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Euthanasia can't be controlled
Did the Quebec College of Physicians seriously consider the history in the Netherlands when calling for changes to the Criminal Code of Canada that would permit euthanasia in cases of imminent or inevitable death (Quebec Medical College Cautiously Endorses Limited Euthanasia - Nov. 4)? In 1973, Dr. Gertrude Postma was found guilty of euthanizing her mother but the Dutch court gave her a suspended sentence and one year probation; it effectively struck down the statute forbidding euthanasia for the terminally ill.
Quebecor challenges Quebec's Speaker
In an unprecedented move, media giant Quebecor is taking the Speaker of the National Assembly to court, accusing one of the world's oldest democratic institutions of violating the company's right to exercise its freedom of speech.
Quebec medical college cautiously endorses limited euthanasia
Quebec's College of Physicians has endorsed euthanasia in extreme circumstances, provoking fear among opponents that the rest of Canada is getting dragged into an unwanted drive toward mercy killing.
Quebec corruption crackdown yields 10 arrests
Four still sought in what police call a vast construction industry money-laundering operation run by the Hells Angels
Charest to introduce tough new rules for awarding of municipal contracts
Despite his re-election on Sunday, Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay will see his scandal-ridden administration put on a short leash as a result of measures the province will unveil next week.
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For Quebeckers, it pays to play at home
Your eyes start to glaze over when you think about taxes, but getting a better deal from the taxman is the easiest way to increase your wealth, says Fabrice Taylor
A sensible sale
Hydro-Québec's purchase of NB Power is not the "dangerous situation" Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams, a frequent Hydro-Québec critic, makes it out to be. Rather, it is a sensible economic move that enhances co-operation while relieving New Brunswick of its energy-related debt.
Montreal mayoral race a three-way tossup
Concerns about corruption, rather than crumbling infrastructure, top list on eve of vote, poll shows
Quebec hospitals warn against H1N1 'psychosis'
Parents panicking over healthy children threatens to divert resources from emergencies, managers say
Quebec plans stiffer penalties for illegal tobacco
Even consumers could be hit with fines, arrests, in attempt to cut estimated 33 per cent share for black market smokes
Quebec's new ADQ leader shuffles caucus
The newly elected leader of the ADQ, Gilles Taillon, has made changes in caucus.
Appeal in motion over ruling on smoking ban
The Correctional Service of Canada is appealing a court ruling that struck down the ban on smoking at federal penitentiaries. A group of 19 inmates, all in Quebec, won a court challenge against Canada's prison smoking ban last week; Federal Court ruled that prohibiting smoking outdoors went too far and deprived prisoners of their rights. The Correctional Service has decided to appeal, meaning that inmates must still butt out for now.
Corruption scandal's web ensnares struggling ADQ
Charest moves to expel House Leader
Quebec deficit to hit $4.7-billion
Government says it has weathered economic storm better than other provinces; opposition insists Charest hiding real impact of recession
For boys, sugar and spice aren't nice
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Risky derivatives okayed for online investors
Regulators in Quebec and Ontario give green light to sale of contracts that bet on price changes of stocks and commodities
Dropouts are the system's Achilles heel
Teaches in the Graduate Public Policy Program of Simon Fraser University
TO BUST FRAUDSTER, INSIDER BETRAYED FRIEND
Benoît Corbeil and Alain Renaud were best of friends in the heyday of the Chrétien government, calling themselves "brothers" as they organized for the Liberals through the 1990s and early 2000s.
Against absolutism
The Supreme Court crafted an artful, admirable and unanimous compromise yesterday on English-language schooling for immigrant children. Like all such minority-schools cases, it hearkens back to the original compromises on which Canada was founded. To listen to the attacks on the decision, from sovereigntists and, worse, from Quebec's Liberal government, one might conclude that Canada itself is an impossible notion.
Ruling puts nationalist sentiments on bubble
A Supreme Court decision on a law that closed a loophole in Quebec's French-Language Charter could awaken dormant nationalist sentiments and help the Parti Québécois boost support for sovereignty.