Among them, Quebecers between the ages of 60 and 64 now won’t have to pay tax of their first $10,000 of income. A new tax credit will also be available for businesses hiring or retaining older workers.

In addition, the government will spend $146 million every year for the next five years on the integration of new immigrants into the workforce.

But Proulx says from the perspective of the manufacturing industry, that’s not enough.

That’s too little, surmised the Grade 5 student, who summed up his views in a letter that he hand-delivered to his MNA, Treasury Board President Christian Dubé.