Etiket: Parliaments
Where has decorum gone in our parliaments?
For several months, we have been witnessing, within the confines of the parliaments of Quebec and Ottawa, a disarray given both the acrimonious tone and the shocking terms used in…
Parliament’s final farewell to Brian Mulroney
(Ottawa) Driven by a deep feeling of justice which led him to fight apartheid in South Africa, Brian Mulroney was “one of the pillars of Canadian politics”. He carved out…
the keys to understanding Parliament’s vote on France’s support for kyiv
A debate, which will be followed by a non-binding vote, is planned in the National Assembly on Tuesday and in the Senate on Wednesday. The discussions promise to be lively,…
Municipal councils are not parliaments
The mayor of Gatineau resigns before the end of her first mandate, exhausted. Others also left in the middle of their mandate. Several mayors expressed their solidarity. And at Quebec…
Courthouses deserve security comparable to that of parliaments
François Bonnardel increased the number of interviews yesterday to put security problems in courthouses into perspective. The minister argued that basically, the attack that occurred at the Longueuil facility this…
Death of Michel Côté | Parliament’s flag lowered
The Quebec flag at the Parliament Building of the National Assembly will be lowered to half-mast this Thursday, from dawn to dusk, to pay tribute to actor Michel Côté, who…
Parliament’s freelance interpreters fear for their health
A new employment contract recently presented to freelance interpreters working in Parliament has been denounced by their representatives. The International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) believes that these new conditions…
the well-rehearsed strategy of Volodymyr Zelensky before Western Parliaments
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, and his speech to the European Parliament on March 1, Volodymyr Zelensky has intensified his international diplomatic campaign.…