• Blame Canada for new PQ French-only ministers' directive

  4 Avril 2013 - 14 h 54

  A new directive recently issued by the PQ government is now prohibiting cabinet ministers from speaking English in official federal-provincial meetings.

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• Exposing residents to microwaves is criminal

  28 Mars 2013 - 16 h 58

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• Steubenville’s shame is our shame

  27 Mars 2013 - 11 h 10

  Most women I know breathed a sigh of relief last week when two young men in Steubenville, were found guilty of raping an unconscious 16-year-old girl. The evidence was undeniable and was to be found – for all to see in horrifying detail – on...

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• Pierre Lapointe's anger at Liberals over song use is misplaced

  20 Mars 2013 - 14 h 13

  When the Liberal Party chose to play (among many others) singer Pierre Lapointe’s Je reviendrai at the Party's congress this past weekend, little did they know they would be committing a 'grave moral error' and a major faux pas  - at least...

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• Quebecers shouldn’t make a martyr out of a murderer

  15 Mars 2013 - 11 h 33

  Amir Khadir’s declaration yesterday that he intends to table a motion in the National Assembly to honour the late Paul Rose, the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorist who was arrested and imprisoned for Pierre Laporte’s murder, left...

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• New residential projects put out the welcome mat

  14 Mars 2013 - 10 h 33

  This weekend and next, more than 100 new housing developments throw open their doors and invite the public inside to look – and hopefully to invest -- in a new home or second property.

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• Raise the bar and learn to demand excellence from each other

  8 Mars 2013 - 11 h 45

  Earlier this week it was announced that the PQ government will be putting an end to mandatory intensive English courses in Grade 6 for francophone students. Attempts to “protect” French Quebecers from learning another language in elementary...

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• Conversation on language is changing in wake of 'Pastagate'

  1 Mars 2013 - 11 h 00

  On Monday, after “Pastagate” made international headlines and made us the laughingstock of pretty much everyone, provincial language minister Diane De Courcy, decided to order a review of the way complaints to the Office de la Langue...

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• Mahalia Jackson musical takes over Segal stage

  27 Février 2013 - 14 h 52

  The Segal Centre for Performing Arts and Copa de Oro Productions are proud to present the world premiere of The Mahalia Jackson Musical, starring the legendary Ranee Lee as the Queen of Gospel. Written and directed by Roger Peace and featuring a...

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• Oh, God! New federal department gets lost in 'Pastagate' brouhaha

  21 Février 2013 - 13 h 20

  While Quebec has been up in arms over ‘Pastagate’, I’m convinced that the actions of one overzealous OQLF employee, as ludicrous as they were, speak more to the need for the language police to be properly reined in and clearer guidelines to...

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