Montreal, October 5, 2005 – A new study from the Montreal Economic Institute concludes that privatizing the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) and the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) would not only benefit consumers from these provinces but could also result in higher liquor sale revenues for both the Ontario and Quebec governments.

Montreal, August 26, 2005 – Quebec is the jurisdiction with North America’s highest unionization rate (40%), and this strong union presence comes accompanied by weaker employment levels, according to an Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute.

Montreal, July 7, 2005 – Despite the short-term difficulties faced by workers who lose their jobs, the Canadian government should reject the example set by the United States government and should steer clear of protectionist measures intended to block the outsourcing of certain business activities to foreign countries.

Montreal, June 28, 2005 – Selon un sondage Léger Marketing commandé par l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), 61% des Québécois estiment que le gouvernement du Québec devrait se conformer au récent jugement de la Cour suprême qui lève l’interdiction aux citoyens de payer, directement ou par le biais d’assurances privées, pour des soins de santé déjà couverts par le régime public d’assurance maladie.

Montreal, June 16, 2005 – Last week’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada reopens debate on the private sector’s role in health care, with the U.S. system often held up as a scarecrow. An Economic Note issued today by the Montreal Economic Institute looks at the leading myths associated with the U.S. health care system and shows that problems it suffers from are more closely linked to the perverse effects of regulations than to the “unbridled capitalism” that supposedly runs rampant in the market.

Montreal, June 9, 2005 – The Supreme Court decision to remove restrictions on paying directly for hospital services and purchasing private health insurance for medical services offered by the public system will guarantee freedom of choice for patients and improve the quality and accessibility of care, according to the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI).

Montreal, June 2, 2005 – Le Président de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), Michel Kelly-Gagnon, est heureux d’annoncer la nomination de Maxime Bernier à titre de Vice-président exécutif de l’IEDM.

Montreal, May 12, 2005 – Former Air Canada President & CEO and Director General Emeritus of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Pierre Jeanniot would like to see Canada moving towards the active opening up of its air transport market and pushing ahead with the liberalization process that began in the early 1980s.

Montreal, May 12, 2005 – Le directeur de la recherche de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM), Valentin Petkantchin, est déçu de la décision du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC) de réglementer les prix des services de téléphonie Internet (VOIP).

Montreal, April 26, 2005 – According to a Léger Marketing poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), 57% of Canadians believe that patients with contacts in the health care system often by-pass waiting lists and obtain care more rapidly.