Etiket: dEmilie
how the song “Dans les yeux d’Émilie” by Joe Dassin became the anthem of the World Cup
From the harmonica of a homeless person in the 3rd half of rugby matches, the song “Dans les yeux d’Emilie” from the end of the 1970s enjoys a second lease…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Hockey as seen by research
Since the beginning of the week, many of us have been in shock. The judgment of the Superior Court of Ontario on the request for class action filed by three…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Slam the door
As I have been linked to academia, civil society and then the Toronto media world, and the rest of Canada more broadly, for nearly 13 years, my understanding of concepts…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] plague or cholera
In the Dominican Republic, work is underway to build a 160 km wall to prevent Haitians from entering the country. However, the Dominican economy is largely based on the contribution…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] The decline of Davos
Each year begins with the same news — only its exact time varies. By 9:43 a.m. on January 3, Canada’s highest-earning CEOs had already earned the equivalent of the average…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] The shame of being hungry
In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, one of the founders of modern sociology, Max Weber, examines the link between wealth and virtue, particularly in the Anglo-Saxon world.…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] The dogma of jovialism
Prime Minister François Legault began his opening speech yesterday in the National Assembly by evoking the “improbable destiny” of the Quebec nation for more than four centuries. He recalled the…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Perpetrator, Victim, and Other Persistent Myths
When the news puts the issue of sexual violence, consent and reporting on everyone’s lips, the repercussions affect many more people than just the few people involved in a specific…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Twitter and “ragiculture”
Twitter, basically, is bla-bla. Or, at least, that’s one of the meanings of the English word that gave the now famous social network its name. Founded in 2006, Twitter has…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Luamba versus Goliath
In Canada, police forces have the power to intercept, question and demand the papers of anyone driving a car. They do not have to suspect that an offense has been…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Questioning like Émilie Bordeleau
Between the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, Émilie became one of the names most given to little girls in Quebec. The monster success of Daughters…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] The functions of the monarchy
What is the purpose of the Canadian monarchy? There are a thousand and one ways to approach this question, but first let us underline the obvious: the monarchy allows Canada…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Drop us with Montreal
The Premier of Quebec, François Legault, has in his possession studies on the relevance of a third highway link between Quebec and Lévis. He refuses to make them public. Each…
The cuisine of Yoann Boiteux, chef at the Table d’Emilie in Viuz-en-Sallaz
Prepared like a pie, it is a puff pastry that has at its heart a delicious melting heart of farmer’s reblochon cheese, potatoes, grilled onions, country bacon, raw ham from…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Hate, quiet
The latest episode in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race is particularly surreal. Pierre Poilievre, well ahead in voting intentions, shook hands with a supporter last weekend at a…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Blame it on inflation
Let’s take a very simple fictitious example: a loaf of bread. We know that during the pandemic, supply chains have been disrupted and the cost of transporting goods has increased.…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Doctrine of Discovery
Pope Francis came to Canada this week to deliver a speech that is not quite what was called for in the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission report. Arriving in Edmonton,…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Absolution of the engineer Simon Houle: beware of prison feminism
This week, a (necessarily bourgeois) judge, Matthieu Poliquin, decided to absolve another bourgeois, Simon Houle, an engineer that time, of any criminal record after he was found guilty of sexual…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Federalism… Ethiopian | The duty
It is rare that I meet my friend Hone Mandefro without at least momentarily discussing the conflict in Ethiopia, his country of origin. It’s that Hone is writing a doctoral…
[Chronique d’Emilie Nicolas] Women, tanks and money
Every year, on the eve of the F1 Grand Prix in Montreal, critics emerge. First, we are concerned about the safety of women. On the one hand, groups are concerned…