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Finance committee Of course.
November 13th, 2023Committee meeting
Charles Milliard
Finance committee I'll summarize it for you in one minute. We think that we should consider lifelong continuing training. It used to be that we went to school and then university or CEGEP and that we completed our education at the age of 25. Now, we have to acknowledge that it's valuable to go to
November 13th, 2023Committee meeting
Charles Milliard
Finance committee A public drug insurance plan exists in Quebec, and despite some initial difficulties, it works relatively well. It's expensive, but it works well. We would like Quebeckers not to get lost between two programs and for there to be some complementarity between the two plans. As I u
November 13th, 2023Committee meeting
Charles Milliard
Finance committee The impact would be major. In fact, not only would it cause an earthquake in Quebec's insurance community, but it would also impact the value proposition of employers to employees. For many employers, the drug benefits they offer set them apart from their competitors. This would
November 13th, 2023Committee meeting
Charles Milliard
Finance committee We conducted a survey of our members. We could forward it to the committee. It's important to say that we don't want everyone aged 60 and over to go back to working 40 hours a week. The best example I can give is the following. In a regional hardware store, if a 66-year-old wa
November 13th, 2023Committee meeting
Charles Milliard
Finance committee Sizable sums have been announced by the federal government, and rightly so, and the provincial government has proposed equivalent measures. I think the money is available to build thousands of units. The challenges we face are the labour needed to build these homes, as well as th
November 13th, 2023Committee meeting
Charles Milliard
Finance committee There must be collaboration. On the question of mixed housing, we have to say yes to the private sector. We're also aware that we need to respond to community needs, particularly when it comes to housing. The housing crisis is such that this shouldn't just be a business opportun
November 13th, 2023Committee meeting
Charles Milliard
Finance committee It's because they're French-speaking countries. As far as the question of the Canadian francophonie is concerned, it seems crucial to us to favour these countries or, at any rate, to pay special attention to them. In fact, many of these countries are extremely interested in the C
November 13th, 2023Committee meeting
Charles Milliard