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Capital gains tax hike: Less revenue than anticipated, at the expense of entrepreneurs and the middle class
Montreal, August 1, 2024 – The increase in the capital gains inclusion rate will bring in less money for Ottawa than the government had projected, points out a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute in response to the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s analysis, published this morning.
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Opening independent non-profit hospitals would improve access to care and efficiency in Canada’s healthcare system
Montreal, August 1, 2024 – Autonomous non-profit hospitals tend to perform better than government-run hospitals, shows a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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MEI-Ipsos poll: Canadians consider themselves overtaxed by a federal government that spends too much and unwisely
Montreal, July 25, 2024 – The majority of Canadians think Ottawa spends too much, and on the wrong priorities, reveals an MEI-Ipsos poll published this morning.
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A220: Quebec embraces sunk cost fallacy, says MEI
Montreal, July 23, 2024 – Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon is making a mistake by reinjecting hundreds of millions of dollars into Airbus’s A220 program, says the Montreal Economic Institute in reaction to an announcement made earlier this afternoon.
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Excessive regulation has eroded housing affordability in Montreal, shows a new MEI study
Montreal, July 11, 2024 – The regulatory burden is preventing the housing supply from adjusting itself, contributing to the rapid increase in housing prices seen in Montreal, points out a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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More social housing for the city to neglect is not a solution to housing unaffordability, MEI study points out
Montreal, June 27, 2024 – Although the state of Montreal’s social housing stock has gone from bad to worse over the past five years, Mayor Valérie Plante insists on building more, decries a study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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One in 10 Quebec patients left an ER without having been treated last year
Montreal, June 20, 2024 – The number of patients leaving Quebec emergency rooms without being treated is rising, shows a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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2050 Land Use and Mobility Plan: Mayor Plante promising fewer new units than the average building rate in recent years
Montreal, June 19, 2024 – The new housing unit construction targets in the City of Montreal’s 2050 Land Use and Mobility Plan are lower than the results of recent years, deplores a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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Bill C-58 would significantly lower quality of services offered to Canadians, MEI tells Senators
Ottawa, June 11, 2024 – Banning the use of replacement workers in federally regulated industries would lengthen and increase the frequency of work stoppages, according to remarks the Montreal Economic Institute is set to deliver to the Senate this afternoon.
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Bill 69: What will the role of independent producers be, asks MEI
Montreal, June 6, 2024 – The missing element from Bill 69 on Quebec’s energy future, tabled this morning by Quebec Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, is the sale of electricity by independent producers, notes a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.