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Public Tenders: How About Some Transparency?
Recently, we learned that over 3,000 public contracts totalling almost $2 billion were awarded by the Quebec government without calls for tenders.
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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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GAFA Tax: The Predictable Consequences of an Ineffective Law
Recently, Google announced a 2% increase in its advertising rates in France, following the introduction of a “GAFA tax” targeting several multinational digital corporations.
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The Wealthy Already Pay Their Fair Share
With governments looking for ways to maybe balance their budgets, some political parties, both provincial and federal, have dug up the not-so-unfamiliar idea of a wealth tax.
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Airlines: It’s Barriers to Entry, Not Market Shares, That Matter
On February 11, 2021, the Trudeau government approved the purchase of Air Transat by Air Canada. Should consumers be worried about potential price hikes?
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Popcorn/Absurdity Combo
Even though movie theatres will be reopening as of February 26 in Quebec, allowing them to offer food and drinks to their customers is apparently too risky.
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Additional Wealth Taxes: The Wrong Way to Balance the Budget
In anticipation of the 2021-2022 federal budget, the New Democratic Party of Canada is proposing a tax on large fortunes.
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Structural Weaknesses in Canada’s Health Care Surge Capacity
Our health professionals are doing their best, but Canada’s capacity problems are structural, and need structural solutions.
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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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Housing Shortage: Stop Penalizing Investors
As a result of the shortage of affordable housing in Montreal, certain voices have been calling on the government to freeze rents.