Reality check
With the election of Thomas Mulcair, Canada has at long last a Leader of the Official Opposition at Ottawa. This is good news because for nearly a year now the …
Three Quebec women honoured for outstanding contributions to the vitality of English-speaking Quebec
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is pleased to announce the winners of the third annual Sheila and Victor Goldbloom Distinguished Community Service Award which celebrates individuals who have gone …
The VEQ Holds Annual General Meeting
More than seventy-five people attended the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Voice of English-speaking Quebec last week. Held in the Coin soleil room of the Jeffery Hale Hospital on …
Euphoria, Elation … and Political Reality
The recent federal election ushered in a host of new faces in the province of Quebec; 59 of the 75 ridings have new incumbents. Since this outcome was quite unexpected, …
Orange is in, blue is out.
Alas that dreaded federal election has come and gone. It was probably the most unwanted election Canada has ever had to endure, but ironically enough, completely changed the whole political …
The Royal Wedding
*Note from Cathy: As of now, it seems that Kate’s title will be HRH, The Princess William of Wales. Catherine Elizabeth “Kate” Middleton (born January 9, 1982) will marry Prince …
Court to decide whether Government responsible for deaths attributed to contaminated water
On January 10 the Quebec Superior Court of Justice began hearings on behalf of several hundred residents of the town of Shannon claiming that a Federal Government munitions factory at …
Charter Schools and parental choice
Following my “Commentary on English School System in Quebec” published in the Dec. 15, 2010, Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph and other newspapers, in which I called for the scrapping of the Quebec …
Canada needs judicial reform at the highest level
Dear Editor, I write this letter as a supplementary commentary on Peter Stuart’s commentary response to Stephan Jetschik letter (page 4 of this edition). Mr. Jetchik’s letter was published in …
CQSB public consultation on school dropout/success rates set for November 9
The Central Quebec School Board will hold a public consultation on November 9 to allow members of the public to discuss the district’s dropout/success rate, as part of the development …