Quebeckers are heading to the polls on October 3, 2022 and this election is a controversial one. The campaigns have been characterized by a high […]
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A Fitting End for Don Cherry: Why Firing Him was the Right Decision for Canada
Last Saturday during Coaches’ Corner, a Canadian hockey icon went a step too far. On Hockey Night in Canada, Don Cherry went on the following […]
The Practical Applications of the So-Called Quebec Values Test
On October 30th, 2019 the Quebec government under François Legault and the CAQ announced that they would be making an addition to the requirements for […]
“Quebec Values Test”: The CAQ Government is Making Prospective Immigrants Show They Can Assimilate
The Quebec Government just passed a “Quebec Values Test” requirement for prospective immigrants. It was one of Premier François Legault’s easy-to-keep campaign promises aimed squarely […]
Fringe Party Politics: Where the Bloc Québécois and The People’s Party Stand on Issues Concerning Young Voters
The Canadian Federal Election is October 21, 2019 and it stands to be an important one. It’s important because for the first time the baby […]
Ca Commence Ben Mal: François Legault, the CAQ Government, and the Resistance
The Quebec elections are over and we are about to have a new government. People fed up with Philippe Couillard and wary of the sovereigntist […]
The CAQ Aren’t Different, They’re Just the Bigots Some Anglos Don’t Have to Fear
It’s one of those headlines that sounds great: “Anglos, it’s time to get over the 1995 Quebec referendum.” Yes, it is. Glad The Montreal Gazette […]
Benevolent Sexism and Racism Masquerading as Religious Neutrality: A Crash Course on Bill 62
Four years after the Parti Québecois’ colossal defeat over their quietly racist but aggressively secular Charter of Values, and less than a year after a […]
Unknown Montreal Bus Driver May be the First Casualty of C-62
On Friday morning, transit users stood at stops along the 80 du Parc South route wearing surgical masks and other face coverings to protest recently […]
Mainstream Political Xenophobia is Alive and Well in Quebec
Just when you thought you had heard the last of xenophobia and hate driving mainstream Quebec politics, they’re back! Or rather, they never left. I’m […]