COMMENTARY: Here’s the scoop on the Quebec roots of snow shovels
COMMENTARY: Here’s the scoop on the Quebec roots of snow shovels Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Your scribe is in a reflective mood about shovelling snow – not that …
FIRST PERSON: Remember when gas prices were this low?
FIRST PERSON: Remember when gas prices were this low? Submitted by Bill Cox While rummaging for old photos recently, I came across these receipts for gas and furnace oil that …
OPINION: We need to think before we buy what influencers are selling
OPINION: We need to think before we buy what influencers are selling Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com The controversy over the recent Sunwing party flight has brought a new word to our …
COMMENTARY: Will the year of the COVID pill be better than the year of the vaccine?
COMMENTARY: Will the year of the COVID pill be better than the year of the vaccine? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com This is the last column of 2021, …
OPEN LETTER: English-speaking Quebecers are full-fledged members of society
OPEN LETTER: English-speaking Quebecers are full-fledged members of society Submitted by the Quebec Community Groups Network Dear Premier Legault, As proud Quebecers, we reject your government’s impractical and ill-advised decision …
COMMENTARY: Justin Trudeau turns 50 with political future in his hands
COMMENTARY: Justin Trudeau turns 50 with political future in his hands Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com When he turned 50 on Oct. 18, 1969, Pierre Elliott Trudeau had …
COMMENTARY: ‘Some chicken! Some neck!’ How the world changed in December 1941
COMMENTARY: ‘Some chicken! Some neck!’ How the world changed in December 1941 Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com In what has become a pandemic big book reading challenge, your scribe has assigned himself …
OPINION: Mayor must ask hard questions in response to police videos
OPINION: Mayor must ask hard questions in response to police videos Submitted by François Marchand, translated by QCT staff Mayor Bruno Marchand’s reaction to the recent videos of police interventions …
OPINION: Supporting local businesses is more important than ever this holiday
OPINION: Supporting local businesses is more important than ever this holiday Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com The number of days left to finish Christmas shopping is dwindling at a speed that puts …
COMMENTARY: Comic insurance company ads not necessarily a good policy
COMMENTARY: Comic insurance company ads not necessarily a good policy Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com My father-in-law was an ad man in the Mad Men era of two-martini …