Etiket: MarieAndrée
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] 33 years after Poly, C-21 as a hope
It took more than thirty years for the survivors and relatives of the victims of the Polytechnique tragedy to see in Bill C-21 the hope that a complete and permanent…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Make do with the minimum
Is there a link between high absenteeism rates in schools and the fact that the air quality there is not “ideal”? Common sense suggests yes, as respiratory viruses are devastating…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Against all odds
Ray-Mont Logistiques’ container transshipment project will dramatically change the daily lives of residents living in its surroundings, particularly due to extreme noise levels. Never mind ! This project is moving…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Racial Profiling: Eliminating the Lag
A sign that racial profiling practices are no longer tolerated in angry silence, the number of police ethics complaints dealing with this issue and roadside stops has almost doubled since…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Too little, too late
Niteïyah Chilton, 7 months, 2022. Sakay-Ann Ottawa, 8 years old, 2016. Jaylia Jacob, 2 years old, 2009. Three little ones who probably died because they had access to hospital care…
Giving birth with dignity, the editorial by Marie-Andrée Chouinard
It is not enough to want to inflate the belly of immigration, as the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, wants to do with an inordinate appetite, by aiming for 500,000…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] The 12 works of Minister Dubé
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, is faced with a titanic challenge. As for Asterix in front of his 12 works, now he is being asked to…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] An insult to democracy
This is not a subject that will mobilize citizens en masse, but it is one that affects everyone and particularly points to the health of our democracy: it is the…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Who will enforce the law against elder abuse?
The Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) must be credited for having taken an important legal step to ensure that elder abuse is punished, thereby reducing our sad record of elder abuse.…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] An earthquake named #MeToo
We celebrate the five years of an earthquake named #MeToo in an atmosphere of merciless struggle. Five years is a very small chapter of awareness. But what an awakening! The…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Electoral commitments: all united for the planet
By the end of the election campaign, the editorial team of the To have to will offer an analysis of the main commitments of political parties on themes that concern…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] The courage of Iranian women
Since the death of the young Kurdish Mahsa Amini on September 16, the anger of Iranian women has not waned. In the demonstrations that now extend across the country, women…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] The mirage of health targets
While the health system is cracking everywhere and the shortage of personnel is suffocating the network, everything is now only targets to be reached. The list of Quebecers waiting for…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Stung to the quick by questions about the third Quebec-Lévis link
If we rely on certain fierce supporters of a third link in the form of a tunnel separating Quebec and Lévis, the case would almost be in the pocket. Two…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Horne Foundry: Unacceptable delay!
Nothing is more important than the health of the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda, we are assured. The ultimate objective of three nanograms of arsenic per cubic meter of air will absolutely…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] The art of compromise with the Horne Foundry, one nanogram at a time
Public Health knitted an honorable compromise by recommending that the Horne smelter be imposed a “temporary” emission standard of 15 nanograms of arsenic per cubic meter in the air, before…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Abortion rights: Kansas has spoken
Experts had predicted that Kansas would follow the dictates of the United States Supreme Court and tear down the access to abortion enshrined in its Constitution since 2019. They were…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] The lack of courage
A year after the death of Jean René Junior Olivier, this 37-year-old black man killed by a police officer when he was apparently in distress, citizens of Repentigny say it…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] Political indifference around the 7th wave of COVID-19
The scenes of jubilant crowds reconnecting with the pleasure of the festivals reflect in a beautiful way the need that citizens have to believe that the pandemic is no more…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] The n-word and the stupidity of the CRTC
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has just rendered a decision against the Société Radio-Canada (SRC) that combines absurdity with ineptitude, and which reveals major legal shortcomings. If this…