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Empowering people, one agricultural production at a time
This text is part of the special section on International Cooperation Started in 2020 by the international cooperation organization SUCO, the PROFI — Women and Youth project has set itself…
Reclaim space for the benefit of the community
This text is part of the special section on International Cooperation At the instigation of a young activist, a wasteland, dangerous and strewn with waste, in the Colombian town of…
Stimulating the democratic participation of young Tunisians
This text is part of the special section on International Cooperation With its Project for the Integral Strengthening of Children’s Rights (PRIDE), the International Bureau for Children’s Rights (IBCR) encourages…
Class Action Against Azure Power Global | The CDPQ team singled out
Azure Power Global’s senior management – including a member chosen by the Caisse de depot et placement du Québec (CDPQ) – is being harshly criticized in a class action. He…
Be the hero of your emotions thanks to Moozoom
This text is part of the Teachers’ Week special booklet How can the school participate in the emotional development of pupils? This is the question asked by teacher Nathalie Simon,…
Hard blow for breeders: Olymel will slaughter one million fewer pigs
Another bad news is falling on the pork industry in Quebec. Only 24 hours after announcing the closure of two processing plants, Olymel warned that it would reduce its slaughterings…
[Chronique de Louis Cornellier] Bissonnette against the void
I admire Lise Bissonnette. The rigor of his analyzes and the elegance of his style, both orally and in writing, amaze me. I love his limpid, brilliant, direct words that…
Closure of Medicago | Resurrect a plant that died prematurely
The abrupt cessation of the activities of the biopharmaceutical company Medicago and of the construction of its new vaccine manufacturing plant in Quebec City has since Thursday triggered a commotion…
[Critique] “The Leaning Fields”, Virginie Blanchette-Doucet
A tight-fisted giant from the “Canadian Prairies”, Neil is thirsty and sometimes has bad alcohol. With Judith, a girl he met in Australia, he ends up in a village on…
Canada imposes maximum purchase price on Russian petroleum products
(OTTAWA) The Department of Finance announced on Saturday that Canada is joining other G7 countries and Australia in capping the purchase price of petroleum products of Russian origin transported by…
Extreme cold persists across Quebec and the Maritimes
Residents of eastern Canada, from Quebec to Newfoundland and Labrador, are waking up Saturday morning to extreme cold weather. People needing to be outdoors overnight have been advised to seek…
Artificial intelligence | How ChatGPT caused an ‘arms race’
One day last November, OpenAI employees received an unexpected assignment: to release a chatbotor chatbot, quickly. Posted at 9:00 a.m. Kevin Roose The New York Times This chatbot, an executive…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] After eight years of Justin Trudeau
For the past few days, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has begun almost all his public statements with the following words: “After eight years of Justin Trudeau…” Although he exaggerates somewhat…
Demystifying the economy | Travel agency commissions
Every Saturday, one of our journalists answers, in the company of experts, one of your questions on the economy, finances, markets, etc. Posted at 7:00 a.m. When we do business…
[Chronique de Michel David] compensatory pride
Amira Elghawaby might have converted to Catholicism and whipped herself until she bled, but the Legault government would still have continued to demand her resignation. Like many Quebecers, there is…
Strong start on the stock market | The Press
After a very tough 2022, stock markets have shown some signs of euphoria since the start of the year. Are we heading for another crazy year like 2021? Posted at…
Truce of fighting, place for debates
It is distressing to see a resurgence of censorship. That Élise Gravel’s book is censored in certain American states is an aberration. Whether or not you agree with the author’s…
Contest your rent increase or not
In this period of rent increase notices, tenants should expect unpleasant surprises this year, because the increases imposed by their landlord could be steep. If the tenants are entitled to…
Wall Street down, fears of rate hikes after jobs jump
(New York) The New York Stock Exchange ended lower on Friday, hurt by disappointing corporate results and taken aback by a much higher than expected US job creation figure, raising…
Closure of Medicago | Champagne “in solutions mode” to protect jobs
(Ottawa) The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, says he is “in solution mode” to protect the jobs of the Quebec biopharmaceutical company Medicago after the announcement of…