Same hospital, different treatment
A few years ago on April 14, I arrived at the Bowen’s hospital in Sherbrooke for a cat-scan. When I asked the employee at the reception how to get to …
Listen up
The tumult and the shouting have died; Clothilde Rapaille has left for parts unknown, licking his wounds and updating his CV, our Mayor has made his peace with the members …
Missing the “Mark” on the question of the burqa and the niqab
The tempest over Bill 94 in the Quebec Legislature may be far more sinister than a simple question of discrimination or gender emancipation, for the proposed law is at its …
Will Ann Coulter dare take on tyrannical Canadian hate speech laws?
The Ann Coulter debacle should have never occurred. At least one good thing has happened. Canadians are re-examining the issue of free speech, and decent debate has been ignited by …
Five bucks could save us a lot!
Once again we are starting to hear about problems with our health care system. People dying because of waiting lists and people being neglected in hallways. Sad but true. …
Lawyers salivating over governments’ sin taxes
In 2001, a class action suit was brought by 120,000 problem gamblers in Quebec. They demanded that the costs of treating their addiction be covered by Loto-Quebec – the quasi-crown …
Home buying a good investment in Québec
According to the 17th Annual RBC Homeownership Survey, 90 per cent of Quebec residents believe that buying a house or condominium is a good investment, with 26 per cent saying …
New research facility slated for Valcartier
Minister of National Defence Peter McKay has announced an investment in defence infrastructure in the province of Quebec at Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier. Over the next 10 …
Québec Ombudsman says major changes are needed to city Police force investigative procedures
In a special report tabled in the National Assembly last week, Québec Ombudsperson Raymonde Saint-Germain concludes that major changes are needed in the investigative procedure implemented in Québec for incidents …
Health Minister involved with Shannon complaints
A new television news report as well as tests showing the severity of water contamination near the Valcartier military base has aroused the curiosity of Quebec’s health minister. According to …