Greatly Exaggerated Rumours, Jack Layton Edition
by matttbastard Michael Valpy addresses the current conventional wisdom that without Jack Layton, the NDP — and Canada’s left — is now doomed, doomed, DOOMED! Ahem. Sorry ’bout that. Now,…
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Moving pieces in Quebec
MacPherson in the Gazette on the latest poll showing a new Francois Legault led party in the lead just ahead of the Liberals and with the PQ trailing in third:The…
Tuition Has Increased 41% Since 1998
A recent cbc.ca article reports on plans by Quebec student groups to protest planned tuition hikes by the Charest government. Over a five-year period, Quebec’s Liberal government plans to increase…
Parti Québécois Faces Oblivion – Again
According to this poll done for the Journal de Montréal, the Parti québécois is facing some very dire straights these days:Selon un sondage Léger Marketing réalisé pour le compte de…
Howl! live recording 2 – Monday Music Pick: Download two free tracks from experimental guitarist Nick Kuepfer
Art Threat presents two live recordings featuring musician Nick Kuepfer performing at Howl! in March 2011.
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Gerald Caplan rightly asks what media outlets think they have to gain by promoting anti-Muslim bigotry: The goal of the Muslim-haters is surely…
Photos: Montreal Pride 2011
Some pics from Montreal Pride Weekend, 2011.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Chantal Hebert offers up the definitive response to the Cons, Libs and media outlets still going out of their way to attack…
Concordia’s “Culture of Contempt”
In June of this year, a report was released on governance at Concordia University. The 39-page report was written by the External Governance Review Committee, a three-person committee chaired by…
A response in kind
Shorter Toronto Star: We're *outraged* that our transparently systematic attempt to cause trouble for the NDP was met with an equally systematic refusal to play along. Update: pogge has more.
Watch: Day 3 of the 2011 Queer of the Year contest
The 2011 international Queer of the Year contest is well under way with the completion of the third day of activities—The Healthy Lifestyle Challenge. After a sexy ice skating obstacle…
Ontario – Cyclists are here to stay – get with the program
Toronto News: Hume: What goes around in Quebec comes around in Ontario - thestar.comExcerpts:This isn’t a matter of right or left, but of right and wrong. Due to circumstances well…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Marc Lee tears into the "unfunded liabilities" spin on public benefits which is now making an appearance in Canada: (W)hat’s missing from this…
On distinguishing factors
Lest there be any doubt, it's still ridiculous to pretend that any person's past involvement in a Quebec sovereigntist party should be taken to disqualify that person from Canada's public…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. - On the Nycole Turmel front: Christopher Majka cheers the fact that the NDP has managed to encourage so many more Quebeckers to see…
Double Standards And Chauvinism In The Nycole Turmel Affair
For over a week now, politicians, the media and pundits have relentlessly sniped interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel for her past association with the Bloc Quebecois. To them, it’s not…
Watch: 2011 Queer of the Year Finalists at Montreal Pride
Meet (below) Célio, Christine, Eric, Jason, Tim and Yenna, the six finalists for the exciting 2011 international Queer of the Year competition in Montreal, which runs from Sunday, August 7,…
Janus Jack Layton and The Quebec Policy
Recently, having crushed the Bloc in the 2011 elections, there was a flurry of discussion in the media and blogs around the ambivalent NDP policy regarding the right of Quebec…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Martin Patriquin offers up the definitive response to the pearl-clutching over Nycole Turmel's Bloc membership (italics in original, bold added):(H)ere’s the wee nuance that…