The PQ’s cycle of self-destruction is terrible for Quebec
The PQ seems less an opposition party than part and parcel of the Liberal Party’s re-election strategy
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Martin Patriquin
Martin Patriquin writes about Quebec and sometimes everything else.
Pierre Karl Péladeau: A man of brash impulses gives in to another
Pierre Karl Péladeau exits politics just as he arrived: hastily. Martin Patriquin on the former Parti Québécois leader’s surprise resignation
Why a former PQ minister shouldn’t scapegoat Quebec’s English voters
Yes, the Quebec Liberal party is a source of endless frustration. But the latest accusations blaming English voters are absurd.
How wrestling saved Andrew Stott’s life
Andrew Stott is a professional wrestler who goes by the name Superstar Shayne Hawke. Growing up in Montreal, he was steeped in the Spandex-clad hijinks of professional wrestling. It was a pastime, an obsession and finally a career. It also saved his life.
Karla Homolka’s French connection
Homolka wanted to restart her life in French. But even in Quebec, she has not avoided the media’s glare.
Why the anti-abortion movement is embracing gender equality
Pro-life activists are taking aim at sex-selective abortions—but that’s merely a Trojan horse, to help them curtail access to abortion services in Canada
Inside the crazy, rowdy world of pro wrestling in Montreal
Text and photographs by Quebec bureau chief Martin Patriquin
Philippe Couillard: Hostage to a scandal-plagued era
The Quebec government is proving yet again that it has not broken free of the Quebec Liberal’s old, ugly habits
Why Quebec is fighting against its rights
New research shows that Quebec has consistently harmed French rights in the rest of Canada
The Quebec Liberals try to clear the slate—but it’s hardly clean
The Quebec Liberals promised a fresh, corruption-free beginning. But escaping the past will not be so simple.