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…
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…
Stephen Harper’s decision to shut down Parliament in a secretive, undemocratic gesture on December 30th has generated a lot of discontent among Canadians. We’ve heard a lot about the consequences…
A new, smaller contingent of soldiers from the Canadian Forces base at Valcartier left for Haiti this week to fortify the Canadian Forces effort toward helping that country recover from…
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…
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 the…
1850The Morning ChronicleWe 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, Voltigeurs,…
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 French…
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…
McGOLDRICK, Huguette. In Quebec City, on January 15 2010, died peacefully after a long illness, Huguette Clément, wife of C. Robert McGoldrick and mother of Lisa (Dominique André Demers) and…