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Pourquoi nier la liberté de choix du travailleur?
Article published exclusively on the Montreal Economic Institute’s website.
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Syndicalisme: des obligations hors normes
The workers’ freedom of choice in Quebec and abroad.
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We need a total overhaul of Quebec’s labour laws
The workers’ freedom of choice in Quebec and abroad.
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The Quebec unionization model: correcting the anomaly
The members of the National Assembly will soon begin looking into a bill aiming to account for the new reality of teleworking by modifying those provisions of the Labour Code dealing with replacement workers during a strike or lockout. In North America, only the labour codes of Quebec and British Columbia systematically prevent recourse to replacement workers during labour disputes. Quebec therefore already distinguishes itself from the continent's other regions by the very existence of these provisions.
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Endosser l’injustice
Unions and the Labour Code.
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The negative effects of corporate taxes on investment and on workers
Governments have made considerable efforts in recent years to reduce the tax burden of business. The federal government has promised to reduce the corporate income tax rate even further, toward a rate of 15% in 2012. The Quebec government's last budget highlighted the complete elimination of the capital tax, which will take effect on January 1st, 2011. This is very good news, because corporate income taxes and other taxes paid by businesses have an impact not only or even primarily on shareholders, but also on workers, especially in an open economy.
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Study on Public Finance in Québec
Léger Marketing poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Nomenklatura québécoise
Public sector negotiations.
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Reforming the Quebec Pension Plan to give control back to workers
The pension plan crisis caused by the aging of the population is affecting all western countries, with Quebec especially hard hit by this phenomenon. The long-term financing of the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) is a cause of concern, and experts say changes are needed to ensure its viability. As in the past, a new rise in contributions is being suggested to balance the program’s reserve. Other countries have had to reform their public pension systems in recent decades. One of them – Chile – has stood out because of its success and has inspired about 30 other governments. Can Quebec also learn something from their experience?
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Le point de vue du boss
The effects of the increase in the minimum wage.