The kinder, gentler face of minority government
Something’s up. Two weeks ago, Jean Charest’s minority government unveiled a new Employment Pact, worth close to $1 billion. It’s an ambitious program aimed at getting more people to work …
Time to remember Moe Rosenhek Volunteer Award
They donate their time and expect nothing in return, but some of Quebec City’s most altruistic residents are about to be recognized, whether they like it or not. Nominations for …
SLC looking for English skills, impressive marks
Students wishing to attend Cegep Champlain-St. Lawrence beginning this September will have to hit the books extra hard; this year’s admissions process promises to be the most competitive in recent …
Quebec Semaine Multilingue runs from April 7 to 12
Quebec’s Semaine Multilingue will hit the region from April 7 to 12 this year. The week, an initiative of the Chambre de commerce de Québec and its partners, is a …
Help to free independent Cuban librarians
I am working on organizing a demonstration for August of this year, and I am hoping to make contact with people in the community who might be sympathetic to my …
Are they frog or fish?
The American humourist Mark Twain wrote that April 1 “is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other 364.” For English-speaking readers Twain’s meaning …
Still grappling with humungous bins
The thousands who have been following this column will doubtless recall that toward the beginning of this winter of our discontent I tried to say what I thought about the …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1848 The Morning Chronicle April Fool’s Day The origin of April Fool’s Day remains clouded in obscurity – No one knows where, when or why the celebration began. The jokes …
CBC Radio’s Bernard St-Laurent comes to celebrate
CBC Radio host Bernard St-Laurent and C’est la vie are coming to Quebec City! The show will be broadcast from Quebec City on Friday, April 4—asalute to the city’s 400th …
Founding Families Walk during marathon
The Marathon de Deux Rives has an extended mission this year. It has also invited families to get on board for a special marathon to help honour the city’s 400th …