Learning (Or Not) From History Guy Rex Rodgers November 13, 2024 558 What We Choose To Remember The 1960s were stormy years in Quebec. One of the most consequential battles of the era exploded in Saint-Léonard. A new film by Félix Rose makes the case that La Bataille de Saint-L...
Anthony Housefather – giving back through public service Peter Kerr November 4, 2024 712 Anthony Housefather is a principled person in his public and private life. He has recently been lauded by many suburban mayors for his leadership in defending minority language rights and his opposition to Bill...
Courageous, Cowardly or Just More Confusion? Guy Rex Rodgers October 15, 2024 630 What We Choose To Remember Let’s start with courage. Full marks to citizens who raised their voices against this summer’s bizarre 31-page health ‘directive’ that made it sound like it was necessary to hire a ...
Celebrating 30 Years of making The Montrealer! Peter Kerr October 9, 2024 1021 Well – look at us now! It’s an important achievement to have been in business for 30+ years. I’m going to give you a short history of the publishing experience that preceded The Montrealer, and then fast-forwar...
Disturbing Language: Young English-speakers are concerned about language and have serious questions about their future in Quebec Guy Rex Rodgers September 15, 2024 1140 What We Choose To Remember In August I had the pleasure of being invited to Bishop’s University to show my documentary film What We Choose To Remember. The annual Bishop’s Forum offers young leaders (18-26) an...
Remembering the International City of Jazz Guy Rex Rodgers August 16, 2024 528 What We Choose To Remember What Montrealer has not enjoyed a summer’s day at the Montreal International Jazz Festival? Over the years, we came to take for granted the throngs of people of all ages and backgrou...
The Wreck of French, the Triumph of English Guy Rex Rodgers July 16, 2024 1550 After a lifetime of studying languages in a global context, French-born linguist Lionel Meney concludes that the battle between French and English is over in his 250 page book This provocative title is borrowed...
The Lionel Groulx School of History Guy Rex Rodgers June 23, 2024 1038 What We Choose To Remember Lionel Groulx – priest, historian, public intellectual and nationalist – understood the power of history to shape a national identity and make youth proud of their nation. Other coun...
Tell Me Your Story Guy Rex Rodgers May 22, 2024 729 What We Choose To Remember Tell me your story and I’ll predict your future. If I know what you believe, I can predict what you will achieve. The main reason I chose to spend my adult life in Quebec was its i...
The Rails of Reality Guy Rex Rodgers March 16, 2024 1672 When the train runs off the rails of reality, you’re in for a wild and bumpy ride. Quebec is increasingly a land where fears and fantasies chart the course. Back in the 70s, Quebec’s language and culture we...