Surprise and disappointment
February 19, 2019
Dear Editor, It was with great surprise and disappointment that I read in the Feb. 13 edition of THE EQUITY that Todd Hoffman is the
Dear Editor, It was with great surprise and disappointment that I read in the Feb. 13 edition of THE EQUITY that Todd Hoffman is the
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
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
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
Dear Editor, It usually starts like this, some politician quotes statistics that show “Pontiac is the poorest region in Quebec.” But don’t you worry; politicians
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
Dear Editor, The recently reported call by Education Minister Jean-François Roberge for an inquiry into the conduct of the English Montreal School Board brings to
Last year, when it was announced that Shawville would finally be getting a long-awaited slaughterhouse, many people celebrated another business coming to the Pontiac. Some
Last week, the provincial government took a firm stance as champions of the French language. Were they celebrating Francophone art and culture? Announcing funds for
Dear Editor, Late this past week, several National radio, television stations and newspapers in Ontario and Quebec have reported that Quebec Premier Francois Legault, does
Dear Editor, It was with great surprise and disappointment that I read in the Feb. 13 edition of THE EQUITY that Todd Hoffman is the founding member of the People’s Party of Canada for the riding of Pontiac. Although I
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
Dear Editor, It usually starts like this, some politician quotes statistics that show “Pontiac is the poorest region in Quebec.” But don’t you worry; politicians have the answer – find efficiencies, put our noses to the grindstone and create jobs,
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
Dear Editor, The recently reported call by Education Minister Jean-François Roberge for an inquiry into the conduct of the English Montreal School Board brings to mind your editorial following the election win of the Coalition Avenir Quebec: “What will CAQ
Last year, when it was announced that Shawville would finally be getting a long-awaited slaughterhouse, many people celebrated another business coming to the Pontiac. Some people changed their attitudes when they found out that the new slaughterhouse was going to
Last week, the provincial government took a firm stance as champions of the French language. Were they celebrating Francophone art and culture? Announcing funds for French-language schools and institutions? No. They were urging the Hospital in Lachute to put a
Dear Editor, Late this past week, several National radio, television stations and newspapers in Ontario and Quebec have reported that Quebec Premier Francois Legault, does not see the importance of having bilingual signs and will be removing the English versions
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