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The Alarming Expansion of the Public Sector in Quebec | Montreal Economic Institute

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (467+ words) Viewpoint on the expansion of the public sector workforce in recent years and its impact on government budget expenditures This Viewpoint was prepared by Gabriel Gigu're, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI. The MEI's Taxation Series aims to shine a…...

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Hundreds of thousands of low-income seniors are penalized for working, warns the MEI | Montreal Economic Institute

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (634+ words) Montreal, January 27, 2026 " The current tax-and-benefit system disadvantages low-income seniors who work by penalizing them through the double-barreled impact of benefit clawbacks and steep taxation, finds a new MEI report. "A growing number of seniors are working to make ends meet;…...

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Budgetary balance, highway concessions, and mixed practice: The MEI publishes its prebudget recommendations for Quebec

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (633+ words) Montreal, January 22, 2026 " The government must do a better job of controlling its spending if it wants to meet its goal of returning to a balanced budget by 2029-2030, says the MEI in a brief submitted in the context of Quebec's prebudget…...