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What To Expect From Couillard and Leitao’s Quebec Budget Brouhaha

The day of reckoning is upon us. Later today, Premier Philippe Couillard is expected to unveil his government's 2014-2015 budget for the province of Quebec. Finance Minister Carlos Leitao really drove home the ...

Clement Gascon: The Quest for a French-Sounding Quebec Supreme Court Justice

Stephen Harper has appointed a new judge to the Supreme Court of Canada, and this time it may actually work! The Supreme Court's Quebec quota has been left unfilled since Morris Fish's retirement nine months ag...

Harper Consults Couillard for Advice on Supreme Court Appointment

After the Supreme Court denied Marc Nadon a seat on the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister has been doing some backtracking on his nomination processes. That is, after the Conservatives said they wouldn't rule o...

Brian Mulroney to Replace Pierre Karl Peladeau as Chairman of Quebecor

This morning, the second most-important Mulroney (regarding media matters at least), will begin his media empire: Brian Mulroney is to be named Chairman of Quebecor Inc. Well, they say a dynasty is built a gene...

Canada is More Than Quebec, Mr. Trudeau

During the first season of the classic TV show, Gilligan’s Isle—a series about seven people trapped on a desert island—the theme song introduced the cast as: “Gilligan, the Skipper too, a Millionaire and his wi...

Formula 1 in Montreal: The Formula for Success

Formula 1 is coming back to Montreal this summer, like every summer. Are you ready for the rush? It was a rainy, cold, foggy day June 12, 2011 on Montreal's Ile St. Helene. Twenty four hopeful race cars line...

Minister Maxime Bernier Says Liberals Will Cause Separatism Referendum

"It's all their fault!" One could just see Minister of State Maxine Bernier (or a cartoon caricature of the man) shouting, jumping up and down on his commons seat, one finger pointed accusingly across the floor...

Quebec Premier Couillard’s Inaugural Address: 250,000 Jobs Plan

Phillippe Couillard got on the TV today to do his inaugural speech from the throne address to the peasants. He spoke about the time honoured tropes of Quebec politics, notably jobs, fiscal affairs, expanding he...

The Habs Run Has a Long Way To Go, So Let’s Keep Cheering

As a golfer, I was really expecting to see some of my favorite Habs players on the course by now. Don't get me wrong, I'd much rather see them on the ice, but it's a (very lovely) surprise. That being said, thi...

French on the Web: Quebec Court Looking at Language Laws

The biggest battle in Quebec this week won't be the riot after Wednesday's hockey game, but in the courts. A group of small business owners are challenging Quebec's language laws after they were fined by the Of...