Author: Maria Gill

(Ottawa) The federal government announced, on Friday, a budget deficit of $95.6 billion for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Posted at 1:25 pm. The Ministry of Finance indicated in its monthly financial report that the result of the period from April 2021 to March 2022 compared to a deficit of 314.0 billion for the previous fiscal year. Total program expenses, excluding net actuarial losses, were $457.3 billion, down from $577.6 billion a year earlier. The ministry attributed the decline primarily to lower transfer payments to companies, individuals and other governments. Public debt fees rose to $24.8 billion from $20.5 billion the…

Ah, that phase of the year that we really like to forget! Itchy eyes, runny nose, sneezing, itchy throat, all the symptoms we’d like to say goodbye to! Seasonal allergies are caused by trees and grasses releasing pollen into the air. Allergy season usually starts in May and ends in September or October depending on seasonal temperatures. It is likely that with warmer temperatures, the season will start earlier, eg in March and end in October. What are allergies at any time of the year? From March to June, we often find allergies to pollen of trees and shrubs that…

It is time to depoliticize this question, and we will surely not succeed in doing so in an election campaign.the president and CEO of the Federation of Quebec Chambers of Commerce (FCCQ), Charles Milliard. Given that the 2020-2022 immigration plan is coming to an end, the government was supposed to hold consultations this year, so that interested groups could have their say on immigration thresholds, a pressing issue in the news. In 2019, this consultation took only four days of hearings to hear from thirty stakeholders. He went, In the context of this year’s electionsThe government preferred to postpone this…

primary Two SVT teachers from Lycée Pyrène and their students worked on women in science. A project aimed at deconstructing packages in the research world. First graders gather in a classroom on the third floor of the Lycée Pyrenees, enjoying the moment. Since September, on the initiative of two SVT Schools (Life and Earth Sciences) Elise Jolly and Laurie Bouchard, the high school girls have carried out a long-running research project on women in science. A priori, nothing could be easier, except … one question suffices to pose the problem: give the names of several famous women scientists. Only one…

The $500 tax credit offered by the Quebec government to help residents deal with inflation was accepted, and in most cases, it was used wisely. According to a recent Leger poll, 66% of Quebecers claim to have received this $500 tax credit, which has cost Quebecers $3.2 billion. Of those, 55% said they used this assistance to pay daily bills such as groceries, rent or electricity. Meanwhile, the savings option was the option 29% of tax credit recipients chose and 5% used to spoil themselves. Eight percent admitted not realizing they had received it. While many are satisfied with the…

Stem cells could one day be used to repair cavities or broken or cracked teeth, and experiments conducted in the laboratory offer hope. It may also be possible to harness the diversity of stem cells to create new teeth that are then implanted into the patient’s mouth. Researchers at the University of Leuven, Belgium, took stem cells from a dental follicle, the connective tissue that forms around developing teeth. Then they made a 3D model that could produce new dental stem cells in the lab. In theory, researchers might be able to harvest stem cells from teeth that have fallen…

Pension fund managers who are slow to incorporate sustainable investment standards risk failing in their “fiduciary responsibility” to members of the pension plans they are tasked with managing. Posted at 8:00 AM Martin Valeris Journalism This is one of the views heard during the symposium on “Challenges and Prospects for Pension Plans in 2022” held Wednesday in Montreal by the Institute for Management of Private and Public Organizations (IGOPP). “Take the impact of climate change. It becomes a systemic risk in the financial sector for asset management. As a result, pension fund managers who remain passive on this issue increase…

“Monsters of Science” is like a collection of stories. Beautiful tales told to live in all their freshness. But also in all its complexities. Arch to marvel at the treasures of the world. In this new episode, let’s connect with our closest relative: the chimpanzee.You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Chimpanzee breeding for fruit In order to be able to bear more fruit, chimpanzees adopt walking on two legs. Is this the origin of this method of travel? He lived in the woods. He walks on all fours. He is furry. Lots of things that set us apart from…

Pension fund managers who are slow to incorporate sustainable investment standards risk failing in their “fiduciary responsibility” to members of the pension plans they are tasked with managing. Posted at 8:00 AM Martin Valeris Journalism This is one of the views heard during the symposium on “Challenges and Prospects for Pension Plans in 2022” held Wednesday in Montreal by the Institute for Management of Private and Public Organizations (IGOPP). “Take the impact of climate change. It becomes a systemic risk in the financial sector for asset management. As a result, pension fund managers who remain passive on this issue increase…

A team of international researchers, under the wing of the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Germany, writes that no drought covering such a large part of the continent has been observed for so long since the mid-18th century. their work, Posted in March In the Journal of the American Geophysical Union, he reconstructs all droughts documented in Europe since 1766. Scientists define as “drought” the period when the water content in the first two meters of soil drops below the 20% level of the driest years of the past two and a half centuries. Between 2018 and 2020, this…