With less poverty, all of us stand to gain immeasurably.
Comité consultatif de lutte contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale
August 18, 2017
Online Bulletin no. 23, August 2017
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Several studies tend to show that equality is beneficial for all members of a society. In this issue of the Bulletin, the Comité explores and promotes this topic.
May 31, 2017
Bulletin no. 22, May 2017
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This issue of our Online Bulletin looks at the position taken over the years by the Comité on the question of the minimum wage. The Comité considers that the minimum wage is still a poverty-fighting measure that complements the other socio-fiscal measures adopted by the government.
February 28, 2017
Online Bulletin no. 21, February 2017
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This Online Bulletin covers in greater detail recommendation number 6 of the Comité’s Advisory Opinion entitled Réformer la fiscalité pour tendre vers un Québec sans pauvreté. That recommendation concerns a reduction in marginal effective tax rates (METRs) for low-income workers, whether or not they are recipients of last-resort financial assistance. The reduction is one of the three priorities presented in in the Advisory Opinion.
