Canada has one of the highest healthcare spending rates in the world, yet its patients still face some of the longest wait times for treatment. Solutions do exist, but Canada simply refuses to apply them, argues an MEI researcher in this Economic Note. “Despite the colossal sums we devote to our healthcare systems, Canadians still struggle to get the care they need in a timely manner,” says Conrad Eder, a research associate at the MEI and author of the study.

Supply management is driving up the prices of milk, eggs, and poultry, and Canada’s least affluent families are being hit hardest. This analysis released by the MEI quantifies the impact of this policy on household expenses. “Supply management is a regressive policy that places a particularly heavy burden on the less fortunate while benefiting only a small number of farmers,” says Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI.

Canada is in an investment crisis, and Canadian workers are bearing the brunt. This is the clear-cut conclusion of this Economic Note released by the MEI. “Across a range of indicators, we see that Canada is struggling to attract the kind of investment we need to raise our standard of living,” says Charles Lammam, a senior fellow at the MEI and author of the report.

Canadian NHL teams are not on equal footing with their American rivals. Tax policies directly affect teams’ ability to attract and retain top players, finds this report published by the MEI.

Given the present combination of strong global energy demand and record budget deficits, the Quebec government should seriously consider repealing its ban on hydrocarbon exploration and development in the province, advises the MEI in this report.

Technological advances in the agri-food sector, such as gene editing, could help households save on grocery bills and farmers reduce costs for inputs such as pesticides, according to this MEI Viewpoint. “Gene editing makes it possible to grow more nutritious foods, with potential benefits for children’s development and overall public health,” explains Stuart J. Smyth, Senior Fellow at the MEI and professor at the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan.

From New York to Toronto, the concept of government-run grocery stores has been trending lately. The idea is not new, and the evidence shows that these initiatives do not address the root cause of high food prices, and carry a heavy risk of failure, the MEI notes in this Viewpoint.

Even though the target date has been pushed back, increasing quotas for gas from renewable sources (GRS) will be costly for consumers and do not reflect market realities, argues the MEI in this Economic Note.

Entrepreneurship has been declining for decades in Canada. This decline is more pronounced in recent years, exacerbated by recent policy choices regarding taxation, regulation, and subsidies, finds this Economic Note.

The rigid bureaucracy and funding models of Canada’s healthcare systems slows the adoption of new medical technologies, to the detriment of patients, argues the MEI in this Economic Note. “Because of the lack of incentives in the current system, administrators often see the adoption of new technologies solely as a risk,” explains Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at the MEI and author of the publication.