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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.
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Capital gains tax hike will hurt investment and entrepreneurship, says MEI
Montreal, May 2, 2024 – Raising the capital gains inclusion rate will deter venture capital investment and entrepreneurship in Canada, asserts the Montreal Economic Institute in a study released this morning.
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Alberta should fund hospitals based on treatments performed to ease chronic wait times, urges MEI
Thursday, April 25th, 2024 – Adopting activity-based funding for hospitals in Alberta could shorten wait times and improve productivity, according to a Montreal Economic Institute study.
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Federal budget: You can’t solve a productivity emergency with tax hikes
Montreal, April 16, 2024 – The increase in the capital gains tax inclusion rate will further exacerbate Canada’s productivity lag, asserted the Montreal Economic Institute in response to the publication of the federal budget this afternoon.
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REACTION: Large geriatric clinics bear no resemblance to the mini-hospitals that were promised
Montreal, April 16, 2024 – By switching from private mini-hospitals to geriatric clinics, the Legault government is breaking its election promise, says a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.