Category Archives: Québec sovereignty
How to Beat Bill 60
Defy it. With extreme prejudice… A tip of the hat is owed to Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, head of the prestigious Montreal Jewish General Hospital, for firing the opening salvo in the people’s defiance of Bill 60, the proposed charter on … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Montréal Landmarks, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, Sovereign Socialist featured article, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Bill 60, Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal Society, Parti Québécois, Pauline Marois, PQ, Québec Politics, Quebec culture, Quebec Secularism Charter
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A few things since I’ve been gone…
So I should start off by saying that yes, there has been a flu bug going around, and I caught it and have been bed-bound since Friday night. The most walking around I’ve done since then was to walk from … Continue reading
Monsieur (ou Madame) le Maire – Tear Down This Cross!
Today the PQ’s secularism charter was unveiled, detailing the party’s plan to prohibit public servants, everyone from judges to nurses, corrections officers to daycare workers, from wearing overt and conspicuous demonstrations of their faith. In real terms this means wearing … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged 2013 Montreal Municipal Election, Montréal Politics, Québec Society, Quebec culture, Quebec politcs, Quebec social values, Quebec sovereignty
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Pensées sur la rentrée
It’s official, Montréal’s exceptionally large student population is now safely locked away in their classrooms and lecture halls, allowing old people to once again return to our city’s streets, public spaces and transit systems, confident in their knowledge they won’t … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Montréal Culture, Montréal Society, Public education in Montreal, School taxes in Montreal, Segregation in Quebec public education
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Christmas Wishes
I’d like a few things for Christmas this year. I’m patient, and I wouldn’t expect such gifts any time too soon either. But if somehow these wishes come true in 2014, perhaps my faith in humanity will be restored. But … Continue reading →
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