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Canadians wait too long for access to innovative drugs, cautions the MEI
Ottawa, January 29, 2026 – Long approval delays and price control policies for new drugs harm Canadians with health problems, says an MEI researcher in an Economic Note released this morning.
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Hundreds of thousands of low-income seniors are penalized for working, warns the MEI
Montreal, January 27, 2026 – The current tax-and-benefit system disadvantages low-income seniors who work by penalizing them through the double-barreled impact of benefit clawbacks and steep taxation, finds a new MEI report.
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REACTION – Ending the “20-20-20” bylaw: The MEI applauds the City of Montreal’s decision
Montreal, January 23, 2026 – The MEI applauds Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s decision to end the Règlement pour une métropole mixte, seeing it as a way to reduce construction costs and stimulate housing starts.
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Budgetary balance, highway concessions, and mixed practice: The MEI publishes its prebudget recommendations for Quebec
Montreal, January 22, 2026 – The government must do a better job of controlling its spending if it wants to meet its goal of returning to a balanced budget by 2029-2030, says the MEI in a brief submitted in the context of Quebec’s prebudget consultations.
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Rate caps threaten availability and coverage quality of auto insurance in Alberta, warns the MEI
Calgary, January 14, 2026 – Alberta should abandon its price control measures in order to increase stability and choice in the auto insurance market to the benefit of consumers, according to a newly released Economic Note from the MEI.
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Canada should not adopt a European-style “regulate first, innovate later” approach to artificial intelligence, says the MEI
Montreal, January 8, 2026 – The pitfalls of overregulating AI could pre-emptively restrict the significant economic gains that would benefit Canadians, according to a new MEI publication released this morning.
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CCPA CEO-Pay Report: Splashy numbers, but little substance, says the MEI
Montreal, January 2, 2026 — 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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MEI-Ipsos poll: 75 per cent of Canadians support the construction of new pipelines to the East Coast and British Columbia
Montreal, December 16, 2025 – Support for pipeline projects among Canadians is up compared to last year, show the results of an MEI-Ipsos poll released this morning.
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Asset maintenance deficit: Quebec should follow the example of French highway concessions, says the MEI
Montreal, December 11, 2025 – Quebec would have an interest in taking a page from France and conceding the operation, maintenance, and financing of its highway network to private companies in order to reduce its asset maintenance deficit, argues an Economic Note released by the MEI this morning.
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West Coast Pipeline MOU: A good first step, but major hurdles remain, says MEI
Montreal, November 27, 2025 – The memorandum of understanding just signed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith shows that Ottawa is open to new pipelines, but more political courage will be required to make it come true, warns the MEI.