It would appear that Quebec’s government of the day is continuing its quest to solve problems that don’t exist. On Thursday, Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette tabled Bill 21, “An Act respecting the laicity of the State,”

While spring is usually a time of relative upheaval and disarray, from melting snowdrifts and rainstorms to the first flower shoots poking their heads out of the ground, this year’s transition has been especially tumultuous at THE EQUITY. The newsroom

On March 11, Catherine Fournier, MNA for the Marie-Victorin district in Longueuil left the Parti Quebecois (PQ) caucus to sit as an independent. The 26-year-old, who had been elected to the National Assembly in a December 2016 by-election, took several

A couple of weeks ago, Pontiac MNA André Fortin rose in the Legislative Assembly to give an impassioned defence of recently fired CISSSO CEO Jean Hébert. It was a puzzling choice by the opposition health critic to target one of

Last week, former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould testified that the Prime Minister and his minions exerted inappropriate pressure on her to intervene in a federal corruption case against the Montreal-based engineering firm SNC Lavalin. While disagreeing with Wilson-Raybould’s characterization of

Business owners in the Municipality of Pontiac are venting their frustration after council announced a commercial property tax increase of at least 40 per cent this year. Because of the increase, some businesses will have to pay an additional $1,500

On Feb. 7, the Globe and Mail published a shocking story alleging that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had put pressure on the former attorney general and Justice Minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould, to avoid prosecuting the mammoth Quebec engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.

On Feb. 8, Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette was sentenced to life in prison without the eligibility for parole for 40 years. Quebec Superior Court Justice François Huot declared that any sentence of 50 years or more would be

The Pontiac Sorting Centre was hit with a $40,000 fine last week for non-compliance with provincial environmental regulations. The infractions ranged from storing asphalt shingles outside to failing to waterproof the sorting area with concrete slabs. But one infraction jumps

Rumours have been circulating in the community about the fate of the proposed cannabis growing facility and innovation centre that has been proposed by LiveWell Foods Inc. in Litchfield. The plan – which has apparently changed – originally called for