Quebec curios

My Montreal: Anjou & Other Quebec Curios

July 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

The metropolitan highway is a major highway through the borough of Anjou in Montreal. Photo credit: Chicoutimi/Wikimedia Commons.

Historically once the land of farmers and other agricultural workers. Anjou evolved in the 1950s to a more urban culture, and in 1956, Anjou separated from a fellow parish to [read on]

Musings on the Day of Fête Nationale & Other Quebec Curios

June 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

Quebec flags (and one Patriotes flag) fly proudly on the day of Fête nationale. Photo: La Fête Nationale du Québec

“Gens du pays, c’est votre tour De vous laisser parler d’amour.“ (Gilles Vigneault and Gaston Rochon, “Gens du pays”) Anglos and religious [read on]

Hydro Quebec doesn’t belong to you & other Quebec curios

December 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Hydro Quebec building, an iconic building on the Montreal skyline. Photo by llahbocaj/Flickr.

Examining the history and the legal implications of Hydro Quebec and its ownership by the Quebec state.