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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Annual income Increase in the effective tax rate $150,000 0.5% $190,000 1.3% $300,000 2.8% 2000 Effective tax rate 2009 Effective tax rate $0 to $15,000…

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On September 4, the people of Québec elected a new National Assembly. They demonstrated a surprising level of interest in the 35-day campaign, full of…

Type of subsidy Amount ($M) Tax credits 233 Additional costs due to patented medicines pricing policy In comparison with the 6th costliest: 266In comparison with…