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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).
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Leaked plan to increase physician work flexibility in Alberta a victory for patients, says MEI
Montreal, November 18, 2025 – The Alberta government’s leaked plan to allow doctors to work in both the public and private health systems would be a win for patients struggling to access care, lauds the MEI.
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Pour un véritable système de santé mixte au Québec
Il est temps de sortir du faux débat opposant public et privé. Le vrai clivage n’est pas là. Il se situe entre un système où les patients attendent et un système où les patients sont soignés.
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On ne soigne pas la santé en s’attaquant aux médecins
Depuis sa réélection, le gouvernement de François Legault semble déterminé à s’attaquer au peu de flexibilité qu’il reste aux professionnels de la santé.
MEI – Is Canada’s Healthcare System Broken? – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
Canada’s universal healthcare system is falling behind with longer wait times, doctor shortages, and patients struggling to get the care they need. So what’s the solution? Should Canada embrace more competition and choice in healthcare? Interview with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with the MEI, broadcast on Bridge City News on November 4, 2025.
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Manifesto for a Genuinely Competitive Patient-Centred Healthcare System
Reforming Canada’s healthcare systems in order to make private provision accessible within the public health insurance scheme would help improve access to care for Canadian patients, recommends this MEI Research Paper. “The best performing universal healthcare systems in the world are not those where the public sector has a monopoly,” says Professor Marcel Boyer, distinguished senior fellow at the MEI and author of the paper.
MEI – Cutting Canada’s Healthcare Wait Times: Expert Reforms & Solutions – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
Interview with Emmanuelle Faubert, Economist with the MEI, and Sabine Benoit, Canadian Policy Associate at the Consumer Choice Center, on solutions for slashing Canada’s healthcare wait times and boosting efficiency. Published on October 27, 2025 on Second Street.
For every 100 nurses under 35 who join the profession in Canada, 40 leave
In 2023, for every 100 nurses under 35 who joined the profession in Canada, 40 left—up from 36 a decade ago. In Manitoba, that number has soared to 58. Overwork, stress, and violence are driving them away. The solution isn’t more rules—it’s more flexibility.
MEI – Why are so many nurses quitting their jobs? – Samantha Dagres
October 26, 2025 | 7 min. 52 sec. | Weekends with Joanne Vrakas (CJAD AM) Interview with Samantha Dagres, Manager, Communications at […]