Thank God for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). I say that not because trade is an inherently Jewish issue, nor because I know for certain the recently negotiated deal will be good for Canada, especially since its details have yet to be released. Irrespective of its long-term effects, the TPP might
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Trashy's World: Is Quebec sovereignty dead?
Maybe not entirely dead, but quite possibly in its death throes. Good work, PLQ! Et, pour les Péquistes – il faut savoir quand vous devriez quitter la soireé.. (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Quebec: Help the PQ set their Lobster Trap
Reaction to the PQ Lobster Strategy? Battles for votes rise or fall on framing: the ballot question, your opponent, your own side, the issues. Framing happens, with you or without you; sometimes best with you. Ms Marois and the PQ have recoiled in horror from any discussions of the independence
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Quebec election: The real ballot box question
PQ lobster trap for unwitting Quebecers Try as they might, the PQ cannot direct the definition of the ballot question in the upcoming provincial election into fields of their choosing. They would rather talk about their Charter of Values, which has given them a good crack at Francophone votes to
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: What happened to Tom "Captain Canada" Mulcair now that the writ has dropped in Quebec?
Looks like Captain Canada is staying “neutral” in the face of a PQ government which would almost certainly call a referendum and which of course, will be running on the regressive so-called “Charter of Values” that would ban observant Jews, Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians from being a part of the civil service. If Mulcair
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: What happened to Tom "Captain Canada" Mulcair now that the writ has dropped in Quebec?
Looks like Captain Canada is staying “neutral” in the face of a PQ government which would almost certainly call a referendum and which of course, will be running on the regressive so-called “Charter of Values” that would ban observa…
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: What happened to Tom "Captain Canada" Mulcair now that the writ has dropped in Quebec?
Looks like Captain Canada is staying “neutral” in the face of a PQ government which would almost certainly call a referendum and which of course, will be running on the regressive so-called “Charter of Values” that would ban observant Jews, Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians from being a part of the civil service. If Mulcair
Continue readingwRanter.com: The PQ is embarrassing itself
Share this: It’s been an inauspicious month for Premier Pauline Marois’ minority government. First it tabled its so-called charter of Quebec values. Bill 60 – whose full, Orwellian name is the “Charter affirming the values of state secularism and religious neutrality and of equality between women and men, and providing a
Continue readingTrashy's World: I hadn’t yet weighed in on Marois’ Charter of Quebec “Values”…
… because I was waiting to see exactly what it was going to look like… And, well, I’m disgusted. I’m sickened that any government in this country would go far as to prohibit the wearing or display of anything that does not in any way harm another person nor take
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: The PQ’s "Charter of Quebec Values"
Lately, there has been much of an uproar made over the PQ’s “Charter of Quebec Values” in the news. Frankly, the entire thing strikes me as a ridiculous bit of pot-stirring on the part of the Marois-led PQ government. The proposed Charter imposes a set of arbitrary limitations on religious
Continue readingkirbycairo: Quebec and Personal Expression. . . .
I have been so offended by the recently proposed legislation in Quebec that I felt compelled, despite a long silence, to speak up, if only for reasons of catharsis. First of all let me say at the outset that I believe that this legislation, supposedly intended to establish so-called Quebec
Continue readingTrashy's World: Violence and aggressive…
… behaviour directed at Québec Anglos? On the evening of September 22, Mr. G., a 17-year old young man was walking with his cousins in St. Léonard, an east-end neighbourhood in Montreal. They were speaking English. A young adult male confronted them and said, in French, “You’re not allowed to
Continue readingDrive-by Planet: New PQ government cancels tuition hike: victory for student movement
Bottom: Photo from last Saturday’s march in Montreal celebrating victory and calling for free tuition. Pauline Marois, the newly elected premier of Quebec, announced that her government has cancelled the proposed hike on student tuition fees. The hike was repealed by the new Parti Québécois government. Yes it can be
Continue readingIlluminated By Street Lamps: ‘Winners’ And Losers In Quebec Asbestos Mess
Photo: Vsmith/Wikipedia Support for Canadian chrysotile asbestos is dead. First point, this: Canada should have gotten out of the asbestos game a long time ago.All asbestos causes cancer. We won’t use it. And, we’ve been out of step with our European friends.But now, the inconvenient rub.With apparently no clear plan about
Continue readingTrashy's World: Polievre is on another of his…
… clueless rampages again! Why demonize ALL of the unions because one of them makes a bonehead decision. Be that as it may (francophones giggle at that phrase), I cannot condemn strongly enough the actions of PSAC! They have done this bullshit before in endorsing the Bloq in past elections.
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Quebec: Should PM Harper adopt Henry Kissinger’s ‘benign neglect’ policy?
Pauline Marois, the premier-elect of Quebec, has a shaky minority government, with the balance of power being held by the new Coalition party, and a handful of seats separating the PQ from the Liberal Party. Marois has promised to up the ante in talks with the Harper government, with the
Continue readingTrashy's World: They’re baaaaack….
Yes, dear readers, the separatists have once again grabbed the reins of power in that province that starts with a “Q”. With but a slight advantage over the Liberals, the reins might be loose but make no mistake that Mme. Marois will flex her muscle in those areas that matter
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Quebec – good, bad and very ugly.
We had all 3 in last night’s Quebec provincial election. The bad news if you’re a Canadian federalist is the PQ won, and that Liberal Premier Jean Charest lost his seat. The good news is the PQ only won a slim minority (54-50-19-2 as of this AM), and the Liberals
Continue readingLeftist Jab: If I were a Pauline Marois Political Adviser…
The face of intolerance being led away by police As the results were trickling in during what was a tumultuous provincial election in Quebec: tragedy struck. One person is dead. One person is injured and another in being treated for shock. When taking part of the democratic process, the last
Continue readingTrashy's World: Madame Marois and the PQ…
… are quickly losing credibility. Contradictions and confusion in the Parti Québécois’ referendum strategy have come back to haunt Pauline Marois’s campaign, fueling attacks against the sovereigntist leader’s evolving plan to transform her province into an independent country. Personally, I don’t think Marois could transform a kettle of water into
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