Health care: Let’s make a deal! L'honorable André Pratte January 18, 2023 1227 My View of Our Montreal The federal government and the provinces and territories have been squabbling about health care financing for months. The provinces are demanding that Ottawa increase its Canada Health...
Multilingual Reality Guy Rex Rodgers January 14, 2023 1492 What We Choose To Remember I remember vividly the first time I became an honorary francophone. It was at a New Year’s Eve party where I made a friend who shared my taste in music. Late in the evening she turne...
Disraeli Revisited – until February 19, 2023 LiveEvents December 23, 2022 1262 Disraeli Revisited – Chronicle of an Event in Quebec Photography A Look Back on the 50th Anniversary of a Pivotal Chapter in Quebec Photographic History Until February 19, 2023, the McCord Stewart Museum prese...
The task ahead of Quebec’s Liberals L'honorable André Pratte December 14, 2022 1501 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...
A red and orange island in a blue, blue sea Guy Rex Rodgers November 25, 2022 1826 What We Choose To Remember When I accepted Peter Kerr’s offer to write this column I saw it as an opportunity to engage in a conversation with Montrealers about why we choose to live here. Most of the Anglos a...
Experience the essence of Eastern Canada & New England with Holland America Michele Peterson November 24, 2022 2381 Enjoy a magical mix of culture, hospitality and charm on this 7-day cruise I open our stateroom’s veranda door to the surprising sight of a giant fiddle on the pier. Its glossy curves, soaring 18 metres into a ...
CP Holiday Train 2022 LiveEvents November 21, 2022 4545 CP Holiday Train returns to the rails in support of community food banks after two-year hiatus The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will return to the rails this season on its first cross-continent tour in ...
La beauté du monde – November 19-27, 2022 LiveEvents November 13, 2022 910 Opéra de Montréal presents La beauté du monde To whom does art belong? After a successful premiere of the deeply moving opera Les Feluettes in 2016, Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard is back at the Opéra ...
The city of my dreams L'honorable André Pratte October 9, 2022 1575 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...
Désirée McGraw – experienced federal policy advisor steps forward as a candidate for the Quebec Liberal Party Peter Kerr September 22, 2022 3512 Désirée McGraw is a highly motivated individual and has an impressive resume for her work as a policy advisor to Paul Martin, Justin Trudeau, and a variety of not-for-profit organizations. She was Head of Schoo...
