The protesters aren’t Jean Charest’s biggest problem. It's this woman
The person who is probably giving the Quebec Premier cold sweats is Madam Justice France Charbonneau
Quebec protesters march through heavy rain and lightning
There was literally a storm of protest in Montreal Friday night.
Quebec protests adopt a Latin flavour
While the more raucous riots have held the spotlight, across the province a more festive form of dissent has also taken hold
Students take Charest’s emergency law to court
With the backing of 140 organizations, Superior Court motion bids to strike down Bill 78 as unconstitutional
Gatineau murder victims killed with sharp weapon: police
Police responded to an emergency call in an affluent neighbourhood where they say they found multiple bodies
Jeffrey Simpson
In a province of sacrifice, a few pursue privilege
While those about them feel the pain of restraint, Quebec’s students refuse to make even a modest contribution toward restoring their debt-burdened province to fiscal health
Quebec, student leaders agree to talk
Premier’s hiring of close political adviser to chief of staff post seen as spurring on possible breakthrough in growing crisis
Quebec student groups must respect election spending rules, watchdog warns
Student groups FECQ and FEUQ have pledged to run anti-Liberal campaigns during the upcoming provincial election; watchdog warns they cannot overspend on candidates
518 arrested as Montreal police kettle demonstrators
March ends in early morning hours with police kettling demonstrators and arresting hundreds
JUSTICE
Secretary of former judge accused of murder details their love affair
Had planned to move in with him after his wife’s death – but then he was charged with murder
GLOBE EDITORIAL
Quebec's impasse is a test of leadership
The government and the students should both show restraint
Place your bets: Gambling website sets odds on Quebec student strike
Gamblers can bet on everything from when Quebec will declare martial law to which celebrity will wear the red square protest symbol
Montreal man who smoke-bombed metro seeks bail
The last person still in jail over a smoke-bomb attack that temporarily paralyzed Montreal’s metro system is seeking bail today.
Quebec government says it’s open to discussion with students
But Charest government has set strict conditions for any resumption of negotiations with student strike leaders
Montreal police use controversial new laws to quell protest
At least 100 people arrested after protest that brought tens of thousands into the streets
Student protests
Just watch us: 100 days in, protesters declare their right to march
Tuesday's massive march in Montreal suggests the Quebec government is losing its battle to end a provincial crisis and curb recurring protests
Massive Montreal rally marks 100 days of student protests
For first time, police invoke Bill 78 and Montreal anti-mask bylaw as they make multiple arrests
Union funds flow into Quebec in support of student activists
Union leaders across Canada are sending funds to support student protests in Montreal that could persist into the summer.
High-profile Quebec corruption inquiry gets underway
The Charbonneau commission will look into allegations of corruption involving construction firms, local and provincial governments, political parties, and even organized crime
Antonia Maioni
Learn French, Canada, it’s good for you
Research shows bilingualism strengthens our brains and keeps us lucid longer. A national strategy for language education would improve our health, and the country’s
Charbonneau commission
Amid student unrest, Quebec turns up heat with corruption probe
The two volatile issues – corruption allegations and student strife – could raise the political heat on the Liberals of Premier Jean Charest
Quebec’s largest student group vows defiance of emergency law
C.L.A.S.S.E., the province’s most radical student group has called for a summer of protests
What readers think
May 22: Letters to the editor
Today’s topics: Quebec tuition protests, the Royal arrival, ‘cottage’ terminology ... and more
WHAT READERS THINK
May 21: Letters to the editor
Today’s topics: Name that summer getaway location, Quebec’s tuition battle, pesticides and dandelions, ‘nude’ Harper … and more
Lysiane Gagnon
The tuition protesters’ fellow travellers
Political parties, labour unions and pressure groups were determined to strike a mortal blow to the Charest government
Emergency law, celebrity support giving oxygen to Quebec protesters
Students’ cause of stopping tuition hikes makes it to the red carpet at Cannes and to ‘Saturday Night Live’
Stiletto addictions, and other weekend stories you should read
At the end of the week, it's nice to catch up on what’s happening with The Globe and Mail. But in case you didn't, these are some of The Globe’s best weekend stories
Flames, barricades, and Arcade Fire: Quebec protests make waves
A plan to restore order in Montreal appeared to erupt in smoke late Saturday, with fiery blockades blazing on a busy downtown street corner in a dispute gaining international attention.
Margaret Wente
Quebec’s tuition protesters are the Greeks of Canada
Caving in to pressure from the people for entitlements the state could not afford was what got Europe into trouble in the first place
Student Protests
Molotov cocktails launched in Montreal protests following legal crackdown
Molotov cocktails were tossed during a large protest designed as an act of defiance Friday against a legal crackdown by the Quebec government.
Globe Editorial
The Charter guarantees 'peaceful' assembly
The Charter guarantees 'peaceful' assembly
Student Protests
Anti-protest legislation passes in Quebec
The Quebec Bar Association warned that it had ‘serious concerns’ about the law’s constitutionality
Quebec Protest
Charest launches legislation to crack down on student protests
Just hours after the Quebec government responded to student groups with an offer to resume negotiations, it unveiled legislation Thursday night that would crack down on protesters – and especially the student groups that endorse demonstrations.
Quebec government says it's open to avoiding legislation through negotiations
Even students fighting for the right to go back to class say dispute has to be decided by negotiation, not legislation
Quebec to table bill aimed at cracking down on student protesters
Protesting students vow to challenge the law if it limits their rights to protest
Investigation
Quebec corruption crackdown hits Montreal city hall
Construction magnate, mayor’s former No. 2 and former party fundraiser arrested on charges of fraud and conspiracy over $300-million condo building
Conservative Senator tries to get sons’ school to open in Quebec
Claude Carignan says he’s acting as a lawyer and a father, not as a party member
Charest suspends classes in response to strikes
'We need to bring down the pressure,’ Quebec Premier says amid criticism of his crisis management
Quebec college students may seek separate deal with government
Student federation issues statement without backing of university counterpart
Protesters storm Montreal university, gang up on students in class
Protesters stormed into a university, many of them with their faces covered by masks, and worked through the hallways Wednesday on the hunt for classes to disrupt.
Montreal in the spotlight as nationwide mask ban looms
The mask ban could become law nationwide within months
Quebec law would bar minors from tanning in salons
Proposed legislation intended to curb rise of deadly skin cancer
Quebec gets ready to play hardball with student protesters
New Education Minister begins fresh talks with student leaders as Premier rallies support for a stronger enforcement of court injunctions to open schools
Tuition Protests
Quebec assures students it won't adopt special law to force settlement
"We cannot say that the impasse has been overcome. The Minister told us the decision will be taken by the cabinet (on Wednesday)," said Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the spokesperson for the more militant student-union coalition known as CLASSE.
Globe Editorial
Charest should not back down
The student demonstrators are trying to intimidate the government
Riot cops, protesters clash as authorities work to open blocked Quebec school
The provincial riot squad fired chemical irritants at about 100 protesters who refused to move while blocking the entrance of a junior college north of Montreal
Sherbrooke, Que. residents warned to watch for blood-filled syringes in retail clothing
Shoppers in Sherbrooke, Que., are being urged to be careful when they try on clothing in local stores because they could be jabbed by a blood-filled syringe.
Education minister's exit leaves Charest holding the bag
Despite a hard line on student protesters, Quebec Premier has had little success in ending 14-week standoff as violence escalates
Accused Montreal metro smoke-bombers detained; bail hearings delayed
The bail hearings for four facing charges including spreading fear of terrorism have been postponed until May 23
Crunching Numbers
With students in streets, Charest faces tough slog with PQ in polls
Liberals in neck-and-neck battle with Parti Québécois, with seat projection putting Marois in minority territory
Federal stimulus cash went to firms implicated in Quebec scandals
Companies tied to criminal charges received contracts under multibillion-dollar federal-provincial infrastructure plan
Lysiane Gagnon
Charest has failed Quebec's universities
His attempts at appeasing the students will hurt these tragically underfunded institutions
Montreal smoke-bomb suspects charged with inciting fear of terrorism
A man and three women turned themselves in to authorities Friday; smoke-bomb attacks crippled Montreal’s subway system the day before
Charismatic Quebec student spokesman ‘in a tough position’
Facing down accusations that he’s turning his movement into a one-man show, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois also risks seeing the protest taken over by far more radical forces
Retired judge accused of killing wife weeps in court
Stroke victim not depressed and hadn’t voiced suicidal thoughts, caregiver testifies
Missing plane found near Peterborough, pilot dead
Plane was reported missing on Monday and found in the Ganaraska Forest in southern Ontario
MP QUESTIONING
Old Port of Montreal CEO unapologetic over trip expenses
Claude Benoit defends costs in front of parliamentary committee
Judge accused of killing wife didn't want police searching house, trial hears
A Quebec City police officer, told the trial today that Jacques Delisle protested upon hearing about plans to search the house
Police on the hunt for smoke bombs suspects after Montreal subway attack
The city is dealing with unwieldy protests over a tuition hike, but police have not laid blame on anyone for the transit disruption
Ex-judge accused of shooting wife asked she not be revived, court told
He claimed suicide was her last wish, but court hears gun powder in her hand arouses murder suspicion
Former Quebec politician falsely tweets Margaret Thatcher’s death
Report of former British prime minister’s death comes from fake Carla Bruni Twitter account
Federal Tories tied to Quebec companies accused of corruption
A Canadian Press investigation reveals that in 2009 both Liberal and Conservative candidates received large donations from Quebec companies now mired in corruption inquiry
Police arrest dozens in debit, credit card scam
International operation has links to England, Tunisia, Malaysia, New Zealand
JEFFREY SIMPSON
University quality was forgotten in Quebec’s drama
The Charest government set out to fill some of the higher-education funding gap, but in the end made matters worse
Quebec judge accused of killing wife had a mistress, court hears
Believed to be the first time a Canadian judge has faced such serious charges.
Quebec students rejecting tuition-fee deal
Community colleges hit hard as chaos seen in course completion and employment eligibility for some
Mexican authorities arrest five in slaying of B.C. woman and boyfriend
Three more suspects still wanted; UBC grad student Carmen Ximena Osegueda was killed for vehicle, bank cards in Oaxaca last December
Deal to end Quebec tuition-fee crisis unravelling
Education Minister’s comments lead student leaders to demand clarification as rejection votes for tentative deal pile up
Q&A
Face of Quebec’s student protest surprised by its power
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, who has become Quebec Premier Jean Charest’s chief antagonist in his attempt to raise tuition fees, believes the protests could have global implications
Globe Editorial
Charest is right to meet students halfway
Despite a compromise with students on tuition increases, Premier Jean Charest has succeeded in sending a message that Quebec’s social entitlements will not last forever
STUDENT PROTESTS
Quebec tuition deal in jeopardy as student groups vote to reject agreement
At least seven protests are planned throughout the province
Crunching Numbers
How would Harper fare in a French-style run-off election?
Second-choice polling data from 2011 election suggests Tories would have been held to minority, with NDP and Liberals in position to form coalition majority
Lysiane Gagnon
They’re students – and born leaders
They look like every parent’s dream but brought Quebec’s postsecondary world to the brink of anarchy
Charest rules out spring election after reaching a deal with striking students
Quebec Premier Jean Charest is ruling out a spring election after striking a tentative deal with students over tuition fee hikes
Backbencher’s bill on masked protesters gets Conservative backing
The legislation is supposed to give law enforcement the power to prevent riots, but civil libertarians are concerned police could break up peaceful protests
Quebec raises tuition, but students won’t pay more in tentative deal
Quebec students and the provincial government reached a tentative agreement Saturday over university tuition-fee increases
Student riot in Quebec leads to more than 100 arrests
At least nine people injured during anti-tuition-hike protests at Liberal convention
Our Time to Lead
How networking helped prevent an immigrant brain drain in Nova Scotia
A program started in Halifax connects newcomers with professionals in their field
Quebec government to meet with students in emergency meeting
The meeting, slated for Friday afternoon, comes after 12 weeks of walkouts and a semester at risk
Quebec man faces manslaughter charges after shooting death of toddler
Shooting that killed two-year-old may have been accidental, but investigation underway
Debate
Quebec students: Legitimate strikers or self-absorbed brats?
As Quebec's months-long student strike drags on, two Canadian columnists argue the strikers' legitimacy
PIERRE MARTIN
Spoiled Kids? Hardly
Canadians outside Quebec are shocked at the students’ reaction to the proposed tuition hike because they assume Quebec students are spoiled kids
Quebec students strip down for tuition protest
Some Quebec students were baring it all – or close to it – in their anti-tuition fight.
Ex-Quebec cabinet minister, facing fraud charges, quits politics
An embattled former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister, charged with fraud and awaiting trial, announced Thursday that he is quitting politics.
LEGISLATION
Zero-alcohol laws gaining ground in Canada; do they work for young drivers?
Half of Canada's provinces now have a zero-alcohol policy for young drivers, with Quebec becoming the fifth to join in on no-alcohol legislation along with Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario.
HENRY MINTZBERG
An appeal to reason to Quebec’s self-absorbed students
Were the protesters to stop and think, they’d realize how much they owe the people who are paying for their education
Perfect storm of public anger rattles Charest Liberals
Corruption allegations, student strike in Montreal make it less likely that Premier will call a spring election
SPORTS
FIFA considering sports hijab created by Montreal woman
Elham Seyed Javad is on a mission to help Muslims on the soccer field
Montreal cab driver charged in alleged hit-and-run granted bail
The alleged hit-and-run was caught on camera, and the video is making the rounds online
Former PQ premier Bouchard wades into Quebec tuition debate
Bouchard signs a public letter, agreeing tuition increases are needed
Ross Finnie and Richard Mueller
Tuition isn’t the problem
Cultural issues are putting university out of reach, not fees. Access is about much more than money
Fault lines emerge between Quebec protesters’ moderates, radicals
Masked demonstrators interrupt student leaders’ May Day news conference, raising concerns that negotiating with a united front is even possible
Student leaders heckled at Quebec news conference by more hardline protesters
There were masked demonstrators disrupting a news conference today held by the province's more moderate student groups.
Protests
Meet Quebec's silent majority of students: the two-thirds quietly completing class
Roughly two-thirds of Quebec students are not on a declared strike from their classrooms, are not necessarily participating in daily marches against tuition hikes, and not getting the attention of the national and international media.
MARGARET WENTE
Quebec’s university students are in for a shock
They’re the baristas of tomorrow and they don’t even know it, because the adults in their lives have sheltered them and encouraged their mass flight from reality
G20 Protests
Appeals court upholds ruling that spares G20 protester from jail time
Ontario’s highest court rules a judge’s decision to spare Montreal activist Jaggi Singh from a jail sentence for inciting vandalism before the G20 protests in Toronto was reasonable
Education
Quebec’s '50 cents a day' tuition hike claim not working on students
Student groups looking to make counter proposal in attempt to end three-month long conflict
MORAL CORRUPTION CHARGES
Montreal artist fights legal battle over ‘obscene’ make-believe horrors
The drive to disgust audiences has landed Remy Couture in more than three years of trouble with law enforcement.
Charges laid against Montreal cabbie who allegedly ran over pedestrian
Disturbing images are circulating on the Internet, showing a man apparently being run over by a taxi cab in Montreal.
No end in sight as powerful Quebec student group shoots down Charest's offer
The C.L.A.S.S.E. student federation voted this morning against Mr. Charest's proposal to stretch the tuition increase over seven years instead of five
