How Quebec Liberals can strengthen their unique coalition L'honorable André Pratte March 13, 2023 443 My View of Our Montreal In the history of our beloved province, only one political party has succeeded in bringing together Quebecers of all languages and cultures, in a spirit of dialogue and mutual understan...
The task ahead of Quebec’s Liberals L'honorable André Pratte December 14, 2022 449 My View of Our Montreal On October 3rd, the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) suffered the worst defeat of its 155-year history. Although it salvaged its Official Opposition status with 21 MNAs (now 19 with Marie-Cla...
The city of my dreams L'honorable André Pratte October 9, 2022 637 My View of Our Montreal The Montreal Canadiens’ new captain, Nick Suzuki, recently explained that he had few opportunities to improve his French since he arrived in the city because «we seldom need to use it» i...
Charitable foundations are overdue to do better; it is time for the Federal Government to step in John Hallward March 18, 2021 936 We have been witnessing a growing “charity gap” in Canada for many years. Charities are struggling to raise money, while demand for their services has been rising. So, why are we allowing foundations to accumul...
Who are the Trump voters? Peter Blaikie October 18, 2020 3498 That’s My View Peter Blaikie From the moment he walked down the escalator in Trump Tower, with Melania by his side, it seemed inconceivable to me that the Americans would be so self-destructive as to ele...
How to calm your anxiety amidst the outdoor grocery store line and prison-like home sentence Jeboah Miranda May 27, 2020 1853 First of all, let’s just admit that this situation…well…kinda… just sucks. There, we said it. Now that we got that out of the way, we can talk about our reality, the new one where we stand outside of our grocer...
Captain Crozier Relieved of Command after Pleading for the Health of his Crew Peter Blaikie April 9, 2020 2646 With the almost suffocating quantity of coronavirus news, the story of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the nuclear aircraft carrier and its commander, Captain Brett Crozier, may be beneath your radar. It should be ...
While the United States suffers, the President is derelict Peter Blaikie April 3, 2020 3421 Many of you will remember the opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Although, at least for the moment, the worst of times aptly describe...
Weakening Democracy in the full light of day Peter Blaikie March 17, 2020 2970 The Washington Post uses the slogan Democracy Dies in Darkness. Given the fact that, in many of the world’s most democratic countries, and to varying degrees, democracy is in retreat, a more appropriate slogan ...
Government incentives could propel us all to do the Right Things linda.hammerschmid February 21, 2020 1651 Ask the Hammer Sure we already get to deduct contributions to RRSPs, and those who pay spousal support, that ded...
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