For years, the CAQ has presented itself as the party that will cut the public service and finally clean up the government… except that today, what we learn is that in the last year, the public service has grown to 80,000 civil servants. Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Public Policy Analyst at the MEI, broadcast on October 15, 2025, as part of Richard Martineau’s show on QUB Radio.

Governments talk about equality but keep adding obstacles: high taxes, restrictive licensing, housing rules. To fix the elevator of opportunity, we need to lift these barriers instead of blocking the doors.

In Canada, your chances of getting ahead still depend too much on where you live. Alberta ranks first in social mobility, Quebec last. Artificial barriers hold some provinces back and slow down the whole country.

Canada’s social elevator is broken. Tax burdens, housing rules, and restrictive licensing add artificial barriers to natural disadvantages, holding back the progress of millions of Canadians. It’s time to restore real opportunities for all.

Social mobility is held back by two types of barriers: natural and artificial. While the former are hard to change, the latter—taxes, regulations, restrictive licensing—are in the hands of policymakers. Reducing them means giving everyone more opportunity.