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A law that drains the pool of potential teachers at a time when COVID is sparking retirements is counter-productive, as well as wrong.

Take the time to catch up on all the news today. Author of the article: Montreal Gazette Publishing date: Feb 05, 2021  •  February 5, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  "We are being very, very, very vigilant,” Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said about the coronavirus. “It is a race against time. We want to slow as long as possible the progress of the new U.K. variant.” Photo by Paul Chiasson /The Canadian Press Article content Dubé warns full lockdown measures could ...

Article content This introduces a new weekly column by Robert Libman, an architect who has served as Equality Party leader and MNA, as mayor of Côte-St-Luc and as a member of the Montreal executive committee. It will appear Saturdays. I can’t think of a better way to greet readers of a new column in the Montreal Gazette than to say … “Bonjour-Hi!” What could be more characteristic of our city’s identity and makeup? We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your ...

Article content For the English-speaking community, Quebec politics is a matter of great significance. As our weeklong series Quebec Anglophones in 2021 has shown, government policies and initiatives have a profound effect on the vitality of our community. So when longtime columnist Don Macpherson announced he was retiring just before Christmas, it was a priority for us to find an articulate, politically astute person to take over the file. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try r...

Article content This is the first instalment in a six-day series called Quebec Anglophones in 2021. Look for the other elements in the series on our editorial page starting Tuesday. QUEBEC — The sense of concern, even alarm, is clear in Robert Libman’s voice when asked about the mood of Quebec’s English-speaking community these days. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Analysis: Quebec braces for language reforms, but are anglophones ready? Ba...

  MONTREAL -- Former Equality Party (EP) leader Robert Libman’s call last month for the creation of a new “single-issue party” that anglophones “can count on” also speaks indirectly to the unhealthy predicament community members and other minority groups face by not having the comfortable election choices that anglophones in other provinces enjoy. Nevertheless, and with all due respect and affection for Mr. Libman as a community leader, creating a new “single-issue” protest pa...