Vehicle

Quebec’s Fiscal Squeeze: High Vehicle Fees, Crumbling Roads, Failing Transit, and the Province’s Role in Canadian Federal Transfers

Quebec drivers know the annual ritual all too well. Every year, around your birthday, the SAAQ sends a notice: pay up to keep your licence active. For a clean record in 2026, that’s roughly $50 (including insurance contribution and admin fe

Never Finance a Car in Quebec. Here Is the Math They Hope You Never Do.

Quebec has a specific car culture. Ownership signals arrival. The right vehicle communicates success. And an entire industry has been built around the gap between what people can afford and what they believe they need to drive. That gap is

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