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Judge’s appointment may fuel Charest’s troubles

When Gatien Fournier was named to the Quebec Court last March, the news scarcely made a ripple. Times have changed as Premier Jean Charest faces a political crisis. Mr. Fournier’s appointment, which will be formalized Wednesday, comes just as Mr. … Continue reading

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Steyn: I’m with the ‘intolerant’ Quebecers

The other day, a reader wrote to say that, while en vacances au Québec, he had espied me in a restaurant. With a couple of obvious francophones. And, from the snatches of conversation he caught, I appeared to be speaking … Continue reading

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Quebec will require bare face for service

Muslim women and others with concealing headwear will have to uncover their faces when they deal with Quebec government services, under landmark legislation tabled Wednesday. In tabling the controversial bill, Quebec has delved into sensitive territory where governments in Canada … Continue reading

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Student expelled for wearing niqab: report

Quebec Immigration Minister Yolande James authorized the expulsion of a Muslim woman from a government-sponsored French class at Cégep St. Laurent, a report said Tuesday. The student, an Egyptian who is a permanent resident of Canada and who wears a … Continue reading

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Sovereignty no longer possible, Bouchard says (1)

Quebec sovereigntists woke up to a political migraine Wednesday induced by their most popular living leader. Lucien Bouchard, the charismatic former Parti Quebecois premier who brought Quebec to within a whisker of independence, launched a broadside against his old party. … Continue reading

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Doctors back 'right to die'

Euthanasia is already a reality in Quebec hospitals, the president of the federation of Quebec medical specialists, told a National Assembly committee yesterday. Doctors know when death is “imminent and inevitable,” Gaétan Barrette explained. But doctors are aware they can … Continue reading

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Quebec's green machines

The government of Quebec has given environmentalists something they’ve long dreamed of: a climate-change strategy that throws caution to the wind and goes ahead with tough new environmental standards despite predictions of dire economic consequences. Starting this week, Quebec is … Continue reading

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An inconvenient cash cow (17-Bumped )

Quebec Premier Jean Charest got it right for a change when he said “a tale of two Canadas” is emerging at the Copenhagen climate talks. One Canada is eager to forge realistic targets for CO2 reductions, while the other scores … Continue reading

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