Scotland’s Salmond Pulls a Parizeau
While there was no cursing of “Money and the Ethnic Vote” after the Scots voted to keep the United Kingdom united, Scottish First Minister and leader of the separatist movement, Alex Salmond resigned his post. ...
“Ouai” in Scotland?: Comparing the Québec and Scotland Referendums
Today, Scotland will have a referendum on whether or not it will become an independent state separate from Britain, which Scottish separatists feel is crushing their national and cultural identity. Remind you o...
Celebrating George Etienne Cartier’s 200th Birthday with Harper
Stephen Harper was one of the politicians celebrating Sir George Etienne Cartier’s 200th birthday this weekend in Quebec City. Cartier was one of the Founding Fathers of Confederation, and was Sir. John A. Macd...
Rural Quebec: How Religious Communities Supported the Charter
Remember the part in the movie Zoolander where Derek decides to take a step back from modelling to go work in the mine with his father and two brothers? Recall how out of place Derek seemed to be, wearing his t...
Quebec and Scotland: Partners in Separation
Prime Minister Harper recently made pilgrimage to the British Isles; the origins of his heritage. On his father's side, he mostly English. On his mother's, mostly Scottish, describing the union, "worked well fo...
Crazy Canadian Comments: Harper’s CV, Pubic Service, Myrtle Beach, and Fluffers
Welcome to Crazy Canadian Comments, a weekly column featuring the most outlandish comments made on popular news sites (mostly the National Post and Globe and Mail, because that’s where all the angry senior citi...
New Quebec Separatist Movement Rises in Blanc-Sablon
The Parti Quebecois was destroyed in Quebec’s most recent provincial election. Bloc MPs are leaving their party to sit as independents. Traditional separatists are jumping ship left and right. So separatism is ...
Bellavance Quits, Bloc Quebecois Down to Two MPs
Andre Bellavance, MP for Richmond—Arthabaska, has announced that he is quitting the Bloc Quebecois, finally relegating the party to irrelevant status in the House along with the other two-seat party, the Green ...
Quebec Minister of Education: Schools Have Enough Books
The latest news to come out of la belle province will undoubtedly raise some distinctly-groomed eyebrows. Yves Bolduc, Quebec's minister of education, recently spoke to Le Devoir, and the CBC did us all a favou...
Quebec to Allow .quebec Web Domain, A Distinct Nation Rejoices
Oh Quebec, so distinct it hurts. The people of Quebec have always felt a need to stand out from the rest of Canada, whether through dipping fries in gravy to celebrate the cultural tradition of obesity, or thro...