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Hanes: Legault government has learned nothing by taking school board bill to Supreme Court

Whenever a new fracas erupts between the government of Premier François Legault and the anglophone community, Eric Girard, the minister responsible...

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Allison Hanes

Hanes: STM public-transit strike could be harbinger of doom spiral to come

We take it for granted in Montreal that any time we descend the escalator to the underground platform, a métro train will arrive shortly to whisk...

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Allison Hanes

Hanes: Long, rocky road to digital transformation in Quebec

There are two ways things seem to go when it comes to the digital transformation of public services in Quebec. They can proceed at a glacial pace,...

02.06.2025 8

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Allison Hanes

Dunlevy: Montreal documentary hunts for stolen indigenous masks that inspired surrealists

The repatriation and restitution of art and cultural materials is a hot topic these days. A prime example is estates trying to reclaim objects...

01.06.2025 10

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T’Cha Dunlevy

Drimonis: Devenir Keb puts human face on immigrant experience

I’ve written two books and countless columns on migration and the politics of “belonging” — and I still sometimes feel like I’ll never fully...

31.05.2025 4

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La Drimonis

The Right Chemistry: Misinformation piggybacks on Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis

“Just the facts, ma’am” is a catchphrase attributed to detective Joe Friday in the classic television police drama Dragnet. If all science...

31.05.2025 20

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Joe Schwarcz

Freed: The King, the Donald and the future of Quebec

The big surprise about our visit from the “King of Canada” was that Quebecers didn’t care. Sure, the usual nationalist suspects went on about the “...

31.05.2025 20

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Josh Freed

Libman: Referendum pledge puts PQ leader in a bind

Last week’s Léger poll on provincial sovereignty in Canada contained an eye-popping revelation: Among all provinces, Quebec had the greatest...

31.05.2025 30

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Robert Libman

Hanes: There are at least two major flaws with Montreal police’s new street check policy

In decision after recent decision, the courts in Quebec have been crystal clear: The police practice of random interceptions runs the risk of...

29.05.2025 3

Montreal Gazette

Allison Hanes