COMMENTARY: Next election could be shaping up for a rare surprise
COMMENTARY: Next election could be shaping up for a rare surprise Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Memory is a weird thing. For example, your scribe has an absolutely crystal-clear memory of watching …
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COMMENTARY: Two of Quebec’s party leaders are gay. ‘So what?’
COMMENTARY: Two of Quebec’s party leaders are gay. ‘So what?’ Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com So, wanting to know what all the fuss was about, we watched a couple of episodes of …
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COMMENTARY: French victory in Battle of Sainte-Foy forgotten in Quebec history
COMMENTARY: French victory in Battle of Sainte-Foy forgotten in Quebec history Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Is the Quebec French expression “déchirer sa chemise” the equivalent of “hair on fire” in English? …
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COMMENTARY: Change of LG title among contentious CAQ constitutional proposals
COMMENTARY: Change of LG title among contentious CAQ constitutional proposals Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Quiz time! What feline creature is depicted on Quebec’s official coat of arms? If you said lion, …
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COMMENTARY: Is Fréchette fresh enough to give life to slumping CAQ?
COMMENTARY: Is Fréchette fresh enough to give life to slumping CAQ? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Your scribe will go out on a limb here and state with reasonable certainty that Christine …
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COMMENTARY: Will Conservatives rehire unpopular Poilievre at leadership review?
COMMENTARY: Will Conservatives rehire unpopular Poilievre at leadership review? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com You’d be forgiven if you haven’t been paying a whole lot of attention to the upcoming Conservative Party …
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COMMENTARY: Legault’s ‘legs’: Will the “Third Way” survive its creator’s exit?
COMMENTARY: Legault’s ‘legs’: Will the “Third Way” survive its creator’s exit? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com By the time you read this, it’s likely the tide of reflections on the life and …
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COMMENTARY: Happy New Year 2026 didn’t last very long
COMMENTARY: Happy New Year 2026 didn’t last very long Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Larry David, or at least the unlovable version of himself in Curb Your Enthusiasm, argued in one episode …
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COMMENTARY: Quebec company’s ‘major project’ cashing in on graphite rush
COMMENTARY Quebec company’s ‘major project’ cashing in on graphite rush Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com most people might think of pencils; you know, those wooden sticks that many of us used in …
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All government budgets claim big changes, give or take 18 cents
COMMENTARY All government budgets claim big changes, give or take 18 cents Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com François-Philippe Champagne’s budget speech on Nov. 4 was just under 5,000 words, or about the …
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