Etiket: Lettre
[Lettre] From the minds of kings
In a colossal work entitled Of the spirit of Laws, Montesquieu exalts the virtues of a separation of state prerogatives because of the protection it confers on individual freedoms. Without…
[Lettre] Mr. Drainville, the three-speed school and the evidence
Since taking office, Mr. Drainville has insisted on evidence in education. He’s not wrong: we need educational research solidly backed by science to help our young people learn better. For…
[Lettre] The Church as a Scarecrow | The duty
Eighteen years ago, the sociologist Jean-Philippe Warren signed, in the review Relationships (October-November 2005), an article entitled ” The Church as a Scarecrow “. The author wondered: “For 40 years…
[Lettre] Against rising military spending
Dare, finally, to oppose the increase in military spending! I am delighted to read in a text by the Échec à la guerre collective (The duty, May 6-7, 2023) that…
[Lettre] Abyssal Unconsciousness | The duty
The IPCC continues to sound the alarm that our home planet is currently on a dangerous trajectory caused by overproduction coupled with unbridled overconsumption. Faced with such a threat, the…
[Lettre] Proof by absurd | The duty
Renaud Lachance’s letter, published in the pages of To have to on November 26, has reason to question the value of his work at the Commission of Inquiry on the…
[Lettre] On “freedom” | The duty
I greatly respect the opinions expressed by Ms. Chouinard. The same is true for his editorial of July 9, “Remaining vague”. That being said, I respectfully submit the following: I…
[Lettre] Hubert Lenoir, best show of the FEQ 2022
We can already decide that the best show of the FEQ 2022 will be that of Hubert Lenoir and his group. Lenoir gave an electrifying performance on the Hydro-Québec stage…
[Lettre] Parizeau never gave up on his dream
Exactly seven years after his death, the 1er June 2015, an imposing bronze statue of PQ Premier Jacques Parizeau was unveiled behind the National Assembly, facing Jacques-Parizeau Street. Several political…
[Lettre] For the economy, but against the environment?
Only a few days after the publication of the environmental report produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Trudeau government announced the approval of the Bay du…
[Lettre] Watch Ukrainians die
I read the book I shook hands with the devil, by Roméo Dallaire, eighteen years ago. My boys were teenagers, they are now both fathers. This book challenged me so…
[Lettre] And collective responsibility, Mr. Dubé?
I am flabbergasted, at the moment, by the absence of a mobilizing and firm discourse in the face of the sixth wave, at the highest level of the Quebec state.…