Identity politics returns to Quebec
Why populism and identity issues are set to dominate Quebec politics, perhaps one more time, in the year ahead
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A short history of scapegoating Muslims in Quebec
The Coalition Avenir Québec’s new ad features a warning and Muslim woman in a chador. It’s a familiar gambit in Quebec politics.
The return of the angry Quebec premier
Normally a picture of serenity, Philippe Couillard is losing his cool in the face of some surprisingly disciplined opposition
In Quebec, the police are political—and that’s a big problem
Quebec police are facing a scandal over tapping journalist’s phones. Here’s why it raises troubling questions.
A Jehovah’s Witness and her deadly devotion
Did a Jehovah’s Witness die after refusing a blood transfusion, and should the state have let it happen?
The PQ’s biggest threat? Itself.
As the Parti Québécois looks for a new leader, even long-time separatists are wary of independence talk
In Quebec, a cement factory encased in hypocrisy
Why did the Quebec government hand millions to an emission-belching, billionaire-owned cement factory?
The secret Canadian life of Jack Kerouac
Reading Kerouac’s lost French writings reveals the travails of a Canuck in America
Quebec has a better way of doling out parental leave
The editorial: Parental benefits through EI was always an odd fit. Here’s what we can learn from Quebec.
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