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Toula Drimonis

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Drimonis: My messy thoughts on the Air Canada language affair

This past week highlighted the sort of emotional ambivalence around language issues that has become all too familiar to many English-speaking...

03.04.2026 10

Montreal Gazette

Toula Drimonis

Drimonis: Tour guide Thom Seivewright, the Montreal Expert, introduces locals to their own city

“Half the people who book my tours are from Montreal,” Thom Seivewright says. “People who want to know very specific things. It’s allowed me...

20.03.2026 40

Montreal Gazette

Toula Drimonis

Drimonis: For PSPP, some opinion polls merit more attention than others

06.03.2026 20

Montreal Gazette

Toula Drimonis

Quebec’s Olympic Hockey Heartbreak

For the first time in decades, the province has no players on Team Canada The post Quebec’s Olympic Hockey Heartbreak first appeared on The Walrus.

09.02.2026 40

The Walrus

Toula Drimonis

More Students, Families, and Seniors Are Turning to Food Banks in Quebec

A senior, who had worked his entire life, calls a food bank in Montreal. He tells staff he is embarrassed and only needs a few basics—milk, bread,...

05.02.2026 10

The Walrus

Toula Drimonis

Quebec’s New Health Care Law Sparks Province-Wide Clash with Doctors

Bill 2 has triggered strikes, resignations, and an unprecedented wave of physicians preparing to leave The post Quebec’s New Health Care Law Sparks...

17.11.2025 20

The Walrus

Toula Drimonis

Were Immigrant Kids Barred from Quebec’s French Catholic Schools?

Former students say yes, historians say no. A new investigation is forcing the province to confront its past The post Were Immigrant Kids Barred from...

26.09.2025 20

The Walrus

Toula Drimonis

The Bloc Wants to Break Up Canada—but Not Yet

A surge of national unity has swept Quebec. It’s only a matter of time before the sovereignty debate resurfaces The post The Bloc Wants to Break Up...

09.07.2025 20

The Walrus

Toula Drimonis

Bilingual, Educated, Qualified—and Still Not Welcome in Quebec

As the province seeks to expand on its controversial Bill 21, critics warn of deepening discrimination The post Bilingual, Educated, Qualified—and...

30.05.2025 20

The Walrus

Toula Drimonis

Accomplir l’impossible grâce aux tarifs de Trump: Faire aimer le Canada au Québec

Rien de mieux qu’une guerre commerciale pour unifier le pays The post Accomplir l’impossible grâce aux tarifs de Trump: Faire aimer le Canada au...

04.03.2025 20

The Walrus

Toula Drimonis

Trump’s Tariffs May Do the Impossible: Make Quebec Love Canada

Nothing unites the country like a US trade war The post Trump’s Tariffs May Do the Impossible: Make Quebec Love Canada first appeared on The Walrus.

14.02.2025 10

The Walrus

Toula Drimonis