Haiti donations will be tax deductible
Mechanisms will be set up to enable those Quebecers who so wish to deduct, in their 2009 tax return, donations of money made from January 12 to February 28, 2010, …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1850The Morning Chronicle There ought to be something done next session of Parliament in the way of amending the Jury Law. Jurors are taken from the district in rotation, and …
Deaf to the needs of the Anglophone education sector
As a retired teacher of English at the senior level, permit me a perspective on the recent news concerning the final English matriculation exam. First though, it is significant to …
Plains of Abraham – battlefield for Québec’s nationalist seperatism
The sun was setting on the Plains of Abraham. As I prepare to sit down near a Martello Tower, I heard muffled voices on a loud speaker. I knew the …
Quebec City home sales up 2% over same period last year
Sales rose by three percent in 2009 in the provincial real estate market in 2009. Overall, there were a total of 79,185 MLS(R) sales transactions, according to the Quebec Federation …
Ethanol: What about starving populations?
Newspapers reported last week that the federal government ordered a study of the environmental impact of making ethanol and biodiesel. The main reason for that study was evidence of harmful …
Haiti’s Agony
Reading the stories and seeing the heartbreaking images in the media about the calamitous humanitarian disaster in Haiti is indeed humbling. One story reported was of the life-changing experience of …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1850The Morning Chronicle We had an opportunity last week of seeing the trial of the working powers of a new Fire-Engine, made by Mr. Louis Lemoine, for the No. 7, …
Continentalism and Québec Sovereignty
I often ask myself the question: What earthly good do the Parti Québécois and the Bloc Québécois think they’re doing within the context of today’s post-modern political landscape? Even the …
Healthcare wait times are are not humane
The Wait Time Alliance has added the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons as its 14th member. In order to improve wait times for Canada’s children and youth, CAPS worked in …