Etiket: Duplessis
“Duplessis” and “le Woke” get closer, PSPP rages
Let elected officials work together, beyond partisan lines, to advance the interests of the nation: a beautiful utopia that every citizen has, at least once in their life, hoped was…
“Rue Duplessis”, the journey of “an immigrant from within” by Jean-Philippe Pleau
“Born to an illiterate father and a mother with little education, I grew up in Drummondville, on rue Duplessis, in a working-class family governed by fear, whose main manifestations were…
Rue Duplessis by Jean-Philippe Pleau | Journey of an internal immigrant
Jean-Philippe Pleau borrows a formula used by Annie Ernaux: he is an internal immigrant. His father is illiterate, his mother has little education. However, after long studies in sociology, he…
Caroline St-Hilaire at the OIF: a Maurice Duplessis candidacy, says the PLQ
The candidacy of former CAQ candidate Caroline St-Hilaire for the position of administrator of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) proposed by the Legault government is a case of…
Iron at a penny a ton of Duplessis
Twice a month, Le Devoir challenges enthusiasts of philosophy and the history of ideas to decipher a current issue based on the theses of an outstanding thinker. After the Second…
[Opinion] Holy Father, don’t forget the orphans of Duplessis
I am writing to you today, Holy Father, on the eve of your arrival on Canadian soil, to inform you of the existence of another scandal involving your Church. During…
A return to the Duplessis era?
I learn that there are no more recruitment competitions in the Quebec public service. The case is disturbing. When I was a public servant, deputy ministers complained that not enough…
[Opinion] François Legault, a new Maurice Duplessis?
For some time now, we have heard more and more observers making the link between Maurice Duplessis and François Legault, in particular demonstrating the craftiness of the two politicians. The…
It is not Duplessis who wants
François Legault likes to claim Maurice Duplessis. In September 2021, in an exchange with Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, he said this of the Unionist leader : “he had many faults, but he…
CAQ Duplessis Week
One would have thought that it was the Union Nationale that was administering the “province of Quebec” this week. A week that began with the announcement of a check for…
Reactions to the editorial “Duplessis, get out of this cheque!” »
Many of you commented on Stéphanie Grammond’s editorial on the CAQ government’s budget, tabled yesterday. Here is an overview of the approximately 200 emails received. Posted at 2:00 p.m. Why…
Duplessis, get out of that check!
Behind the scenes, he was called the minister of “patronage”. But in reality, he was the Minister of Roads and his unofficial mandate within the National Union was to roll…
Editorial | Duplessis, get out of that check!
Behind the scenes, he was called minister of “patronage”. But in reality, he was Minister of Roads and his unofficial mandate within the National Union was to roll out brand…
Residential schools for Aboriginal people and orphans in Duplessis
While the federal government is announcing that it will add billions to the issue of residential schools for Aboriginal people, how can we not draw a parallel with that of…
Duplessis orphans feel forgotten
Are the orphans of Duplessis the great forgotten ones in the movement to recognize the abuses committed within the Catholic Church? Several of them say they have experienced similar abuse…
“The Kremlin Spy”: Jean-Louis Gagnon in the Land of Maurice Duplessis
He looked a little sullen, a long face that age had made rounder, the scotch glass screwed in his hand, speaking aloud with the air of a raven: thus appeared…