The Quebec Press Council has reprimanded a certain well-known columnist at the Journal for misrepresenting what a McGill professor wrote about female genital mutilation.
This is as may be, but didn’t Pierre Karl Péladeau withdraw his media from the Press Council a few years ago? And won’t the columnist wear this as an accolade, rather than a mark of shame?
In Maclean’s, Paul Wells writes about Rafael Payare, the new music director and conductor of the OSM.
A man was found stabbed on Hope Avenue, a small street near Cabot Square, on Friday evening, and was taken to hospital, where he died. It’s the city’s 27th homicide of the year.
Despite the moral panic about guns, the last four homicides here have been stabbings.
What was Denis Coderre doing, and who was paying him, between 2017 and the current campaign, and what are his private investments? He won’t say. But he does say this has been a dirty campaign. (From my perspective reading all this stuff, certainly not notably so. Unless pointing out his shortcomings and mistakes while mayor is somehow dirty.)
Adding: Taylor C. Noakes does the best description I’ve seen of the English-language debate. (No, I am not Taylor C. Noakes nor does he pay for mentions here. I just happen to agree with him on many points. We’ve never even met.)
Ted Rutland writes about new ideas on policing being brought by the smaller parties in the election.
Cushy desk jobs from his millionaire pals like Eric Boyko, absolutely nothing of meaning or importance.
Influence, though. He was paid by businesses he’d benefited as mayor. How objective is he now, and would he use the mayoralty to benefit his pals? It’s not dirty campaigning to ask.
The photograph used in that RadCan piece is brilliant…
Friends who work at CAE reported seeing him around the halls there–before the Pandemic, obviously. It wasn’t clear to them what he was doing there, though.
And, yes, kudos to that photographer.
also, cdpq
When I hire a new employee, I ask for a CV and references, which I diligently call. If he wants to be hired as mayor, he should tell us what he was up to these past years. Simple as that.
Any suggestions on when the polls will be quietest? I’m thinking Halloween around 6pm.
Early on Sunday is probably safe, but yours is a good idea, MarcG. I may go tomorrow too.
Although, it feels odd to vote and then wait for more than a week to know the outcome.
NDG poll. I walked in today (Saturday) at 3:00 pm and walked out 5 minutes later. Not a single person in line in front of me.
Kate, did you catch this piece La Presse did on the two potential executive comitee chairs? https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2021-10-29/elections-municipales/madame-la-presidente.php
Quite a striking contrasts between the two of them. I tought it was especially noteworthy that Coderre’s candidate thinks private company should have the right to vote in municipal elections (!) because that way PM wouldn’t hold the Plateau (!!).
Cadichon, that’s a good story I missed. I will put it up as part of a post. Thanks!
qatzelok 18:48 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
Circumcision and Dayling Savings Time. Why continue these practices?
Chris 19:04 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
For circumcision, both male and female, it’s often religious reasons, so change will not be easy. Come to think of it, maybe this “Seattle compromise” is not such a bad idea, if you could get imams to bless it is as conformant…
Kate 20:32 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
Chris, you’re trolling now. Please stop doing that here.
MarcG 20:44 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
When Chris out-trolls qatzelok the zeitgeist has shifted.
Kevin 21:31 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
This professor was forbidden from testifying at a hearing into the change of the ECR curriculum that is about to take place
Chris 22:31 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
Trolling?! How? Do you dispute the fact that circumcision is often religiously based? Do you dispute that religion changes slowly? Maybe a harm-reduction approach is good idea. I think a case could be made. Sure, I’d rather see FGM magically disappear, but it’s been centuries, and it’s still here. Sometimes reaching the end goal is best done incrementally. If a much lesser cut could be sold as acceptable to religious and societal obligations, then the next generation might have better luck eradicating it completely.
Kevin, the article says they backtracked on that.
Kevin 06:53 on 2021-10-31 Permalink
Chris
He was supposed to be a speaker at that forum. He never got the chance to do so because Roberge thought the govt-created drama was too disruptive.
But the day after the gaffe Weinstock was allowed to “attend” the event.
Blork 13:42 on 2021-10-31 Permalink
Chris, you are (arguably) trolling because this post isn’t about circumcision. It’s about bad reporting.