Tony Accurso confirms Rizzuto Mob links at Charbonneau inquiry
Two days and one incredible admission as the Quebec construction magnate is finally forced to take the stand
Martin Patriquin
Martin Patriquin writes about Quebec and sometimes everything else.
Ferguson, the NRA and the hypocrisy of silence
Why the NRA’s silence in the tear-gas wake of Ferguson, Missouri is so telling
Who’s raised what in the federal fundraising game
Hard work is part of any campaign — but so is cold, hard cash
Why young sovereignists are rethinking the PQ’s French obsession
The survival of French used to be a key argument in the sovereignist movement. Plus maintenant.
How moderate forces can win out in Gaza
Israel’s own history offers clues as to how extremism can be rooted out
Dead Obies criticized for ’franglais’ rap, blending French and English
Relax, writes Martin Patriquin, French is hardly threatened by these bilingual rappers from Montreal
A crisis of leadership in Gaza
Hamas came to power as a slayer of corruption, not Zionism—and its support in Gaza may be crumbling
Court loss on refugee health cuts may still be Conservative win
It’s tough to see the Conservative scapegoating of refugees as anything but an electoral gambit, writes Martin Patriquin
A year after the explosion, Lac-Mégantic rebuilds
One year after the tragic train derailment and explosion, the tiny Quebec town struggles to find hope
Nathalie Normandeau’s testimony in one word: Oof
Martin Patriquin on today’s testimony at the Charbonneau Commission