Pauline Marois

theglobeandmail.com: Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois responds to media questions in this Sept. 25, 2007 file photo. theglobeandmail.com

Quebec separatists soften idea of break with Canada (Reuters)

yahoo.com     Mar 5, 2008   10 related          

Reuters - The leader of a separatist party in French-speaking Quebec said on Wednesday she wants to scrap the movement's commitment to seek a quick break from the rest of Canada if it wins power. ... By David Ljunggren Wed Mar 5, 1:29 PM ET OTTAWA (Reuters) - The leader...                    

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French use in Quebec workplaces rises among immigrants

theglobeandmail.com     Mar 5, 2008   21 related          

The use of French at work is stable in Montreal and rising among immigrants to Quebec, thanks to an influx of newcomers from North Africa, Haiti and other French-speaking countries, Statistics Canada reported yesterday. ... But Statscan's analysis of the 2006 census also...                    

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Charest government may fall over budget, minister warns

theglobeandmail.com     Mar 4, 2008   9 related          

Finance Minister says she has little room to manoeuvre or to meet demands by the opposition parties for what should be included ... RHÉAL SÉGUIN From Tuesday's Globe and Mail QUEBEC — Quebec Finance Minister Monique Jérôme-Forget ended her prebudget consultations with the...                    

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Jean Charest warns Quebecers, opposition that budget will be low-key affair

cjbk.com     Feb 29, 2008   18 related          

QUEBEC - Premier Jean Charest is warning Quebec opposition parties that they had better have sensible expectations for the provincial budget in two weeks. Charest also says Quebecers must brace for... ... By: Martin Ouellet, THE CANADIAN PRESS QUEBEC - Premier Jean...                    

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Quebec literary giant threatens to burn his books over rise in bilingualism

610cktb.com     Feb 28, 2008   7 related          

MONTREAL - A surge of bilingualism in Quebec has one of the province's most popular writers threatening to burn his entire body of work if something isn't done to stop it. Victor-Levy Beaulieu, the... ... By: Jonathan Montpetit, THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Victor-Levy...                    

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Marois prepared to force Quebec election

canada.com     Feb 27, 2008   1 related          

Pauline Marois says that if it’s up to her she’s prepared to plunge Quebec into another election campaign if next month’s provincial budget doesn’t measure up to expectations. ... Hubert Bauch , Montreal Gazette Published: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Pauline Marois...                    

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The Canadian Press News Agenda for Tuesday, Feb. 26

tmcnet.com     Feb 26, 2008          

The Canadian Press News Agenda for Tuesday, Feb. 26 ... (Canadian Press (delayed) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Feb. 26 as of 11:42 p.m. ET: x-denotes wire, y-denotes picture, z-denotes graphics coverage. (9 a.m. at Dennis...                    

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An irrational accommodation: capitalism

cmaq.net     Feb 25, 2008          

First paragraph (Teaser): Behind this whole debate about reasonable accommodation is the defense of "secularism" which is in fact the defense of the special status given to the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy. ... Anonymous, Monday, February 25, 2008 - 11:13...                    

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Former Levesque cabinet minister and psychiatrist Denis Lazure dies at 82

820cham.com     Feb 25, 2008   20 related          

MONTREAL - Denis Lazure, a former cabinet minister in Rene Levesque's first Parti Quebecois government, died Saturday after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 82. PQ leader Pauline Marois recal... ... By: THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Denis Lazure, a former cabinet...                    

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Quebec report raises union private health-care fears

cbc.ca     Feb 18, 2008   28 related          

Quebec's largest labour federation is worried an impending health care financing report will endorse two-tiered care and allow private services at the the public system's expense. ... Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2008 | 9:02 AM ET Quebec's largest labour federation...                    

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