The largest Quebec flag in history, measuring 60 by 90 feet, was unfurled Saturday on the Place des Arts esplanade, in the heart of Montreal, to celebrate the 75e anniversary of the fleur-de-lis. Posted yesterday at 1:43 p.m. “It was very important for us to mark this anniversary. Seventy-five years is not nothing. The fleurdelisé … Read more
This column is the translation of a (sarcastic) text that I committed in English, rejected by the Globe and Mailthe National Post, Maclean’s and the CBC’s Opinion pages before being enthusiastically selected speak Toronto Star. Enjoy ! It’s worse than anything you’ve heard. The Quebec government’s assault on the English-Quebec minority was brilliantly summed up … Read more
Since the demonstrations against marriage for all in 2013, the French LGBTQ + are more and more numerous in Montreal. They discover a tolerant and open society, especially in terms of parenthood. Interview with Mona Greenbaum, Executive Director of the LGBTQ+ Family Coalition of Quebec, an association for the defense of family rights. Is there … Read more
Dependence on private agencies in the health network is not about to be reduced. Posted on December 22 Pierre Saint-Arnaud The Canadian Press On Monday, the Government of Quebec launched a call for tenders which provides for the granting to private agencies of more than eight million hours of work per year for nursing care … Read more
Québec thus aims to fill working hours in all regions of Québec with tens, sometimes hundreds of thousands of hours per year depending on the region. The contracts that will be awarded to the agencies are for six months, but the tender includes three renewal options of the same duration, so it will in fact … Read more
Dependence on private agencies in the health network is not about to be reduced. On Monday, the Government of Quebec launched a call for tenders which provides for the granting to private agencies of more than eight million hours of work per year for nursing care and assistance employees, i.e. nurses, nurse clinicians , nursing … Read more
Those who follow political news closely will not have noticed anything surprising or frankly new in the words of the CAQ leader. The latter took up, for the most part, messages that he had already delivered, including a very long list of objectives and goals to be achieved. From the hour and a quarter that … Read more
In the hour following the publication of the annual report of the Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ) on compared remuneration in various sectors, on Wednesday, the leaders of the Common Front comprising the FTQ, the CSN, the CSQ and the APTS made a public outing aimed at justifying their demands, particularly on the … Read more
The Quebec company Attraction tried for a good decade to sell the rights to the series Caleb’s daughters to a television channel or digital platform broadcasting in English Canada. In vain. No thanks. And then recently, a stroke of the lever: Netflix hosted the production. It is therefore through this service of streamingunder American control, … Read more
Suspended negotiations – Pressure tactics in the coming days throughout the province Faced with the suspension last Saturday of negotiations surrounding the renewal of the employment contract for Sûreté du Québec police officers, which expired in March 2022, the Association of Provincial Police Officers of Quebec (APPQ) has no choice but to plan for pressure … Read more