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Budget fédéral: l’Institut économique de Montréal souhaite un allègement du fardeau fiscal
Montreal, February 18, 2005 – L’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), dont les travaux mettent l’accent sur l’importance de la création de richesse, réitère ses priorités en matière de fiscalité en vue du budget fédéral qui sera déposé le 23 février.
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Rising milk prices: the Montreal Economic Institute takes aim at supply management
Montreal, February 1, 2005 – The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) capitalized on today’s rise in milk prices, as set by the Canadian Dairy Commission, to shed light on the higher costs imposed by Canada’s current milk supply management system on consumers and industries using milk.
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Former Estonian Prime Minister joins the Montreal Economic Institute
Montreal, January 20, 2005 – Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) president Michel Kelly-Gagnon is pleased to announce the nomination of the Honourable Mart Laar as a Senior Fellow of the MEI.
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Anti-scab measures harm Quebec and B. C. workers, says the MEI
Montreal, January 6, 2005 – Legislation that prevents employers from replacing striking workers has negative economic consequences, according to an Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI). Quebec and British Columbia – the only two provinces that have measures of this sort in their labour codes – should abandon such legislation, the MEI concludes.
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L’IEDM dénonce les effets pervers de la politique énergétique du Québec
Montreal, November 18, 2004 – Alors que le gouvernement entame des consultations sur la politique énergétique du Québec, un document de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) transmis aujourd’hui à tous les députés de l’Assemblée nationale analyse les coûts de production et les prix de vente de l’électricité et souligne les résultats pervers de la politique énergétique actuelle.
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Surplus budgétaire fédéral: La priorité doit être la réduction des impôts selon l’IEDM
Montreal, November 16, 2004 – Alors que le ministre fédéral des Finances Ralph Goodale annonce que le surplus budgétaire prévu dans sa Mise à jour économique et financière ira à de nouvelles dépenses gouvernementales, l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) plaide pour sa part en faveur d’une réduction de l’impôt sur le revenu des particuliers.
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MEI study recommends flat-rate personal income tax: Half of Quebec agrees
Montreal, November 11, 2004 – An Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) concludes that a flat rate for personal income taxes would be fairer and more efficient than the current progressive tax system. Nearly half of the Quebec population would support such a reform.
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Grading Quebec’s secondary schools – Montreal Economic Institute and Fraser Institute jointly publish fifth annual Report Card
Montreal, October 28, 2004 – The Montreal Economic Institute and The Fraser Institute today released the Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools: 2004 Edition, the only publicly available, independent measurement of 457 of Quebec’s public and private, French and English, secondary schools.
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Public drug insurance plans not taking full advantage of new medication, according to the MEI
Montreal, October 13, 2004 – The true value of new, patented medication will not be known as long as provincial governments limit their use within the public drug insurance plans, according to Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) research director Valentin Petkantchin.
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Health Funding: Billions of dollars in additional public funding is not the solution according to the MEI
Montreal, September 8, 2004 – Just days before federal and provincial leaders meet to discuss health care funding, the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) concludes, through its latest Economic Note, that the Canadian health care system is not financially viable in its current form and that constant increases in public spending are not the solution.