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Hanes: The takeaway from 2025? Don't take anything for granted

This time last year, Mayor Valérie Plante’s eventual replacement as leader of Projet Montréal looked poised to cruise to victory at city hall,...

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Montreal Gazette

Allison Hanes

Libman: 'Twas many nights before the next Quebec election

Libman: 'Twas many nights before the next Quebec election

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, barely a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. There with you then. Here with you...

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Montreal Gazette

Robert Libman

Hanes: Losing Rodriguez may be a blessing in disguise for the Quebec Liberals

Hanes: Losing Rodriguez may be a blessing in disguise for the Quebec Liberals

Quebec Liberals have every reason to feel glum as 2025 draws to a close. There with you then. Here with you now. As a critical part of the...

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Montreal Gazette

Allison Hanes

The Right Chemistry: The most colourful lizard in the world is finicky about its pizza order

The Right Chemistry: The most colourful lizard in the world is finicky about its pizza order

It is said to be the world’s most popular food: We are talking pizza. There with you then. Here with you now. As a critical part of the community...

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Montreal Gazette

Joe Schwarcz

Drimonis: We don't need to be told how to watch Netflix

Drimonis: We don't need to be told how to watch Netflix

I consume large amounts of Quebec French-language content — books, music, standup comedy, films, social media. If I don’t watch much French TV,...

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Montreal Gazette

La Drimonis

Hanes: Longueuil mayor fights for transparency in the Nooran Rezayi case

Hanes: Longueuil mayor fights for transparency in the Nooran Rezayi case

The circumstances surrounding fatal police shootings in Quebec almost always remain shrouded in fog, unless dragged out into the open by a public...

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Montreal Gazette

Allison Hanes

Brownstein: Montreal photojournalist revisits the Main 38 years later for followup to his bestseller

Brownstein: Montreal photojournalist revisits the Main 38 years later for followup to his bestseller

Few among the city’s myriad cultural communities had trouble relating to Montreal photographer Edward Hillel’s pastiche The Main: Portrait of a...

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Montreal Gazette

Bill Brownstein

Neal: I'm not a grinch but I'm resisting the holiday pressure to spend

Neal: I'm not a grinch but I'm resisting the holiday pressure to spend

I’m committing to my New Year’s resolution to do less, but better, a little early this year, and I’m starting with Secret Santa gift exchanges....

18.12.2025 2

Montreal Gazette

Arron Neal

Pratte: A steep climb for next Quebec Liberal leader

Pratte: A steep climb for next Quebec Liberal leader

Ten months away from a crucial provincial election, the Quebec Liberal Party finds itself without a leader. There with you then. Here with you now....

18.12.2025 3

Montreal Gazette

André Pratte

Melançon: Time to tighten the rules on floor crossers

Melançon: Time to tighten the rules on floor crossers

What’s your vote really worth? There with you then. Here with you now. As a critical part of the community for over 245 years,The Gazette continues...

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Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Libman: It's a race to the bottom for over-the-top disdain and anger

Libman: It's a race to the bottom for over-the-top disdain and anger

“Thou doth protest too much.” I couldn’t help but be reminded of this famous quote lifted from Shakespeare’s Hamlet after witnessing Premier...

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Montreal Gazette

Robert Libman

Freed: PQ and CAQ leaders have gone full Grinch this holiday season

Freed: PQ and CAQ leaders have gone full Grinch this holiday season

It might be the Christmas season, but the spirit of the Grinch is in the air everywhere from the U.S. and Europe to sadly, Quebec, where: There...

13.12.2025 4

Montreal Gazette

Josh Freed

The Right Chemistry: Searching for the elusive Fountain of Youth

The Right Chemistry: Searching for the elusive Fountain of Youth

Can we live to 150? There with you then. Here with you now. As a critical part of the community for over 245 years,The Gazette continues to deliver...

13.12.2025 2

Montreal Gazette

Joe Schwarcz

Hanes: The bitter pill of a doctor deal at the 11th hour

Hanes: The bitter pill of a doctor deal at the 11th hour

In the end sanity prevailed — but just barely. There with you then. Here with you now. As a critical part of the community for over 245 years,The...

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Montreal Gazette

Allison Hanes