It was through discussion with a citizen named Robert Parkinson, of Montcalm in Quebec City, that an idea came to me, one based on wisdom: Why fight Bill 101 and engage the town of Huntingdon in a debate that will eventually divide Quebec unnecessarily? Let’s be smarter than this anachronistic law! Thus, over the next few days, the Town Council will be setting up an independent newspaper with a not-for-profit mission that will provide bilingual information from the town to its residents. The corporation, led by a group of committed residents, will ensure the dissemination of relevant information to the community, for and on behalf of the town and various community organizations in our region.
14 March 2012
Huntingdon mayor has way to outsmarting Quebec language law
Huntingdon mayor has way to outsmarting Quebec language law
NDP's separatist pandering threatens national unity | Full Comment | National Post
NDP's separatist pandering threatens national unity | Full Comment | National Post
Just like the Bloc, the NDP argues that a majority of 50%-plus-one is the only valid rule in a democracy. Yet even the NDP requires a two-thirds majority to amend its own constitution.
Just like the Bloc, the NDP argues that a majority of 50%-plus-one is the only valid rule in a democracy. Yet even the NDP requires a two-thirds majority to amend its own constitution.
13 March 2012
12 March 2012
Jutra Awards: Monsieur Lazhar aces the test
Jutra Awards: Monsieur Lazhar aces the test
Jutra organizers included a note on ballots saying it was not necessary to have seen all of the films in order to vote. When this was made public a few days back, many in the industry were mighty peeved, including Forcier. He said since his film hadn’t made much money at the box office – and hence hadn’t been seen by all that many people – he didn’t expect to win anything Sunday night. It turns out Forcier’s pessimism was well-founded.
There has also been much complaining about the fact that the Jutra nominations were decided by a 16-person jury, a system brought in two years ago. Prior to that, the nominations were decided by members of all the different local film associations and guilds. This year, a couple of major films were snubbed by this jury, notably the critically-acclaimed films En terrains connus and Funkytown.
11 March 2012
Brian Topp to ask Quebec MP to step aside if he wins - Politics - CBC News
Brian Topp to ask Quebec MP to step aside if he wins - Politics - CBC News
If Brian Topp wins the NDP leadership, one of the NDP's 58 Quebec MPs would be asked to resign so Topp could run in a byelection and get into the House of Commons "very quickly," the leadership candidate said.
In an interview Thursday with Evan Solomon, host of Power & Politics, Topp said asking someone to step down to create a vacancy is a "delicate matter" but that he would do it.
"I'm not going to name names and point at ridings, but I'm hoping to create an opportunity to get into the House as quickly as possible, yes," the Quebec native said.
06 March 2012
Don Macpherson: The NDP, echoing the PQ``
The NDP, echoing the PQ
So while the PQ would say publicly that the NDP language policy doesn't go far enough, it should be secretly pleased with the NDP leadership candidates' unquestioning acceptance of a policy that goes as far as it does.
20 January 2012
06 January 2012
QC civics lessons: A province unlike the others
According to another Ipsos Reid poll conducted for the Dominion Institute in 2007, 60% of Canadians didn’t have the knowledge required to pass a test similar to the one issued to immigrants applying for Canadian citizenship.
When asked to correctly identify the number of Canadian provinces and territories, only 32% of Canadians gave the right answer. And in Quebec, only 15% were able to answer correctly.
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