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Anti-scab measures harm Quebec and B. C. workers, says the MEI
Montreal, January 6, 2005 – Legislation that prevents employers from replacing striking workers has negative economic consequences, according to an Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI). Quebec and British Columbia – the only two provinces that have measures of this sort in their labour codes – should abandon such legislation, the MEI concludes.
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L’IEDM dénonce les effets pervers de la politique énergétique du Québec
Montreal, November 18, 2004 – Alors que le gouvernement entame des consultations sur la politique énergétique du Québec, un document de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) transmis aujourd’hui à tous les députés de l’Assemblée nationale analyse les coûts de production et les prix de vente de l’électricité et souligne les résultats pervers de la politique énergétique actuelle.
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Surplus budgétaire fédéral: La priorité doit être la réduction des impôts selon l’IEDM
Montreal, November 16, 2004 – Alors que le ministre fédéral des Finances Ralph Goodale annonce que le surplus budgétaire prévu dans sa Mise à jour économique et financière ira à de nouvelles dépenses gouvernementales, l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) plaide pour sa part en faveur d’une réduction de l’impôt sur le revenu des particuliers.
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MEI study recommends flat-rate personal income tax: Half of Quebec agrees
Montreal, November 11, 2004 – An Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) concludes that a flat rate for personal income taxes would be fairer and more efficient than the current progressive tax system. Nearly half of the Quebec population would support such a reform.
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Grading Quebec’s secondary schools – Montreal Economic Institute and Fraser Institute jointly publish fifth annual Report Card
Montreal, October 28, 2004 – The Montreal Economic Institute and The Fraser Institute today released the Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools: 2004 Edition, the only publicly available, independent measurement of 457 of Quebec’s public and private, French and English, secondary schools.
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Public drug insurance plans not taking full advantage of new medication, according to the MEI
Montreal, October 13, 2004 – The true value of new, patented medication will not be known as long as provincial governments limit their use within the public drug insurance plans, according to Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) research director Valentin Petkantchin.
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Health Funding: Billions of dollars in additional public funding is not the solution according to the MEI
Montreal, September 8, 2004 – Just days before federal and provincial leaders meet to discuss health care funding, the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) concludes, through its latest Economic Note, that the Canadian health care system is not financially viable in its current form and that constant increases in public spending are not the solution.
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Léger Marketing Poll – Injecting new public funds is not a long-term solution to the problem of waiting lists, according to a majority of Canadians
Montreal, September 2, 2004 – As provincial premiers prepare their cards for the mid-September federal-provincial health summit, a Léger Marketing poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) reveals that a strong majority of Canadians and Quebecers believe that new public funding for the health system is not a lasting solution to waiting lists.
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Les partenariats public-privé à la rescousse du transport public à Montréal?
Montreal, August 5, 2004 – Alors que la Société de transport de Montréal (STM) prévoit déjà un déficit de plus de 20 millions $ pour 2004, une nouvelle Note économique de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) suggère que Montréal et les autres centres urbains du Québec s’inspirent des expériences internationales de partenariats public-privé pour redonner de la vigueur à leurs réseaux de transport public.
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L’IEDM examine l’affaire CHOI-CRTC à la lumière de l’analyse économique de la liberté d’expression
Montreal, July 30, 2004 – Après les politiciens, c’est au tour des économistes de l’Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) de se pencher sur la décision récente du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC) de retirer à la station CHOI-FM sa licence de radiodiffusion.