COMMENTARY: Federal Liberal leadership ‘alternance’ mostly a case of happenstance
COMMENTARY: Federal Liberal leadership ‘alternance’ mostly a case of happenstance Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com There’s been a certain amount of tsk-tsking in the Quebec media about the …
COMMENTARY: Canada takes on Elon Musk in competition for satellite service
COMMENTARY: Canada takes on Elon Musk in competition for satellite service Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com You may have seen the photograph. Back in December, Premier François Legault, in Paris for the …
COMMENTARY: Life after leadership: Few Canadians can match Jimmy Carter’s record
COMMENTARY: Life after leadership: Few Canadians can match Jimmy Carter’s record Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com (Staff note: The QCT went to press on Jan. 6, shortly after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
COMMENTARY: Busy political year ahead could have an impact on Quebec City
COMMENTARY: Busy political year ahead could have an impact on Quebec City Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com The year 2024 ended with commitments by the province and the Caisse de dépôt et …
COMMENTARY: Holy music! Massive Christian repertoire, shrinking venues
COMMENTARY: Holy music! Massive Christian repertoire, shrinking venues Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com “Say what you want about the Christians, they can write a tune.” The line comes offhand in a spy …
COMMENTARY: Canada has no desire to be American
COMMENTARY: Canada has no desire to be American Kevin Dougherty A poll by Canada’s Angus Reid Institute found that only five per cent of Canadians favour Donald Trump’s suggestion that …
COMMENTARY: Trouble in toyland: Online shopping killing the toy store
COMMENTARY: Trouble in toyland: Online shopping killing the toy store Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com One Christmas, when your scribe was a toddler, his parents wrapped a rocking horse in pretty paper …
COMMENTARY: Is it time to ask how Poilievre will deal with Trump?
COMMENTARY: Is it time to ask how Poilievre will deal with Trump? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Mark next June on your calendars as a potential dramatic moment in Canadian and possibly …
COMMENTARY: Sober second thought: How has Trudeau’s independent Senate worked?
COMMENTARY Sober second thought: How has Trudeau’s independent Senate worked? Peter Black Those still able to bear watching American politics unfold in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory may be …
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, …