OPINION: Can drug decriminalization affect overdose deaths? B.C. pilot program may have answers
OPINION: Can drug decriminalization affect overdose deaths? B.C. pilot program may have answers Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com In British Columbia, it is no longer an offence for a person over age …
COMMENTARY: Irish immigrant wave of 1847 tested Quebec’s capacity to receive refugees
COMMENTARY: Irish immigrant wave of 1847 tested Quebec’s capacity to receive refugees Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com An air-conditioned bus ride to the Canadian border from Miami or Houston via New York …
OPINION: TMI – Loose lips sink ships
OPINION: TMI – Loose lips sink ships Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com TikTok, TikTok … time is running out for the popular app, at least in Canada. It appears certain people have …
COMMENTARY: Balloon-shooting incident recalls Canada’s brief stint as nuclear power
COMMENTARY: Balloon-shooting incident recalls Canada’s brief stint as nuclear power Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com A Canadian Press story last week suggested that even if a Canadian CF-18 …
OPEN LETTER: Gazette layoffs threaten English coverage of Quebec
OPEN LETTER: Gazette layoffs threaten English coverage of Quebec Submitted by Friends of the Montreal Gazette Open letter to Bert Archer, editor-in-chief of the Montreal Gazette, on the newspaper’s dire …
COMMENTARY: In a changing energy world, will CAQ rethink the other Bill 21?
COMMENTARY: In a changing energy world, will CAQ rethink the other Bill 21? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peter@qctonline.com Most people in Quebec are familiar with Bill 21– you …
COMMENTARY: #OscarsSoCanadian? Definitely not, but there have been moments.
COMMENTARY: #OscarsSoCanadian? Definitely not, but there have been moments Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com The Academy Awards are just around the corner, and everyone will be on the edge of their seats …
OPEN LETTER: Commons committee votes to forsake Quebec anglophones
OPEN LETTER: Commons committee votes to forsake Quebec anglophones Submitted by the Quebec Community Groups Network The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is profoundly disappointed that the House of Commons … Continue reading OPEN LETTER: Commons committee votes to forsake Quebec anglophones
OPINION: How to explain the unexplainable?
OPINION: How to explain the unexplainable? Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com A little boy lying on a hospital bed in Laval, Que., was quoted as asking, “Why did he do it?” Why …
COMMENTARY: Will feds choose high-speed trains for new passenger service?
COMMENTARY: Will feds choose high-speed trains for new passenger service? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com I’ve only been to France once, but one of my most vivid memories …