Montreal, April 5, 2018 – Regulatory obstacles entail an additional delay of 15 months on average between the moment when a new drug is approved by Health Canada and its reimbursement by the provinces’ public plans. And this process may get even more burdensome due to a recent reform, shows a publication launched today by the MEI.

Montreal, March 29, 2018 – It is with great sadness that the MEI received the news of the passing of entrepreneur and philanthropist Peter Munk.

Montreal, March 28, 2018 – Innovation Canada’s decision to go ahead with its proposal to set aside 43% of available licences for smaller players in the upcoming 600-MHz auction will not bring the intended benefits to consumers, says a telecom policy analyst at the MEI.

Montreal, March 23, 2018 – In tabling its budget this coming Tuesday, the Quebec government must not squander the rigour of recent years by opening the floodgates and spending with abandon.

Montreal, March 22, 2018 – The CRTC announced today that it was launching a consultation to ensure lower-cost data-only wireless plans are available to Canadians across the country. The agency also announced that it will initiate a review of its wholesale mobile wireless framework within the next year.

Montreal, March 15, 2018 – It is often said that Quebec has a lot of physicians. In fact, the province has fewer doctors than most other industrialized countries and should put an end to university admissions quotas, shows a publication launched today by the MEI.

Montreal, March 14, 2018 – After softwood lumber and supercalendered paper, this time it’s newsprint and other printing paper that’s being hit by American protectionism. These new tariffs will penalize not only Canadian companies, but also American consumers.

Montreal, March 8, 2018 – While the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec (FPAQ) is struggling with substantial levels of unsold inventory, there has been a significant increase in Quebec’s imports of maple syrup, almost all from the United States, shows a publication launched today by the MEI.

Montreal, February 23, 2018 – The current federal government has systematically broken its fiscal promises since taking office, and the Finance Minister will have to proceed with caution, show the figures compiled by the MEI in the lead-up to the unveiling of the federal budget on Tuesday.

Montreal, February 22, 2018 – Despite the widely covered statements of groups like Oxfam decrying wealth disparities, the empirical data show that economic growth, far from benefiting only a small group of elites, allows millions of people to climb out of poverty each year in Canada and elsewhere, as shown in a publication launched today by the MEI.