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Blue Basket or Money Pit?
Last year, the Quebec government was peddling the idea of a home-grown Amazon that would come to the rescue of local businesses having a hard time due to the restrictions introduced by that same government.
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A little good news in Quebec’s construction industry
The Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) today announced some “historic” new measures.
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Canada’s deficits increasingly worrisome
This past April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted a “massive” increase in government borrowing around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Deficits will hit the middle class too
In Friday’s Financial Post, Philip Cross makes the important point that it is delusional to think that rivers of new deficit spending will not lead to middle-class tax hikes.
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The most vulnerable hit hard by lockdowns
Canadians have been subjected to a triple traumatic shock in 2020, on public health, political, and economic fronts.
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This Halloween, antitrust prosecutors keep chasing ghosts
The newest version of the antitrust probe against Google—which names Apple as an accomplice or co-conspirator—feels like déjà vu for those of us old enough to remember earlier Big Tech litigation.
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The promotion of telemedicine must continue
In order to improve access to the health network and expand the supply of care available during this pandemic, provincial governments have implemented various measures.
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What are the fundamental drivers of economic growth?
Too often, when speaking of economic growth, the emphasis is on figures and technical explanations. Yet it is worth taking the time to explain the fundamental principles behind this.
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The government is responsible for restauranteurs’ woes
Restaurateurs and other merchants are worried. While most of them are already out of steam, the government has just announced that as of Thursday, it will close bars, restaurant dining rooms, concert halls, and theatres in red zones.
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The economy holds its breath
For several days now, we’ve been told that Montreal and Quebec City will soon be moving to the “red” alert level, referring to the unfathomable, technocratic, paint-by-numbers table handed down by public health authorities.