12-minute read
Setting the Record Straight on Health Care Funding in Canada
Is the responsibility for financing health care services being increasingly entrusted to private actors? Is there more private sector funding of care here than in Europe, as some maintain? Contrary to what certain commentators declare, we are not witnessing the gradual privatization of health care funding in Canada. This Economic Note demonstrates that this is a myth, at least when it comes to medically required care, which forms the core of our health care system.
4-minute read
Les ententes commerciales: fais ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais
Quebec introduces a ban on tobacco company loyalty programs for convenience stores.
6-minute read
La santé au Canada: Chaoulli, prise 2?
The courts might soon make more room for the private sector in the funding and delivery of care.
5-minute read
Un anachronisme nommé SAQ
SAQ : The end of a monopoly?
9-minute read
The Public Health Care Monopoly on Trial: The Legal Challenges Aiming to Change Canada’s Health Care Policies
Canadian patients still have very few options when it comes to health care services. The provision of care that is considered medically required remains largely monopolized by the public sector in each province. The role of private health insurance is limited solely to the coverage of services not insured by the public system. This Research Paper examines the legal challenges aiming to change Canada’s health care policies.
5-minute read
Services policiers : le privé en renfort!
Subcontracting certain auxiliary tasks performed by police officers to security agents would allow a reduction in the cost of police services.
5-minute read
Cinq innovations que vous ne retrouverez pas à la SAQ
Innovative specialized services are revolutionizing the way people consume wine.
2-minute read
Moins de pauvres grâce au capitalisme, parole de Bono!
Extreme poverty is declining in the world.
4-minute read
SAQ’s monopoly stifles innovation
Innovative specialized services are revolutionizing the way people consume wine.
3-minute read
Three ways freer trade and the TPP will benefit Canadians
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) accord concluded.