Tag: Quebec
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A Terrorist Attack on Muslims in Quebec
On Sunday night, a young, white, French-speaking, Quebec-born man opened fire inside of a Quebec City mosque, killing six Muslim worshipers – Azzeddine Soufiane, Abdelkrim (Karim) Hassane, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker … Keep reading »
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What Did Quebec Public-Sector Unions Achieve?
After a wave of protests and job actions that culminated in Quebec’s largest general strike in decades last December, public-sector unions have agreed to a series of contracts with disappointing … Keep reading »
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Quebec Unions Debate a Settlement
Quebec public-sector unions organized in the Common Front reached a tentative agreement with the government of Premier Philippe Couillard right before the holidays on December 17. The agreement followed an … Keep reading »
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Quebec Left Debates Perspectives in Canada’s Federal Election
Canada’s current federal election campaign is now at the half-way point in the lead-up to October 19. The three major parties are polling almost equally, with the ruling Conservative vote … Keep reading »
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The ‘Longue durée’ of the Québec Spring
As has been the case for several years, great mobilizations take place around the globe. We notice them when they are covered by mainstream media; although the coverage only occurs … Keep reading »
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Cacouna, Couillard and the Ties that Bind
Quebec Government’s Love Affair with Big Oil It’s an evening like any other. The first item on the Téléjournal is about the controversial Cacouna oil port project. The journalist speaks to … Keep reading »
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Quebec Election: A Seismic Shift Within the Independence Movement?
The defeat of the Parti Québécois (PQ) and the election of a federalist Liberal party government in the Quebec general election of April 7 raises important questions about the future … Keep reading »
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Amir Khadir: Quebec and Quebec Solidaire
Toronto — 18 March 2013. Linking Sovereignty, Equality and anti-Neoliberalism Amir Khadir – Member of the Quebec National Assembly (Mercier) and former co-leader of Québec Solidaire. The Phyllis Clarke Memorial Lecture … Watch video »
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Campus Fightbacks in the Age of Austerity
Learning from Quebec Students The 2012 Quebec student strikes delivered one of the few victories we have seen in anti-austerity struggles in the Canadian state. The mobilization, which at its high … Keep reading »
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Just the Beginning: Beyond the Quebec Student Strike
While it is difficult to predict the lasting consequences of the 2012 student strike in Québec, a few things are certain. The strike has fostered a climate of dissent and … Keep reading »
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Major Victory for Quebec Students, Environmental Activists
Their demonstrations have shaken Quebec in recent months, and yesterday [September 20th] students and environmentalists won major victories. At her first news conference as premier, Pauline Marois announced that her … Keep reading »
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Quebec’s Election — An Initial Balance Sheet
The results of the September 4 general election in Quebec produce mixed reactions among supporters of all the major parties. The pro-sovereignty Parti Québécois becomes the government, and PQ leader … Keep reading »