Tag Archives: Québec

Public consultation can’t replace vision

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Taylor C. Noakes

If it weren’t for the fact that it’s apparently a great excuse for a lot of infrastructure spending, would anyone really care about the 375th anniversary of the founding of Ville Marie, which will coincide with the 150th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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High Hopes

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

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 →

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Terminée

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

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 →

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Question Traditional Thinking

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

Here are some basic questions all Québécois (Anglos and Allos included) need to ask themselves prior to voting in this year’s provincial election: 1. Why does Québec need to become an independent country? 2. Is there any actual empirical evidence … Continue reading →

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Annual Fistfight with Police Ends in Multiple Arrests

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Once again Montréal was the scene of it’s much beloved annual fistfight between students/activists and the city’s police, leading to a record-breaking 250 tickets being handed out, an as yet undetermined number arrests and several officers taken to hospital for … Continue reading →

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