4-minute read
Why dentists don’t have waiting lists
Four areas of the health care industry in Canada that are largely private and that work well.
1-minute read
Viewpoint – Public Sector Pay Grades
In the context of the current negotiations for the renewal of public sector collective agreements, the figures discussed in the public debate can be misleading. The widely reported percentage increases demanded by unions and offered by the government do not represent the pay raises of public sector employees in Quebec, but rather increases to the pay grades themselves. This distinction is crucial for properly understanding how salaries will change following the current round of negotiations.
4-minute read
How to fix ailing Loto-Québec
Loto-Québec and the changing market.
2-minute read
La CSN serait-elle en mode austérité?
Difficult negotiations at the CSN.
3-minute read
The CBC Needs Direct Funding from Its Audience
The financing of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
5-minute read
La patience inéluctable du fonctionnaire
The idea of a "deep-freeze" on public spending.
3-minute read
The Financial Move That Will Keep the Police Focused on Policing
How subcontracting would allow a reduction in the cost of police services.
2-minute read
Private Reinforcements for Public Police Forces?
Policing costs have been rising for 25 years in Canada, while the number of criminal incidents per officer has fallen. These growing costs can be explained in part by an increase in the number of police officers, which has certainly contributed to a reduction in the crime rate, but also by the fact that those officers perform a growing number of tasks.
4-minute read
The Caisse and our infrastructure
La Caisse unveils agreement with Québec government to carry out infrastructure projects.
3-minute read
Les Québécois majoritairement d’accord avec l’« austérité »
The austerity measures announced by the government Couillard.