Etiket: duty

Empathetic Bedard | The duty

Historian Éric Bédard figures prominently in the list of my favorite essayists. I like his style, which combines elegance with clarity, and his intellectual rigor. I also like its versatility.…

The Caribou Privilege | The duty

This time will be the good one: after having been postponed, then postponed again, the Caribou concert – with the excellent American composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith in the first part…

Lévesque’s smoke | The duty

Comics René Lévesque. Something like a big man, based on a script by Marc Tessier and illustrations by some twenty artists, should land in bookstores around December 8. No, this…

Electric dreams | The duty

US President Joe Biden deserved credit for being honest when he said at the start of a one-on-one with Justin Trudeau in Washington on Thursday that he was unsure if…

Thucydides’ trap | The duty

This week, President Biden raised the possibility of an American boycott of the upcoming Olympic Games, scheduled for Beijing, in connection with human rights violations in Chinese territory. Even if…

The Quest for PSPP | The duty

No one should have been surprised to learn that the leader of the PQ, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, will not run in the by-election in Marie-Victorin. It’s hard to blame him…

Limit the damage | The duty

It set the tone: as Justin Trudeau and his entourage landed in Washington on Wednesday in preparation for the North American Leaders’ Summit, President Joe Biden was giving a protectionist…

“Fenua”: in Polynesia | The duty

“Who would be foolish enough to die without at least going around his prison?” »Makes Marguerite Yourcenar say to the young Zénon of The work in the dark. It is…

Rethinking the system | The duty

Leaving the École supérieure de théâtre at UQAM in 2004, Maude Laurendeau had a dazzling start to her career: let us mention the seven seasons of Yamaska on television, the…

The words | The duty

In his short story, Facing the White Man, African-American writer James Baldwin portrays a racist policeman and shows us the world through his eyes. Deep down, Jesse refers to black…

Survive Death | The duty

Third tale by Fred Pellerin adapted for cinema, The Harvester of time pushes the imagination of the Mauricie poet into a new dimension. Without denying either his verve or his…

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The terrible murder of young Thomas Trudel is an electric shock that shakes all the students of the Joseph-François-Perrault school and their families. We cannot, after such a tragedy, relapse…

Advocating for the Standard | The duty

There is pressure on the Quebec Ministry of Education so that the past participle used with the auxiliary have can always remain unchanged. The Quebec Association of French Teachers asked…

Automotive Advertising | The duty

What do we have so much to fear by removing advertising from auto sales? Of course agree with François Hudon (The duty of November 17) to suggest removing car advertising.…

Phosphenes, Jessica Moss | The duty

A recognized figure on the Quebec experimental scene, composer and violinist Jessica Moss has perfectly captured the feeling of mourning and loneliness that has pervaded us over the past year.…

Bright Lights, Susanna Hoffs | The duty

More covers? Oh yeah. The three wonderful volumes of the project Under the Covers from a decade ago, with Matthew Sweet, will not satiate neither the singer nor her fans.…

Innovations in action | The duty

On the eve of the Grand Rendez-vous de l’Innovation québécoise organized on November 18 and 19, the Government of Quebec has before it a formidable opportunity to seize to put…

As an emergency to act | The duty

Following the heartbreaking murder of young Thomas Trudel, 16, the Prime Minister, François Legault, the Minister of Public Security, Geneviève Guilbault, and the mayoress of Montreal, Valérie Plante, showed signs…

See “clear” | The duty

Do you have a pale, fair, medium or dark complexion? We learned this week that, according to the Services correctionnels du Québec (SCQ), the question is a very useful way…