QCGN holds four days of public hearings on Bill 96
ADAPTED FROM A GCGN PRESS RELEASE Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) president Marlene Jennings delivered her opening remarks on Sept. 9 to kick off four days of public hearings on …
With another minority looming, is a King-Byng thing possible?
Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com There comes a rare time in the life of a politics geek when he/she gets to blow the dust off one of the most notorious episodes in …
Louis-Hébert: Lightbound faces high-profile Conservative Lépine
Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Despite an unfavourable trend for the Liberals in the 2019 election, Joël Lightbound managed to increase his hold on the Louis- Hébert riding. The 33-year-old lawyer also …
Charlesbourg: Ex-QS candidate runs for Bloc against Tory Paul-Hus
Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Perhaps more than any other entrenched Conservative MP in the Quebec City area, Pierre Paul-Hus will have to watch his back if he wants to hold onto …
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh unveils program for Quebec
Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh chose one of Quebec’s most emblematic backdrops to announce his party’s program for the province. On Sept. 2, Singh and deputy …
Money for clean water tops Labeaume’s federal election list
Peter Black LocaL Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume has issued what will be his final list of demands to local federal election candidates. At an Aug. …
Capital Battles: Deltell faces young opponents in Louis-Saint-Laurent
Capital Battles: Deltell faces young opponents in Louis-Saint-Laurent Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com I t’s named for a Liberal prime minister, and in a different configuration was represented …
OPINION: Canada Child Benefit must cover bereavement
OPINION: Canada Child Benefit must cover bereavement Submitted by Sandra Escalera It happens to others. You never think it will happen to you. Tragedies are things that happen to others. … Continue reading OPINION: Canada Child Benefit must cover bereavement
Federal cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos taking medical leave
A Canadian Press article reported on Feb. 23 that Liberal cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos has stepped aside temporarily due to illness. The article on the National Newswatch website states: OTTAWA — Treasury …
Powerless
There is a common saying that goes when the United States gets the flu, Canada coughs. It’s not a difficult expression to explain, from the economy to the environment, we …