COMMENTARY: Napoleonic thoughts: Muscleman’s murder theory and Louisiana Purchase
COMMENTARY: Napoleonic thoughts: Muscleman’s murder theory and Louisiana Purchase Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com I have a small laminated copy of Jacques-Louis David’s famous portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, …
COMMENTARY: Some bright Quebec stars spread light on the mysteries of space
COMMENTARY: Some bright Quebec stars spread light on the mysteries of space Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Marc Garneau is not known as the most poetic of Canadian …
PHOTOS: Carolers spread holiday cheer on Avenue Cartier
PHOTOS: Carolers spread holiday cheer on Avenue Cartier Photos by Cassandra Kerwin...
COMMENTARY: Canada’s debt crisis – or the Grinch that’s stealing Christmas
COMMENTARY: Canada’s debt crisis – or the Grinch that’s stealing Christmas Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Ebenezer Scrooge gets a bum rap. What was his crime, other than …
COMMENTARY: JFK and me: Reflections 60 years after assassination
COMMENTARY: JFK and me: Reflections 60 years after assassination Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Those who were old enough to remember, remember. We were in class that Friday …
COMMENTARY: A walk in the snow? Speculation grows on Trudeau’s future
COMMENTARY: A walk in the snow? Speculation grows on Trudeau’s future Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Things could change, of course.” Ah, the escape hatch for the prediction-hedging …
COMMENTARY: Never again? Second World War did not end anti-Semitism
COMMENTARY: Never again? Second World War did not end anti-Semitism Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com According to Statistics Canada, there are about 877,000 people living in this country …
COMMENTARY: What might happen to make PQ’s Year One of independence possible
COMMENTARY: What might happen to make PQ’s Year One of independence possible Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com A timeline leading to Year One of the Republic of Quebec …
COMMENTARY: Quebec companies hoping name changes can be game changers
COMMENTARY: Quebec companies hoping name changes can be game changers Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com It’s a little-known fact – who remembers trivia buff Cliff from Cheers? – …
COMMENTARY: Sixty years after ‘founding mothers’ acted, French immersion still growing
COMMENTARY: Sixty years after ‘founding mothers’ acted, French immersion still growing Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com This month marks the 60th anniversary of an obscure but important event …