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 …
COMMENTARY: Moose hunt goes on, but what’s the state of Quebec’s herd?
COMMENTARY: Moose hunt goes on, but what’s the state of Quebec’s herd? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Icome from a place where in the morning you can go …
COMMENTARY: Alberta seeks pension plan like the one Quebec fought hard to get
COMMENTARY: Alberta seeks pension plan like the one Quebec fought hard to get Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants her province to have its own pension plan. To …
COMMENTARY: Can do: Dollar stores helping consumers combat grocery price hikes
COMMENTARY: Can do: Dollar stores helping consumers combat grocery price hikes Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Readers of a certain age may be familiar with the term “tins” …
COMMENTARY: A brief history of the dwindling of Canadian history teaching
COMMENTARY: A brief history of the dwindling of Canadian history teaching Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The first book I read by Peter C. Newman was The Canadian …