Micro-finance in Haiti
It would be so great, in the coming years, to see our government directing more of Canadian aid towards micro-finance in Haiti and other poor countries! By targeting the poor …
In Canada, charter right in jeopardy, Freedom of Religion and “Reasonable Accommodation” is not the same thing
It saddens me to read that France again is moving against Muslims who are choosing to wear the Niqab. It is hypocritical that this ban is being done in the …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1850 The Morning Chronicle The acting of our city amateurs has agreeably disappointed us. Last night, before a bumper house, they gave their first performance, which instead of being just …
Plains of Abraham – battlefield for Québec’s nationalist seperatism
The sun was setting on the Plains of Abraham. As I prepare to sit down near a Martello Tower, I heard muffled voices on a loud speaker. I knew the …
Dementia in Canada: Important work on hold while Stephen Harper shuts down Parliament
Stephen Harper’s decision to shut down Parliament in a secretive, undemocratic gesture on December 30th has generated a lot of discontent among Canadians. We’ve heard a lot about the consequences …
More troop deployment to Haiti from Base Valcartier
A new, smaller contingent of soldiers from the Canadian Forces base at Valcartier left for Haiti this week to fortify the Canadian Forces effort toward helping that country recover from …
78th Fraser Highlanders celebrate Robbie Burns with traditional Scottish Haggis
Robbie Burns 251st birthday party at the Garrison Club on rue St-Louis was again a success, despite the fact that the guest of honor was again absent. “We had 56 …
Former QCT contributor dies in Earthquake in Haiti
“He always had a smile on his face.”So said Michele Thibeau, a former editor of the Chronicle-Telegraph, who worked at the paper with James W. Coates. Coates, 37, was working …
California festival features Québec films
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will mark its 25th anniversary next week with a special sidebar featuring more than a dozen films during a sidebar entitled “Focus on Quebec,” …
Québec City Jazz artists raise money for Haiti
Thirty jazz artists and poets gathered Monday night at the Largo restaurant on Rue St. Joseph, raising $3,000 that will go to help victims of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. …