It’s election campaign season (about which I’ll write more later) and the whole town is covered in pictures of politicians’ faces. It’s against the law to deface political posters here–one person has been arrested already–but even so.… [Read More]
Category: History, Culture, and Politics
Elizabeth II's death means some changes for Canada. How big will they be?
Manon has written here before about the -Phone Wars and Bill 96. It’s a complicated subject with a lot of historical, cultural, and emotional baggage. As an outsider, I mostly witness the controversy via stories I hear from other students in my Francisation class, and in discussions on the online Montréal Reddit groups.… [Read More]
Is Canada's Greatest Stuntman guilty of identity theft?
Some of the famous ups and downs of Montréal
While Pride Month is June in the US (to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising in June of 1969), the big LGBTQ+ celebration in Montréal is Fierté, celebrated in the first week of August.… [Read More]
We had dinner with some Québécois friends last week, and they gave us the most extraordinary gift: a bag full of stuff from Quebec and a box of “discoveries” to introduce us to French music, events, and culture.… [Read More]
and she's coming for your wallet
It's Canada Day in the ROC, but in Québec it's officially Packing, Porting, and Pizza Day
As a Southern Californian, it’s hard for me to understand just how exciting it is for Summer to arrive here. After all, what’s the big deal about sunny days? Well, the internet is here to explain visually:
Average Temperature, image Copyright © Weatherspark.com,… [Read More]