Tag Archives: Parti Québécois
Iconic Montreal Architecture – Complexe Desjardins
A quick summation before my screed. Here’s why I think Complexe Desjardins is an exceptional example of Montreal architecture: 1. It’s balanced without being symmetrical. The four towers are of different heights, ascending clockwise like a giant staircase. The tallest … Continue reading
Posted in History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Photographs, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged 1976 Olympics, Architecture, Complexe Desjardins, La Cité, Milton-Parc, Montréal, Movement Desjardins, Old Montréal, Parti Québécois, Place Alexis-Nihon, Place des Arts, Place Dupuis, Place Victoria, Place Ville Marie, Quartier des Spectacles, UQAM, Westmount Square
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High Hopes
Last night Quebec won. All of Quebec, all of us. We won because the party that promised another doubtlessly fruitless referendum and an unbearably regressive plot to institutionalize discriminatory hiring practices in the civil service lost, and lost big. Twenty-four … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary
Tagged 2014 Quebec Election, Jean-Francois Lisée, Parti Québécois, Pauline Marois, Philippe Couillard, Politics of Québec, Québec, Québec Liberal Party, Québec Politics
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Gong Show {Part Deux}
Thought this clip of Jean_luc Mongrain going off about mediocrity in Quebec from about twenty years ago was worth highlighting. Enjoy! The PQ has backed itself into a corner. The more they turn up the heat on the charter issue, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, Sovereign Socialist featured article, Video
Tagged 2014 Quebec Election, CAQ, Charter of Quebec Values, Claude Blanchet, Françoise David, Le Cartier Apartments, Les Janettes, Parti Québécois, Pauline Marois, Philippe Couillard, PLQ, Politics of Québec, PQ, QS, Québec Liberal Party, Quebec culture, Quebecor
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Terminée
Sometimes the gods just smile and align the stars just right. Or in this case a tour bus for vedette Québec politician Pauline Marois, who was involved in running the province for a while about a year ago before she … Continue reading
Voter Suppression in 2014 Quebec Election
Hundreds of people have been turned away from voter registration centres in the Montreal region, notably in the Westmount-St-Louis and Saint-Marie-Saint-Jacques ridings, because they ‘lack the intent’ to stay, live and work in Quebec. Nearly all of these people have … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, Sovereign Socialist featured article, What were they thinking?
Tagged 2014 Quebec Election, Elections Quebec, Montréal, Parti Québécois, Pauline Marois, Politics of Québec, Quebec sovereignty, Voter Suppression in Quebec
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Brain Drain
Today was just one of those days I suppose. Perhaps you’ve had them too. A day were you read the paper and see the headlines and wonder just what it is you’re doing living in Montreal. Today wasn’t even particularly … Continue reading →
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