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Every year, Quebec’s Minister of Finance tables a budget covering the upcoming fiscal year. For 2025-2026, we’ll be joining Minister Eric Girard on March 25 for his big day. Later than usual, you might say? Yes, but understandable given all the uncertainty being imposed on us by the United States.  What is a budget? At […]

Following Pierre Fitzgibbon’s resignation as minister and member of the National Assembly in September 2024, the riding of Terrebonne was awaiting its new representative. Without much surprise, the Parti Québécois managed to elect its candidate, former PQ president Catherine Gentilcore, with 52.74% of votes cast. It should be noted that this is a homecoming for […]

Donald Trump’s first address to Congress in his second term took place against a backdrop of tension. As evidence, the speech began with the expulsion of a Democratic representative who was interrupting the Republican president in a sign of protest. It is a tradition of the American political system. The new president addresses a joint […]

It was 2019, on a mild autumn day: under the September sun, in a surge of hope and anger, 500,000 people from all walks of life took to the streets of Montreal to urge governments and political decision-makers to act in proportion to the climate disruptions our planet is facing. Since then, extreme weather events […]

Montreal, February 3, 2025 — Sophie Villeneuve, partner at Catapulte, is proud to announce two new appointments to her leadership team. These appointments mark an important milestone in the company’s growth and reflect a continued commitment to improving productivity and operations for the benefit of the clients they serve. Jérémie Tremblay becomes Director of Strategic […]

The inauguration of Donald Trump’s second term put on a spectacle heavy with symbolism in many respects. Jeff Bezos, the founder and principal shareholder of Amazon, was seated directly behind Vice President JD Vance. Shou Zi Chew of TikTok, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Elon Musk of Tesla and recent owner of X (Twitter), Sundar Pichai […]

It was a day marked by unexpected developments when the federal government unveiled the 2024 fall economic update, the last of the current mandate.  With the unforeseen departure of Ms. Chrystia Freeland as Minister of Finance and the appointment of Mr. Dominic Leblanc to that position, adding to his responsibilities as Minister of Public Safety, […]

After the Olympic Games and his government’s setbacks, this was certainly another moment of the year when the eyes of the world turned to France: the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris on December 7. While Quebecers have a particular attachment to their religious built heritage, that’s not what captured attention here. Three seemingly simple photos […]

Finance Minister Eric Girard unveiled his seventh economic update today. The deficit is still projected at $11 billion for 2024-2025. Discover the highlights prepared by our team of specialists. Finance A Stable Deficit of $11 Billion The deficit after mandatory payments to the Generations Fund remains the same as announced at the time of the […]