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. […]
Quebec election: From Lévesque to Marois — an artist’s journey
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 […]
Relax Canada, it’s just democracy
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 […]
