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I hate to brag (again), but . . .
. . . the honours just keep on coming. First it was credit for helping to kill the Parti Québécois government’s anti-English Bill 14. Then it was a T-shirt inspired by the expression “Philippe-flop” I...
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The PQ, the cross, and other notes on a political ad
Last Friday, amid speculation about a possible Quebec general election before the summer, the governing Parti Québécois launched a new video promoting itself and its sovereignty objective. It’s aimed...
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Don Macpherson: The 'open nationalism' of the Coalition Avenir Québec's...
In François Legault’s newly coined “open nationalism,” the nationalism is more apparent than the openness. The Coalition Avenir Québec leader outlined his “vision” in his closing speech to the party’s...
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Don Macpherson: The Champlain Bridge, Philippe Couillard, and symbols and...
Stephen Harper is so unpopular in Quebec that it’s rare for a politician from this province to be compared unfavourably to the Conservative prime minister. Premier Philippe Couillard, however, achieved...
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Quebec's convenient nationalism – blue is the new CAQ
Once upon a time, if you wanted to get the attention of the “civilized” world, you needed to do so in French. The nuts and bolts of how French became the language of international diplomacy dwell...
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