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Canada’s too-strict drug price controls are a health hazard
Without abandoning cost-effectiveness or writing blank cheques, we need to recognize the limits of a model that prioritizes the lowest possible price, regardless of the impact on access and innovation.
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Le contrôle des prix, un frein à l’accès aux médicaments novateurs
Sans renoncer à la rentabilité ni accorder des chèques en blanc, nous devons reconnaître les limites d’un modèle qui privilégie la recherche du prix le plus bas possible, sans tenir compte des conséquences sur l’accès et l’innovation.
IEDM – Des milliers de Canadiens meurent en attente de leur médicament spécialisé – Gabriel Giguère
January 29, 2026 | 11 min. | On en jase (BLVD 102,1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at […]
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The Importance of Not Penalizing Pharmaceutical Innovation and Favouring Timely Access to New Drugs
Long approval delays and price control policies for new drugs harm Canadians with health problems, says an MEI researcher in this Economic Note. “Innovative drugs can change patients’ lives, but Canada continues to lag significantly behind in terms of access to these drugs,” explains Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at the MEI.
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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.
MEI – Healthcare Choice in Canada: Innovative Policy Solutions – Renaud Brossard
Panel discussion with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, Joanna Barron, Executive Director of Canadian Constitution Foundation, and Bacchus Barua, Research Director at SecondStreet.org, on healthcare choice and policy solutions in Canada.
Is Canada in a Healthcare Crisis?
Interview with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, and Rosalie Wyonch, Associate Director of Research at the C.D. Howe Institute, on whether Canada is facing a healthcare crisis.
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Plus de flexibilité et moins de rigidité pour redonner l’accès à la santé
Pendant que Québec serrait la vis aux médecins avec son projet de loi 2, l’Alberta annonçait prendre une direction tout autre : leur accorder davantage d’autonomie.
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Don’t listen to the private healthcare fearmongers, dual practice works
Anytime meaningful change to Canadian healthcare is proposed, we see the same special interest groups coming out of the woodwork to claim that any change is a slippery slope to an Americanized healthcare dystopia.
MEI – Why Alberta wants to let doctors provide both public and private services – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
Interview with Emmanuelle Faubert, Economist at the MEI, about the Alberta government’s leaked plan to allow doctors to work in both the public and private health systems, which would be a win for patients struggling to access care. Aired on November 21, 2025, as part of the Rob Breakenridge Show (starts at 34:00).