Uploaded on 2019-01-20 by Kathleen Cummings

Most liveable cities: Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver 5 characteristics: Access to good quality healthcare and education; availability of well paying jobs in order to be able to have a good quality of life; accessibility to housing at a reasonable cost comparatively to the salary scales; low crime rate; dependable and fair justice system that’s not corrupt Status of Montreal? Everyone has access to free education and healthcare which is great We pay for it through the income taxes the government takes. Whether you are from a low income or high income family, you are required to go to school until you’re 16 years old. Even though it’s accessible, it has been deteriorating over the years. There has been too many budget cuts and the system seems poorly managed. I think if we were able to have continuity in the objectives given to the health care system by removing the power of the government to control its budget, we could have better long-term vision, planning and management. Currently, every time there’s a change in government party I (which can be every 4 years), they change the objectives of the system and it makes the work that the prior government did,