Montreal, April 1, 2004 – An Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) concludes that the federal government’s current policy of price controls on patented drugs makes R&D investment less attractive and may result in a decline in Canadian pharmaceutical research.

Montreal, March 7, 2004 – The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), a Quebec-based public policy think tank, has just won one of the prestigious Templeton Freedom Award Grants for Institute Excellence, which are awarded to fifteen young think tanks around the world in recognition of the outstanding way in which, thanks to the excellence of their operating practices and public relations, they have accomplished their missions.

Montreal, March 4, 2004 – Un Cahier de recherche rendu public aujourd’hui par l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) conclut qu’il est impératif pour la prospérité future du Québec que le gouvernement tienne sa promesse de réduire les impôts dès cette année.

Montreal, February 24, 2004 – Comparaissant cet après-midi devant la Commission de l’Éducation de l’Assemblée nationale qui poursuit ses consultations publiques sur le financement des universités, une économiste de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), Norma Kozhaya, a affirmé qu’une augmentation des droits ne réduirait pas l’accessibilité aux études universitaires, contrairement à l’idée souvent véhiculée par les associations étudiantes.

Montreal, February 23, 2004 – Le président du conseil d’administration de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), M. Adrien D. Pouliot, est heureux d’annoncer que l’IEDM élargit son conseil d’administration afin d’accueillir cinq nouveaux membres.

Montreal, January 29, 2004 – Selon un sondage Léger Marketing commandé par l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), une forte majorité de la population québécoise tient aux réductions d’impôt promises par le Parti libéral du Québec durant la campagne électorale.

Montreal, January 27, 2004 – The public health system in its current form is no longer sustainable in the medium and long term, said Claude Castonguay, former health minister and father of the Quebec health insurance plan, during a speech today to about 150 people organized by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI).

Montreal, January 26, 2004 – Seven out of 10 Quebecers favour opening the Quebec health system to the private sector, according to a recent Léger Marketing poll sponsored by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI).

Montreal, January 20, 2004 – Despite the Charest government’s repeated promise not to touch university tuition fees – frozen for 10 years in Quebec and the lowest in Canada – a new report by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) found that access to higher education is not directly related to admission fees.

Montreal, January 10, 2004 – The Montreal Economic Institute and The Fraser Institute today released the Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools: 2003 Edition, the only publicly available, independent measurement of 455 of Quebec’s public and private, French and English, secondary schools.