds the MEI
Montreal, September 18, 2025 — The number of patients leaving Quebec’s emergency rooms without being treated is rising, reveals a report published this morning by the MEI.
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Modernizing the forest regime: Quebec is right to stop micromanaging forest operations, says the MEI
Montreal, September 9, 2025 – Giving companies more autonomy to manage forest operations, as proposed in Bill 97, would improve the efficiency and predictability of the industry, according to a new MEI report published this morning.
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REACTION: The review of the electric vehicle mandate must result in its repeal, says the MEI
Montreal, September 5, 2025 – The federal government should abandon its goal of prohibiting the sale of conventional vehicles by 2035, says the MEI in reaction to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement earlier today regarding the suspension of this mandate for 2026.
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Expanding choice through charter schools could yield better academic results, finds the MEI
Montreal, September 4, 2025 – Alberta could see better student outcomes and higher parental satisfaction by making the charter school option more accessible, finds a new MEI report published this morning.