Etiket: BALADO
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | A coronation under intense media scrutiny
Highly symbolic, the coronation ceremony of King Charles III was carefully calculated to avoid controversy. While television helped Queen Elizabeth II establish herself as a monarch, her son grew up…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The Conservative Party of Quebec in an identity crisis
Since his arrival as leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Éric Duhaime has brought together supporters from distant backgrounds against the backdrop of the fight against health measures. But…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | What is the Met Gala for?
Every year, the big names in fashion parade in New York on the Met Gala carpet. But behind the “glamor” and the glitter hides a serious cultural ambition. What is…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | NPOs powerless in the face of conflict
The backbone of the community sector, non-profit organizations (NPOs) vary in size and have very different objectives. While they enjoy great flexibility to operate, their autonomy sometimes becomes a double-edged…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The green shift in culture
Does a work that criticizes the lack of environmental protection have its raison d’être if it does not minimize its carbon footprint? In other words: must the container be consistent…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The Vachon cake factory celebrates its 100th anniversary
The champion brand of “Industrial Beauce” celebrates its hundredth anniversary this year. Virtually all Quebecers with a sweet tooth have already crossed paths with Vachon cupcakes. But the course of…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Weather presenters on the climate front
“You have to understand that France, clearly, is going to burn out this week. At the forefront of the climate emergency, weather presenters change their tone. Between the rant of…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The boom in microdosing psychedelics
Since last year, the use of psychedelic substances has been permitted in Canada in certain specific therapies. But in a less framed way, there is a widespread craze for the…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Environment Commissioner denounces 30 years of failures in Ottawa
Last Thursday, the federal commissioner for the environment published extremely harsh reports on environmental inaction over the past decades in Ottawa. He said he was “disappointed” and “frustrated” to hear…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The Festif de Baie-Saint-Paul wants to curb the increase in the number of festival-goers
When you launch a cultural event, you always want it to find its audience. This is clearly what happened to the Festif de Baie-Saint-Paul, a music festival that has seen…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The promise of the third link flayed by the Legault government
The third link, the government’s flagship project for years, officially underwent a slimming cure on Thursday morning. From now on, we are talking about a link dedicated solely to public…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Poilievre and his contradictory obsession with the CBC
After the BBC and NPR, CBC has also been given the label of “government-funded media” on Twitter. This classification was made after the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre himself made the…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Catherine Fournier breaks the silence
On Tuesday, the mayoress of Longueuil, Catherine Fournier, revealed that she was the victim of former MP Harold Lebel, convicted of sexual assault last fall. Today, even if she won…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Should we fear Temu, this new Chinese online shopping site?
Since February, a new site offering discounted items has been available to Canadian consumers. You may never have heard of it, but it is already very popular. Temu is currently…
[BALADO] The corset, still and always a fashion accessory
Lately, the corset has been making a comeback, in part due to the popularity of shows like Bridgerton, who started the fashion regencycore. However, his story is very controversial, and…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The still vivid consequences of the fires in Australia
Just before the media eclipse created by the pandemic, images of Australia in the grip of the flames went around the world. Three years later, traces of the devastation are…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Everything you need to know about renewable natural gas
If hydroelectricity occupies the bulk of energy discussions in Quebec, the gas sector is also demanding a voice in terms of the green transition. Énergir is betting big on renewable…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The list of words prohibited in the National Assembly
There is still today a sort of index to the Blue Room. And the list of words that elected officials must refrain from using is now close to 400 entries.…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Investigation – Asylum seekers duped by immigration consultants
In Montreal, the immigrant population is abundant, particularly in the Parc-Extension sector, where approximately 60% of the population is a visible minority. And who says immigration says complex process, which…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The reappropriation of female pleasure by pornography
Whether we like it or not, pornography is now an object of common culture. In contrast to an industry that has long prioritized men’s pleasure over women’s, a more diverse…