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Pakistan’s Truce with the Taliban Isn’t Keeping Other Insurgents from Blowing Stuff Up
Deadly bombings at a market and train station come as a temporary ceasefire with the Pakistani Taliban is set to expire on Thursday.
The PQ Has Been Humiliated
After a surprisingly drawn out fall from grace, the PQ has been humiliated after a crushing loss to the Liberals. Is this the end of the sovereignty movement? And how will the Liberals tackle Quebec's various challenges?
The Unrest in Ukraine is Not Slowing Down Any Time Soon
Things in Ukraine have been heating up again — with parliament brawls, violent clashes, and official buildings seized by separatists.
The 'Charter of Shame' Is Threatening Quebec’s Minority Rights
Critics say it infringes on certain provisions in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, such as freedom of expression and religion.
The PQ Is In Big Trouble
Just a few weeks ago, it looked like Quebec's separatist party were going to cruise to a big win in this April's election, but a perfect storm of bad hires, bizarro conspiracy theories, and accusations of ignoring the principal issues have turned...
Could Montreal Benefit from Being a Sovereign City-State?
All one has to do is note Montreal's diversity, bilingualism, and authentic Chinese food to see how markedly different the city is from the rest of Quebec. The difference is so vast that some citizens have created a grassroots campaign to make Montreal...
Massacre at Chinese Train Station Blamed on Ethnic Separatists
The government has blamed the assault on separatists from the region of Xinjiang, home to a predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority.
Quebec's Official Charter of Values Is Even Worse Than Expected
Following two awful months of childish finger-pointing and racially offensive debate over what seemed to some of us here in Montreal and pretty much everywhere else in the country—like a xenophobic attempt at dividing the province, Quebec Premier...
Montreal Is an Island of Tolerance Amid a Sea of Rednecks
You know by now that whenever Quebec makes international headlines, it’s never for anything the rest of the civilized world thinks is good.