The school of debate
PHOTO EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Anthony Daigle, Ariane Lussier-Frédérick and Henri Lacoste accompanied Hugo Pilon-Larose (left) to the National Assembly, to evaluate our elected officials.
Would our elected officials pass their Quebec Culture and Citizenship course? The three teenagers invited to attend the question period by Hugo Pilon-Larose doubt it. False dilemma, double fault, appeal to emotions or conspiracy: errors of reasoning abound during the close contest between the opposition and the government in the Blue Room of the National Assembly. If the sense of repartee of certain politicians impressed these guest judges, they want to hear more facts and solutions to Quebec’s problems and fewer personal attacks between the deputies. What if the Parliament Building got a facelift?
Read the file “Our elected officials evaluated by enlightened students”
Quebec strawberries from an American giant
PHOTO CHARLES WILLIAM PELLETIER, ARCHIVES SPECIAL COLLABORATION
Strawberries grown in Quebec for the American company Driscoll’s have quietly appeared in grocery stores in the province.
Strawberries grown in Quebec for the American company Driscoll’s have quietly appeared in grocery stores in the province, reported Our Earth At the beginning of the month of March. This presence is disturbing, noted Nathaëlle Morissette this week. While some producers see it as a business opportunity, others fear that these fruits packaged in the colors of the Californian company with the words “Récolte Québec” will compete with the trademarks developed here. It is impossible at the moment to know the intentions of this giant for the coming years, but industry players are keeping their eyes wide open.
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Sex toys are (almost) no longer hidden
PHOTO MARCO CAMPANOZZI, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Long hidden under the bed, sex toys are nowadays designer objects that adorn the bedside table.
They appear in conversations, on bedside tables and even in shops as decorative elements: are sex toys no longer taboo? “It is better accepted than 10 or 15 years ago, but there is still a long way to go,” explains Catherine Chevrier-Lord, of the online store Minuit Tendre, in an interview with Alexandre Vigneault. Our journalist has collected many testimonials from users in addition to speaking to specialists as part of his file which attests to the great democratization of pleasure that we are witnessing, among other things thanks to social networks and the praise of certain public figures.
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Billions for a modern airport
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Cars at the landing stage of the Montreal-Trudeau airport
Anyone who has taken off or landed at Montréal-Trudeau knows something about this: the lines are long, the parking lots are full… the airport is overflowing. Since the pandemic, the number of passengers has exploded and, if the trend continues, there will be 25 million passing through it each year from 2028. To meet demand, Aéroports de Montréal has launched work worth nearly 4 billion in four years, reported Henri Ouellette-Vézina. In the plans: new terminal, redevelopment of road access, additional parking. The arrival of the REM will also facilitate access to the airport, we promise. We can already hear the sighs of relief among travelers…
Read “Taking off an “ambitious” plan for fluidity”
Floods: new maps that sow concern
PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Suzanne Leblanc, who lives on Dupas Island
Quebec is preparing new flood zone maps that could complicate the lives of many people. Climate change increases the risk of flooding in the four corners of Quebec, recalls Charles Lecavalier, and thousands of properties risk losing a lot of their value and becoming difficult to insure. Regulatory restrictions imposed on properties in flood zones can also have very concrete consequences on a daily basis, as the story of Suzanne Leblanc shows. Losing autonomy, the woman who lives on Dupas Island cannot adapt her residence and must resign herself to using a dry toilet and washing herself with a washcloth. Is life by the water becoming a nightmare?
Read the file “Prisoners of flood zones”