July 2012
69 posts
7 tags
Parti Quebecois—“To Make a Difference” for all...
Léo Bureau-Blouin July 25, 2012
Original French Text: http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/355249/leo-bureau-blouin-officiellement-candidat-pour-le-pq
In the last months, I’ve been lucky enough to represent thousands of young people who want to endow Quebec with a more accessible educational system. It has been an honor for me to bring the demands of thousands of individuals to the...
10 tags
A Letter to Jean-Pierre Rioux, mayor of...
Simon Jodoin July 20, 2012
Original French text: http://voir.ca/cyberboom/2012/07/20/lettre-a-jean-pierre-rioux-maire-de-trois-pistoles-a-propos-de-lechofete/
Dear Mr. Rioux,
I learned today that, acting as mayor of Trois-Pistoles, you sought to intervene in the scheduling for Echofête, a festival featuring conferences and workshops in addition to shows. This year, a suggestion was made to...
4 tags
Letter – Why I went to the protest (Le Devoir)
Antoine Dubé, Lévis July 24, 2012
Original French Text: http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/education/355189/pourquoi-j-ai-participe-a-la-manifestation
Because as a baby-boomer, I myself have benefitted from low tuition fees, and because I think it is fair that young people today should be able to get a university education at a price equivalent to what my generation had to pay;
Because...
3 tags
Gathering-Demonstration in Solidarity with Pussy...
Where: Consulate of the Russian Federation (3655 Avenue du Musée, Montréal) When: Wednesday August 1 NEW DATE: Thursday August 2 2012, 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Original French Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/394101260647067/
Let’s gather in solidarity with Maria Alekhina, Ekaterina Samutsevich and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, three members of the PUSSY RIOT punk collective, who were...
4 tags
Léo Bureau-Blouin a candidate for the Parti...
Denis Lessard July 24, 2012
Original French Text: http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-quebecoise/201207/23/01-4558296-leo-bureau-blouin-candidat-du-pq.php
(Quebec City) Propelled in the limelight by last spring’s student conflict, Léo Bureau-Blouin is taking on a political career.
The former president of the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec...
3 tags
WatchCSN Ad Campaign Against Bill 78
Original French Video: http://www.csn.qc.ca/web/csn/
Quebec Deserves Better
Collusion Shale gas Plan Nord Tuition fees Occult financing Bad management
It took the Charest government over two years to say yes to an inquiry commission on the management and the granting of public contracts in the construction industry, but under 24 hours to adopt a special law that...
4 tags
No Holiday For The Red Squares (Le Devoir)
Valérian Mazataud July 23, 2012
Original French Text: http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/education/355164/pas-de-vacances-pour-les-carres-rouges
Thousands of demonstrators marched in opposition to neo-liberalism
PHOTO CAPTION: Participants were out in great numbers yesterday in Montreal on the occasion of the 160th day of social action and the fifth national demonstration on the 22nd of...
4 tags
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois' speech from July 22...
July 22 2012
Original French Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9IsVemVIDs
Host: My friends, this song is appropriate because today once again, we were 80 000 to have disobeyed the infamous Loi 78. Thanks for having come out again in such great numbers. I think we can be proud. And we can even tell Jean Charest himself. We are at his office. Do you have something to tell Mr...
3 tags
On CLASSE’s “anarchism” (Le Devoir)
Jacque Phosphor – Activist during the 2005 student strike and member of the Union communiste libertaire
July 20, 2012
Original French Text: http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/354963/a-propos-de-l-anarchisme-de-la-classe
To my surprise, while reading the July 11th Le Devoir, I came across a letter signed by Louis Fournier, an “old man from days gone by”. Mister Fournier, who is pleased to...
2 tags
Bill 78 – A harsh slap (Le Devoir)
Marie-Andrée Chouinard July 21, 2012
Original French text: http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/355066/loi-78-dur-camouflet
Now that we know that the guardian of rights and freedoms in Québec judges bill 78 to be incompatible with the Charter, it would take a lot of gall to apply it without a tribunal having really come to a decision on its legitimacy.
This is a...
2 tags
2 tags
2 tags
2 tags
2 tags
1 tag
2 tags
6 tags
A genuine protest police (Journal de Montréal)
Daniel Renaud July 18, 2012 (updated July 19, 2012)
Original French Text: http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/07/18/une-escouade-plus-mordante
Photo caption: The 2012 version of the Urban Brigade has more teeth and is mobilized to assist other services charged with controlling the student demonstrations. (Archive photo.)
Compelled by student demonstrations and social context, the...
6 tags
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois Persona Non Grata In Trois...
Jessica Nadeau July 20 2012
Original French text: http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/355017/gabriel-nadeau-dubois-est-persona-non-grata-a-trois-pistoles?utm_source=infolettre-2012-07-20
The announcement that Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois would be attending Echofête de Trois Pistoles, in the lower Saint Lawrence, is threatening the very existence of the festival. According to the...
