SS soldiers in Canada
PHOTO PATRICK DOYLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Veteran Yaroslav Hunka, applauded in the Commons last week, was part of an SS unit during the Second World War.
A veteran of an SS unit during the Second World War was applauded last week in Ottawa in the presence of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. The affair led to the resignation of Anthony Rota, Speaker of the House of Commons, and plunged Canada into embarrassment on the international scene. Parliamentarians were unaware of Yaroslav Hunka’s past, but the scandal raised a question: how did soldiers from an SS unit arrive in Canada? Nicolas Bérubé delved into the question.
Bet big on the battery sector
PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
The Prime Minister of Quebec, François Legault, during the presentation of the financial package of the Northvolt project on Thursday
It’s a titanic investment: Quebec and Ottawa announced this week aid worth several billions to the young company Northvolt for its factory project on the South Shore of Montreal. Battery cells will be manufactured there. What exactly is it? These are units which, connected together, form the battery found in an electric vehicle. The larger and more numerous the cells, the more energy the vehicle battery can store. Our colleagues Tommy Chouinard and Julien Arsenault give us details here on this bet our governments are making.
Are you getting enough sleep?
PHOTO OLIVIER PONTBRIAND, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
A study of 300 SME managers revealed that they sleep an average of 6 hours 42 minutes during the week.
Do you want to perform better at work? Make sure you get enough sleep. Around 30% of the population lacks sleep and this proportion rises to 55% among entrepreneurs. A study of 300 SME managers revealed that they sleep an average of 6 hours 42 minutes during the week. Yet the benefits of sleeping between 7 and 9 hours each night are undeniable. Here is a text that will comfort you the next time you treat yourself to the luxury of sleeping later in the morning!
Forest fires: no one is safe
PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Wildfires have threatened or burned thousands of homes around the world in recent months.
From Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Maui via Greece, flames have threatened or burned thousands of homes in recent months. In Quebec, despite forest fires of unprecedented scale, the damage was very limited. However, it would be a mistake to think that the worst is behind us. “Even if we escaped the worst, it’s a wake-up call for all of Quebec – Saint-Jérôme, Mont-Laurier, whatever! No one is safe anymore,” declared Joël Sauvé, director of fire safety in Sept-Îles, a town which also narrowly escaped a blaze. See how to make our living environments less vulnerable to fire in the case of Marie-Claude Malboeuf.
Phenomenal population growth
PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER, REUTERS ARCHIVES
Vancouver, British Columbia. In this province, the population is growing at a rate of 3% per year.
The Canadian population is growing at a rate not seen since the baby boom of the 1950s. With a population growth rate of around 3.3% per year, Canada outperforms all other G7 countries in this regard. . Immigration accounts for 98% of this growth. But while asylum seekers have attracted attention in recent months, they remain far fewer in number than work permit holders, for example. In Quebec, growth is slower, at 2.3%. Explore the most recent statistics in an article by Nicolas Bérubé.