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Salaire minimum à 18 $ : une mesure inquiétante
Montréal, August 18, 2021 – Alors que la FTQ prenait position hier en faveur d’un salaire minimum fixé à 18 $ l’heure, Miguel Ouellette, économiste et directeur des opérations à l’IEDM, a souhaité réagir.
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More federal labour regulations mean fewer jobs
The government cannot help workers by limiting their options. Unfortunately, the Liberals propose to do just that by expanding employment regulations.
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Buzzfeed Doesn’t Get a Pass for Mistreating Their Employees
After Huffington Post’s recent purchase by US-based Buzzfeed, Huffington Post Canada and Huffington Post Quebec blindsided employees with mass layoffs in a cost-cutting move.
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Plus que jamais, nous avons besoin des gens de métier
La relance économique post COVID-19 passera par nos régions et nous devons, dès maintenant, leur donner les moyens de faire partie de la solution.
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Minimum Wage Hikes Only Seem Compassionate
The federal minimum wage in the United States has been $7.25 an hour since 2009, and for years lawmakers and activists have called for its increase.
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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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Quebec Forests: Rural Regions Lose Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year
With the Quebec government about to review the province’s forest regime, environmentalists are busy trying to reduce the development of this natural resource. This publication shows, however, that we could increase the harvest of our forests without undermining the renewal of the resource.
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The feds new fuel standard will jeopardize jobs
The federal government should encourage economic recovery by being more flexible, not by making the current regulatory framework more restrictive.
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Le gouvernement fédéral mettra en péril des emplois en période de relance
Bien que l’intention derrière cette mesure énergétique soit louable, son format sera dommageable pour l’économie canadienne, alors que son effet sur l’environnement est très incertain.
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The CFS: A Measure That Will Hurt Canada’s Economic Recovery
The federal government will soon publish the new Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). Although this reform has attracted less attention from the general public than the imposition of a carbon tax, it is once again Canadian manufacturing companies and consumers who will feel its effects. This Montreal Economic Institute publication shines a light on the unintended consequences of the CFS.