7 bonnes nouvelles pour le Québec à découvrir et à partager
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Communiqué de presse
24 August 2017

Read and share these 7 good news stories about Quebec

7 bonnes nouvelles pour le Québec à découvrir et à partager

These 7 good news stories are signs Quebec’s economy is doing well.

  1. The unemployment rate is at an all-time low (5.8%). To learn more, read this article by CTV News.
  2. 197,000 Quebecers have found a job since our government came into office. 63% of these are in the private sector and nearly 90% are full-time! Read the press release to learn more.
  3. There has been a historic drop in the number of Quebecers on welfare: read the article on Radio-Canada’s website (French only).
  4. The economy (GDP) saw its biggest first-quarter increase in 15 years! The Montreal Gazette is talking about it.
  5. According to the most recent predictions, the highest salary increases next year will happen in Quebec. Learn more from this Montreal Gazette article.
  6. For the first time since 1966, Standard & Poor’s has given Quebec a better credit rating than Ontario. Read about it in Global News.
  7. Canadian entrepreneurs are the most optimistic in Quebec, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

We are doing what we said we’d do: straightening out Quebec’s public finances to create the conditions for economic growth.

You can help move Quebec forward too. Join us!

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