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Public Workers Conduct Colossal Strike in Québec

Shannon Ikebe / LaborNotes Jan 10, 2024 In total, around 570,000 workers struck in their fight with the center-right Québec government over wage demands. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Disowns G-7 Declaration and Calls Trudeau Untruthful

CATHERINE LUCEY, ROB GILLIES and KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Jun 9, 2018 The U.S. president, feuding with Canada over trade, accuses Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of making "false statements" at a news conference. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says ‘Let Russia Back In’ as He Heads for G-7 Summit

CATHERINE LUCEY, ROB GILLIES and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Jun 8, 2018 The president injects fresh drama by calling for the reinstatement of Russia, ousted from the elite group of industrialized nations for its annexation of Crimea. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why Didn’t Anyone Ever Question the Legality of Quebec’s Referenda on Independence?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2014 Crimea, like the Canadian province, should have the right to vote on its future status; the U.S. is prepared for a "military response" in Ukraine; meanwhile, the creator of the World Wide Web explains, "Nothing is perfect." These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Quebec Fracking Ban Lawsuit Shows Perils of Free Trade Deals

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 6, 2013 If you read our latest Truthdigger column, you know that certain existing and potential future international trade deals allow private corporations to sue governments for profits they claim to have lost as a result of a nation's laws. Here's an example of such a suit currently filed against Canada. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gunman Opens Fire as Quebec’s Premier-Elect Gives Speech

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 5, 2012 A gunman killed one person and injured another before starting a fire in the hall where Pauline Marois, Quebec’s newly elected separatist leader, was giving her victory speech after she was voted into office Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Quebec Student Protest Movement and the Power of the Radical Imagination

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Aug 28, 2012 To understand the shared concerns of youthful protesters worldwide and the global nature of the forces they are fighting, it is crucial to situate diverse student protests within a broader analysis of global capital and the changing nature of its assaults on young people. Dig deeper ( 37 Min. Read )

Northern Light

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 4, 2012 Those of us who care about a civil society, and who abhor violence, should begin to replicate what is happening in Quebec. Their fight is our fight. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Quebec Government Walks Out on Student Talks

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2012 Negotiations between students and the Quebec government collapsed this week as the two sides failed to reach an agreement on proposed tuition increases and the protests they have spawned. Students unanimously rejected an offer of a modest reduction in planned tuition hikes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Student Groups to Meet With Quebec’s Government

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2012 Student groups in Quebec are scheduled to meet with the province’s education minister to resume negotiations over tuition hikes that have provoked more than 100 days of sustained protest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: 400,000 Canadians Launching the ‘Maple Spring’

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2012 More than 400,000 Canadians—students and defenders of freedom of expression—filled the streets of Montreal this week to protest a 75 percent university tuition hike and emergency legislation that placed draconian penalties on people exercising their right to demonstrate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Student Protests in Montreal Trigger Mass Arrests

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2012 More than 500 people were arrested in Montreal on Wednesday night while protesting tuition increases and a controversial new law that severely limits the right to demonstrate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )