Hanes: Supporting secularism and supporting secularism laws are not the same thing

The fate of Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Bill 21, is now in the hands of Canada’s highest court. But there is much more at stake.

Montreal Gazette

Despite wanting to promote digital sovereignty, Québec  signs a contract with Amazon

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Malgré la volonté de promouvoir la souveraineté numérique, le Québec  octroie un contrat à Amazon

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2241721/quebec-contrat-amazon-souverainete-numerique

#Québec #QCpoli #Amazon #AWS #DigitalSovereignty #SouverainetéNumérique

Québec attribue un nouveau contrat à Amazon Web Services

La gestion de données du ministère des Ressources naturelle et des Forêts est confiée à la compagnie américaine Amazon Web Services.

Radio-Canada

shame on the Quebec government.

"GRS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times — possibly by years. But only for Quebecers."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/transgender-surgery-delays-quebec-9.7146840

#AntiTransNonsense #RaiseTheCap #QcPoli

Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care | CBC News

GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, recently announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times — possibly by years — but only for Quebec patients.

CBC

Frankie Legs has always had a problem with women and with Montréal... that's unlikely to change regardless of whom CAQists select to replace him.

Montréal women's #homelessness programs hit by major funding cuts: https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-womens-homelessness-programs-hit-by-major-funding-cuts-group-warns/

#CAQASTROPHE #CAQists #misogyny #assnat #polQC #QCpoli #cdnpoli #polcan #polMTL #MTLpoli

Montreal women’s homelessness programs hit by major funding cuts, group warns

A Montreal organization that supports women experiencing homelessness or housing instability says a large number of its services are being eliminated after a major funding cut announced in March.

CTVNews

If any of those language proposals come to become law, I promise to stop posting in French

Language knowledge is a strength.
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So n’importe quelle de ces propositions linguistiques viennent à devenir loi, je promets de cesser de publier en français.

La connaissance de langues est une force

#Québec #QCpoli

Premiership hopefuls from the CAQ suggest further restrictions on anglophones. And blame immigrants for homelessness and schools falling apart

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/caq-leadership-debate-laval-immigration-9.7145869
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Les candidats chez la CAQ au poste de premier ministre suggèrent de nouvelles restrictions sur les anglophones. Et ils blâment les immigrants pour l’itinérance et l’écroulement des écoles

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#Québec #QCpoli

Fréchette promises extended language law, Drainville fewer immigrants in final CAQ leadership debate | CBC News

Immigration, language and identity politics took centre stage at the final debate between the two candidates hoping to become Quebec's next premier, with Bernard Drainville booed by his rival's supporters.

CBC
Quebec’s secularism law Bill 21 is tested at Canada’s top court — This is Montreal

The legal challenge of Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, before the Supreme Court of Canada has evolved from a fight over whether teachers can wear hijabs in the classroom into a debate over who should get the final say when deciding questions of rights and freedoms in Canada: courts or elected legislatures? Reporter Steve Rukavina breaks down the arguments and explains why the outcome of this case will have implications across the country.

She was passed over for a promotion again in Québec . Now, she's alleging systemic racism

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/wanda-kagan-quebec-human-rights-employment-9.7141954
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Elle a été ignorée pour une promotion à nouveau au Québec  . Maintenant, elle allègue le racisme systémique

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#Québec #QCpoli #Racism #Racisme

She was passed over for a promotion again in Quebec. Now, she's alleging systemic racism | CBC News

After over 30 years working for the same employer, Wanda Kagan has filed a human rights complaint, alleging systemic racism at her workplace in Montreal. Now in her 60s, the high school friend of former U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris is urging workers to protect themselves while navigating institutions that are stacked against them.

CBC
(Plane crashes killing both pilots)

Quebec politicians: The biggest problem here is that the CEO doesn't speak French. He must resign!


#qcpoli

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2026-03-25/message-uniquement-en-anglais/simon-jolin-barrette-demande-la-demission-du-president-d-air-canada.php
Message uniquement en anglais Simon Jolin-Barrette demande la démission du président d’Air Canada

(Québec) Le gouvernement caquiste demande la démission du président d’Air Canada, Michael Rousseau, pour son « mépris » à l’encontre des francophones du pays.

La Presse

United Nations 🇺🇳 worried about the Province of Québec’s Bill 1

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L’Organisation des Nations unies 🇺🇳 préoccupée par le projet de loi 1 de la province de Québec

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/espaces-autochtones/2241209/onu-projet-loi-constitution-quebec-autochtone

via: https://forum.agoramtl.com/t/politique-provinciale-actualites/449/1598?u=edwing

#UN #ONU #Canada #CANpoli #CDNpoli #Québec #QCpoli #Bill1 #PL1

L’ONU préoccupée par le projet de loi sur la constitution au Québec

L’instance estime qu’il représente un danger pour les droits fondamentaux des minorités.

Radio-Canada