Municipal democracy: What is it good for?
October 20, 2021
The official start of Quebec’s municipal elections for 2021 was Sept. 17, but the actual race began on Oct. 1 after the Sept. 30 deadline
The official start of Quebec’s municipal elections for 2021 was Sept. 17, but the actual race began on Oct. 1 after the Sept. 30 deadline
Dear Editor, Major potholes along route 148 at the entrance to the Luskville Mall have not been fixed. They have been there at least a
Dear Editor, We are writing a query in response to the aforementioned article written by Carole-St-Aubin and published in the Oct. 13, 2021 edition on
Over the last year and a half, the kids have had it rough. Their normal routines were abruptly shut down, leaving them to face a
Candidates vying for election as councillors, mayors and wardens throughout the Pontiac are now off and running. In the Municipality of Pontiac, the three candidates
In the final throes of the recent federal election, a question asked during the English-language leaders’ debate shed some troubling light on the current situation
Dear Editor, Well, it appears that Justin Trudeau has done it again; on the new National Day of Reconciliation where was he? Apparently, he decided
This Thursday will be Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the history of Indigenous peoples living
Dear Editor, By the time you read this … The federal election will be over and done and everything will be all right for the
The official start of Quebec’s municipal elections for 2021 was Sept. 17, but the actual race began on Oct. 1 after the Sept. 30 deadline for nominations. By that first day, more than 50 per cent of all mayors won
Dear Editor, Major potholes along route 148 at the entrance to the Luskville Mall have not been fixed. They have been there at least a year. These potholes are dangerous to cars and cyclists who use the road’s shoulder. It
Dear Editor, We are writing a query in response to the aforementioned article written by Carole-St-Aubin and published in the Oct. 13, 2021 edition on page 1. First, we had been under the impression that Hwy. 148 was under provincial
Over the last year and a half, the kids have had it rough. Their normal routines were abruptly shut down, leaving them to face a pandemic not comparable to anything in the last hundred years. Kids saw an immediate change
Candidates vying for election as councillors, mayors and wardens throughout the Pontiac are now off and running. In the Municipality of Pontiac, the three candidates for mayor have all had the job before and are back for more. Same with
In the final throes of the recent federal election, a question asked during the English-language leaders’ debate shed some troubling light on the current situation in Quebec politics. It began when host and moderator Shachi Kurl posed her now famous
Dear Editor, Well, it appears that Justin Trudeau has done it again; on the new National Day of Reconciliation where was he? Apparently, he decided that a beach in Tofino, B.C. was a better place to be. This is an
This Thursday will be Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the history of Indigenous peoples living in Canada, consider how we might repair the incomprehensible damage done, and begin to foster
Dear Editor, By the time you read this … The federal election will be over and done and everything will be all right for the next four years. I hope you got just the government that you wanted and all
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