Pauline Marois

Horseracing in Quebec - Open Letter From Paul J. Massicotte To MNA François Legault

newswire.ca     May 19, 2008          

MONTREAL, May 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Paul J. Massicotte, owner of Attractions Hippiques, today published an open letter to François Legault in which he deplores the demagogic and misleading remarks Mr. Legault made during a media briefing last week. In this letter, Mr. Massicotte says he has no...                    

PQ looks for help keeping dream of sovereignty alive for Quebecers

cjbk.com     May 16, 2008   5 related          

By: Jonathan Montpetit, THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois hopes a little harmony among sovereignty supporters will kick-start a cause that has stalled in the eyes of many Quebecers. Despite the PQ's win in two of three byelections held earlier this week, Marois...                    

Some Tuesday comments from the peanut gallery

impolitical.blogspot.com     May 14, 2008   33 related          

Doesn't Pauline Marois know that her party's ultimate goal is supposed to be DOA in Quebec these days? PQ Leader Pauline Marois was ebullient as she stood next to Kotto and spoke about Quebec independence."I am certain Maka Kotto will be one of those who will enable us to reach that goal - a...                    

It's time for unity, Sarkozy tells Quebec, Canada

newslookup.com     May 9, 2008   33 related          

French President Nicolas Sarkozy weighed in on the Canadian unity debate on Thursday, saying he'd like to help bring Quebec closer to the rest of Canada. more ... French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and Canadian Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean visit the Canadian military...                    

Sarkozy says he wants to foster Quebec's relations with Canada

k-litefm.com     May 9, 2008   3 related          

BENY-REVIERS, France - French President Nicolas Sarkozy mused Thursday that he'd like to help bring Quebec closer to the rest of Canada, a suggestion that will be sure to cause sovereigntist forces in... ... By: Michel Dolbec, THE CANADIAN PRESS BENY-REVIERS, France -...                    

PQ's Marois sues ADQ rival for linking her to financial scandal

tmcnet.com     Apr 26, 2008   4 related          

PQ's Marois sues ADQ rival for linking her to financial scandal ... Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MONTREAL _ Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois is suing a rival opposition member for trying to link her to a financial scandal. Marois filed a $900,000 lawsuit against the...                    

TV layoffs spark constitutional clash in Quebec

cbc.ca     Apr 25, 2008   11 related          

Sovereigntists are pressuring the Quebec government to fight for control of the province's airwaves after a major television network announced it was cancelling newscasts and laying off journalists. ... The province's telecommunications industry should fall under...                    

Bilingualism: A failed policy?

theglobeandmail.com     Apr 5, 2008   3 related          

Language neurosis is our identity ... KONRAD YAKABUSKI From Saturday's Globe and Mail Every country has its fixations. Where else but in Canada could a straightforward debate about the who and when of French immersion in the third-smallest province send the whole...                    

Tories take advantage of separatist weakness

freerepublic.com     Apr 4, 2008   10 related          

If any further sign was required that the air is out of the separatist whoopee cushion, it came with the news that former Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair no longer considers himself an opponent of federalism. In an interview with Radio-Canada this week that was all but ignored in...                    

France to move away from sovereignty movement

theglobeandmail.com     Apr 3, 2008          

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is about to abandon France's long-standing policy of ''non-indifference, non-interference'' with respect to Quebec sovereignty, removing one of the last irritants in the often tension-filled triangle involving Canada-France-Quebec relations.