Non-essential businesses with storefronts will be allowed to re-open across Quebec on February 8th. Meanwhile, the province-wide curfew will remain in effect until at least […]
Tag: Francois Legault
Quebec Superior Court: Homeless People Are Now Exempt from Quebec’s Curfew
Homeless people are now exempt from Quebec’s 8pm to 5am curfew thanks to a ruling early this evening from the Quebec Superior Court. Judge Chantal […]
FTB Fridays 01/22/2021: Legault’s Pandemic Paternalism
Host Jason C. McLean and Special Guest Samantha Gold discuss Quebec Premier François Legault’s seemingly immovable and uncaring paternalistic approach to pandemic management (and a […]
Provincial Opposition Parties and Valérie Plante Call for a Curfew Exemption for the Homeless – Legault Refuses
Quebec Premier François Legault rejected calls from all opposition parties in Quebec’s National Assembly and the Mayor of Montreal to exempt the homeless from the […]
2021 Montreal Municipal Election: Good or Bad, It’s All About Plante For Now
We didn’t hear all that much about Montreal municipal politics in 2020. Plenty was happening on the local front, but with COVID-19 raging for most […]
Quebec Under Curfew: Legault’s Performative Paternalistic Pandemic Management
Quebec is now officially under an 8pm to 5am curfew which began Saturday night and is scheduled to last for four weeks. This is the […]
Quebec Will Be Under an 8pm to 5am Curfew As Of Saturday, Primary Schools Will Re-Open Monday
The rumours were true, or at least most of them were. Quebec Premier François Legault announced in a press conference that Quebec will be under […]
Quebec to Extend the Lockdown and Possibly Impose a Province-Wide Curfew
Quebec Premier François Legault had scheduled a press conference for today (Tuesday) at 5pm then rescheduled it for tomorrow. It looks like this extra day […]
FTB Fridays 01/01/2021: 2020 Year-in-Review
On the latest FTB Fridays, host Jason C. McLean and guest panelists Samantha Gold and Jerry Gabriel take a look back at 2020 covering federal […]
New Quebec COVID-19 Restrictions: Non Essential Stores to Close from December 25 to January 11 and More
Christmas shopping can still happen in person this year, but Quebec’s Boxing Day is cancelled for 2020 due to an increase in the province’s COVID-19 […]