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McGill Professor Resigns From Post After Quebec Politicians Dislike Article About Quebec Politics

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." - Mark Twain This week, the politicians of la belle province/People's Republic of Quebec/land of distinctly distinct distinctness, em...

Josh Freed: For most Montrealers, this is the winter of our content

Montreal has become a no-snow zone, more reminiscent of April than February. Last week, some downtown café-terrasses were open and busy, with no heat lamps. Our city feels like it’s moved to Toronto or Washi...

Gilles Duceppe Returning to the Bloc Quebecois, Will Fight Over Leadership

The former leader of the Bloc Quebecois is expected to jump back into federal politics in time for October's election. Duceppe, as Quebec's angry grandpa during leader's debate, is often called a astute, cunnin...

Pierre Karl Péladeau Becomes Leader of Parti Québécois, Pledges “Free Country”

In a development everyone dreaded but took none by surprise, billionaire Pierre Karl Peladeau was officially made leader of the separatist Parti Quebecois. Release the Kraken.CANADIAN PRESS &nb...

10 Phrases the Quebec Language Police Should Enforce

The Office Québécois de la Langue Française (OQLF), lovingly labeled the "language police" by most folk, have added a new word to their dictionary. If you are someone with a certain affinity towards food, you c...

PQ Frontrunner Pierre-Karl Peladeau’s Violent Public Outburst With Former Colleague

Amidst a leadership race that rivals Hilary Clinton's pseudo-campaign of the last 7 years, the Parti Québécois’s star candidate is in hot water. Pierre Karl-Péladeau, business magnate of Québécor and separatist...

Quebec Students to Strike (Again)

Over 30,000 students have voted to strike in the province of Quebec. The reason: the Couillard Government’s austerity measures. Much like the student strikes of 2012, individual faculties and student unions ...

Harper: Quebec Not Leftist, Radio-Canada Is

According to a radio interview Stephen Harper gave two weeks ago, the majority of Quebecers aren’t “leftist” in the Prime Minister’s mind. Instead he accused Radio-Canada of being run by people who hate “conser...

Protesters Occupy Montreal Scotiabank, Make Mess

Oh, Quebec. At around 9:30AM this morning, 50 members of "Le Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU)" occupied the Scotiabank Tower in downtown Montreal for about half an hour. They made a lot...

Conservatives Surge in Quebec Amid Niqab Criticism

A new poll from EKOS shows that Stephen Harper seems to have increased his party's support in Quebec with 22% of the popular vote. It suggests that the Tories may win nearly 20 seats in Quebec in the next elect...