Etiket: chronique

[Chronique] Immigration, again | The duty

It’s go again. For the past few days, the issue of immigration has dominated our media and political space. We observe transfixed this curious spectacle. A first observation is obvious:…

[Chronique] Bank shakes | The duty

Currency austerity continues to rock the US banking industry, with short sellers the main beneficiaries of the collapse in regional bank prices since March. There was a return of tensions…

[Chronique] The defects of his qualities

Stuck in traffic between his riding of Lévis and his home of Cap-Rouge, Bernard Drainville must sometimes wonder if he was right to give up his microphone to return to…

[Chronique] Mental health does not exist!

No, I won’t tell you about Mental Health Week, which ended yesterday. I feel like enough ink has been spilled on the subject and enough of us have clicked, shared,…

[Chronique] The brats | The duty

Like many boys left alone with a pocket knife as their only companion, Albert Demers had taken to kidding. He started with a straight razor, says regionalist historian Raymond Ouimet.…

[Chronique] The end of diesel

One year after light vehicles, heavy trucks. The California government has voted in favor of a law that will ban the sale of new diesel-powered trucks from 2036. Quebec and…

[Chronique] Metaphysical education | The duty

A specialist in the thought of very demanding authors such as Kant, Heidegger, Gadamer and Ricoeur, Jean Grondin has been teaching philosophy, mainly at the University of Montreal, for 40…

[Chronique] Why are TFSAs so hard to find?

Since the announcement of its creation by the federal government in 2022, the new tax-free savings account for the purchase of a first property (TFSAPP) has caused a lot of…

[Chronique] Minimum impoverishment | The duty

The raising of the minimum wage above $15 an hour in Quebec has captured attention. Especially since this 7% increase masks a broader impoverishment expected in 2023. First the good…

[Chronique] For lack of better | The duty

Few Americans reacted with enthusiasm last month when President Joe Biden announced his intention to seek another term in 2024. Even within the Democratic Party, opinion was very divided on…

[Chronique] darkness and light

The political congresses that stretch over three days are a real challenge for the organizers, who must deploy treasures of imagination to occupy the delegates. The round tables, conferences and…

[Chronique] The views guy | The duty

It takes place in Sunrise, Florida. A sixth game in the first round of the playoffs, in the second period, it’s 2–2 between the Bruins and the Panthers. Since they…

[Chronique] See life in yellow

In life, she fairy. What does she do? A bit of this, a bit of that, lots of yellow and always the audacity to create a link between neighbours, balconies,…

[Chronique] Manufacturing poverty | The duty

The minimum wage in Quebec therefore passed, this Monday 1er May, Labor Solidarity Day, at $15.25 an hour. It was introduced by welcoming this “historic increase” of $1, emphasizing that…

[Chronique] But who was Riopelle?

Strange phenomenon in our theatrical universe that of plays in work-in-progress by Robert LePage. His works are not tied up at the start, and some less than others. Depending on…