No talent to waste: literacy an economic priority
We heard proposals during this past electoral campaign on how to deal with the economic crisis at our door. The situation is, in fact, worrisome, and the economy is the …
PLQ win majority despite renewed sovereignty debate
In the sub-artic temperatures of Monday’s provincial election, the Liberals won a majority government and allayed fears that the Prime Minister’s recent anti-sovereigntist rhetoric would have a backlash on the …
Charest talks economy, skirts language
During arecent visit to Quebec City, Liberalleader Jean Charest, the man who will mostlikely continue as Quebec’s premier following the December 8 provincial election, shied away from questions about anglophonerepresentation …
Study seeks source of unemployment amongst Anglophones, Allophones
Why aren’t bilingual anglophones and allophones being employed in Quebec City? The launch of a new study by the Quebec Multilingual Committee and Emploi-Québec promises to find out this winter. …
Anglo Issues Downplayed in Quebec Election Campaign
Of all of Quebec’s political parties, only the ultra-nationalist Parti Indépendentiste has drawn reference to specifically anglophone issues this provincial election campaign. In particular, the party has proposed the closing …
Quebecers help choose new American president
Regardless of whom they chose as their new president on November 4, Americans were bound to make history. Either Democratic candidate Barack Obama would become the first black president of …
Why Quebecers still vote for the Bloc Quebecois
As I returned home from guiding in Old Quebec on a particularly chilly October day, I couldn’t help but be reminded of how much we carry our heritage with us …
Picknell runs Green to raise awareness
St. Nicolas resident Shirley Picknell presented herself for the second time as the Green Party candidate in Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in last week’s federal election. The QCT sat down with the well-known …
What Quebec City’s English-speakers want from Canada’s next government
On the eve of Tuesday’s federal election, the QCT asked people in Quebec’s English-speaking community about the issues they feel are most important for Canada’s new government to address. Parents …
Bad day for an election
Of all the days of the year Stephen Harper could have picked for our next election, why did he pick the one he did?The day following National Thanksgiving Monday. By …