Unpublished Newswire

Since the Quiet Revolution, the question of whether one identifies first as Québécois or Canadian has remained a powerful marker of Quebec’s political and cultural life. The ambivalence of Quebec identity is deeply rooted in a long historical evolution—from the “Canadians” of New France before the British conquest to the “French Canadians” after the Act of Union of 1840, and, finally, to the “Quebecers” of today. Recent surveys on Quebec sovereignty and identity suggest that Quebecers’ sense of belonging has evolved. It’s less a switch to flip than a dial that turns gradually between...

An American man, named as a member of a whites-only group and twice turned away from Canada, complained border agents were aggressive and mean to him after finding “Nazi memorabilia” in his truck as well as animal skins painted with symbols authorities believed were rooted in European paganism. Cormag Jaime Alainn took Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree to Federal Court asking for a judicial review of the way the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) handled his complaint about officers who refused him entry at the New Brunswick border when he attempted to enter...