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
Quebec
PKP: Farewell to the PQ’s last-chance man
Paul Wells on Pierre Karl Péladeau’s historically short, ill-suited leadership of the Parti Québécois, and what comes next
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 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.
The importance of Jean Lapierre
An irreplaceable voice in Quebec, he both possessed political power and derived obvious joy in chronicling the pursuit of it
When comedy crosses the line in Quebec
Comedian Mike Ward’s joke about a 12-year old has landed him in court and put a brand of very edgy comedy on trial
Marine Le Pen’s Quebec misadventure
The far-right French leader brought her outrage to La Belle Province—a place that knows a thing or two about the politics of fear
The PQ grows another propaganda arm
A new research institute will ’show the advantages of independence’. It’s hard to see what it could possibly add to the old argument.
For French speakers, an unwelcome grammatical hat trick
New reforms to the French language say its speakers should end use of the circumflex in some words. Purists aren’t happy.