So now that Black Lives Matter is back, a lot of Québec nationalists are outraged at the idea that Québec might have systemic racism despite a lot of red flags pointing to it. Why is that? First, three disclaimers: Whenever racism is mentioned in Canada, First Nations are mentioned, but I will avoid this subject today, i...
Two big legislative bills hit the commonwealth over the last few years: Bill 21 in Québec which bans religious symbols for some government employees and Brexit which is the plan for the United Kingdom to leave European Union. Admission: both are supported by racists I’ll admit it right away: racists against immigration in the...
Recently Lori Loughlin (Aunt Becky from Full House) and other celebrities were accused of corruption for giving money to help their kids get into college. This couldn’t happen in Montreal or Québec City. Furthermore, a few months ago, Hassan Minhaj in the first episode of his show “Patriot Act” (on Netflix) discuss...
Right now, Poutine is popular around the world as one of the best export of “Canadian” cuisine, but many Québécois are angry that Poutine is being called Canadian. Why is that? First, let’s talk about Watermelons. After the emancipation in the United States (in the 1860s) many recently freed slaves began growing ...
Albertans are currently threatening a boycott of Québec products because Québec almost has full-employment and Alberta is in an economic Crisis and yet, Québec will be getting 13 Billion dollars (1.4 Billion more than last year) and Alberta zero. Furthermore, Québec has the best social programs in Canada (and thus, in North Amer...
The Ford government in Ontario has canceled the funding to build the first French University in Ontario which prompted a strong reaction from French-Ontarians but also from the French speakers of Québec, why? I already blogged about Regulation 17 but I want to talk a little about the Francophobia surrounding this issue. French as...
A lot of people claim that François Legault and the CAQ are in the extreme right and that Legault is similar to Trump. Is that true? First of all, despite superficial similarities, François Legault and Donald Trump have little in common. Sure, both of them were at the helm of successful companies and were “barons of indust...
With the recent election (on October 1st 2018) of the nationalist Coalition Avenir Québec, is toxic nationalism on the rise in Québec too? The short answer is : no The full answer lies in what Québec Nationalism actually is. Unlike other forms of nationalism elsewhere, Québec Nationalism isn’t about being superior to other...
In July 1912, the Ontario Conservative government issued Regulation 17 which in effect restricted French as a teaching language to the first 2 years of grade schools, therefore forcing all of the French-language Catholic schools to close. A lot of the articles on this site talk about discrimination against French-speakers in Canada ...
Victoria Day is celebrated on the last Monday before May 25 across Canada… except for the province of Québec which celebrates since 2003 the National Patriots’ Day instead, and before that, Adam Dollard Des Ormeaux’s Birthday. Why? First, what is Victoria Day? It officially the celebration of Queen Victoria’...