COMMENTARY: Quebec treads a distinct road with mandatory winter tire law
COMMENTARY Quebec treads a distinct road with mandatory winter tire law Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Among all the arguments Parti Québécois Leader and would-be future premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon makes for …
COMMENTARY: Quebec City can and should welcome more professional sports leagues
COMMENTARY Quebec City can and should welcome more professional sports leagues Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Quebec City made the sports headlines twice last week, thanks to the Professional Women’s Hockey League …
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 …
ANALYSIS: PQ independence means an economic ‘buzz’ for the capital, leader says
ANALYSIS PQ independence means an economic ‘buzz’ for the capital, leader says Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Parti Québécois leader and possible premier-in-waiting Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, citing the example of Slovakia’s independence …
COMMENTARY: The ‘F-word’ is back: Does Quebec need more municipal mergers?
COMMENTARY: The ‘F-word’ is back: Does Quebec need more municipal mergers? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com OK, it was a bit of pre- Halloween theatrics, but the producers of Radio- Canada’s Sunday …
ANALYSIS: Bill 2 overhauls pay structure for Quebec doctors
ANALYSIS: Bill 2 overhauls pay structure for Quebec doctors Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Premier François Legault promised “shock treatment” to reduce government bureaucracy in hopes of reviving the flagging fortunes of …
COMMENTARY: Dalton and Dimitri: Standing up to save the Conservative Party
COMMENTARY: Dalton and Dimitri: Standing up to save the Conservative Party Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Consider this: An erratic and vengeful Tory leader with a populist base loses a close election …
COMMENTARY: Chinese steel being used for Quebec wind farm projects
COMMENTARY: Chinese steel being used for Quebec wind farm projects Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Just like there’s an app for just about anything, so too there seems to be a Chinese …
COMMENTARY: 250 years after revolution, what has become of America?
COMMENTARY: 250 years after revolution, what has become of America? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com There’s a really big event coming up in November, and it’s not the Grey Cup game, although …
ANALYSIS: Legault government’s Quebec Constitution Act off to a rough start
ANALYSIS: Legault government’s Quebec Constitution Act off to a rough start Kevin Dougherty kevindougherty@qctonline.com Premier François Legault’s efforts to revive his Coalition Avenir Québec party’s flagging fortunes got off to …