#Quebec’s New French Revolution – Macleans.ca

#Quebec’s New French Revolution – Macleans.ca

(Photo courtesy of iStock) When François Legault is in downtown Montreal, he doesn’t like what he hears. Quebec’s premier works from an office on Sherbrooke Street, right in the heart of the city, only a few blocks from the mountain that gives Montreal its name and directly across the street from the Roddick Gates, the…

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#”Financially, it would be catastrophic”: A university principal on Quebec’s tuition hikes

#”Financially, it would be catastrophic”: A university principal on Quebec’s tuition hikes

(Photo illustration by Maclean’s, photograph by Jessica Ford) In October, the government of Quebec announced it would increase university tuition for out-of-province Canadian students from $8,992 to $17,000, with the goal of promoting the French language by allowing universities to invest the extra money into their courses and programs. But many members of the province’s academic community…

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#Cottage Industry: Baie-Saint-Paul, the “nouveau locale”

#Cottage Industry: Baie-Saint-Paul, the “nouveau locale”

“Cottage Industry: Baie-Saint-Paul, the “nouveau locale”” Surging prices, bidding wars, blind offers—the search for seasonal real estate has become a battlefield. Tales from 10 of Canada’s hottest vacation towns. In the July issue of Maclean’s, and each week here online, recent buyers divulge what they had to do to acquire the cottages of their dreams:…

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#Controversy erupts after Quebec legislature adopts Bill 96

#Controversy erupts after Quebec legislature adopts Bill 96

“Controversy erupts after Quebec legislature adopts Bill 96” Politics Insider for May 25: Pundits react to Bill 96; Global airlines demand Canada drop COVID-19 restrictions; Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap gasoline taxes for the summer Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the morning. CAQ…

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#I’m an immigrant living in Quebec. Bill 96 makes me feel like a second-class citizen.

#I’m an immigrant living in Quebec. Bill 96 makes me feel like a second-class citizen.

“I’m an immigrant living in Quebec. Bill 96 makes me feel like a second-class citizen.” The controversial Bill 96, which enacts French language reform laws across Quebec, is making non-French-speaking immigrants like Alena Matushina reconsider their future in the province. Unable to return to her studies in China due to COVID-19, Russian native Alena Matushina,…

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