Etiket: Dutrisac
The National Assembly pays tribute to the editorialist of “Le Devoir” Robert Dutrisac
The elected members of the National Assembly paid tribute on Tuesday to the editorialist Robert Dutrisac, after more than 35 years of career in the Duty where he was also…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] A housing crisis, no solution
The last Girard budget had the effect of a slap in the face for all those who demanded a strong revival of the construction of social and affordable housing or…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac ] Bandage the wound
It was not the bad faith of Hydro-Québec and the Government of Quebec that made the Churchill Falls contract, signed in 1969, so bad for Newfoundland and Labrador. At the…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Régie des rentes: beat a retreat
On the occasion of the statutory public consultation on the future of the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP), an exercise which must take place every six years in parliamentary committee, the…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] The threat of French
Federal Liberal MPs protest against the notion of a common language in Quebec. You have read all your free articles Do you like our content?Take advantage of our digital platforms…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Trudeau and health: the poultice
After two and a half years of demands from the premiers of the provinces and territories, Justin Trudeau gave them food for one-sixth of what they demanded for the upgrading…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Visas and immigration: is there a responsible minister?
In late August of 2022, federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser gave assurances that the unacceptable delays in issuing a visitor visa to Canada would be significantly reduced beginning in October…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] The power to decide who gets the power
The Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Energy and Natural Resources (CAPERN) is currently consulting on Bill 2 presented by the Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy , Pierre Fitzgibbon. The text…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] An apology from Amira Elghawaby? “No thanks.”
It must be believed that it was with full knowledge of the facts that Justin Trudeau appointed activist Amira Elghawaby as “Canada’s first special representative in charge of the fight…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Did you say common front?
Justin Trudeau has finally confirmed that he will meet with the provincial premiers to discuss federal health funding on February 7. A working meeting, he said, with a view to…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] The vulnerability perpetuated by the system
The number of temporary immigrants has exploded in Quebec, as in the rest of Canada for that matter. And among them, low-wage foreign workers, whether in warehouses or in the…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Convince the judges to change the Constitution
Outraged by the use made by the governments of Quebec and Ontario of the notwithstanding clause enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Justin Trudeau returned to the…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Water that costs nothing (or almost)
Last spring, the Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Benoit Charette, introduced Bill 42 to revise water royalties. Dead on the order paper, this minimalist bill…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Legault and the opposition: meetings at the top and legitimacy
The three leaders of the opposition parties represented in the National Assembly as well as the leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Éric Duhaime, all accepted François Legault’s invitation…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Wind and intentions
Private promoters are jostling at the gate to produce renewable energy for Hydro-Quebec. Following the call for tenders launched last December, the government corporation received no less than 18 proposals…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Sophie Brochu: three small turns and then leaves
In 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, François Legault went to get Sophie Brochu to lead Hydro-Québec for a term of five years, the statutory duration for a CEO…
[Chronique de Robert Dutrisac] Skin color and federal control
Six Université Laval student associations are protesting against Ottawa’s demands that prevent any non-disabled white student from obtaining a position within a Canada Research Chair (CRC), making skin color a…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] prison for asylum
It was in January 2017 that Justin Trudeau launched his tweet where he invited “those fleeing persecution, terror, war” to land in Canada — “know that Canada will welcome you”,…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] The limits of the free market
During the last election campaign, the Coalition avenir Québec, whose elected officials were slow to admit that there was a housing crisis, promised to deliver 11,700 affordable housing units during…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] good intentions
At the end of his meeting with Justin Trudeau, François Legault displayed great optimism, saying he was “more confident” in relation to the increase in federal health funding. Because the…