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Melançon: Milliard's 'Streisand-effect' faux pas

Melançon: Milliard's 'Streisand-effect' faux pas

Some 20 odd years ago, photographer Kenneth Adelman had the surprise of receiving a lawsuit from American singer Barbra Streisand for accidentally...

19.06.2026 10

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Opinion: Alberta and Quebec should unite to fix Canada, not break it The two provinces may have more in common than one might think.

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05.06.2026 9

Edmonton Journal

Raphaël Melançon

Opinion: Alberta and Quebec should unite to fix Canada, not break it

Few provinces in Canada are so opposed on so many issues as Quebec and Alberta. Culture, language, the environment, LGBTQ rights, religion and...

05.06.2026 10

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: 'Fréchette effect' puts a new face on election race

After a long and harsh winter, spring is finally here — at last! Tree leaves are burgeoning, birds are chirping, flowers are blooming and...

22.05.2026 20

Montreal Gazette

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Melançon: Fréchette's pre-emptive move may be a gift to Milliard

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock … As Christine Fréchette was delivering her first inaugural speech as Quebec premier at the National Assembly this...

08.05.2026 30

Montreal Gazette

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Melançon: Quebec Liberals must stop wavering on Bill 96

History has a way of repeating itself. In 2022, then Quebec Liberal leader Dominique Anglade was swept into controversy over her lack of clear stance...

24.04.2026 30

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: The CAQ’s battle for survival

On Sunday, the Coalition Avenir Québec will have a new leader — and Quebec a new premier. It’s one of those peculiar features of our...

10.04.2026 30

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: No, the Air Canada language storm isn't overblown

This latest controversy around CEO Michael Rousseau could easily have been avoided, but wasn't — as if French matters less.

27.03.2026 40

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Time to remove religious names from our public schools

13.03.2026 50

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Will sovereignty cost the PQ the gold medal at the election Olympics?

01.03.2026 50

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: PSPP won’t unite Quebecers with divisive rhetoric

30.01.2026 30

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: With Legault out, PSPP may have the most to lose

15.01.2026 30

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Will 2026 mark the end of the Legault era?

05.01.2026 30

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Time to tighten the rules on floor crossers

16.12.2025 40

Montreal Gazette

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Melançon: PSPP ramps up rhetoric, attacks — and arrogance

09.12.2025 40

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Nudge to the right carries risks for Carney's Liberals

02.12.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Quebec Liberals the talk of the town for the wrong reasons

24.11.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Quebec threat to cut welfare for asylum seekers is heartless

17.11.2025 30

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Conservative crisis deeper than Poilievre's leadership

10.11.2025 30

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: A letter to the defeated candidates

03.11.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: STM unions are holding Montreal commuters hostage

27.10.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Can we still afford to have ambition for Montreal?

22.10.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Can we still afford to have ambition for Montreal?

21.10.2025 30

Montreal Gazette

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Melançon: From food to housing, financial strain has rarely felt so widespread

15.10.2025 30

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Time to make public safety a priority in our métro and streets

06.10.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Quebec seems set to target unions. Bold reform, or political distraction?

01.10.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Quebec seems set to target unions. Bold reform, or political distraction?

01.10.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Melançon: Like his PQ counterpart, Liberal leader Rodriguez faces a delicate balancing act

“Stuck between a rock and a hard place.” The expression captures quite well the situation Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez finds himself in...

24.09.2025 30

Montreal Gazette

Raphaël Melançon

Opinion: A Carney 'mini budget' just doesn't cut it

22.05.2025 30

Edmonton Journal

Raphaël Melançon