Some Quebecers like their politicians soft
How do you like your eggs? Hard boiled, once over lightly? Me, I like mine scrambled usually. But what about the men and women elected to public office? The most…
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Legault’s CAQ party filling Separatist sails
Quebec Liberal party supporters could be excused for perhaps thinking that the idea for the creation of François Legault’s CAQ party was to split the federalist vote. After all the…
Québec – What happens after a vote for independence?
For some, perhaps for most, the question of Québec separation is a dead issue. There are many who believe that the referendum in 1995 was the last kick at the…
Why this voter is going with Québec’s Liberals and Jean Charest
This will be my first time voting in a Québec election, and as everyone who reads this blog knows, (all four of you) I take my democratic franchise very seriously.…
Marois contre Legault face à face…For all the marbles?
With the Liberals seemingly bleeding, Jean Charest is reported to be trailing badly in his own riding, the debate between Pauline Marois and François Legault takes on even greater significance.…
Legault contre Charest – face à face – A game changer
This was Charest’s Waterloo as I see it, win the debate and the world is your’s, lose and…well, perhaps the end of a brilliant political career. I won’t beat the…
Charest contre Marois face à face and toe to toe
I just finished watching the one on one debate between Jean (or is it John) Charest and Pauline Marois. My first thought is that I’d love to see this format…
Québec’s road to independence
A while back I shared my opinion on Québec sovereignty, expressing the view that independence is inevitable. Well, my opinion has changed. I wrote that particular entry back in April…
Thoughts on the Québec leaders debate – Charest bounce coming?
To this anglophone ear, listening to to the debate on CBC French language radio 106.3 FM here in the capital of the nation, it struck me that Prime Minister Jean…
Thanks for the good times Dalton – Now Piss off!!!
Its hard not to think of Ontario teachers as a bunch of gold diggers, with Dalton McGuinty as a sugar daddy fallen on hard times. The teachers unions used to…
Yarmulkes ha-jibs and burkas OH MY!!! Get a grip Pauline
I’m not big on religion, oh I go to church from time to time, but I’m not religious about it. As far as I know I don’t wear anything that…
I’ve never been a huge fan of Marineland anyway…
I’ve been to Marineland once, and also to Seaworld in Orlando on one occasion as a child. I won’t be going back. And frankly, I wish I’d never gone in…
An anglophone ‘pur laine’ considers voting Parti Québecois
For those unaware, I moved to Québec City back in October of 2011, and I am about as English Canadian as you can get, given that my ancestors came from…
After the fourth call Rogers fixes the problem….
Last week I wrote about how my cell phone was being inundated with blank text messages from the same London area cell number. After three calls to customer support I…
The 8-8 fire at the Freedom Tower that wasn’t. A failed conspiracy?
When I first saw reports of a fire on the 88th floor of New York’s new Freedom Tower, built to replace the twin towers…well let’s just say it caught my…
Fire at 1 World Trade Center: maybe yes, maybe no. Confused?
Still a confusing story, but its getting clearer. From the Christian Science Monitor. Fire at 1 World Trade Center: maybe yes, maybe no. Confused?
WTC fire, too many conflicting stories….
I’m reading all kinds of different stories right now, some reports say the fire was a false alarm, others that it was welding, yet others that 90 firefighters have brought…
Authorities: Fire at World Trade Center main tower in New York
I’m reading right now that the fire is under control, but still I have to admit to being a bit unnerved. The eigthh day of the eighth month on the…
Having an issue with my Rogers cell phone. They’ll fix it…For a fee!!!
What a great day I had today, let me tell you about it. My cell phone basically shut down this morning, sometime before it was to sound the alarm I…
University of California Prof and author calls Sikh temple bombing ‘Christian Terrorism’…and I agree
A funny thing happens when people get old, many lose their sense of fairness. Something you hear from children almost every day is: “That’s not fair”, and oftentimes they’re one…