Newspapering: 50 Years of Reporting from Canada and Around the World by Norman Webster The Montrealer December 18, 2020 448 Through a 50-year career in newspapers, as a foreign correspondent and editor of The Globe and Mail, Norman Webster was an eyewitness to history, covering Canadian and world leaders through crises foreign and d...
Why Trump voters (like Rodney Dangerfield) “Can’t Get No Respect” Peter Blaikie December 11, 2020 474 Peter Blaikie In the October issue of The Montrealer, I attempted, as objectively as possible, to identify different groups of probable supporters of President Donald Trump for the November 3 election. One ...
Marlene Jennings – a lifetime of community involvement and public service experience now contributing to the Quebec Community Groups Network Peter Kerr December 9, 2020 1040 Marlene Jennings has an extensive career in public service as a member of the Quebec Police Commission, an elected Member of Parliament, and several community groups. She served as a Trustee for the English Mon...
King of Canada – November 6 & 8, 2020 Online LiveEvents October 31, 2020 425 Infinithéâtre presents two special live-streamed performances of King of Canada Written by Paul Van Dyck Directed by Zach Fraser Starring Ellen David and Brian Dooley Canada’s longest-serving PM als...
Who are the Trump voters? Peter Blaikie October 18, 2020 1220 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...
The New Yorker Festival – October 5-11, 2020 Online LiveEvents September 28, 2020 388 The New Yorker Festival This fall, The New Yorker Festival is coming to you, wherever in the world you may be. Tune in for the very first virtual Festival, an eclectic mix of conversations, performances, and e...
Chapleau, Profession: Cartoonist – at the McCord Museum LiveEvents July 6, 2020 829 The McCord Museum has reopened its doors with a new exhibition devoted to the work of Quebec’s most celebrated cartoonist Serge Chapleau. Featuring more than 150 original pieces, the exhibition Chapleau, Profes...
Dominique Anglade – the first woman to lead the Quebec Liberal Party has a record of success in business, social activism and now – politics Peter Kerr May 29, 2020 1430 After having achieved success as an executive with Proctor & Gamble, Nortel, McKinsey & Company and as President of Montreal International; Dominique Anglade embarked on a new challenge in politics as t...
While the United States suffers, the President is derelict Peter Blaikie April 3, 2020 1411 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 1171 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 ...
