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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.
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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.
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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.”
IEDM – Le temps d’attente dans les urgences du Québec – Gabriel Giguère
June 6, 2025 | 13 min. 54 sec. | Reg against le matin (BLVD 102.1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior […]
IEDM – Des urgences où on n’est pas traités de façon urgente – Renaud Brossard
June 3, 2025 | 10 min. 53 sec. | Sophie Durocher (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, vice-président, Communications at […]
IEDM – Le Québec est la province canadienne avec le pire taux d’attente à l’urgence – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
June 3, 2025 | 15 min. 45 sec. | La commission (98,5 FM) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist at […]
IEDM – Un temps d’attente à l’urgence plus au long au Québec qu’ailleurs au Canada – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
June 3, 2025 | 11 min. 54 sec. | Le show du matin (KYK Radio) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist […]
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Canadians are waiting too long in the emergency room
The median patient visiting a Quebec emergency room last year spent 10 minutes longer there than they would have the previous year, according to this MEI report. “These long wait times are not just numbers — they represent real Canadians who face delays in receiving critical care that cause needless pain or distress,” said Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at the MEI and author of the report.
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Quebec Faces Sharp Increase in Striking Unions
The Quebec government should extend the scope of Bill 89 so that it also applies to employees of the public and parapublic sectors, recommends this MEI Viewpoint. “The dramatic growth in the number of strikes clearly shows that these are no longer a tool of last resort, but have become the norm for unions, especially in the public sector,” says Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI.
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REACTION: Quebec is right to emulate Sweden’s health care guarantee, says MEI
Montreal, March 12, 2025 — By offering to reimburse Quebecers for treatment by private specialists when delays in the public healthcare system are too long, the Quebec government would improve access to health care, says an MEI researcher in response to a report by Radio-Canada this morning.