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MAPLE SPRING: THE RED SQUARE MOVEMENT RETURNS AS ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTS HEAT UP IN QUEBEC
MAPLE SPRING: THE RED SQUARE MOVEMENT RETURNS AS ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTS HEAT UP IN QUEBEC “They may have the toughest batons. They may have the thickest armor. They may have the largest newspapers. They may have the thickest wallets. But we have the longest breath. We have the courage of the oppressed. We have the strength […]
Police Gas Student Protesters In Quebec
Police Gas Student Protesters In Quebec Earlier this week we reported that the Blockupy movement — supporters of which set fire to the streets of Frankfurt earlier this month in an anti-austerity protest timed to coincide with the grand opening of the ECB’s new headquarters — had apparently spread across the Atlantic to the streets ofMontreal where students […]
Quebec resident Alain Philippon to fight charge for not giving up phone password at airport
Quebec resident Alain Philippon to fight charge for not giving up phone password at airport Whether border officials can force you to provide password hasn’t been tested in Canadian courts A Quebec man charged with obstructing border officials by refusing to give up his smartphone password says he will fight the charge. The case has […]
Opponents Of Quebec’s Arnaud Open-Pit Mine Face Threats, Hack Attacks
Opponents Of Quebec’s Arnaud Open-Pit Mine Face Threats, Hack Attacks Tensions are running high in la Belle Province as people wait for the government’s decision on opening a controversial new mine in northeastern Quebec. Opponents of the Arnaud mining project, a proposed open-pit mine inside Sept-Îles’ town limits, say they have been the targets of […]
Hydro-Québec Restores Electricity To Most, But 8,500 Still In Dark
Hydro-Québec Restores Electricity To Most, But 8,500 Still In Dark Freezing rain, high winds and a rapid drop in temperature created a host of problems for people living in the greater Montreal region and elsewhere in southern Quebec. On Sunday, a dangerous mix of precipitation followed by freezing cold made for extremely slick road conditions. […]
Suncor facility in Rimouski leaked thousands of litres of gasoline – Montreal – CBC News
Suncor facility in Rimouski leaked thousands of litres of gasoline – Montreal – CBC News. Thousands of litres of gasoline leaked from a Suncor facility in Rimouski, Que., on Thursday evening, said a spokesman with the company. Residents living near the facility called police to complain about a strong gas smell. Staff found a small crack […]
Suncor facility in Rimouski dealing with gasoline leak – Montreal – CBC News
Suncor facility in Rimouski dealing with gasoline leak – Montreal – CBC News. A Suncor facility in Rimouski, Que. has been leaking gasoline since early yesterday evening. Firefighters and Quebec’s environmental emergency team are on the scene, trying to fix the leak and clean up the spilled gas. Emergency responders were alerted to the leak at […]
Energy East Pipeline is Unsafe and Unwanted | Stéphane Brousseau
Energy East Pipeline is Unsafe and Unwanted | Stéphane Brousseau. TransCanada’s strategy to hoister its Energy East pipeline on the Quebec public has been unmasked, and Quebecers don’t buy the company’s sales pitch. Quebec citizens, not to mention citizens worldwide, have done their homework and based on the science, the facts and the statistics are keenly aware […]
Political Will Pushing Energy East Pipeline In Canada
Political Will Pushing Energy East Pipeline In Canada Alberta Premier Jim Prentice met his Ontario peer Kathleen Wynne Wednesday as he presses for approval of TransCanada’s (NYSE, TSE:TRP) proposed Energy East pipeline, which would pass through the Central Canadian province. After their first face-to-face meeting they sounded conciliatory, saying they consider the controversial $12 billion […]
Ontario, Don’t Dump Our Money Into Rebuilding an Outdated Power Station | Mike Schreiner
Ontario, Don’t Dump Our Money Into Rebuilding an Outdated Power Station | Mike Schreiner. The Ontario government has a decision to make: Raise your electricity bill to rebuild the Darlington Nuclear Station or lower your bill with water power from Quebec. The historic Memorandum of Understanding signed at a joint Quebec-Ontario cabinet meeting on Friday opens the door to […]
