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$7 daycare – The Montreal Economic Institute urges solutions that are fair to everyone
Montreal, October 19, 2006 – Concepts of universality and equity that inspired the creation of the $7 daycare system nearly a decade ago have gone missing and would be served better by other family policies, says an Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Quebecers champion private health care according to a Leger Marketing/Montreal Economic Institute poll
Montreal, October 16, 2006 – A Leger Marketing poll sponsored by the Montreal Economic Institute reveals that Quebecers are significantly more favourable than the average Canadian to the emergence of a private health care system parallel to the current universal public system.
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Paul Daniel Muller becomes president of the Montreal Economic Institute
Montreal, September 11, 2006 – The chair of the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), Mr. Adrien D. Pouliot, is pleased to announce that the board of directors has appointed Paul Daniel Muller president of the economic research and educational institute.
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Tax relief and government structures: the Montreal Economic Institute finds the record of the Charest government “modest and ambiguous”
Montreal, September 7, 2006 – More than three years after the election that brought it to power, has the Quebec Liberal Party kept its promises to cut personal taxes and “re-engineer” the Quebec government? In an Economic Note published today, Tasha Kheiriddin, vice-president of the Montreal Economic Institute, draws up a summary of the results.
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L’Institut économique de Montréal publie une liste exhaustive des impôts payés par les Québécois
Montreal, September 5, 2006 – Est-il possible de dresser une liste de tous les impôts payés par les Québécois? L’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) a tenté l’exercice à la demande de l’émission Dutrizac de TQS qui a dévoilé le document hier soir, à la première de l’émission.
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New interactive version of the annual Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools unveiled today in Montreal
Montreal, August 24, 2006 – The Fraser Institute today introduced a new interactive, web-based version of the popular Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools. The Bulletin interactif des écoles secondaires du Québec was launched in conjunction with the Montreal Economic Institute and L’actualité magazine at a Montreal event hosted by L’actualité.
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Canada-Europe open skies agreement: Ottawa should initiate talks, says former Air Canada CEO Pierre Jeanniot
Montreal, June 27, 2006 – Given the apparent impasse in open skies negotiations between Europe and the United States, Canada should take the lead and stimulate Europe’s interest in a Canada-European Union agreement modeled on the European proposal to the U.S.
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Montreal gaining a competitive edge as Toronto and Vancouver adopt anti-suburbanization measures, says a new study
Montreal, June 20, 2006 – A study released today shows that the Montreal area’s competitive position is improving compared to other urban centres.
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Projet de loi 33 sur l’assurance santé privée: déception à l’Institut économique de Montréal
Montreal, June 16, 2006 – Le projet de loi 33 déposé hier à l’Assemblée nationale par le ministre de la Santé déçoit la vice-présidente de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), Tasha Kheiriddin, qui estime que l’ouverture à l’assurance santé privée n’aurait pas dû être limitée à seulement trois procédures chirurgicales électives.
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The Montreal Economic Institute suggests replacing subsidies with lower business taxes – Two out of three people in Quebec are in favour
Montreal, June 8, 2006 – An Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) finds that the greater the role played by direct government subsidies to business, the lower the rate of economic growth.