7-minute read
Et si le Québec s’inspirait de la France pour un système universitaire plus performant
How to integrate the private and the public sectors in the education system.
3-minute read
Pour le transport en commun… efficace
How to make the transit system a more efficient one?
5-minute read
Tabac: le vrai débat qui se cache derrière la fumée
The use of "plain and standardized packaging" for the sale of tobacco products.
4-minute read
Plain Tobacco Packaging Targets the Basic Rights of Businesses
The use of "plain and standardized packaging" for the sale of tobacco products.
6-minute read
La piste inexplorée
The positive effects of pedagogical autonomy and accountability of teachers and school principals on student results.
12-minute read
Pedagogical Autonomy and Accountability: A Recipe for Improving Academic Results
Giving teachers and school principals more control over course content and teaching methods, all while rewarding or penalizing them according to the consequences of their decisions, could improve academic results. When autonomy and accountability are jointly applied, students generally achieve better grades, even when standard of living variances are taken into account.
4-minute read
Yves Boisvert contre Uber
The taxi industry and ride-sharing applications.
4-minute read
Amazon et la rémunération des auteurs à la page lue
Amazon paying authors based on how many pages are read.
14-minute read
The Economic Costs of the Boreal Caribou Recovery Plan
Since the addition of the boreal caribou to the threatened species list, the Quebec government has made considerable efforts to protect its habitat by limiting forestry companies’ access to the public forest. No one denies the need to have in place conservation measures for protecting biodiversity, as long as they have concrete positive effects and that the associated costs are not out of proportion with the goals. When it comes to the boreal caribou, though, these two criteria are not necessarily respected.
4-minute read
National pharmacare plan not the answer
The advantages of having a mixed public-private drug insurance system.