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Public-Sector Employees in Québec: Fat Cats? Really?
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Over-consumption is the new black
At the end of the week, the United States will celebrate their national holiday, or rather that of the American Dream in its most mercantile,…
Québec’s Economic Plan: Putting Jobs First?
The Québec government recently issued its new economic policy, “Putting Jobs First”. The Premier and her Finance Minister have realized that the long-awaited acceleration of…
Quebec Values Charter: Bad Solution to the Wrong Problem
It’s near impossible to ignore the current debate regarding the Québec Values Charter. It would seem laudable at first for a society to decide to reflect…
Is Québec more corrupt than the rest of Canada?
My colleague Marie Léger-St-Jean recounted the drama of corruption in Québec in her last blog post. The classic characters took the stage one after the…
The Sorrows of Wise Charbonneau: or, the need for a Canadian sequel
After a year of hearings, let’s stop and reflect on what we’ve learnt so far from the ongoing show on the Charbonneau Commission channel. Prologue…
Any jokes in it? Cultural exception and state funding for the film industry
France and Québec have sealed alliances in the past to defend the principle of cultural exception. It essentially aims at limiting the effects of globalization…
Climate change: Joe Oliver deems fears “exaggerated”
Federal Natural Resource minister Joe Oliver stopped by Montréal on 11 April to promote tar sands and closed the door to any strict greenhouse-gas ceiling.…
Fiscal Debate in Québec: Myth busting and flak
Some myths are just so hard to debunk. For instance, people in Québec generally assume that they are the most taxed in North America. IRIS…
Harper’s prisons: Québec’s point of view
On this past 5 December, we learnt on the front page of the daily Devoir that college-level instruction provided to inmates was now in jeopardy because of the…
Shale gas: “Chapter 11” steps in
Both in Québec and in the United States, public authorities have legislated to protect populations from shale gas industry-related risks. These precautions could however come…
Québec’s Budget: the only option available
Some present the new PQ government’s first budget as a necessary first step before truly plunging into more liberal measures. In fact, it was out…
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