Comment of the day
Here's a little gem I found on the comment page of an interesting analysis published in yesterday's Globe and Mail: One thing that is deeply misunderstood by people outside Quebec…
Michel Bolduc
Ethnic backlash
Anyone not familiar with Jacques Parizeau's infamous statement about the ethnic vote in 1995 is new to Canadian politics: "True, we've been defeated... at the very heart of it, by…
The Bloc Québécois is useless
With the Conservatives at the helm since 2006, Québec now only contributes eleven members to the governing party in Ottawa. With the prospect of a Conservative majority government, and perhaps…
And so the rift widens – Take 2
I've always thought that a Harper majority government would contribute to the feeling of exclusion in Québec and would thus fuel the sovereignty movement. In yesterday's Globe and Mail, Jeffrey…
Federalists are clueless
In the words of Senator Jean-Claude Rivest: "The Bloc Québécois exists only because the other three parties are clueless." Click here to read the whole story.
And so the rift widens
I've always thought that a Harper majority government would contribute to the feeling of exclusion in Québec and would thus fuel the sovereignty movement. In today's Globe and Mail, Rhéal…
Different views on a coalition
Harper was in Brampton Ontario this weekend. Both Toronto's the Globe and Mail and Montréal's La Presse covered the event. The Globe and mail points out that a coalition would…
Duceppe says Harper lying
It's election time again!... and Harper says a coalition isn't a good idea. Time flies. Things change. And back in 2004, the "would be" prime minister thought a coalition against…
A sovereigntist and a gentleman
Pierre Falardeau passed away in September of 2009. Director of Elvis Gratton and many other films, he was a staunch defender of the Québec sovereignty movement. He also was a…
Mon pays, ce n’est pas Vancouver! – Take 2
In the words of Pample the Moose: "I had to shake my head in amused bewilderment in reading Vancouver Olympics CEO John Furlong's whining in his memoirs about how the…
I want to pogne
The American hegemony on the pop music scene is indisputable. And many talent hunters from the United States are exploring other regions of the globe in search for new ideas…
Anglo-Québécois musicians
The recent success of Montréal band Arcade Fire at the Grammys, BRIT awards and Shockwaves NME Awards has given exposure to a sensitive issue in Québec. How do English-speaking musicians…
Conservative majority
Newspaper headlines don't exclusively tell you about the article they promote. They also give the reader a hint of what the editorial board wants to put forward. The Globe and…
Scrapping Bill 101
Perhaps, you've read about Maxime Bernier's recent stance against Bill 101. The Globe and Mail didn't actually publish the story, but it did cover the stir it created in French-language…
Incendies at the Oscars
Roger Ebert gives his thumbs up to the Québec film Incendies for the Oscar in the Foreign language film category this year. The movie is the heartwrenching tale of two…
Egyptian news in Montréal
Mubarak's departure takes a whole lot of room in current events this morning. In sync with the media of the world, La Presse , Le Journal de Montréal and Le…
A cowed legislature?
I learned a new word a few weeks back. And when I read the Globe's editorial, about Québec's move to bar the kirpan from the National Assembly and prevent four…
Mon pays, ce n’est pas Vancouver!
In the words of Pample the Moose: "I had to shake my head in amused bewilderment in reading Vancouver Olympics CEO John Furlong's whining in his memoirs about how the…
Linguistic immersion
Someone had a good idea at Marianopolis College and Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. Next year, both institutions will launch a student exchange program that will have interested students spend their last semester…