In a health and economic crisis such as the one brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and governments’ responses to it, the MEI has a crucial role to play. It is our job to examine the unintended consequences for individuals and businesses of various laws and rules, in contrast with their stated goals. It is also part of our mandate to shine a light on the fiscal policies of governments and to study their effect on economic growth and our standard of living.
Here is a list of the content put out by the MEI since the beginning of the crisis.
MARCH 31, 2022
Eternal Vigilance in the Age of COVID
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Your move, Health Canada
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
The urgent need to end the uncertainty
JANUARY 28, 2022
The new Pfizer pill: Now that’s something we do want to spread
JANUARY 27, 2022
A plea for a rational usage of experts and ‘science’
JANUARY 22, 2022
Des soins de qualité «B», vraiment?
- Related interview: Des soins de qualité «B», vraiment?
JANUARY 12, 2022
Anti-vax tax: Let’s not rush into anything – An interesting idea, but an ill-advised application
JANUARY 10, 2022
Quebec to review whether or not to lift completely ineffectual curfew
JANUARY 5, 2022
Couvre-feu : aucun effet sur le nombre de case
- Related interview: Le couvre-feu n’a aucun effet sur le nombre de cas
JUNE 17, 2021
Shortening Approval Delays for New Drugs: A Safe, Straightforward Prescription
- Related press release: Ensuring quicker access to new drugs
- Related article: Let’s have permanently quicker drug approvals
- Related interview: Shortening Approval Delays for New Drugs
JUNE 9, 2021
Telemedicine Improves Access to Care While Reducing Demand on ERs
JUNE 2, 2021
Don’t steal from Peter to vaccinate Paul
MAY 17, 2021
E-Book – Life After COVID: What’s Next for Canada?
- Related interviews: Life After COVID: What’s Next for Canada?
- Canadian Justice | Life After Covid
- The Cory Morgan Show with the authors of “Life After COVID”
APRIL 28, 2021
For a Decentralized Vaccine Passport
- Related press release: Vaccine passports: So people can get on with their lives
- Related articles: Pour un passeport vaccinal décentralisé
- For a Decentralized Vaccine Passport
- Related interviews: Passeport vaccinal synonyme de futur voyage?
- Le passeport vaccinal vu par un économiste
- Un passeport vaccinal décentralisé pour relancer l’économie?
- Pourquoi un passeport vaccinal?
- For a Decentralized Vaccine Passport
APRIL 12, 2021
COVID-19: Alberta Needs Broader Reform to Tackle Surgical Backlog
APRIL 8, 2021
Quebec’s COVID-19 LTC Disaster: Up to 6,700 Lives Could Have Been Saved
- Related press release: COVID-19 in Quebec: 6,700 avoidable deaths?
- Related articles: 6700 décès en trop dans les CHSLD?
- 6,700 Lives Could Have Been Saved in Quebec’s Long-Term Care Homes
- Related interview: COVID-19: 75% des MORTS dans les CHSLD
MARCH 26, 2021
Lessons from Florida and COVID-19: Protect the Elderly and Keep the World Turning
MARCH 11, 2021
Entrepreneurs Stepped Up in Response to COVID-19
- Related press release: COVID-19: Entrepreneurs to the rescue
- Related articles: Entrepreneurs are pandemic’s unsung heroes
- L’effort de guerre des entrepreneurs
- Related interview: Entrepreneurs Stepped Up in Response to COVID-19
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Vaccination: nous avons besoin des pharmaciens
- Related interviews: Les pharmaciens peuvent administrer le vaccin contre la COVID-19
- COVID-19 : Nous avons besoin des pharmaciens
Structural Weaknesses in Canada’s Health Care Surge Capacity
JANUARY 6, 2021
There’s a tendency to go overboard with restrictions (part I)
There’s a tendency to go overboard with restrictions (part II)
DECEMBER 27, 2020
It’s time to get smart about fighting COVID-19
DECEMBER 23, 2020
Prochaine phase de la bataille COVID-19: des tests de masse ciblés
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Second Time’s the Harm: Repeated Lockdowns Risk Turning a Temporary Downturn into an Ongoing Depression
- Related press release: Repeated lockdowns: From recession to depression
- Related article: Second time’s the harm when it comes to lockdowns
DECEMBER 12, 2020
Pandemic policy overkill will do long-term harm
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Fermer les restaurants: une décision politique, pas scientifique!
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Canada’s deficits increasingly worrisome
For a Strong and Resilient Post-COVID Health Care System – Reforms to Expand Surge Capacity
- Related press release: COVID-19: Solutions to the urgent need for hospital beds
- Related interview: COVID-19: Canada needs more hospital beds
- Related article: We need to reset Canadian health care
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Apprendrons-nous à apprécier le «Big Pharma»?
- Related interview: Il faut être reconnaissant envers le «Big Pharma»
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Allons-nous sacrifier l’État de droit au nom de la crise Covid?
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
The most vulnerable hit hard by lockdowns
OCTOBER 27, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19: The government is acting in secret and ignoring access to information requests
- Related interview: COVID-19 : Demande d’accès à l’information envoyée à Québec
- COVID-19 : Québec fait preuve d’un manque de transparence
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Les Débats de l’IEDM : Le confinement en vaut-il le coût? (in French only)
- Related press release: Débat entre deux économistes : Le confinement en vaut-il le coût?
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Il n’y a pire aveugle que celui qui ne veut pas voir
OCTOBER 15, 2020
The promotion of telemedicine must continue
OCTOBER 13, 2020
L’unanimité dans les médias est inquiétante
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Confinement : le nouveau totalitarisme
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
SPECIAL PUBLICATION: 34 references to scientific articles or to experts concerning COVID-19
The government is responsible for restauranteurs’ woes
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
The economy holds its breath
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
L’État policier anti-Covid: un danger pour nos sociétés
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
COVID-19 – Of course there’s no government “conspiracy”
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Associés aux complotistes et aux anti-masque?
- Related interview: Les directives de la Santé publique ne sont pas paroles d’évangile
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The probability of not dying from COVID-19 based on official data provided by provincial and federal governments
AUGUST 14, 2020
Confinement : des effets parfois dramatiques sur les enfants
AUGUST 10, 2020
Restoring the Freedom to Travel
AUGUST 4, 2020
The Second Wave Mirage
JULY 23, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: INSPQ data: A 94% drop in active COVID-19 cases
- Related interview: Diminution de 94% du nombre de cas actifs de la COVID-19
- Révision drastique des données de l’INSPQ en lien avec la COVID-19
JULY 16, 2020
Nos sociétés doivent retrouver le goût de la prise de risque
JULY 9, 2020
COVID-19: We now know the recipe for success
JULY 8, 2020
Overdoses have exploded under lockdowns
JULY 7, 2020
To what extent did COVID-19 increase the mortality rate?
JUNE 30, 2020
VIEWPOINT: Ending the Lockdown Depression
- Related press release: How much have lockdowns cost us?
- Related interview: Can we determine how much the lockdown cost us?
JUNE 29, 2020
VIDEO: Are Severe Lockdowns Really Effective?
- Related press release: Do severe lockdowns have an impact on the death toll of COVID-19?
- Related interview: Les confinements sévères sont-ils vraiment efficaces?
JUNE 19, 2020
La « science », le mot magique des politiciens
JUNE 15, 2020
COVID-19 mortality rate vs. car accident mortality rate for young Canadians
JUNE 10, 2020
COVID-19: Non-pharmaceutical interventions have helped, but which ones?
JUNE 9, 2020
ECONOMIC NOTE: Principles for Responsible Government Relief During a Crisis
- Related press release: The government must encourage the preservation of employment links
JUNE 4, 2020
ECONOMIC NOTE: The Flawed COVID-19 Model That Locked Down Canada
- Related press release: The flawed model that locked down Canada
- Related articles: What Would an “Intelligent Lockdown” Look Like in Canada?
- In 2019, the World Health Organization Argued Against Lockdowns
- COVID-19 – Il faudra trouver un juste milieu
- The Flawed Prediction That Locked Down Canada
- The worst-case scenario that closed Canada
- Related interviews & report: Réflexion sur la COVID-19
- Le confinement remis en question par l’IEDM
- Le confinement du Québec était-il trop drastique?
- Montreal think tank says COVID-19 projections were exaggerated
- Remise en question du confinement!
- Une étude remet en question le bien-fondé du confinement
- Le modèle qui a justifié le confinement est erroné
- Avait-on raison de nous confiner autant?
MAY 25, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: CDC revises COVID-19 mortality rate downward on new data
- Related article: What lower COVID mortality rates mean for policy
- Related interviews: Le taux de mortalité du coronavirus serait de. 0.3%
- La COVID-19 n’est peut-être pas aussi mortelle qu’on ne le croit
May 22, 2020
Smarter Policy at Senior Centres May Have Massively Reduced COVID-19 Death
MAY 21, 2020
Ne laissons pas la crise du Covid instaurer un climat de censure
Preparedness trumped lockdowns when it comes to saving lives in Europe
MAY 20, 2020
VIEWPOINT: Are We Overestimating How Many Canadians Are Dying of COVID-19?
- Related press release: Are we overestimating how many Canadians are dying of COVID-19?
- Related interview: Are we overestimating how many Canadians are dying of COVID-19?
MAY 14, 2020
The Case for Widespread Mask Use
MAY 5, 2020
VIEWPOINT: Five Key Facts That Argue Against Continuing the Lockdown
MAY 4, 2020
As Canadian hospitals turn out the lights, have we overreacted?
MAY 2, 2020
Il est temps de se dire les vraies choses concernant la réouverture de l’économie
- Related interview: La réouverture de l’économie
APRIL 30, 2020
What will a post-pandemic world look like?
250 MILLIARDS de déficit! Quelles seront les conséquences?
APRIL 28, 2020
COVID-19: Nine measures to keep workers safer at work
APRIL 16, 2020
VIEWPOINT: Solutions to Help Restaurateurs Make It Through the Crisis
- Related press release: Coming to the aid of restaurateurs
- Related article: Des solutions pour aider les restaurateurs
- Related report: Could selling wine be the answer to Montreal restaurants’ woes?
APRIL 7, 2020
VIEWPOINT: The Lessons to Be Learned from Past Pandemics
- Related press release: The lessons to be drawn from past pandemics
- Related article: Another very important lesson from the Spanish Influenza
- Related interviews: Les leçons à tirer des pandémies antérieures
Les conséquences économiques de la pandémie mondiale
APRIL 6, 2020
Why Canada Does Not Need a Marshall Plan to Respond to the Pandemic
MARCH 27, 2020
COVID-19 : Le génie humain à l’oeuvre
Medical entrepreneurship might save us from death by authorized health care
MARCH 26, 2020
Less regulation, more production during the crisis, and after too
MARCH 20, 2020
Censorship and violence: The modus operandi of totalitarian regimes in times of crisis
The blessings of individual liberty: Regular people coming together to help those in need
MARCH 19, 2020
Coronavirus in Italy vs. Germany, and implications for Canada
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