Etiket: Chronicle
Francine Pelletier’s Chronicle: Seeing Beyond Your Nose
The appearance of a third size variant – after Alpha and Delta, here is the dreaded Omicron – recalls the basics of any pandemic. The virus affects the whole planet.…
The chronicle of Jean-François Lisée: the large tanks
Admit that, when you hear Dan Bigras’ masculine, serious and friendly voice bragging about the merits of the mastodon Ram, part of you nods: here is a good guy, champion…
the illustrated chronicle of Eugène Birsinger, graphic novel before its time
More than a century later, it is easy for us to retrace the facts, the battles, the characters which revolve around the First World War. We have many testimonies from…
Aurélie Lanctôt’s chronicle: That they fall into line
T he exchanges between the President of the Conseil du trésor, Sonia LeBel, and the representatives of the educators and employees of the childcare centers became even tougher this week.…
Chronicle: “They” are “crazy”! | The duty
There is no doubt that the entry of the personal pronoun “iel” in the Robert will go down in history. But, it will not be that of the French language.…
The chronicle of Jean-François Lisée: capitalism triumphs at QS
“Idealism, you have to have a lot of it. Especially at the beginning. Because it reduces to cooking. This word from a French environmental friend is full of wisdom. Cooking…
Chronicle of Michel David: the refocusing of QS
Refocusing is always a delicate operation. Talk to Erin O’Toole, who still can’t convince the Conservative base of the downsides of camping to extremes. We cannot blame activists for defending…
Christian Rioux’s chronicle: the usefulness of borders
It was a small body lying on the sand. As in The sleeper of the valley, he seemed to be resting peacefully. But as in Rimbaud’s poem, in reality he…
The chronicle of Aurélie Lanctôt: gluttony
The media around the world caught the emotion of Alok Sharma, the president of COP26, when he announced the last minute changes to the text of the agreement reached in…
The chronicle of Odile Tremblay: the pit of a comedian
For sure, there is a voyeuristic side to wanting to penetrate the privacy of others, especially if they inhabit the planet of fame. Distressing or earthy details of their intimacy…
The chronicle of Michel David: a question of decency
At Prime Minister Legault’s office, we must have had a cold sweat when we learned that coroner Géhane Kamel had been appointed to investigate the tragedy of the CHSLDs. Its…
chronicle of emancipation thanks to the “strength” of hip hop
This is the hip hop class of Anas Basbousi, aka Bawss, which inspired the latest film by Franco-Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch, in competition at the last edition of the Cannes…
chronicle of emancipation thanks to the “strength” of hip hop
This is the hip hop class of Anas Basbousi, aka Bawss, which inspired the latest film by Franco-Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch, in competition at the last edition of the Cannes…
The chronicle of Michel David: Abracadabra
Christian Dubé’s managerial talents were already well known. The pandemic made it appear that he was also an excellent communicator. We are now discovering its political sense. During the 2018…
Gérard Bérubé’s chronicle: it becomes more complicated for access to property
The persistent acceleration in inflation does not bode well for homeownership, which has already deteriorated from quarter to quarter since the start of the year. October statistics in the United…
Chronicle of Madness | The duty
“The word that seems the most treacherous to me is not the word ‘mad’, […] the word I dread is mentally ill, ”said Michel Foucault. Yes, it is impossible to…
Konrad Yakabuski’s Chronicle: The Value of French
Canada’s very first Commissioner of Official Languages, Keith Spicer, identified what he considered to be the source of Air Canada’s chronic deficiencies with regard to the obligations of the air…
Josée Blanchette’s chronicle: Ménage à 5
Fallen leaves are picked up with a shovel, memories and regrets (maybe), too. They might nostalgia that November upon us, but they’re far too busy in the moment to look…
The chronicle of Odile Tremblay: blindly
The Marvelous Phantasmagoria directed by Denis Marleau from the play The blind by Maurice Maeterlinck, a metaphysical dive written in 1890, dazzled us at the Museum of Contemporary Art in…
The chronicle of Jean-François Lisée: the accidental mayoress
“I had never heard Valérie say a single interesting thing. We are in 2016. Valérie Plante has just announced her candidacy for the management of Projet Montréal. In the troops…