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More social housing for the city to neglect is not a solution to housing unaffordability, MEI study points out
Montreal, June 27, 2024 – Although the state of Montreal’s social housing stock has gone from bad to worse over the past five years, Mayor Valérie Plante insists on building more, decries a study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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One in 10 Quebec patients left an ER without having been treated last year
Montreal, June 20, 2024 – The number of patients leaving Quebec emergency rooms without being treated is rising, shows a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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2050 Land Use and Mobility Plan: Mayor Plante promising fewer new units than the average building rate in recent years
Montreal, June 19, 2024 – The new housing unit construction targets in the City of Montreal’s 2050 Land Use and Mobility Plan are lower than the results of recent years, deplores a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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Bill C-58 would significantly lower quality of services offered to Canadians, MEI tells Senators
Ottawa, June 11, 2024 – Banning the use of replacement workers in federally regulated industries would lengthen and increase the frequency of work stoppages, according to remarks the Montreal Economic Institute is set to deliver to the Senate this afternoon.
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Bill 69: What will the role of independent producers be, asks MEI
Montreal, June 6, 2024 – The missing element from Bill 69 on Quebec’s energy future, tabled this morning by Quebec Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, is the sale of electricity by independent producers, notes a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Bill 67: Expanding the roles of pharmacists will improve access to primary care, says MEI
Montreal, June 4, 2024 – Quebec’s Bill 67, introduced early today by Quebec Treasury Board president Sonia LeBel, will help improve access to health care in the province, says Montreal Economic Institute researcher Emmanuelle B. Faubert.
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Law prohibiting replacement workers will worsen Canadian services, says MEI
Montreal, June 3, 2024 – Ottawa’s proposed ban on the use of temporary replacement workers during work stoppages will significantly disrupt vital services, asserts the Montreal Economic Institute in a study released this morning.
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REACTION: Hydro-Québec cannot afford to do without the expertise of independent producers
Montreal, May 30, 2024 – Hydro-Québec’s decision to produce wind power itself may prove very costly for Quebecers, says a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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More flexible regulation and lower taxes could have avoided 140,000 episodes of poverty in Quebec, says the MEI
Montreal, Thursday, May 23, 2024 – A lighter regulatory and tax burden would have reduced the number and the length of episodes of poverty in Quebec, shows a new study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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Pharmacist-led clinics improve access to health care: Lessons from Alberta
Thursday, May 9, 2024 – Emulating Alberta’s pharmacist-led clinic model could enhance access to primary care and help avoid unnecessary emergency room visits, according to a new study from the Montreal Economic Institute.