Ready for the Next Challenge
Pierre Paul-Hus is a man ready for the next challenge. He greets me at his office on Rene Levesque with a firm handshake and guides me to the boardroom, a …
QESBA to meet at Concorde next weekend; Bill 88 on agenda?
The Quebec English School Board’s Association will meet next weekend at the Loew’s Concorde Hotel for what is being billed as a professional development conference. The conference, scheduled for October …
No room for spiritual or thought provoking commentaries in the QCT
I have been a subscriber to the QCT for the last six years. Even though I no longer live in Quebec City, I have continued to support it as an …
Local students defy survey results, get involved on political scene
Passionately involved in everything from student council to parliamentary simulation, local students seem more interested in politics than ever, despite far from encouraging survey results. According to a recent Elections …
Letters From Afghanistan
Those who have followed my corrispondance from Afghanistan may have noticed a distinct lack of personal opinion. I generally try to avoid it, and restrict the content of what I …
Letters from Afghanistan
Last night was an interesting experience for me. Wednesday night is Open Mike night at the Board Walk, so as the sound crew was setting up the stage for the …
Letters from Afghanistan – Toilet Scribbling
Over the years, I have come to espouse a theory: that the state of a given society can be determined by the words of wisdom that its members write on …
Vive le Québec français !
In 1996, after twelve years of regular service in the Canadian Forces all over this country and abroad, I hung my shingle out as a civilian in this town, quickly …
A funny way to kick off a new era of accountability
It’s a funny way to kick off a new era of accountability, the way the Central Quebec School Board is being so hush hush about National Assembly Bill 88, scheduled …
Riding the Tiger
On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural address after being elected president of the United States of America. It was a stirring speech. I actually have it …