Etiket: Quebecs
Quebec’s spending will have to grow less quickly, warns Minister Girard
At a time when Quebec must deal with a structural deficit of $4 billion, Quebecers will have to moderate their expectations regarding Quebec’s capacity to intervene outside of health and…
Quebec’s return to zero deficit could be postponed by three years
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard will present his first budget on Tuesday since the adoption of a new law which allows him to postpone by a maximum of three years…
Quebec’s deficit will not disappear by magic
“There is no question of cutting any services whatsoever and there is no question of increasing taxes,” promised Prime Minister François Legault at the start of the year. With such…
Montreal is home to half of Quebec’s artists
We knew it, we know it: actors in the artistic and cultural sector have a tendency to congregate, to come together, thus forming strong artistic capitals, sometimes – often, even……
Quebec’s lack of transparency is the main source of criticism in the Northvolt file
In the echo chamber of the Legault government, everything is going well. It is the fault of activists, ignorant people and opponents in general if the Northvolt project does not…
Subsidies have not boosted Quebec’s productivity, concludes report
The billions in government aid granted to businesses over the last 25 years would not have contributed to increasing Quebec’s productivity, which is lagging behind other developed economies, according to…
Ottawa will be able to bypass Quebec’s thresholds for family reunification
Impatient with delays in family reunification, the federal government is now threatening to circumvent the thresholds imposed by Quebec. A “direct affront” to the Quebec nation and to the Canada-Quebec…
Common Front union members accept Quebec’s offer at 74.8%
Public sector union members represented by the Common Front accepted in a proportion of 74.8% the government’s offer tabled at the central table which notably concerned their salary and retirement…
Eyes of hunger | Behind the scenes of Quebec’s We Are the World
Netflix recently struck a big blow with The Greatest Night in Pophis documentary on the creation of We Are the World. But Quebec also had, in 1985, its anthem for…
Demystifying the economy | How is Quebec’s placement in the A220 going?
Every Saturday, one of our journalists answers one of your questions on the economy, finances, markets, etc. Published at 12:54 a.m. Updated at 7:00 a.m. “Considering that Airbus is getting…
Ottawa turns a deaf ear to Quebec’s demands on asylum seekers
The federal Minister of Immigration, Marc Miller, suspected that the latest sums announced this week to the provinces to help them finance the temporary housing of asylum seekers on their…
Privatization of Hydro would harm Quebec’s independence, believes Blanchet
The leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, said he was “a little” reassured by the words of François Legault according to which “there is no question” of privatizing the…
Quebec’s big bosses have already earned the average annual salary of a worker
As of 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, the leaders of Quebec’s largest companies will have already earned the average salary of a Quebec worker over the course of an entire year, according…
Quebec | A boy born at midnight sharp could be Quebec’s first baby in 2024
The traditional search for the first baby born in 2024 in Quebec continued on Monday. For part of the day, it was believed that the first birth had taken place…
Education | Quebec’s very good results
Our education system is often described as catastrophic, in tatters. At the same time, our international PISA test scores have been admirable for 20 years, test after test, especially in…
Quebec’s strategy for the protection of woodland caribou is still postponed
The Legault government is once again postponing the publication of the draft government “strategy” to try to avoid the disappearance of the woodland caribou. Protecting the threatened deer will involve…
Fight against climate change | Quebec’s approach praised by independent report
Quebec has a “climate governance framework” among the best in the world, indicates an independent report, at a time when the Legault government thinks it has “finally broken” the increase…
Quebec’s sporting elite is preparing for the Paris Olympic Games
Quebec will present itself in great shape at the Paris Olympic Games next year. In running as much as in swimming or gymnastics, local athletes benefit from increasingly favorable conditions…
Quebec’s English-speaking universities make an offer to Legault on tuition fees
The English-speaking universities of Quebec have made a proposal described as “enhanced” to the Legault government concerning tuition fee increases for new foreign students and those from other Canadian provinces.…
Quebec’s English-speaking universities make an offer to Legault on tuition fees
The English-speaking universities of Quebec have made a proposal described as “enhanced” to the Legault government concerning tuition fee increases for new foreign students and from other Canadian provinces. The…