COMMENTARY: A woman on the moon: You’ve come a long way, baby. Really?
COMMENTARY A woman on the moon: You’ve come a long way, baby. Really? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Your scribe is a big fan of alternate history stories, the “What If?” genre, …
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COMMENTARY: Drill, baby, drill! Canadian style: Federal dental plan a hit with Quebecers
COMMENTARY Drill, baby, drill! Canadian style: Federal dental plan a hit with Quebecers Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Jean-Yves Duclos has a nice smile and he’s generally a …
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COMMENTARY: Should NATO have acted to avoid an ‘unnecessary war’ in Ukraine?
COMMENTARY: Should NATO have acted to avoid an ‘unnecessary war’ in Ukraine? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Eighty-five years ago Nazi Germany invaded Poland. This first taste of blitzkrieg (lightning war) began …
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COMMENTARY: Why doesn’t Canada have its own spy agency?
COMMENTARY Why doesn’t Canada have its own spy agency? We have a friend who was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer. He thrilled and chilled us with tales of …
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COMMENTARY: What does Pierre Poilievre’s slogan to ‘defund the CBC’ actually mean?
COMMENTARY What does Pierre Poilievre’s slogan to ‘defund the CBC’ actually mean? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com There’s a video out there of Pierre Poilievre, speaking to an …
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COMMENTARY: Problem of GG Mary Simon’s lack of French is not going away
COMMENTARY: Problem of GG Mary Simon’s lack of French is not going away Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com In about a month, Mary Simon will exceed her pre- …
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COMMENTARY: And then there was one: Whither Liberal provincial governments?
COMMENTARY And then there was one: Whither Liberal provincial governments? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Does the name Brian Gallant ring a bell? What about Stephen McNeil? Wade …
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COMMENTARY: About that time when a Quebec bloc brought down a government
COMMENTARY: About that time when a Quebec bloc brought down a government Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com If you are tempted to think the current Parliamentary theatrical production …
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COMMENTARY: Parliamentary game of chicken has Canadians living on the brink
COMMENTARY Parliamentary game of chicken has Canadians living on the brink Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Welcome to political brinkmanship, Canadian-style. Interesting expression, that, “brinkmanship” (or, if you …
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COMMENTARY: From anywhere to anyone: Can Canada Post still deliver?
COMMENTARY: From anywhere to anyone: Can Canada Post still deliver? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com We’d like to dispel a myth propagated by a postage stamp. In 2013, …
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