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Robert Libman

Montreal Gazette

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Libman: Canadian pride isn’t a betrayal of being a Quebecer

This coming Tuesday, politicians across the country will be proclaiming in speeches and on social media that Canada is the greatest country in the...

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Libman: Quebec Liberals gamble on Rodriguez. Will voters?

Did Quebec Liberals shoot themselves in the foot last weekend? Pablo Rodriguez, a former MP and minister under Justin Trudeau, narrowly won the...

22.06.2025 10

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Libman: CAQ comeback seems unlikely under Legault

“To stay or not to stay, that is the question” — one that Premier François Legault may be contemplating during the summer break, leading into...

16.06.2025 8

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Libman: On death, taxes and the future of minority rights in Quebec

Benjamin Franklin famously wrote: “In this world nothing can be certain, except death and taxes.” Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights...

09.06.2025 10

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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...

01.06.2025 30

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Libman: Governments are facing a financial cliff. It’s time to change course

It often seems these days that our governments are careening toward a cliff. All three levels are strapped, struggling to provide adequate services to...

25.05.2025 40

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Libman: Ruling is not the same as governing — and it’s costing Legault

“To rule is easy, to govern difficult” is a quote attributed to the writer and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Newly elected governments...

18.05.2025 10

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