<TABLE> <TD> <img src="/images/publication/2011MO-01.jpg"></TD> <TD>Sous la direction de Marcelin Joanis et Luc Godbout <p> Si le Québec a été frappé moins durement qu'ailleurs par la dernière récession, il fait toujours face aux importants défis économiques qui se posaient avant la récession : la contraction prochaine du bassin de travailleurs...</p></td></td></table>

Sous la direction de Marcelin Joanis et Luc Godbout Si le Québec a été frappé moins durement qu'ailleurs par la dernière récession, il fait toujours face aux importants défis économiques qui se posaient avant la récession : la contraction prochaine du bassin de travailleurs potentiels,...

Last April, the Task Force examining user fees for public services published its report “Mieux tarifer pour mieux vivre ensemble.” The group's labours were framed by a mandate to examine the issues and advise the government in its elaboration of a new user-fee policy. Mostly, the task force...

Businesses and organizations require working relationships, and working relationships require trust. Whether the relationship is between a firm and a supplier, a central bank and the people it serves, a bank and a borrower, a business person and a partner, a manager and an employee, a professor...

We are ceaselessly reminded that business is now called on to operate in a global environment that is more competitive than it has ever been. If we are to rise to this challenge, we must understand Quebec's position, the form of the competition to which it is exposed, and what our available...

The minister wants to know: “How can it be that two hospitals, having the same budget, can post different performances?”<br>We believe that the real question is:<br>“How can it be that two entities that do not post the same performance receive the same budget?”<br><br>Traditionally, the performance of a...

Quebec is currently the stage for a series of debates on which investments are required of the government, whether in infrastructure, education, healthcare, etc. Where to begin? What projects to prioritize? These investments give rise to a series of questions, not the least of which is how they...

It is a well-known fact that natural systems can be especially vulnerable to human activity because of their limited adaptive capacity. The damages caused may be significant and irreversible. Several groups feel that more aggressive actions should be taken to reduce human impacts on the...

The popular press often paints an alarmist portrait of computer services being offshored to emerging countries. India is depicted as a formidable competitor, frequently with the suggestion that, given enough time, all jobs could end up there. The number of information technology (IT) jobs in...

National Biotechnology Week has just ended, and across Canada numerous discussions addressed the issues confronting this industry. The term biotechnology refers to “the application of science and technology to living organisms as well as parts, products and models thereof, to alter living or...