Quebec puts $540M back into education
Education minister Bernard Drainville has backed down, and replaced $540 million he was to cut from the education budget.
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Tim S. 16:54 on 2025-07-16 Permalink
Good. Now do higher ed. Maybe even bring in some vaccine researchers.
Nicholas 17:03 on 2025-07-16 Permalink
Montreal is already a biotech hub. They could be recruiting tons of highly paid people to the region, who would pay a lot in taxes, and also create lots of lower-paying jobs too. Unfortunately, the international language of science is English, and multinationals are not going to be doing cross-border research and meetings in French, especially if the goal is to lure people from the US.
Kevin 18:09 on 2025-07-16 Permalink
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We were a hub two decades ago, and the Charest government of that era was actively recruiting scientists by giving them breaks on income tax.
Uatu 19:00 on 2025-07-16 Permalink
I guess somebody made him cry lol
Meezly 20:26 on 2025-07-16 Permalink
The outcry and petition seemed to have worked, which is great, but their funding cuts still caused some damage and unnecessary overhead. Schools had already laid off support staff and eliminated jobs based on the proposed budget cuts before the school year ended.
dhomas 07:32 on 2025-07-18 Permalink
@Meezly: did the outcry work? Education needed more funding before the $540 million cut was even announced. They announced the cut and there was outcry, so they restored the same amount. They added nothing and made it look like they were doing everyone a favour.