Tag Archives: Quebec culture
Kyoto, not Kippahs
Before anything else, something funny. Rick Mercer, as per usual, nails it. The Parti Québécois is completely delusional. I’m not completely sold on the divorce analogy, unless Confederation is a kind of political polygamy. Ours is not a nation of … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Sovereign Socialist
Tagged 2014 Quebec Election, Canadian History, Canadian politics, Environmentalism, Parti Québécois, Québec History, Québec Politics, Québec Society, Quebec culture, Social Welfare State
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Gong Show
We all need to take a major chill pill. After this past week, not only would I say any kind of a referendum on whether or not Québec seeks constitutional negotiations is out of the question, I’m also highly doubtful … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Let's make this an election issue, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, What were they thinking?
Tagged 2014 Quebec Election, Canadian politics, Charter of Quebec Values, Parti Québécois, Pierre-Karl Péladeau, Québec Politics, Québec Society, Quebec culture, Racism in Quebec
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Question Traditional Thinking
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
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Let's make this an election issue, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary
Tagged 2014 Quebec Election, Anglo-Québécois, Bill 14, Canadian politics, Canadian Society, Charter of Quebec Values, French Canadian, OQLF, Parti Québécois, Québec, Québec Nationalism, Québec Politics, Quebec culture, Quebec sovereignty, Racism in Quebec, Separatism
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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
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 →
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