The Quebec government of Francois Legault is bringing forward a bill that would outlaw the wearing of “religious symbols” by public employees. Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) holds a majority of seats in Quebec’s National Assembly. Bill 21 would target…
by Robbie Mahood (October 20, 2018) For the past 45 years, governmental power in Quebec has alternated between the federalist Parti Liberal du Québec (PLQ) and the sovereigntist Parti Quebec (PQ). That political era has ended. Both these parties were…
par Robbie Mahood Le 1er octobre sera jour d’élections au Québec, une première en vertu d'une nouvelle loi qui exige un nouveau mandat tous les 4 ans. Alors que la population se lasse des coupures dans les services de santé,…
by Robbie Mahood October 1 is election day in Quebec, the first under a new law that requires a new mandate every 4 years. As the population wearies of cutbacks in health care, education and social services, the Liberal Party…
by Robbie Mahood Since it was elected with a majority in 2014, the Quebec Liberal government of Philippe Couillard, has embarked on an aggressive austerity drive aimed at liquidating the social gains remaining from the class and national insurgency of…
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