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Allison Hanes

Montreal Gazette

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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 us...

yesterday 4

Montreal Gazette

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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...

yesterday 5

Montreal Gazette

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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,...

tuesday 10

Montreal Gazette

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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 racial...

30.05.2025 5

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: King Charles III’s visit to Canada should be more reassuring than divisive — even for Quebecers

It’s unlikely most Quebecers will be breathless with anticipation Monday afternoon when King Charles III steps onto the tarmac in Ottawa to be...

27.05.2025 10

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: Legault’s latest power move would kneecap Montreal

There has never been much love lost between Quebec Premier François Legault and Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante during the seven years they have...

23.05.2025 10

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: Quebec’s investment in schools is shortchanging Montreal

“Investing in education, whether it’s in services or in beautifying our schools, is the best investment we can make for the future of our...

23.05.2025 40

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: If Quebec wants to improve relations with anglophones, it must be careful when defining them

There was much talk about how to turn English-speaking Quebecers’ generalized mistrust of the Coalition Avenir Québec government into trust during...

21.05.2025 3

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: Home-care recipients mourn death of autonomy

François Bourbonnière said he almost had to miss the demonstration against cuts to home-care services in Quebec outside the CLSC Rosemont. After...

17.05.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: Earth Day in the time of Trump

Right now, Quebecers, like their fellow Canadians, are in the throes of a federal election campaign that will probably hinge on who is the best leader...

23.04.2025 3

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: Leaders more hostile in English than in French

There was no playoff-clinching hockey game looming over the English debate Thursday night, only the make-or-break fortunes of four politicians vying...

19.04.2025 9

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: Leaders feed off playoff vibe in French debate

There was something fitting about federal party leaders facing off in Montreal two hours earlier than planned Wednesday evening, so the French debate...

18.04.2025 4

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: No, English doesn’t need protection in Quebec — but anglos and their institutions do

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet must have figured he’d found a clever backdrop for his campaign photo op last week when he stood...

16.04.2025 4

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: Soraya Martinez Ferrada wants to bring ‘progressive but pragmatic’ leadership to Montreal City Hall

Since announcing her intention to run for mayor of Montreal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada said her phone keeps ringing and people have been stopping her on...

12.04.2025 3

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: Montreal Climate Summit will put the focus back on what may be the biggest threat of all

There are so many existential threats competing for our attention these days that it’s enough to make your head spin (or want to bury it in the...

12.04.2025 4

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Hanes: Quebec government has let vibrant institutions decay

There is a whole lot of heartbreak, disappointment and outrage this week among those affiliated with two of Montreal’s most vibrant yet physically...

12.04.2025 4

Montreal Gazette

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Hanes: New language laws erode English healthcare rights in Quebec

How does looking for ways to force sick people to speak their second language protect French?

29.07.2024 2

Ottawa Citizen

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