A state of the union address for the people
Washington’s constant state of political infighting has produced a growing list of casualties. Sacred traditions that harken back to the founding of the United States of America are not exempt. …
Canada non grata in Saudi Arabia and China
On Jan. 12, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland, welcomed 18-year-old Saudi refugee Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun (who now goes by Rahaf Mohammed) at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The image …
Ford’s attack on Franco-Ontarians hard to explain
Last fall a headline in this space boldly proclaimed “Franco-Ontarians to get new university.” Well, so much for that. What Franco-Ontarians did get was Doug Ford, and what even the …
Video game developers remember Bernard Landry
Catherine Dorion, MNA, wants to stay herself
“Welcome chez vous.” With those words, Québec Solidaire (QS) co-spokesperson Manon Massé introduced Catherine Dorion to a Salon Rouge packed to the galleries for the swearing-in of the left-wing sovereigntist …
Rain or shine, hundreds walk for health with Pierre Lavoie
Three local ministers in CAQ government
The Quebec City region will have three ministers in the new 26-member, gender-balanced Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) cabinet sworn in on Oct. 18. One of them, Louis-Hébert MNA Geneviève Guilbault, …
Putting Canadian citizenship values to the test
Oct. 8 to 14 is Canadian Citizenship Week. A recent communiqué from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) declared that citizenship ceremonies during the week were being brought to “new …
CAQ wins big in Quebec City, Solidaires take two seats
Anglo community hopeful, but “has concerns” about new CAQ government
The election of a Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) majority government has thrust the English-speaking community in the Quebec City region into uncertainty. The community has several major projects in the …