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Canadian patients wait too long to benefit from medical innovation and new technologies
Montreal, April 14, 2026 – 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 an Economic Note published this morning.
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Lack of Incentives Limits the Adoption and Deployment of New Health Technologies in Canada
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.
MEI – Pipeline projects to the coasts could generate billions of dollars – Gabriel Giguère
March 26, 2026 | 11 min. 17 sec. | Shaye Ganam (Global Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
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The Economic Benefits of Building New Energy Transport Infrastructure
Canada has considerable energy potential, but the regulatory framework and political decisions restrain the development of the infrastructure needed to make the most of this potential, maintains the MEI in this Economic Note.
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No matter how good AI gets, it won’t beat markets
The economy isn’t a vast set of equations. It’s a complex discovery process done in real time. Even the best computers aren’t up to that.
IEDM – Le privé dans l’entretien des routes, une solution à court terme? – Gabriel Giguère
March 19, 2026 | 14 min. | Trudeau-Landry (FM93) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, about […]
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Markets and Machines
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence have breathed new life into the notion that it would be possible to plan the economy given the abundance of data available. This vision, however, rests on a misunderstanding of the way the economy actually works, explains economist Peter J. Boettke in this Viewpoint published by the MEI.
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Surging gas prices: Quebec can take action to reduce what drivers pay at the pump
Montreal, March 5, 2026 – The Quebec government’s coffers are swelling thanks to the increase in the price of oil in the context of the war in Iran, points out an MEI analyst.
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Don’t gamble with airport security
Canada’s model of highly trained private security professionals providing preboarding security screening and physical security at airports could serve as a concrete source of inspiration for the long-awaited changes for TSA.
IEDM – La politique «Achetez canadien» pourrait faire croître les coûts des grands projets – Gabriel Giguère
March 3, 2026 | 15 min. 49 sec. | Marceau le matin (BLVD 102,1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy […]