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Marois defeat is Harper’s loss too

04/09/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon I only wrote one post about the Quebec election, because I knew that Pauline Marois’ hideous version of the Parti Québécois was going to lose, from the moment she embraced Pierre Karl Péladeau. And he raised his fist in the air and with a crazed look on his face demanded a country. […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Parti Quebecois, Pauline Marois, Philippe Couillard, Pierre-Karl Péladeau, Quebec, Stephen Harper

Quebec election: From Lévesque to Marois — an artist’s journey

04/05/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Gaëtan L. Charlebois Many won’t say it out loud, though many others will, but it has been a commonly held belief for over four decades that Quebec culture is superior to culture in the Rest of Canada (ROC). (This will not be the only irritating idea I will share here, so if you can’t […]

Filed Under: Arts and Books Tagged With: Canada, Parti Quebecois, Pauline Marois, Quebec, Quebec City, Rene Lévesque, separatism

Peladeau kicks Sun TV to the curb

03/10/2014 by the editor 2 Comments

By Montreal Simon Well it wasn’t a total surprise, but it was still a stunning sight. Pauline Marois and her new star candidate Pierre-Karl Péladeau. Pierre-Karl Péladeau, controlling shareholder of the Quebecor media empire, on Sunday announced he will run for the Parti Québécois, saying his top motivation is to make Quebec independent. “My joining […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Brian Mulroney, Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, newspapers, Parti Quebecois, Paulette Marois, Pierre-Karl Péladeau, Quebec, Quebecor, Stephen Harper, Sun Media, Sun News Network, Sun TV News Channel

Not in my Quebec. Not in my Montreal.

09/06/2012 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon For a Montrealer like me, who lives and plays happily in both solitudes, and is always trying to bring Quebecers and Canadians together, it was the ultimate nightmare. An old Anglo, in a balaclava . . . and a bathrobe . . . screaming “The English are rising up!!! There’s going to […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, crime, John, Montreal, Parti Quebecois, Quebec

Relax Canada, it’s just democracy

09/04/2012 by backofthebook.ca 1 Comment

By Montreal Simon On a sunny afternoon, in my favourite Montreal neighbourhood, both the Quebec election and the hysterical reaction in English Canada, seemed very far away. Which was a good thing eh? Because following the election campaign from Toronto and a beach in Maine has been very exhausting. And the reaction in English Canada […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Coalition Avenir Québec, Montreal, Parti Quebecois, Pauline Marois, Quebec, Quebec Liberal Party, Stephen Harper

Sorry, PQ, but my BC is multilingual

02/08/2011 by backofthebook.ca 5 Comments

By Bev Schellenberg I see the Parti Quebecois are once again hammering BC for our perceived lack of French inclusiveness at last year’s Winter Olympics. Boy, are they going to be mad when they hear about our new language curriculum. If proposed changes go through, French is about to become just one among a number […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: bilingualism, British Columbia, Canada, education, multiculturalism, Parti Quebecois, Vancouver

If Harper falls, Layton should too

01/04/2009 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

If the Harper government falls in the next month, let’s keep in mind whose fault it is. Jack Layton’s. That’s right. Mr. blown opportunity himself. But first, let’s get something straight: when the opposition parties started moving toward a non-confidence motion back in November, they weren’t capitalizing on an opportunity to topple a democratically-elected government; […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2008 election, Canada, Canadian politics, coalition, Conservatives, elections, Jack Layton, Liberals, NDP, Parti Quebecois, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper

I should be so oppressed

02/24/2007 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

I try to stay in a good mood about Quebec. I really do. I try to think fond thoughts about rural Quebec and its picturesque little roads and the charming Montreal restaurants nad bakeries. And, well, Mordecai Richler was from Quebec. But really I do not like Quebec. I find that I cannot think of […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: aboriginals, Alberta, Canada, Conservatives, First Nations, immigration, Parti Quebecois, Quebec

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Fort McMurray: Shopping time!

By Brady Tighe We’re now officially in the aftermath phase of the northern Alberta wildfire crisis. The fire is long gone, and everyone with a home to return to is back in its … [Read More...]

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Electoral reform: Hashtag fresh thinking

By Alison@Creekside The most interesting and innovative idea to come out of the first meeting of the all-party Special Committee on Electoral Reform, or ERRE, was Nathan Cullen's suggestion, … [Read More...]

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The Trudeau gush fest is getting old

By Jim Henshaw There have been several bewildered as well as angry accounts coming out of the USA lately about how little media time has been spent covering the Democratic Presidential Primary … [Read More...]

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My friend, Rick, at the Pride Parade

By Frank Moher On this dreadful day, I don't want to write about the shootings in Orlando. I want to write about my friend, Rick. Rick lives just outside of Nanaimo, a city of about 80,000, … [Read More...]

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Triumph of the drama nerds

By Frank Moher Two drama nerds have recently moved into high profile positions. Before I name them (or perhaps you’ve already guessed who they are; or perhaps you’d like to scroll down and look at … [Read More...]

From “Our Rape Blog”: Shooting the Moon

Originally published on Our Rape Blog, the author's account of the aftermath of a violent sexual assault. By Mary Fraughton Have you ever played Hearts? It’s a card game. For our purposes, … [Read More...]

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The video: Lelu Island: “They will come.”

From Creekside: The B.C. provincial government is trying to green light the construction of a massive LNG terminal on Lelu Island in the Skeena Estuary -- Pacific Northwest LNG, backed by Malaysian … [Read More...]

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