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Robert LibmanMontreal Gazette |
For the sovereignist and nationalist politicians and commentators who paternalistically believe they reflect the prevailing views of the population...
Sometimes basic math and politics are inextricably linked. There are 343 federal ridings in Canada, which means a party must win at least 172 seats to...
In just over a week, Quebec will have a new premier — likely Christine Fréchette, set to become only the second woman in the province’s history...
“We must trust our democracy. Elected representatives and the electorate are also guardians of the Constitution, and we must assume that the...
Surely, politicians at all levels of government can do more to challenge the status quo as Montrealers, Quebecers and Canadians are being pummelled.
Quebec’s Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge and Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette both seem to believe that Quebecers are fools that can...
Have you ever tried to put on a pair of jeans that are two sizes too small? They just don’t fit, no matter how much you squirm, squeeze, dance...
Is there a path to victory in next year’s provincial election for any party other than the Parti Québécois? According to polls, recent...
You couldn’t find a more appropriate idiom than the one about rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic to describe François Legault’s imminent...
The Burgundy Lion roared, and Office québécois de la langue française inspectors timidly backed off. Well, maybe it wasn’t exactly like that, but...
On top of everything else that’s going on in this world right now, will we soon have to start bracing for another gut-wrenching Quebec sovereignty...
I remember as a kid frenetically chasing after a rubber Superball as it bounced around, careening off everything, not knowing where it would bounce...
Many Gazette readers might have trouble locating the largely rural Arthabaska riding on a map, but we’ll be hearing a lot about it in the days...
Even during the political dog days of summer, we can’t seem to escape the absurdity and frustration caused by Quebec language law excesses. Every...
I was blown away last weekend by reports that it’s been 35 years since the 1990 Oka Crisis, the standoff that dominated our news cycle that summer....
It’s been over two months since Mark Carney was elected as our Captain Canada. Most voters felt he was best suited to navigate us through the...
This coming Tuesday, politicians across the country will be proclaiming in speeches and on social media that Canada is the greatest country in the...
Did Quebec Liberals shoot themselves in the foot last weekend? Pablo Rodriguez, a former MP and minister under Justin Trudeau, narrowly won the...
“To stay or not to stay, that is the question” — one that Premier François Legault may be contemplating during the summer break, leading into...
Benjamin Franklin famously wrote: “In this world nothing can be certain, except death and taxes.” Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights...
Last week’s Léger poll on provincial sovereignty in Canada contained an eye-popping revelation: Among all provinces, Quebec had the greatest...
It often seems these days that our governments are careening toward a cliff. All three levels are strapped, struggling to provide adequate services to...
“To rule is easy, to govern difficult” is a quote attributed to the writer and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Newly elected governments...
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