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Solutions for Municipal Pension Plans
The pension plans of municipal employees across the province of Quebec face deficits totalling $3.9 billion. For certain municipalities, pension plan contributions have exploded over the past few years. The Quebec government recently introduced a bill whose purpose is to ensure the sustainability of these plans, but that does not call into question their underlying principles.
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5-minute read
Régimes de retraite : une solution juste
The funding deficits of municipal pension plans in Quebec.
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4-minute read
Indignation over proposed Champlain Bridge toll is unwarranted
Debate over a proposed toll on the Champlain Bridge.
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3-minute read
Moins chers, les régimes publics d’épargne?
The true cost of the Canada Pension Plan.
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5-minute read
Quebec shows ‘neverendum’ economic impact
The economic impact of the sovereignty movement in Quebec.
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The Carbon Market
Léger Marketing opinion poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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5-minute read
BIXI et voitures électriques : Quand faut-il tirer la plogue?
Spending by politicians and the public choice theory.
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5-minute read
Le risque de lâcher la proie pour l’ombre
The funding deficits of municipal pension plans in Quebec.
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4-minute read
Un chroniqueur en terrain glissant
The Quebec debt.
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3-minute read
Tax Increases Don’t Always Mean More Money for the Government – Even on Cigarettes
The incidence of taxes on the behavior of people who pay.