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The Evolution of the Nursing Supply in Canada
Canada is burning through its young nurses at an alarming rate as healthcare systems across the country struggle to retain them, reveals this MEI publication. “For every 100 nurses under 35 who registered to practise in the country, 40 other young nurses did not renew their registration in 2023,” said Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at the MEI and author of the report.
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Délais d’approbation des médicaments – Une façon de rationner les soins aux patients
Alors que le Québec était reconnu pour la rapidité de son processus d’approbation des médicaments, la province s’est transformée en cancre en 2025.
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La gestion de la santé ne doit pas être binaire
Pour beaucoup de patients, le réseau privé est leur dernier recours. Éliminer ce genre de soupape de sécurité, tant pour les patients que pour les médecins désaffiliés, ne renforcera pas le système de santé public. Au contraire, il l’affaiblira.
Too many Canadian patients leave the ER before they can get treatment
In 2024, over 1.2 million Canadians, nearly 1 in 13 ER visits, left without being treated. Crowding, long waits, and lack of options are pushing patients out. It’s time to expand access to health care beyond ERs.
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Des patients découragés par l’attente
Le Québec a les moyens de faire mieux. En nous inspirant de modèles éprouvés à l’étranger, nous pouvons garantir que chaque Québécois ait accès aux soins dont il a besoin, au moment où il en a besoin.
IEDM – Plus d’un patient sur dix quitte l’urgence SANS ÊTRE TRAITÉ! «C’est énorme» – Renaud Brossard
Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, about the number of people who leave emergency rooms untreated in each Canadian province. Broadcast on September 19, 2025 as part of Benoit Dutrizac’s show, on QUB Radio.
MEI – Nearly 200,000 Albertans walked out of ERs without getting care last year – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
September 18, 2025 | 6 min. 29 sec. | Courtney Theriault on 880 CHED (Global News) Interview with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist at […]
MEI – Nearly 300,000 Ontarians left an emergency room without treatment last year – Renaud Brossard
September 18, 2025 | 11 min. 04 sec. | The Shift with Patty Handysides (AM800) Interview with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at […]
IEDM – De plus en plus de patients quittent les urgence sans avoir reçu de soins – Renaud Brossard
September 18, 2025 | 6 min. 32 sec. | Première heure (ICI Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications […]
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Too Many Canadians Are Leaving Emergency Rooms Untreated
The number of patients leaving Quebec’s emergency rooms without being treated is rising, reveals this MEI report. “These patients are not leaving because they feel better, but because the system is failing them,” says Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at the MEI and author of the report. “Thousands of Quebecers are being denied access to care each year.”