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The Bottom Line : Use Common Sense

Jeff Heinrich - The Gazette (Montreal) — 2008-05-23T12:05:00Z

Quebec's diversity is different, Taylor says

Jeff Heinrich - The Gazette (Montreal) — 2008-05-23T11:10:00Z

Quebec interculturalism. Canadian multiculturalism. Shall the twain ever meet ? No, the policies are fundamentally different, and the rules are different in Quebec, Charles Taylor says. "It's a different society," Taylor, the eminent Montreal philosopher who co-chaired Quebec's reasonable-accommodation commission, told reporters (...) - consulter en ligne

English leads 'to sharing'

Jeff Heinrich - The Gazette (Montreal) — 2008-05-23T11:08:00Z

It's right there in black and white on Page 217 of the report. "In this day and age of migratory mixing, of the Internet and globalization, it is to be greatly hoped that the largest number possible of Quebecers master English, in addition to French." Get over the notion that English is a colonial language, commissioners Gérard (...) - consulter en ligne

'Enough about the hijab'

Jeff Heinrich - The Gazette (Montreal) — 2008-05-20T11:05:48Z

The Muslim hijab. There's nothing wrong with it. It's no real threat to Quebec values. And most women here wear it by choice, not because of coercion. That's what the Bouchard-Taylor commission has concluded after a year of study costing $5 million. "And in the end, what happens to the freedom of each and every one to (...) - consulter en ligne

Time to change our lingo

Jeff Heinrich - The Gazette (Montreal) — 2008-05-19T07:57:00Z

Time for Quebecers to be more open : report

Jeff Heinrich - The Gazette (Montreal) — 2008-05-17T20:17:00Z

Common fallacies are shot down

Jeff Heinrich - The Gazette (Montreal) — 2008-05-17T06:56:00Z

How do Quebecers get it wrong ? Let the commissioners count the ways. Here are some common falla-cies they say they heard at the hearings last fall - along with their pithy rebuttals. English Canada refuses to accommodate French Canadians, so why should French Canadians feel obliged to accommodate minorities in Quebec ? "If an injustice is (...) - consulter en ligne

Garneau gets dose of earthly reality

Jeff Heinrich - The Gazette (Montreal) — 2006-01-12T22:41:00Z

In the pre-dawn cold yesterday, barely recognizable in a bulky parka, toque and rubberized winter boots, an aspiring politician stood on a narrow railway platform and greeted commuters as they arrived to go to work in Montreal. "Bonjour, je m'appelle Marc Garneau, candidat Liberal dans Vaudreuil-Soulanges," the man began with a slight (...) - consulter en ligne