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Novembre 2013 [HERE AND NOW]

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Contenu Editorial ............................................................................................................................................ 4 QUEBEC…A PROVINCE TO CELEBRATE! ............................................................................................ 5 Politics .............................................................................................................................................. 6

Quebec, the black sheep .............................................................................................................. 8 The Dry Decade ............................................................................................................................ 9 An Accommodation For? ............................................................................................................11

Salvet, Jean-Marc. ''Accommodements raisonnables: un dossier laissé au point mort'', La presse, (January 31, 2012) 2 pages. ............................................................................................................12

Our beliefs, our choices ..............................................................................................................12 Education .......................................................................................................................................14

The right to send your child to an English school.......................................................................15 Live it to understand it ...............................................................................................................16 Quebec has the highest drop-out rates in Canada.....................................................................18 Underground Collaboration .......................................................................................................20

Environment ..................................................................................................................................20 Does the government have told us everything? ........................................................................22

Quebec’s pillars ..............................................................................................................................24 Molson Brothers, Proud Sponsor of Quebec .............................................................................25 Unibroue, the Pride of Quebec ..................................................................................................26 Breakfast is for conquerors ........................................................................................................27 The Real Beauty ..........................................................................................................................29

Arts .................................................................................................................................................31 Xavier Dolan or a new talented filmmakerO ..............................................................................32 OSHEAGA: A HIT TO STAY? .........................................................................................................33 When creativity becomes a business solution ...........................................................................35 Céline’s life .................................................................................................................................36 Movies reviews ...........................................................................................................................38

Activities .........................................................................................................................................38 The fascinating life under the St-Lawrence River .......................................................................39 Down the slopes of Québec .......................................................................................................40

Pages of the end ............................................................................................................................42 Monkey town .............................................................................................................................43 London news ..............................................................................................................................44 Though of the day ......................................................................................................................45 Word of the day .........................................................................................................................45 Horoscope ..................................................................................................................................48 Comics ........................................................................................................................................50


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Editorial

Julie Boisvert & Frederic Fournier

Masthead

Alexis Stoddard

Charles Perreault

Christopher Brown

Christopher Organista

Francis Mantha

Frédéric Fournier

Guillaume Barabé

Julie Boisvert

Julien Cadieux-Soufflet

Kelly Kupin-Fournier

Marie-Philippe Poulin-Samson

Maude Chartrand

Michelle McKelvey-Faucher

Samantha Lavoie-Derick

Sarah-Maude Ménard

Stéphanie Jean Racine

Vanessa Meunier

Véronique Labrecque

Xavier Martin


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QUEBEC…A PROVINCE TO CELEBRATE!

Maude Chartrand, Social Sciences

‘’Vive le Québec!!!’’. This is

what French Canadians are proud to say

on June 24th

and they say it loud. That

day is very special for the citizens of

Quebec because they celebrate their

national identity. This gigantic

celebration is called ‘’Saint Jean Baptiste

Day’’. At the beginning, it was more

concentrated on religion than now. So,

let’s see how Saint Jean Baptiste Day

was created and how we celebrate it

nowadays.

First of all, the name of ‘’Saint

Jean Baptiste Day’’ comes from, and

honours the preacher that announced the

coming of Jesus which is called St John

the Baptist. It is also the man who

baptized Jesus in the River Jordan

(Timeanddate, August 28, 2013). St John

was officially named the representative

of the French Canadians in 1908, but this

entire celebration has existed since many

centuries before. Around 1646, when

christianity took over France, colonists

brought elements of the celebration days

for Christian saints in Canada,

particularly in Quebec. Through the

years, it became ‘’Saint Jean Baptiste

Day’’ and it is because of the journalist

Ludger Duvernay. In 1834, he decided to

create an event to promote French

Canadian’s patriotism. He was inspired

by the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in

Montreal which is also a celebration of a

community’s identity. This is where the

origins of Saint Jean Baptiste Day come

from. In the past, this celebration was

based on patriotic foundations, which is

very different from the impressive events

organized nowadays. These events are

used as entertainment for the whole

Quebec.

Nowadays, in the 21st century,

Saint Jean Baptiste Day has lost its

religious side. Since the sixties, the

population of Quebec has become more

and more secular. For this reason, on

June 24th

, they are celebrating more

Quebec’s identity than religion.

However, is doesn’t modify how

important this day is for the citizens of

the province of Quebec. During that day,

each city celebrates it in its own way.

Concerts, sports tournaments, parades,

fireworks and activities for children are

often organized. It is also a great

opportunity to organize barbecues with

family and friends. On the day, everyone

enjoys the beginning of the summer and

they are proud to live in Quebec. On

Saint Jean Baptiste Day, post offices and

many stores are closed, and salaries of

people that are working on that day are

raised. During that special day, a lot of

people wear blue or white clothes which

are the colours of the flag of Quebec.

People also buy objects or

accessories with the Quebec flag on

them such as hats, t-shirts, etc. The fleur-

de-lys that appears on the flag of Quebec

represents the flower of an iris and it is

associated to the Virgin Mary and to her

purity (timeanddate, August 28, 2013).

This flower is the most important

symbol of Saint Jean Baptiste Day in

combination with the flag of Quebec.

To conclude, Saint Jean Baptiste

Day is called like this because of the

prophet St John that baptized Jesus. Its

origins are from the French colonists that

came in North America and it was

officially the national celebration of


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Quebec in 1834 because of Ludger

Duvernay. Nowadays, Saint Jean

Baptiste Day is celebrated with

fireworks, parades, concerts, etc. Also,

the religious notions have disappeared

through the years. In other words, this

day is a celebration of Francophone

identity, culture, history and

achievements (Government of Canada,

August 28). So, next June 24th

, wherever

you are, have a thought for French

Canadians and don’t hesitate to celebrate

on your own as well!

References:

- Government of Canada. La Saint Jean

Baptiste: celebrating cultural identity.

Internet WWW page at: http://

www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca

(August 28, 2013)

- Ouimet, Marc. Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Les

multiples visages d’une fête. Internet

WWW page at : http://

www.ledevoir.com (August 28, 2013)

- Time and date. St. Jean Baptiste Day in

Canada. Internet WWW page at: http://

www.timeanddate.com (August 28,

2013)

Politics

http://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/

http://www.ledevoir.com/

http://www.timeanddate.com/


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Quebec, the black sheep

The Dry Decade An Accommodation For?

Our beliefs, our choices


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Quebec, the black sheep Charles Perreault,

social sciences

In 1995, Jacques Pariseau was at

the head of the Parti Québécois when a

referendum was called upon the nation.

49% of Quebec’s population wanted to

separate from the rest of the country.

Since that defeat, the separatist

movement now represent 42% of the

Quebecers. Even if a minority is for

Quebec’s independence, it’s still a hot

topic today.

There are many good reasons

why Quebec should separate from

Canada. Quebec is using the Canadian

laws. These laws are not adapted to the

Quebecers and their reality according to

the Parti Québécois. Also, Quebec is

sending half of its tax income to Ottawa.

If Quebec was independent, it could

manage its own income and spend it

here. Independence would also be a

good way to protect the identity of

Quebecers. The culture difference

between Canada and Quebec is huge;

Canada is slowly fading Quebec’s

culture away. Separating from Canada

will help to protect the Quebecer’s

culture. Canada represents Quebec at the

international affairs. Being a country

would allow Quebec to represent itself in

front of the world.

On another point of view, there

are also some reasons why Quebec

should stick with Canada. At first,

Quebec doesn’t have an army strong

enough to protect the population from a

hypothetical attack. It would cost

billions of dollars to the new formed

country to build a capable army. Canada

could also impose shipping fees across

Canada and even border fees. Quebec

would also need to build a reputation

around the world since it was Canada

who represented it. Also, Quebec’s

economy would depend on Quebec’s

resources. It could not get financial

support from Canada for new projects or

infrastructures.

Vice, an information and news

site, asked some sovereignists what was

separation like today. Catherine Dorrion,

co-founder of Option Nationale tells that

separatism is becoming much more

popular because the most influential

people like the journalists talk about

separatism more often. Leo Bureau-

Blouin, elected member of the Parti

Québécois, was asked what was the

difference between today and in 1960,

he responded: “I think the main

difference between now and let’s say

thirty years ago is that people in Quebec

are more proud of who they are, they

have conviction that we can do our

things and be a powerful nation” (Joel

Balsan, September 12 2013). They also

asked Sylvain Guay, elected member of

the PQ, the same question. He said that

the main difference between today and

40 years ago is that in the 60, the

movement was more a strike, an

aggressive movement. Today it’s an

ideological and nature movement.

Léo Bureau-Blouin with Parti Québécois leader,

Pauline Marois.


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With an opposite belief, Brian

Lee Crawley, lead manager of the

Macdonald-Laurier Institute, thinks that

separatism is dead. He thinks Ottawa

would never let Quebec have its

independence if there is not a strong

majority of the population who wants to

separate. Since 1998, Ottawa has the

right to decide to open or not the

negotiations on Quebec secession.

To conclude, Quebec’s

independence is still an eventuality in

the future. It’s your choice to decide if

you are for independence or not, but it’s

a certain thing that you will still hear of

separatism for many years.

References

VICE, This is what Quebec separatism 2013.

Interne www page at:

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/chatting-with-

quebecs-young-separatists (September 13 2013)

LEE CROWLEY, Brian, It’s time to tell the truth

about Quebec separatism. Internet www page at:

http://www.montrealgazette.com( 4 July 2013)

(Picture) WIKIPEDIA, Léo Bureau-Blouin.

Internet WWW page at:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léo_Bureau-Blouin

(September 26 2013)

The Dry Decade Christopher Brown

Social sciences administration

Every alcoholic beverage is not

allowed to be sold or acquired. That

includes beer, wine and spirits trade.

That’s how it was when Saskatchewan

went dry in July 1915. Imagine some

people nowadays revolting to get their

alcoholic beverage back. Unfortunately,

in Quebec, people voted no in the 1919

plebiscite to not impose total prohibition.

That led to major consequences in

Quebec in that time and the following

years.

The 1919 plebiscite led to

another solution. Instead of the

abstinence practice like the rest of North

America, the Quebec government

adopted an original solution to create the

“Commission des liqueurs de Québec”.

The Commission took charge of the

wine and spirits trade. Though the

Quebec government didn’t have

prohibition, Andrew Lefebvre wrote

from a story in the Toronto Daily Star

that claimed “that the average woman

instinctively recognized the whiskey

bottle and open bar to be the enemy of

her sex, as well as of the home and the

community” (Lefebvre, 2001). This

argument struck lightning because

women in Quebec couldn’t vote for the

prohibition referendum. Nevertheless,

the Commission made in the first year

$15 million dollars in sales with a net

income of $4 million. Creating jobs and

their own brands, the Commission

reached $27,539,966 annual gross sales

by 1930 but fell to $11,370,603 in 1934

because Franklin D. Roosevelt in

December 5th

1933 ended the dry decade

of the United States by signing the

Twenty-First Amendment repealing the

Eighteenth. After that, the Commission

change to the “Régie des alcohols du

Québec” removing spirit purchase limits

in 1941. In 1971, it changed to the

“Société des alcohols du Québec”. With

that came a new objective. “Its objective

is to offer consumers a range of sought-

after products of the highest possible

quality and at the lowest possible price”,

(SAQ).

(Source: SAQ. Image by SAQ)

When the United States went dry on

January 16, 1920, a new frontier

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/chatting-with-quebecs-young-separatists

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/chatting-with-quebecs-young-separatists

http://www.montrealgazette.com/

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léo_Bureau-Blouin


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appeared for smugglers and bootleggers.

A storm was coming with every criminal

in it. C.W. Hunt’s Booze, Boats, and

Billions: Smuggling Liquid Gold wrote:

“The rum-running was most profitable

on Lake Ontario” (Lefebvre, 2001). It

said that their where thousands of cases

of illegal alcohol being transported from

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to places in

Michigan. The alcohol came from places

like Quebec, Vancouver and even

Scotland. People from Quebec would

transport large shipments of whiskey and

try to smuggle some in little quantities in

a different boat into Michigan. That said,

the opportunities were triumphant for

those who would successfully carry out

an order in the United States. The risk

was high, but that meant that the money

made was high too. But you had to

watch out for Coast Guard and even

more, the bandits. This was the case in

July and August 1926, when a large

shipment of 3500 cases of various

alcoholic beverages from Vancouver

never came to their destination. It was

supposed that the shipment was stolen.

In conclusion, the 1920

prohibition gave an opportunity to the

Quebec government to create a great

revenue and helped people who had a

boat a chance to make easy money

which led to smuggling careers. Today,

in Quebec, liquor is a bit cheaper than in

Ontario, which is still a consequence of

history.

Reference

Lefebvre, Andrew. Prohibition and the

smuggling of Intoxicating Liquors

between the Two Saults. Internet WWW

page at: www.cnrs-

scrn.org/northern_mariner/vol11/nm_11

_3_33to40.pdf Consultation Date

(2013/09/03)

SAQ.About the SAQ History.Internet WWW

page at: www.saq.com/content/SAQ/en/a-

propos/la-saq/historique.html#contenu

Consultation Date (2013/09/03)

http://www.cnrs-scrn.org/northern_mariner/vol11/nm_11_3_33to40.pdf



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An Accommodation For? Sarah- aude énard Humanities

Charles Taylor and Gerard Bouchard, the co-

presidents of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission

during the process in 2007.

Since the September 11 attacks,

exactly 12 years ago, the world was

divided on a religious basis. This reality,

added to global economic uncertainty,

often causes anxiety. This feeling often

leads to rejection of the other immigrants

especially those of Arab-Muslim origin

and all those who practice other

religions. Nowadays, in the entire world,

we reject too frequently diversity and

difference at the expense of the pride

that we have for our nation. In Quebec,

according to the forthcoming Charter of

Quebec Values, the province wants to

impose religious neutrality.

Religious accommodations in

Quebec have begun in 2008 when

orthodox Jews in Montreal requested

frosted glass in a downtown YMCA to

protect their children of the carnal outfits

of exercisers. This demand has created

an existential crisis about our values and

our tolerance. Today, a Charter of

Quebec Values is set up to follow the

Bouchard-Taylor Commission created

on February 8, 2007 by Jean Charest to

examine the questions about reasonable

accommodations. This new charter is

one of the most extreme fixes ever

envisaged. This one prohibits public

employees from wearing religious item

in hospitals, public schools and

daycares. But, private schools will not be

affected as well as non-subsidized child

care and those in home. Also, state

employees like police officers, prison

officers and the president of the National

Assembly will be involved. The

Quebec's Council for the Status of

Women has argued that ''ostentatious

displays of religious symbols could lead

people to believe that a person's faith

influences their work'' (Woods, 2013).

As the ruling party, they think that

religious symbols influence their work.

So, with this new charter, the Parti

Quebecois promises an ultimatum for

people who receive a salary from the

government and have another religion:

''choose your job or your faith, because

you can't have both'' (Woods, 2013).

This is what they wanted to insinuate

when they said it was the most extreme

fix.

The opinions are varied in this

decision. Well, this is what emerges

from a survey conducted by Leger

Marketing. This survey highlights the

opinion of Quebecers about religious

accommodations. For example, ''74% of

Quebecers, whose first language is

French, believe that religious

accommodations affect the functioning

of public institutions'' (Gagné, 2013).

But, this same survey indicates that

''57% of French-speaking Quebecers are

consistent with the idea that we should

prohibit all religious symbols in the

public square'' (Gagné, 2013). This

results of this opinion poll show that the

half of the population is uncomfortable

with religious symbols in public spaces.

It was really divided. For half of the

population, this new Charter of Quebec

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Values is not a good thing. Charles

Taylor, a philosopher who was co-

president the 2007 Bouchard-Taylor

Commission, said that the new plan is

monstrous: ''It just is a terrible move, a

gratuitous move of exclusion''

(Desjardins, 2013). In addition, the

Human rights lawyer Julius Grey said:

''It’s not just freedom of religion that we

have in our charter. It’s also freedom of

religion and conscience […] we should

not put people is a situation where they

have to choose between jobs and their

conscience'' (Lynn Desjardins, 2013).

These arguments show the opinion of

people against the new charter. For

them, this charter deprives citizens of

their right of freedom. In opposition,

others think this charter is the best thing.

One of these is Daniel Baril, a head of

the Quebec Secular Movement. M. Baril

thinks that society should have the

appearance of neutrality. He wrote in

ontreal’s Le Devoir: ''A state that

declares itself secular and then leaves it

employees free to promote their

religious belief, it’s like a restaurant that

declares itself non-smoking but leaves

those who work there free to smoke''

(Woods, 2013). This quote explains that

each person must hide their religious

identity to create the secular society that

the Parti Quebecois wants. This is

another point of view.

In conclusion, approximately

only one in two people really agree with

the ideas of the Charter of Quebec

Values. This sensitive topic of this new

charter affects the majority of Quebecers

and the adoption of this one could be

very difficult. Thus, it's certain that this

will create a lot of debates in the future.

This is a topic to follow in the coming

weeks.

References

Desjardins, Lynn. ''A possible ban on

religioussymbolsdraws outrage'', Radio Canada

International, (August 21, 2013) 3 pages.

Gagné, Louis. ''Accommodements raisonnables :

un sujet de préoccupation pour les Québécois'',

Canoe.ca, (May 21, 2013) 3 pages.

Salvet, Jean-Marc. ''Accommodements

raisonnables: un dossier laissé au point mort'', La

presse, (January 31, 2012) 2 pages.

Woods, Allan. ''In Quebec, religious

'accommodations' debate heats up'', Toronto Star,

(August 30, 2013) 3 pages.

Our beliefs, our choices Stéphanie Jean Racine. Tremplin DEC

Religion has always been a part

of our community. Many years ago, we

used to have crucifixes hanging up the

wall in schools, in law courts and in our

house. In schools, religion classes were

taught. However it has changes since

2004.

What define us from other people

is our beliefs in life, in God, in whatever

we believe and our culture. Lately, The

Charter of Quebec has revealed a new

legislation that would ban religious

symbols from public places. They want

to prohibit people that work in public

places and people in general to wear

turbans, niqabs, kippas and visible

crucifixes. The way people dress has

nothing to do with how they are going to

perform at work. A doctor is not less

competent because he wears a turban.

The same goes for a teacher, a nurse or a


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lawyer. No one has the right to change

their beliefs. By prohibiting people from

wearing religious symbols, we forget

about human rights. We should accept

people the way they are. At Salut

Bonjour, a reporter asked many

Quebecers how they were feeling about

taking off the crucifix symbol in our

community. 70% of people said that it

was a bad idea because that symbol

defines us, the crucifix is a part of who

we are. You can’t ask someone not to

work in public places or not to go out

because that person only has one leg or

one arm. You can’t tell that person ‘’oh

grow you a leg so you can be equal to

everyone else’’ just as you can’t ask

someone to take off their turbans

because it is part of who they are.

The government should pay more

attention to the economy, education,

taxes, health care and construction.

These are real problems. The

government should build more

organisations for homeless people and

drug addicts. Should we ban the

Christmas tree? Since Christmas is a

way to celebrate Jesus. If Pauline Marois

wants everyone to be equal, then

Christmas tree should not be seen in

public places as malls, banks,

restaurants, etc. People will want to

leave. Immigrants won’t feel like they

have a place in Quebec. It is

unbelievable to ask someone to give up

on who they are just so they could feel

accepted in the community. Pauline

Marois is forcing people to give up on

their rights if they want to work in public

places.

Everyone is equal in their own

way. The way you dress, the way you

talk, the way you look, the way you are

has nothing to do with your job. Your

beliefs belong to you and no one should

be able to change that. We have so many

other problems going on, this should be

the less of our concern. We should fight

for who we are, for what we believe.

What truly matters is how people act.

What matters is the change someone

wants to bring in our society, not their

beliefs!

References

Web page

Youtube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIF9

mWX62Ig (September 06, 2013)

CBC

newshttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/st

ory/2013/08/21/quebec-reasonable-

accomodations-secular-charter-blacklash-justin-

trudeau.html (September 06, 2013)

CTV news

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/proposed-ban-on-

religious-symbols-in-quebec-a-violation-of-

freedom-of-religion-1.1420848 (Semptember 06,

2013)

The Canadian

Presshttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/st

ory/2013/08/25/marois-charter-quebec-

values.html (September 06, 2013)

Schwartz, Daniel. CBC

News.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013

/08/21/f-charter-quebec-values-jocelyn-

maclure.html (September 06, 2013)

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Education

The right to send your

child to an English

school

Live it to understand it

Quebec has the highest

drop-out rates in Canada


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The right to send your child to an English school

Alexis Stoddard, Early childhood

education

Quebec’s population is divided

when it comes to different school

systems would the children be better in

French or English school? Quebec put

in a new law to increase the French

speaking language; one of their new

rules is “a child whose parents are

Canadian citizens and received

elementary school in English in Canada”

(Charte de la langue Française au

Quebec, article 73). The child is eligible

to get schooled in English if the parents

have the norms.

The French opinion

After asking questions to 1001

people in Quebec, 39% of them agreed

to say they would send their children to

French school because they would be

better off, for example “ Christina

Friedrich said she believes the French

system will give her son the tools he

needs to be successful in Quebec” (

Quebec Anglo parents divides on French

VS English schools). Although, to get a

job in Quebec, the employers ask for

both languages to be successful at work.

However, there are thousands of students

who choose the French system when

they are eligible to attend the English

system, because they don’t want to

live without a job or they don’t

know how good the French has

become in the English schools.

The English opinion

After the survey that was done

between January 15th

and January 23rd

,

45% of the people surveyed don’t agree

with the French system being the best

choice for them. They prefer the English

schools, because it doesn’t only prepare

them for life in Quebec, but life in

general where ever they go next. Some

of the English-speaking parents decided

to send their children to French school,

but will teach them English at home

themselves, “the main reason is they

want them to have better work

opportunities” (French VS English). My

parents sent me to French school in

grade three and continued to teach me

English at home. However, most parents

don’t know the level of French being

taught in English schools. Usually, it

has improved a lot since the parents

were in school. English schools are bi-

cultural and bilingual when French is

their second

language;

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helps


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children to connect with the real world

in Quebec. Also, the French and English

school boards gave the same test in

French and the Anglophone students

scored the same or better in French than

the French kids attending French school,

according to David Birnbaum, executive

director of the school boards association.

My opinion

To conclude, the school board

association made a commitment to both

English and French schools. They built

a bilingual school in Pointe Claire; the

children spend one week in English and

the week after in French. It is very

interesting because the child will get as

much education in both languages, so

the child will be ready to work anywhere

doing anything because they will have

more to their advantage. Also, I find it

ridiculous, in order to send a child to

English school his or her parents have to

have gone to English school, but, yet

anybody can got to French school. In

Quebec, we should have the right to send

the children as much too English or

French school, which ever the parents

would like their child to be educated in.

Where would you send your child to

school?

In what languages?

And why?

Live it to understand it Vanessa Meunier, specialize education

Everybody has their own story…

Some people have the ability to feel

someone else’s reality and feelings from

different levels, we call this: empathy.

It’s fundamentally to be able to see the

reality of a person through his or her

eyes to make sure you understand the

right things. There are also a vast

number of other qualifications needed to

be a good professional in the industry of

relationships. Also, the intervention

changes with the type of clientele you

are with. Many other qualifications are

needed to become a special education

teacher. More precisely, a special

education teacher will have to learn

about the characteristics of the autism

spectrum disorder.

In general, special education

teacher’s tasks are to help people (with a

diagnosis, most of the time) ‘’ […] with

emotional, physical [or] learning

disabilities. ‘’ (Special education

teacher: job info and qualifications

needed to become a special education

teacher, 2013). Their ultimate goal is to

make this person live ‘’normally’’

within the society. A special education

teacher plays a role on the motivation


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and the confidence of his client. To be a

good special education teacher, you must

rapidly see (with the use of your

knowledge) what the main needs of your

client are. You should also have

excellent communication skills to pass

on the relevant information with the

client of even with colleagues. Most of

the time, special education teachers are

working one-on-one, so they have to be

confident with themselves. The most

important is to have a bachelor’s degree

and a state license. ‘’ To be recognized

for the purposes of this Regulation,

training must successfully have been

completed in an institution that is a

member of the Association of

Universities and Colleges of Canada or

be recognized by the competent

authority of a Canadian province or

territory, or of a State. ’’ (Regulation

respecting teaching licenses, 2013)

However, special education teachers ‘’

[…] may also specialize in working with

students who have a particular type of

disability. ’’ (Special education teacher:

job info and qualifications needed to

become a special education teacher,

2013)

More specific ally, special

education teachers could work with

people that have the diagnosis of Autism

Spectrum Disorder. This diagnosis ‘’

[…] is distinguished by ‘’deficits in

social communication and social

interaction and… restricted repetitive

behaviors, interests, and activities.’’

Both characteristics must be

present in order for a diagnosis of

[Autism Spectrum Disorder] to be made

under the DSM-5. ‘’ (New diagnostic

and statistical manual revises autism

spectrum disorder diagnosis, 2013).

These characteristics may be caused by

‘’ […] genetics, prenatal and perinatal

factors, neuroanatomical abnormalities,

and environmental factors. ‘’ (Autism

spectrum disorder-causes, 2013) Right

now, four types of autism-related

disorders exists: autistic disorder,

Asperger’s disorder, pervasive

developmental disorder and childhood

disintegrative disorder (DSM source).

Unfortunately, ‘’ researchers found that

these separate diagnoses were not

consistently applied across different

clinics and treatment centers. ‘’ (New

diagnostic and statistical manual revises

autism spectrum disorder diagnosis,

2013). From 2008 to 2012, an increase

of 80% had been reported to the centers

for Disease Control and Prevention.

In conclusion, the main

qualifications needed to be a good

special education teacher is to have good

communication skills, to be able and

comfortable to work in one-on-one with

clients, to have a good self-confidence

and to possess a state licensure and a

bachelor’s degree recognized by the

competent authority of the Canadian

province or territory you live in. For the

Autism Spectrum Disorder, it’s

important to know that there are four

kinds of diagnoses: Asperger’s disorder,

autistic disorder, childhood

disintegrative disorder and pervasive

developmental disorder. Also, the main

definition of those diagnoses is that these

people have deficits in their social

sphere of life and they have particular

behaviors, interests and activities. We

can see it by the way they act, in general,

and when we see them.


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References

‘’Special education teacher: Job info and

qualifications needed to become a special

education teacher’’(http://education-

portal.com/articles/Special_Education_Teacher_

Job_Info_and_Qualifications_Needed_to_Beco

me_a_

Special_Education_Teacher.html) (september

9th, 2013)

‘’New Diagnostic and statistical anual Revises

Austim Spectrum Disorder

Diagnosis’’http://www.stthomasonline.com/prog

rams/license/special-education/autism-spectrum-

disorders/ (september 9th, 2013)

‘’Autism spectrum disorder –

Causes’’http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spe

ctrum#Causes(september 26, 2013)

‘’Regulation respecting teaching

licences’’http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gou

v.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&f

ile=/I_13_3/I13_3R2_A.HTM)(september 9th,

2013)

Quebec has the highest drop-out rates in Canada

Kelly Kupin Fournier, humanities

“High school dropout rates in

Canada have plummeted” (Hammer,

2012) in the last 20 years, and it’s still a

bad problem in our society. We have

here the highest dropout rates in all

Canada. What must Quebec do to

change the situation? Can they learn

something from their western

neighbours?

In Quebec, for some reason,

teenagers continue to drop out of school

more than anywhere in Canada. “42% of

our school boards are still showing a

dropping rate of over 20%” (Le Devoir

2012), in general in the province of

Quebec, the dropout rate is 10.6 %.

(Human Resources and Skills

Development Canada) Even with all

they know about the bad consequences

of not finishing high school, teenagers

still choose to drop out. By finding out

what’s causing the problem maybe we

can find the solution to this bad issue.

They are more guys dropping out than

girls but for different reasons. The most

frequent reasons for girls are related to

family issues and for the guys it’s more

because of attitude problems or the

attraction of the workplace. (La Tribune,

2009) For instance, there are more

students leaving school before getting

their diploma when they are from a

divorced family. With the one parent

having sometimes to work more to make

some money, it creates a lack of

attention and they have less time to help

the children with their school work. The

depression of a parent can sometimes

create an “instability in the family that

can affect the attention span and

concentration of the children that can

follow them throughout their school

years”. (La Tribune, 2009) This type of

mental disease can be very annoying for

a child and it can affect his or her school

grades. They are other reasons causing

this problem, like the fact that the

students don’t really know why they

have to go to school. They don’t see the

link between school and real life.

Another factor is the work place because

sometimes it seems more attractive than

sitting in a classroom and when they get

an offer for a full time job, teenagers

jump at it without considering the long-

time effect. We have to learn from these

bad factors in order to find ways to

reduce the dropout rates. We can maybe

learn from some of the western

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum#Causes

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provinces that show lower numbers of

dropouts.

Statistics show that in Canada the

dropout rate has declined. In British

Colombia they have the lowest rate with

5.9%. (Statistic Canada)

© Human Resources and Skills Canada

The students over there must be

“reacting to the changing realities

around them”. (Hammer, 2012) The

government must find a way to convince

teenagers that with a High school

diploma they can find a better job with a

more interesting salary so they can get a

better life quality. Alberta is a good

example of improvement in the dropout

rate because it has found a good

approach to help the students. This

province gives to the students an

opportunity to work in the co-op and

learn at the same time. (Hammer, 2012)

They also accommodate the teenagers

that are pregnant or with children by

adding daycare centers to their facilities.

(Hammer, 2012)

In conclusion, the government

must keep trying to find solutions to

keep our teenagers in school. It’s

important for them and for our society.

Quebec must find ways to convince the

student that a high school diploma is

very important, even necessary to get a

good job and to increase their quality of

life.

References:

Bowlby, Geoff. (2008). Provincial Drop-out

rates-Trends and consequences.Statistic

Canada.http://www.statcan.gc.ca/, (September 7,

2013)

Hammer, Kate. (2012). High-School dropout

rates down by half over 20 years: StatsCan. The

Globe and Mail.http://www.theglobeandmail.

com/news/national, (September 7, 2013)

Human Resources and Skills Canada.Learning

School Drop-outs.http://www4.hrsdc.gc.ca/,

(September 7, 2013)

Le Devoir. (2012). Le décrochage scolaire s’est

amplifié dans plusieurs regions. Le Devoir.

http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/education/,

(September 1, 2013)

Lessard, Anne. (2009). Quelles sont les raisons

que rapportent les jeunes pour décrocher de

l’école?.La Tribune.http://www.lapresse./la-

tribune/. (September 7, 2013)


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Environment

Underground collaboration

Does the governmenttold

us everything?


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Underground Collaboration Frederic Fournier

A huge discovery will change the

way Québec’s forest industry cuts trees.

It will also improve the economy. This

discovery “has changed completely the

perception of forest ecology.” (Emilie

Tarroux, 2012) Before that finding,

scientists (and people in general) thought

that trees were fighting each other for

limited resources coming from soil or to

have a better access to sunshine as

animals do to find food and adapt

themselves to survive. Now, this

conception of competition between trees

of same species falls. In fact, they work

together with a common root system

instead of operating alone.

This is what Emilie Tarroux and

Annie DesRochers, from the Université

du Québec in Abitibi Témiscamingue,

discovered while studying the effects of

root grafting on trees growth. They used

a high-pressure water spray to show the

underground root system.

Root system after using of high-pressure water spray. Photo from: Québec Science’s magazine, Feb. 2012, p.35-36.

For example, one of the

consequences of this discovery is that “it

could allow well-located trees to support

trees that grow in drier or poorer

environments.” (Annie DesRochers,

2011) Concretely, it means that it would

be possible for a tree far from water

sources to get access to it if there are

trees of the same species (and old

enough) between this tree and the water.

In adding to the share of common

resources with their roots, “joined root

systems can give trees better wind

stability, preventing weaker trees from

blowing down and opening up stands,

which could then make stands more

susceptible to wind-throw.” (Emilie

Tarroux and Annie DesRochers, 2011)

So, belonging to a large root system

allows their members to get the

maximum grounding stability, but it’s

not always profitable. In the case that

one or more trees die, it would mean that

the rest of the trees continue to transmit

water and nutrients in the roots of those

dead trees, “in certain cases during more

than nine years” (Emilie Tarroux, 2012),

reducing the growth of trees remaining.

Also, according to this principle,

underground collaboration could change

the way that the forest industry will

proceeds when they cut trees. For

example, forestry companies often cut a

part (for example, 10%) of a forest and

let the rest (90%) there to grow until

they come back: but it is worthless. In

fact, the 90% of trees remaining will

grow slower than if 100% of trees were

still there. Now, imagine that 50% or

70% of trees are cut, the growth loss

becomes significant and, at the same

time, the company that works this way is

making less money and pay less income

tax to government. However, the two

researchers hadn’t quantified the loss

resulting from that old producing

technique. One thing is sure, a lot of

forest companies all over the world

watch for results of this important

discovery to improve their income.

In conclusion, contrary to the

mentality that claimed that trees are

competing each other’s for nature’s

resources, Emilie Tarroux and Annie

DesRochers’s discovery shows that trees


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of same species work together with their

roots.

References

No name. Is root grafting a positive, cooperative

behavior in trees? Internet WWW page at:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-

06/ajob-irg060811.php

Tarroux, Émilie, and Annie DesRochers. (2011).

Effect of natural root grafting on growth

response of jack pine (Pinasbanksiana;

Pinacea).American Journal of Botany.

Does the government have told us everything?

JulienCadieux-Soufflet, natural

science.

There are not a lot of big

tragedies that have happened to Quebec.

We can’t compare our situation to the

U.S.A even if we take a look at the

tragedy of September 11th

. This summer

a big tragedy happened in Quebec. We

all heard about the train derailment and

the big explosion at Lac-Mégantic. A lot

of bad consequences have been

recorded.

First of all, one thing is sure, this

tragedy brought a lot of negative

environmental impacts. About 100 000

and 120 000 liters of oil were dumped

into the Chaudière River and the

Megantic Lake. That’s a lot! The oil

present in the train was light-crude oil.

There are positives and negatives on

that. The positive thing is that light-

crude oil flows on the surface; it floats.

It’s easier to remove than heavy crude

that goes down to the riverbed. The

negative thing about this is light oil can

explode because the molecular structure

is more unstable than heavy oil that

burns. That’s why a big explosion

happened, last summer. The MDDEFP

has confirmed that 5,7milion liters of oil

have been dumped in the environment.

The first action to do was to clear the

water because oil circulates faster in the

water than on the land. Statistics, that

come from an analysis obtained by The

Canadian Press, told us “the rate of

carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons is 394 444 times the

standard acceptable for surface waters

mandated by the provincial government.

(Marquis, august 13) This high pollution

will have a lot of negative impacts on the

water ecosystem. A lot of dead fish have

been found. The cleanup isn’t done and

it will take a lot of years before

everything becomes normal

Secondly, it’s always difficult for

citizens to know the truth. Most of the

facts and statistics come from the

government. How can we know if the

government doesn’t hide little details?

At least, there is environmental groups,

like Greenpeace and the SVP, who do

research. For example, the government

said that light oil was present in the

wagons. The SVP have concluded that

schist oil was also present in the

wagons. This oil can contain different

toxic substances that are not present in

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light oil. This has also noticed some

arsenic in the water. It’s about 28 times

above the limit. This is something that

the government didn’t tell us. Émilien

Pelletier, researcher in sea

ecotoxicology, said that the SVP results

are sketchy because there is not a lot of

samples that show the fact. The

conclusion of the SVP brought new

news. The government should have

taken attention to that and do another

analysis to be sure that the arsenic

present in the water isn’t dangerous for

human.

In conclusion, the environmental

impacts of the tragedy of Lac-Mégantic

are really big but we had luck in our bad

luck. The environmental impacts could

be worse. One thing is sure the negative

impacts are real and the government

needed to analyze every little detail.

Reference

Web page :

Kovac, Adam. The gazette internet page at

:www.montrealgazette.com/story_print.html ,

Date of consultation : September 25, 2013

Marquis, Melanie. The global and mail

:www.TheGlobeandmail.com , Date of

consultation : September 25, 2013

Chauvin, Pierre. L’actualite

:http://www.lactualite.com/societe/environnemen

t/catastrophe-a-lac-megantic-quel-impact-pour-

environnement/ , Date of consultation :

September 25, 2013

Fournier, Frédéric. Communiqué de presseDDEP

:http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/infuseur/commun

ique.asp?no=2521 , Date of consultation :

September 25, 2013

http://www.montrealgazette.com/story_print.html

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/

http://www.lactualite.com/societe/environnement/catastrophe-a-lac-megantic-quel-impact-pour-environnement/



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Here and Now

Quebec’s pillars

Molson Brothers, Proud

Sponsor of Quebec

Unibroue, the Pride of

Quebec

Breakfast is for conquerors

The Real Beauty


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Molson Brothers, Proud Sponsor of Quebec

Guillaume Barabé – Administration

Beer, hockey and women; three

things Quebec must be proud of. So how

can we think about Quebec without

talking about the owner of two of them?

The Molson brothers; they own the

prestigious hockey team: the Montreal

Canadian, and a two century old

beverage company: Molson Canada.

Molson Canada was

established in 1786 by

John Molson. Its

headquarters originated

in Montreal, but later on

it moved to Denver.

Molson Canada which is

now called Molson

Coors Brewing Company is

the second oldest company in North-

America and the oldest one with its

foundation still running. Molson is big

and rich as we know it today because of

the Molson Export beer. After the launch

of this beer, Molson never looked back

again. At this point in time Molson is in

the top five of the biggest brewers in the

world, this is what we can call a

successful company from Quebec. Last

year, the total revenues almost hit $4

million, $ 3916.5 million to be exact.

Even if it’s a Quebec company, only

3000 workers out of almost 19 000 work

in Canada, and most of them, as you

probably concluded, are situated in the

USA. But still, Quebec should be proud

of the excellent beer created here.

If you think that Molson only

made beer, you are mistaken. The

Molson family was the first to own

steamships. They used it for the

transport of merchandise as well as for

passengers between Quebec and Ontario.

Molson Canada created the first railway

for the same reasons. The Molson family

also created the olson’s Bank which is

now fusion with the bank of Montreal.

They also opened sugar industry as well

as built some mansion. None of these

side companies really worked, but when

you have as much money as the

olson’s, it’s not a big deal to try

different ventures.

Finally, in 1957, the brothers,

Tom and Hartland Molson bough the

NHL hockey team, the Montreal

Canadian. It was an excellent acquisition

for the Molson family because this team

is the pride of a whole nation. The Habs

are from the big 6 (the first 6 teams who

started the NHL over 100 years ago).

This team represented Quebec. The

Molson sold the team few years later to

Mr. Gillette but they bought it back last

year, for good it seems. The fact that

they own such team proves that they still

care about their origins.

As one of the biggest company

still in activity, Molson Coors Brewing

Company deserve to be seen as a part of

Quebec. Quebecois should really be

proud of the Molson, they own our

favorite team; they make great beer and

represent us really well on the World-

wide market. Sadly, they are in a small

group of world-wide

companies made in

Quebec.

References

Marketline. Report:

Molson Coors Brewing

Company- SWOT,

Strategy and Corporate Finance Report, May 28,

2013

2. BusinessWire, Molson Coors

Recognized as a World Beverage Sector leader

Retains Membership on Down Jon,

Sustainability. World and North America

Indexes. September 12, 2013


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3. Us Official News, Form 8-k: Molson

Coors Brewing Co. Files Current Report,

September 12, 2013

Unibroue, the Pride of Quebec

Xavier Martin- Human Sciences

Every single Quebecois knows

about popular beer like Budweiser,

Coors Light and Molson Export. In

general, most of them are the first beer

drunk by people. But what about our

local beer production? It is important to

know what is producing in our own

country before purchasing in other

country. This is why the following

article will explain more on one of

Quebec pride: Unibroue beer. The first

part of this text will give a lot of

information on the history of that

brewing industry. After, different

Unibroue beers will be explained with

more details, to make you realize the

differences between each of them.

First of all, the Unibroue industry

began in 1992 when André Dion and

Serge Racine founded it. The adventure

into the world of beer of these two

gentlemen began before that: "The

Unibroue adventure began in 1990,

when André Dion and Serge Racine

decided to vie for a share of the fast-

growing craft beer market" (Unibroue,

2013). The principal goal of those two

guys was to create a good beer that a lot

of people would consume. To make sure

the population would appreciate those

products, Unibroue used a particular

method created by the Trappist

monksfrom Belgium during the 200S

years. As soon as Unibroue’s story

began, those beers established them as

good brewers. The popular singer Robert

Charlebois began a major investor of

Unibroue this year, 1992. After that,

Unibroue delocalized themselves to

Chambly, to help them to increase their

exportation capacity all around Quebec

and Canade. In 1995 and 1996, Unibroue

began to export in Europe, especially in

France, Switzerland and Belgium. This

same year, they opened "Le Fourquet-

Fourchette", the first restaurant-museum

in Quebec situated near the Richelieu

River. At this point, this brewery became

a public corporation on the Toronto

Stock Exchange. A couple of years later,

in 2004, Sleeman Brewery became

interested by Unibroue and finally

bought it. By now, Sleeman changed his

name to SleemanUnibroue Inc. Unibroue

story has not finished, in October 2006,

a brewer from Japan named Sapporo

International, ought SleemanUnibroue.

Like Japanese said:"Unibroue is a

Canadian treasure to be cherished and

share with the entire world"(Unibroue,

2013)


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Second, Unibroue’s products

have a lot of differences. The first beer

created by Unibroue is the Blanche of

Chambly. This beer, with a light ale

color, contains 5% of alcohol. In the

same category of light beers, we have

the Raftman (5.5%), a whiskey malt

beverage that Ontario sold as the fourth

beer. This beer was created "in honor of

the masters of the forest who were

lumberjacks, log drivers and rafts men of

the Canadian woods". La Fin du Monde,

The third one to be released in Ontario is

a strong beer that contains between 7 to

10% of alcohol, depending on the beer

size. This pale beer is fermented 3 times

to be sure that is is very good as a strong

beer should. The Trois Pistoles, who can

be distinguished by his dark caramel-red

color, is a beer that reminds us the

Quebecoise legend with the black horse

printed on the front of the bottle. This

beer contains 7% of alcohol.

To conclude, all beers that are

made by Unibroue are related to Quebec

stories. This principle is working for

every single beer. That is how Unibroue

made a difference between themselves

and the international beer market. It

could be interesting to learn more about

the Quebec legends related to beers. That

way, we could really feel the emotions.

References:

Web page

UNIBROUEOur Story. Internet WWW page at:

http://www.unibroue.com/en/unibroue/h

istory (September 13, 2013)

ONTARIO’S PRE IER BEER

RESSOURCE.The Beers of Unibroue.Internet

WWW page at:

http://www.bartowel.com/qc.phtml

(September 11, 2

Breakfast is for conquerors Julie Boisvert, business

Getting up and eating well is the

first thing we should do to have a good

day and breakfast is the best important

meal for eating fruit and fibre. Because

of that, breakfast is the most meal of the

day. Cora Mussely Tsouflidou, the

woman behind over 130 franchised

restaurants understood it and now she is

committed to promote the importance of

eating breakfast.

In May 1987, Cora bought a

small diner in ontreal’s Saint-Laurent

area. Soon, she realized that breakfast is

the busiest part of the day and the snack-

bar wasn’t big enough. She needed to

grow and started a whole new breakfast

concept in Quebec. In a few years, the

success and Cora’s reputation for

excellent breakfasts lead to the opening

of six more Chez Cora Déjeuners.

Several new partners were introduced to

this winning formula. In fact, in 1992

she was approached by a woman who

wanted to use the concept. As Cora

started to learn more about it, she

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discovered that her restaurant had “all

the conditions to be a successful

franchise: a new product in [her]

˝recreated˝ breakfast, a teachable

formula, and a proven track record of

probability."( Elgie, Mar/Apr. 2009)

The first franchise opened in

1993 and her dream was to have 200

franchises across Canada. She wanted to

bring her great breakfasts to all

Canadians, one store at a time. The

primary objective of the company is to

serve breakfasts in as many places, as

often and to as many customers as

possible. The core values of the

enterprise are integrity, enthusiasm and

professionalism (www.chezcora.com).

For the founder, initiative, perseverance,

self-confidence, hard work and limitless

energy are the main ingredients in her

recipe for success.

In the business world, Cora

Tsouflidou is the best example of a self-

made business woman. The Chez Cora

banner is recognized as the leader in the

breakfast industry in Quebec and is on

its way to become a foremost leader

across Canada. In 2003, she won the

Governor General's award. She also won

several awards including The Ernst &

Young Entrepreneur of the Year award

in the Manufacturing/Consumer

Products Category, the Pinnacle Award

and the Tops in Hospital Award from

Food Service and Hospitability

magazine. (Ryan, August 8, 2008)

Recently, she received the CFA Lifetime

Achievement Award, for her outstanding

success and contribution to the

franchising world. No candidacy was

required for this award which makes it

an even more prestigious prize!

(www.chezcora.com August 29, 20130

Of course, this prize will not

make Cora rest on her laurels.

Groundwork has been established and

they expect development in the Boston

market in 2013. However, it's important

to be in the present moment. Wanting a

business and being committed to it are

two different things. You have to stay

focused for a miracle to happen; always

keep in mind what could you do to

improve your products and continually

want to learn, you have to think about

your happiness first and not any

economic reasons. Like Cora

says:"You've got tom lay your egg every

morning. This means that when you

wake up, you've got to recreate

yourself."

Whatever you age, eating

breakfast has a beneficial effect on your

ability to concentrate and your

performance; Cora understood it and

now she is making her dream come true:

bringing food to as much person as

possible. Let's bet that she eats her

breakfast every morning to be such a

conqueror.


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References:

Journal Article

Alberstat, Joan (2012) Cora's creator serves up winning blend. The Chronicle Herald (November 21) Internet WWW page at: http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/185968-cora-s-creator-serves-up-winning-blend (September 11, 2013) Magazine Article Elgie, Bonnie. (2009, Mar/Apr) Q&A with Cora MusselyTsouflidou . p33-36 Internet WWW page at: http://www.themompreneur.com/documents/MGN_03_04_2009.pdf (August 29, 2013)

Web page http://www.chezcora.com(August 29, 2013) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/success-stories/from-small-fry-to-big-shot-how-these-entrepreneurs-did-it/article4239005/?from=4255841 (August 29, 2013) Ryan, Tricia. The Marketing Chefs. Internet WWW page at: http://www.themarketingchefslive.com/2008/08/cora_interview.html (August 29, 2013)

The Real Beauty

Marie-Philippe Poulin-Samson

Worldwide, a lot of cosmetic

companies are trying to sell their beauty

products to women who want a clarified

skin, beautiful eyelashes or even some

dazzling red cheeks. But are the women

using makeup for good reason? A lot of

women, all around the world, use

cosmetics to be loved by the others

around them and not for themselves.

Fortunately, one of the many companies

that have been helping women to make

them understand that makeup does not

serve to gratify others, but to gratify

them. This company is Lise Watier

Cosmetics.

The entrepreneur, Lise Watier,

founded her company in 1968 in

Montreal. Her mission was to

communicate to women that makeup

should be fun, not an obligation or a

routine (LiseWatier Cosmetics). She

taught a lot of persons to help them to

get confidence in their personality. She

did amazing psychological work for

women who live in Quebec. She opened

the Lise Watier Institute, a beauty and

charm school that taught personal

growth, grooming, etiquette and

makeup, she created a cosmetics

company to help women to be proud of

them and she used natural products in

her cosmetics, that help women to take

advantage, at the same time, of their

natural beauty combined with makeup to

develop a good esteem.

Lise Watier opened the Lise

Watier Institute with a one and only

goal: women must have more confidence

in themselves. A psychology project

discovered that women have many

contrarieties related to personal concerns

like their appearance (Introduction à la

psycologie). Lise Watier wanted to

eliminate this feeling that a lot of women

in Quebec are having. She helped

women to increase their self-esteem and

disregard all the negative comments that

others can say about their look.

Everyone has their own perception of

what the appearance should be. The

concept was a hit and helped a lot of

women to look good, to assert

themselves and to have confidence.


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A few months after the opening

of the school, LiseWatier decided to

create her own cosmetics company. Her

goal wasn't to hide the natural beauty of

women but to provide them with a good

self-image. With s little bit of mascara

and lipstick, their self-image can change

because those products are somehow

stimulators. Stimulators are something

that makes your self-image looking

good. Feeling good looking provide to

women a good feeling and contributes

positively on their self-esteem, day to

day, she'll feel more valued.

To convince women that makeup

does not remove any natural aspects in

their beauty, Lise Watier worked with a

chemist, Cyrille Corbeil, to extract the

gel from several plants. Having found

the method to extract the gel from plants,

she conceived cosmetics that are purely

naturals (Lise Watier: Le monde entier

en beauté. Caroline Montpetit). Women

who have been buying the LiseWatier

products could put makeups and stay

natural. Psychologically, women could

truly appreciate themselves. The “soi

réel”, the idea that a person makes of

what she really is, will be developing,

leaving aside the “soi ideal”, the idea

that a person makes of what she could be

(Psychologie du développement

humain).

In conclusion, during her life,

LiseWatier always advocated physically

and psychologically the well-being of

women. She completed her work in

Quebec. Now, her cosmetics are

available in Saudi Arabia, Spain, Japan,

USA, Philippines, Russia and France

with the same goal: work hard to help

women to feel good inside and outside

of their body. LiseWatier is an example

for all the ladies in the world

(LiseWatier: Le monde entier en beauté.

Caroline Montpetit).

Reference

LiseWatier Cosmetics.« History and

philosophy ».In line. 2013.

http//www.lisewatier.com/ca_fr/histoire-et-

philosophie/

Monpetit, Caroline. « Lise Watier: Le monde

entier en beauté ». Le Devoir. January 27th 2011.

A.Rathus, Spencer. « Introduction à la

psychologie ». Modulo. P.277

Gamble, Michael. « Communiquer et interagir ».

ChenilièreMc-Graw-Hill. P.27-28.

Bève, Annick. « Psychologie du développement

humain». ChenilièereMcgraw-Hill. P.229


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Arts

Xavier Dolan or a new

talented filmaker

Osheaga : A hit to stay?

When creativity becomes

a business

Movies reviews


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Xavier Dolan or a new talented filmmakerO

Michelle McKelvey-Faucher (Arts and

letters)

Denys Arcand (known for The

Barbarian Invasion), Philippe Falardeau

(known mainly because of his 2011 film

Monsieur Lazhar), or even Ken Scott

(his last film, Starbuck, is going to have

an American remake) are all great

Quebec director, but currently, the name

that is on everyone's lips is Xavier

Dolan, one of the most promising young

Quebec filmmakers.

For those who don’t know who he is or

what his work is, Xavier Dolan is an

actor and a director. He has also dubbed

a dozen of movies. J’aitué ma mère

(2008), his first film, was a revelation in

Cannes and won three different prizes.

The three panels underlined the unique

character of his direction, as well as the

poetry that emanates from his work. His

second movie, Les amours imaginaires

(2009), was also presented in Cannes

and it received a warm reception from

the public (an eight-minute standing

ovation). Since then, his work has been

critically acclaimed all around the world.

However, his latest film, Tom à la ferme

(2013), has not been presented in

Cannes, but at the Venice film festival

where, as always, he received many

good critics.

As you can see, Xavier Dolan is a

prolific director who has a great career in

front of him, but he has to face harsh

critics regularly. For example, this

young man has been accused many times

of loving his image when he plays the

main character in his films. To an

journalist of The Hollywood Reporter,

his latest answer to a personal

PHOTO ALESSANDRO BIANCHI, REUTERS

attack was: “You can kiss my

narcissistic ass”. ( axime Demers,

fr.canoe.ca, September 3, 2013) He also

has to defend College boy, a music video

he directed for French group Indochine.

The black-and-white video shows a teen

being bullied while the other students

stand by with blindfolds. It finishes with

a crucifixion scene. In France, the

Conseil Supérieur de l’audiovisuel found

the video too violent to show it to a

young public, which Dolan responded

to: “This is the age you need to be

educated on violence and the true

consequences. […] We live in a society

that allows this sort of extreme

violence.” (CBC.ca, ay 3, 2013)

Even if Xavier Dolan may be a

little bit pretentious sometimes (he

seems to like who he is and what he

looks like), he is mainly a great director

who will certainly have a grand future in

the film industry. Due to all his qualities,

his talent and what emanates from him,

Xavier Dolan absolutely gives a great

image of Quebec internationally. Yes, he

is presently in the centre of a

controversy, and yes, it's not the first

time, but he is not a shame for people

from Quebec. After all, he is a proud

member of a type of person you cannot


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be indifferent to. You can quote him,

glorify him, or in the contrary,

absolutely hate him. But one thing you

cannot do is ignore him. In ten years,

maybe he will be the best Quebec

director, who knows? Or on the other

hand, maybe he will sink into oblivion.

Only time will tell us.

References

Brooks, Brian. Again in Cannes, Filmmaker

Xavier Dolan Talks Life, Love & "Heartbeats".

Internet WWW page at

:http://www.indiewire.com/article/again_in_cann

es_director_xavier_dolan_talks_heartbeats_life_l

ove_art (September 11, 2013)

CBC News. Xavier Dola objects to plan for

censorship of his video. Internet WWW page at

:http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/05/03/d

olan-video.html (September 11, 2013)

Xavier Dolan unofficial website. Internet WWW

page at :http://www.xavier-dolan.com/qui-est-

xavier-dolan/ (September 11, 2013)

Demers, Maxime. Son film critiqué : Xavier

Dolan mordant sur Twitter. Internet WWW page

at :

http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/cinema/nouvelle

s/2013/09/03/21093801-qmi.html (September

11, 2013)

Marquis, Mélanie. Mostra : Xavier

Dolan flotte toujours sur son nuage. Internet

WWW page at :

http://divertissement.ca.msn.com/celebrites/nouv

elles/mostra-xavier-dolan-flotte-toujours-sur-

son-nuage-2 (September 11, 2013)

OSHEAGA: A HIT TO STAY? VéroniqueLabrecque, Arts and Letters

How well does the Canadian

culture stand out against globalization?

As time goes by, many aspects of the

Canadian daily life is more and more

influenced by other countries such as the

United States. Wanting to expand the art

market at a worldwide level, Canada has

even copied the idea of California’s

Coachella Festival by creating its own;

Osheaga Music and Arts Festival.

However, is the energy spent in the

making of such an event really helpful in

the development of Canada?

A bit of history

The Osheaga Music and Arts

Festival was first founded by Nick

Farkas, working on the ‘’Groupe

Spectacle Gillett’’ at the time. Having its

first opening during the Labor Day

weekend of September 2th and 3rd

2006,

Osheaga was presented as a ‘’multigenre

indie festival’’, based on five steps of

music shows (Wikipedia, September

3rd

2013). The idea of presenting a bunch

of underground artists at Parc Jean-

Drapeau (Montreal) appeared to Farkas

as a way to improve the popularity of

Quebec, using the already known

credibility of Montreal in the land of

music. The key of the Festival’s success

is to be based on a mix of all kinds of

music genres. In fact, up-coming artists

play together during a period of thirty

minutes, followed by the headliner

groups closing the night with more than

http://www.indiewire.com/article/again_in_cannes_director_xavier_dolan_talks_heartbeats_life_love_art



http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/05/03/dolan-video.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/05/03/dolan-video.html

http://www.xavier-dolan.com/qui-est-xavier-dolan/

http://www.xavier-dolan.com/qui-est-xavier-dolan/

http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/cinema/nouvelles/2013/09/03/21093801-qmi.html

http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/cinema/nouvelles/2013/09/03/21093801-qmi.html

http://divertissement.ca.msn.com/celebrites/nouvelles/mostra-xavier-dolan-flotte-toujours-sur-son-nuage-2




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an hour and a half of music (Wikipedia,

2013). Often compared to Woodstock’s

legendary atmosphere, the Osheaga

Festival has been improved with time,

fitting out a lot of interactive booths,

stations and food trucks (Christina

Dun,2013).

Is Osheaga that popular?

In 2006, the first presentation of

Osheaga attracted about 25 000 people.

As the years flew by, the number of

tickets sold became higher and higher, as

well as the positive responses received

from artists who would play at the

festival. In 2012, Osheaga was so

popular that the organisation offered a

three day long event to its public of 18 to

35 years old, instead of only two days of

shows. The singer Eminem gave a huge

performance, which helped increase the

presence of the festival on the American

and European market, making Canada a

worldwide destination, at the same time.

This year’s festival hit a record of

135 000 people present at the meeting

(Wikipedia, 2013).

Contrary to what people may think of

such a huge event, where pop music is

on top of the list, even an acoustic

quartet such as ‘’ umford and Sons’’

can rise in popularity, which shows that

the mix of genres isn’t bad after all, and

brings other provinces to discover

Quebec. In fact, in 2013, 70% of the

tickets were sold outside our province.

In total, since its creation in 2006,

Osheaga has presented over 600 shows

to more than 400 000 music lovers

(Wikipedia, 2013).

How much?

To be considerate helpful and

rewarding to the country’s tourist

market, such an important project as the

Osheaga Festival needs to remain

profitable. At its beginning, the festival

wasn’t a big financial success for the

province, even though it was quite

popular at this time. However, in 2011,

about 30% of the tickets were sold in

Montreal, 20% in Ontario and 12% in

the United States, which was a good start

for the worldwide access of the young

festival (Bryen Dunn, August 8 2013).

Nowadays, the profits of Osheaga are

estimated up to 50 million dollars, which

helped put the festival at the 11th

stage of

the most popular festivals in the world

(Huffington Post Quebec, 2013).

In conclusion, the Osheaga

Festival, taking place each year, receives

a growing number of participants and

stands out on the Canadian tourist

advantages so it shouldn’t be too much

for our country to handle, as it helps

Canada to develop its possibilities.

However, it is known that public events

of big scope such as Osheaga can

sometimes lead to massive groups and to

disturbances: will there be a limit of

what our country is ready to accept to

satisfy the highest number of tourists?

References

Dunn, Bryen. Op-Ed:Osheaga 2013 dépasse les

attentes.Internet WWW page at:

http://digitaljournal.com/article/356107

(September 3, 2013)

Idem 1 – Marc Young


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Dun, Christina. Osheaga Music Festival

2013.Internet WWW page at:

http://www.faze.ca/categories/music/2013/oshea

ga_2013.html (September)

When creativity becomes a business solution

Francis Mantha

Arts & Letters

Once a year, prolific

entrepreneurs and creative people get

together in Montreal at a global

conference called C-2 MTL. Held in a

redesigned hangar in Griffintown,

speeches, workshops and exhibitions

take place in the goal of finding creative

answers to commercial questions.

Speakers like Virgin Airline founder

Richard Branson, world famous designer

Philippe Stark and broadcasting mogul

Barry Diller are all part of this

immersive experience. All these great

personalities come to a price, a pretty

high price in fact. Passes for C2-MTL

festival, which go on for about 3 days,

start at $2000 and can go up to $3000

depending on how many speeches you

want to see and how many workshops

you want to take part in. At this price,

you come to expect a lot more than a

conference weekend. Well you won’t be

surprised to know that it has a lot more

to offer. Every night, world-renown

chefs and Dj’s will make your evening

as unforgettable as your day was. Note

that the festivities run for 24 hours a day.

Big businesses such as General Electric

and Google have stands where they ask

for your feedback on future prototypes.

One of the biggest assets of C2-MTL is

probably the networking opportunity.

“There are a lot of success stories out

there.” said Nadia Lakhdari, the vice

president of content and event program.

Partnerships are formed, ideas become

businesses and business problems get

solved by with ideas. Some say that the

last time an event created such a “buzz”

was expo 67 or the 1976 Olympics. In

fact, C2-MTL gives Montreal such a

great visibility that all three levels of

government, Ottawa, Quebec and

Montreal, all gave subsidies that add up

to 10 million dollars. Founder Jean-

François Bouchard hopes the festival

could make Montreal a city that is

known as the metropolis of creativity

and commerce. People come from all

over the world to live the experience of

this festival because of the guests and

business opportunities, but also for the

special meet up between two types of

thinking: artists and designers that are

trying to make a living out of their

creativity and business people and

entrepreneur who have a deep

understanding of the marketing world

and it principal, but that often seem to

have a problem when running out of

solutions. Having a new, clear and

creative eye on a project can lead to

huge results. It is not the first time that

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linked but it is the first time an event has

brought the elite in each aspects of this

process and dedicated its members to

help one another. It is certainly the

human aspect of this festival that makes

it a success. When you see two types of

thinking converging into a positive

conclusion you come to expect more of

these collaborations. What if scientist

and philosophers were working on

projects together, wouldn’t that lead to

fascinating results?

Reference

COUSINEAU, Sophie. Montreal basks in glow

of C2-Mtl conference, The Globe and Mail,

Montreal, Mai 21 2013

http://globalnews.ca/news/565520/liveblog-c2-

mtl-creative-answers-to-commercial-questions/

KELLY, Amanda. C2-MTL: Creative answers to

commercial questions – at a price, Global News,

Montreal, Mai 15 2013

http://globalnews.ca/news/565520/liveblog-c2-

mtl-creative-answers-to-commercial-questions/is

Céline’s life Marie-Philippe Poulin-Samson

Céline Dion is one of the biggest

singers in the world. In the beginning of

her life, she was born in a modest family

on March 30th

1968; Céline is the one

youngest of 14 children of a musical

family. Her parents, both musicians,

were played music in bar and on

weekends and the family performed in

front of the local population. From the

age of 5, Céline and her brothers and

sisters and she developed already the

ability to perform live.

It’s at the age of 12 that Céline wrote a

song, with her mother and her brother

Jacques, which would change the course

of her life. The song is “Ce n’était qu’un

rêve”

The song was sent to one of the

big Quebec agents, René Angélil, by her

brother Michel in 1980. It was in 1981

that Mr. Angélil was taken by the voice

of the little Céline and he was

determined to make her become

internationally known from everybody.

In a short time, Céline published her 2

firsts albums and from 1982 and people

who lived in France are already

beginning to know her.

She represented France for many

events like the Yamaha World Song

Festival in Tokyo when she won the

Gold Medal for the Top Performer. But

in Quebec, she is the new celebrity,

everybody was proud of Céline success.

She sang for Pope Jean-Paul II and with

many great singers such as Patrick

Sebastien. It was at this point that her

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In 1987, she signed a contract

with CBS. She changed her look and

became a modernized Céline with more

commercial songs. In 1990, she finally

released her first english album

“Unison”. Celine's international

breakthrough came when she recorded

the title track for the soundtrack to the

animated Disney hit movie “Beauty and

the Beast”. The song went to number

one and garnered an Academy Award

and a Grammy Award.

Her career is well established, a

great new spell goes out. Celine and

Rene Angelil get married in 1994.

Celine's career continues to grow

thanks to many shows like the one at the

Stade de France in Paris with more than

180 000 spectators in two nights.

A couple years after, specifically

January 25th

2000, Céline and René have

their first child, René-Charles. She took

two years off to care for her new life, but

in 2003, she was back with a big show in

Las Vegas: “A New Day”. The show

was a big success.

In 2008, she began her Taking

Chance World tour. She went through

five continents, 23 countries and 93

cities. After this big world tour, the

family of Céline and René expanded.

The October 23th, Céline twins child

were born. Celine did not take a big

break for the twins; from March 25,

2010 she made a comeback with a new

show in Las Vegas. The show received

excellent critical all around the world.

With each album release, Celine

succeed to surpass her previous

achievements and, along the way, she

became one of the biggest singers of the

world's pop stars. Who would have

thought that the best kept secret in

Quebec conquer the world in this way?

References

1 Céline Dion, « The journey so far » , In line,

http://www.celinedion.com/ca/biography, 2013

http://www.celinedion.com/ca/biography


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Movies reviews

Father and guns (2009)

Kelly Kupin Fournier

Father and guns is a movie

directed by Émile Gaudreault. It’s a cop

comedy but there’s also a little bit of

thriller along the story. The actors

featured in this film, just to name a few,

are Michel Côté, Louis-José Houde,

Rémy Girard and, Luc Senay. This

movie tells the story of two cops, who

are father and son. They are being asked

to work together to save the life of a

colleague who has been kidnapped by a

biker gang. The problem is that they

can’t stand each other. So they will go

undercover in a mission, with some

friction, to find some information about

the kidnapping.

This film is very entertaining

because the texts are funny and at the

same time there’s a little suspense. The

casting is perfect because all the actors

are very good and are all well-known in

Quebec; some have lots of experience in

movies. The fact that they are good

actors makes it very special for the

viewer. They can make us easily believe

in their characters and we even get

attached to them. We have no problem

understanding their emotions and it’s

mostly due to the talent of the actors. It’s

also a good movie because throughout

this cop comedy the story includes the

ups and downs of the father and son

relationship. They deal with this serious

subject with a good sense of humour.

Who better to make a comedy then

Louis-José-Houde, who has less

experience in movies but is a great

stand-up comedian?. He shows in this

movie that he has a great career as a

leading actor. The movie is much

funnier because of his amazing sense of

delivery.


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La guerre des tuques: THE

Quebec film

Michelle McKelvey-Faucher (Arts and

letters)

Some movies represent well the

culture of a civilization or show what

life is in this country, province, etc. For

Quebec, it's La guerre des tuques by

André Melançon (1984), one of the best

movies of the 20th century.

Also one of the most successful

movies in Quebec, La guerre des tuques

is a simple story about kids who form

two

groups that will engage in snowball

fights during the Christmas holidays.

Having seen this film recently for

the first time since I was a kid, I was

amazed at how it hasn't lost any of its

appeal after all these years. Adults

watching this will get a warm case of

nostalgia (as well as some good laughs)

and kids will be treated to a tale of

friendship, loss and peace all while

having a great time.

I would say the main theme here

is youthful innocence coming to a head

with the realities of life, but I must admit

that this movie has a really simple plot,

and that sometimes, the characters are

"two-dimensional". But it's a classic ― a

cult movie in Quebec ― and classics are

timeless. After all, this movie inspired a

spin-off (La forteressesuspendue by

Roger Cantin in 2001) so it never

becomes too old-fashioned to be watch.

Seriously, everyone can enjoy

this film; it's all ages, although it is

directed more for children with a

childlike humor.

This film is not spectacular nor is

an oscar winning movie but it brings

back memories for whoever watched it

when they were younger or brings a little

bit of joy still while showing what life in

Quebec looks like during the winter

when you are a kid.


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The Dark Knight By Charles Perreault

Christopher Nolan’s second

movie of the Batman trilogy is a

masterpiece. IMBD listed The Dark

Knight in sixth position on its top

movies of all-time list. The

performance of the actors in this opus

of the trilogy was legendary. Heath

Ledger did the best performance of is

career in the skin of Joker previously

acted by the Jack Nicholson.

Christian Bale once again did

an Academy Award performance in

the suit of Batman. Morgan Freeman

and Michael Kane also stared in this

movie. The story takes place after the

event of the arrival of Batman in

Gotham City. The more the story

progress the more the line between

good and evil is thinner. At the end of

the movie you can question yourself if

Batman is a real hero or just someone

working for his own behalf. This

ending changes the whole structure of

normal superhero movies.

To conclude, The Dark Knight is

the greatest adaptation that in many

ways exceeds the base story. This

movie is not perfect, but it is pretty

close.

Note:9/10


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Activities

The fascinating life

under the St-Lawrence

Down the Slopes of

Quebec

Here and Now November 2013

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The fascinating life under the St-Lawrence River

Samantha Lavoie, social sciences

It’s amazing to know that you

don’t have to go all over the world to see

impressive and wonderful attractions.

Here, in Quebec, there are many places

where people can marvel at the

landscape and various animals like the

Saguenay fjord and the St-Lawrence

River. This region is one of the most

tourists in Quebec, where you can

observe a multitude of species in a

marine environment.

Quebec is a renowned place for

whale watching and there are people

who come from everywhere to see those

enormous mammals because ‘’Quebec is

one of the few places in the world where

you can see such a wide variety of large

sea mammals (13 species in all) ‘’

(Official tourist site of the Government

of Quebec, September 10) The whales

are concentrated in this area because of

the diversity of food they can find.

Effectively, the Saguenay fjord is

recognized for the incredible depth and

marine species which is what the whales

are looking for because of the tons of

food they eat daily. In the fjord and St-

Lawrence river, there is ‘’the blue whale,

the most imposing animal on Earth. This

gargantuan mammal can attain 25m (82

ft.) in length!’’(Official tourist site of the

Government of Quebec, September 10)

There is also the fin whale, many

rorquals and humpback whales. In the

north of the river, in the Gulf of St-

Lawrence, there are beluga whales and

dolphins. Those are a few examples of

the marine life people can discover when

they visit Quebec’s northern area.

Also, Quebec is an unforgettable

destination to go whale watching

because a lot of ports offer excursions on

boats of various sizes. The visitors have

the choice to be on a cruise boat or on a

small boat where they can be very close

of those giants mammals. It’s a

spectacular experience and privilege to

watch them burst through the water’s

surface and to see their tails coming out

of the water. That’s the main reason why

Tadoussac welcomes so many tourists

each year and also because ‘’Quebec is

known for it’s knowledgeable

interpretation guides on these cruises,

who provide information not only on the

whales, but on their habitat and other

ecotourism topics as well.’’(Official

tourist site of the Government du

Québec, September 10)

Moreover, a lot of research was

done in Quebec on the marine

environment, especially on the multiple


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species of whales to try to understand

them and after to protect them. The

Saguenay-St-Lawrence National Park

was created in 1990, dedicated to the

protection of the marine life. In

Tadoussac, they have a museum where

they explain the importance of the

humans to cohabit with the whales to

prevent the danger of extinction for

specific species. The beluga whales are

already in danger because of the

pollution in the water. It’s our

responsibility to make things change and

to take care of our marine environment.

Finally, Quebec is a special place

to for whale watching because it’s a

tourist destination with breathtaking

landscapes and one of the few places

where there are diversified species of sea

mammals.

ReferencesWeb pageOfficial tourist site of the

Gouvernement du Québec.Whale

watching.Internet.

http://www.bonjourquebec.com/qc-

en/baleines0.html (09/10/2013)

Web page

Canoe.Saguenay-St. Lawrence National

Park.Internet.http://www.greatcanadianparks.co

m/quebec/saguenp/page5.htm (09/10/2013)

Down the slopes of Québec Christopher Organista, transition

program

Snowboarding is a very big

industry in Quebec. People easily spend

a thousand dollars on a snowboard and at

least a thousand more for the equipment

and the season pass. The province of

Québec offers a wide variety of different

terrain between the mountains, the

rivers, the forests and all the nature

surrounding us. We are lucky enough to

be able to practice sports in the

mountains like mountain biking,

snowboarding, skiing and many more.

However, there is one extreme sports

that stands out more in Québec;

snowboarding. There are many different

aspects to this sport. It is more than just

going down the hill. It goes from major

events like the Ride Shakedown to

underground street snowboarding,

fashion and beautiful resorts.

First, Québec has so many

resorts, so if you are in a major city you

are one hour or less from a mountain you

can ride. For example, we can look at

Mont-Tremblant and Mont-Sainte-Anne

who host world cup level events. There

is everything over there : half-pipes,

powdery snow, beginner to advanced

slopes and big snow parks designed for

freestyle. But the experience doesn’t

stop right there. While you enjoy your

skiing vacation you can rent a room right

on the slopes and enjoy a nice relaxing

spa after a big day of snowboarding.

Second, the province of Quebec

hosts a lot of renowned competitions and

events. One of the biggest ones is the

Ride Shakedown in Mont-Saint-

Sauveurwich is an annual slope style

snowboarding event where the riders are

judged for their moves on the jump and

on the rail set-up. There is a ten thousand

dollar grand prize for the winner and

more than ten thousand fans also gather

up in Mont-Saint-Sauveur to watch the

show. They even record it live on

Videotron so everyone in the province

can see it. The event is like a ritual every

year for the snowboarding community

because big names like Sebastien

Toutant started their careers by winning

it.

Third, during the winter in

Québec you can snowboard pretty much

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whenever you want. Almost all of the

resorts are open at night and some even

all night sometimes, so there is no

excuse for not snowboarding! There is

even more than mountains to snowboard

on. These days, riders take it to the street

to make crazy video shots and try insane

stunts you could never do on a mountain.

The best riders build jump set-ups on

rails, roofs and fences in the street for an

extra challenge. The city of Montreal is

supposedly one of the best places in

Canada to do street snowboarding

because of its unique architecture.

Usually, snowboards are not allowed in

the streets but they tolerate it because it

has almost become a part of our culture.

To conclude, Québec has one of

the nicest terrains to snowboard in

Canada and offers skiers and

snowboarders a good long winter season

to enjoy the sport. Most of the resorts

have been opened more than twenty

years ago. This gave enough time to the

resorts to build the nicest tracks you can

glide with so much speed. Just imagine

gliding all day on snow and not having

to worry about hiking!

References

Internet

Web page

Québec Original

www.bonjourquebec.com/qc-en/surfneiges

(10/09/13)

Web Page

World Snowboard Guide

www.worlsnowboardguide.com/resorts/canada/q

uebec/montsaintann/index.cfm

(10/09/13)

http://www.bonjourquebec.com/qc-en/surfneiges

http://www.worlsnowboardguide.com/resorts/canada/quebec/montsaintann/index.cfm

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Word of the day


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Monkey town

Samantha Lavoie

Short news

Since yesterday morning, Granby

has been chocked with an invasion of

monkeys. The employees of the Zoo saw

early in the morning that the cages had

been opened and monkeys were missing.

The staff immediately called the police

to warn them, but a lot of people had

already called for complaints and

mayhems. According to the owner of the

Zoo, there are almost hundred monkeys

in the town. Witnesses report that they

are everywhere. The parks, telephone

poles, houses and some restaurants are

invaded by the monkeys. This causes

fear among the population, but the owner

of the Zoo, Jean-Gilles try to secure

people by telling them that the majority

of the monkeys are really nice with

people because they are used to see

many persons a day. Most of them were

raised in captivity at the Granby Zoo, so

there is no reason to be afraid. The

police started the survey and they

discovered with the camera that two

persons came in by offense. The suspects

are all the employees of the Zoo,

because the cages were not forced and

the person had probably a key. The

survey is to follow and we hope

everything will be solving soon.

Meanwhile, the police asks the

population to be careful until the

monkeys will be back at the Zoo.


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London news

Friday, September 21st 2010

A lot of things happened last night, the

United State received some attacks from

South Korea, and the White House is

actually occupied by the Koreans. Also,

we have found a UFO in Las Vegas with

some aliens in. But right now, I’m in the

main mall and something is happening.

I just heard a sound; all I can see right

now is dust on the ground. I have talked

with a man sit on a bench; he told me

that he saw an old woman become

ablaze. We suppose here that the dust on

the ground is the ash of the old lady. The

lady was walking out of a hair salon.

This might be the phenomenon of

spontaneous human combustion that

happened to the old lady… This

phenomenon is still a mystery for us.

First of all, it used to be an object, but in

this case it is a human that bursts into

flame from a chemical reaction within,

apparently without being ignited by an

external heat source. Secondly, some

theory says that it begins inside the

body, but most of the people who got

hurt by that phenomenon got only burns

on some part of the body. Also, some

people say that if you drink alcohol or

smoke you might be more at-risk... The

first body found out was in 1966, it was

the body of a Dr, Dr J. Irving Bentley.

When the police arrived and have seen

the scene, the only thing left from Dr.

was his leg. Everything around him was

okay; the fire of his body didn’t go on

anywhere else. Some theories say that it

can be also static electricity inside of the

body from an external geomagnetic

force.

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Though of the day

Hello lovely readers! In this article, you’ll find inspiring quotes for you to read

throughout the week and hopefully will relate to you.

Monday. ‘’If you cannot do great

things, do small things in a great way’’ -

Napoleon Hill

As you read this quote, I want you

to know that everything that you achieve

matters. Do everything with love.

Tuesday ‘I may not be there yet, but I

am closer than I was yesterday’’ - José

N. Harris

Today, I want you to have faith

in yourself and to never give up on

something you truly believe in.

Wednesday’ We all make mistakes.

It’s how we come-back from the

mistakes that matters’’ – Unknown

As human beings we’re not

perfect. Our mistakes should not define

us. We should actually learn from them

and try to be a better person.

Thursday ‘’You may not end up

where you thought you’d be, but you

always end up where you’re meant to

be’’ – Unknown

Have trust in yourself and also in

life. Remind yourself that it’s always for

something better. Life is full of pleasant

surprises.

Friday ‘’At any given moment you

have the power to say: This is not how

the story is going to end’’ - Christine

Mason Miller

As the weekend comes, I want

you to take a look at your life and take a

stand. You are the only person that is

allowed to decide what’s best for you

and what’s not. Look forward to what’s

next.

Saturday ‘’If the whole world was

blind, how many people would you

impress’’ - Boonaa Mohammed

Always do your best so people

can remember you as an amazing human

being. What matters is how you make

people feel. What matters is the change

you will bring to the world

Sunday ‘’ ake the rest of your life,

the best of your life’’

So as the week is heading off, I

want you to know that whatever have

happened in the past belongs to the past.

You cannot change it, but you surely can

change your future and make the rest of

you life, the best of it!

Thank you all of you for reading my quotes, hope you enjoyed every word of it.

On a final note: Be positive, be thankful, love hard, look forward, do your best, but most

of all, be yourself.

Word of the day


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By Valérie Labrecque

Tiguidou/Diguidou (adverb)

eans ‘’fine’’, ‘’okay’’.

Example : Everything is ‘’tiguidou’’.

Use: This term is mostly heard with a ‘’T’’ than with a ‘’D’’ in Quebec slang. It is part of

the colloquial language of the province of Quebec, and is used in any kind of situation to

express positivity. In English, it would be similar as ‘’fine’’, ‘’good’’ or even ‘’perfect’’. In

this last case, it would take place in an ending conversation, sometimes as a salutation,

when an agreement is made between two or more persons.

Origins:

Following its etymology, the term ‘’tiguidou’’ would come from English, as it includes

‘’jig’’ (‘’guige’’) and the verb to ‘’do’’. The origins are still mysterious, but some say that

it would come from the Scottish term ‘’tickety-boo’’, taken from a song saying to ‘’go

slowly, but surely’’. Some others think it comes from ‘’tickeebabu’’ which means ‘’All

right, Sergeant’’ in Hindu, in which its definition is more related.

Quote:

‘’À nous le ciel, les câbles, la tyrolienne, la corde de Tarzan, diguidou laïlaï!’’

-Unknown

Translation :

We own the sky, the cables, the zip line, the Tarzan’s rope, ‘’diguidoulaïlaï’!


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STARS OF QUEBEC

THE QUIZ

1. Which singer comes from Charlemagne, Quebec and has

spectacular shows in Las Vegas?

a) AvrilLavigne b) Simple Plan

c) Celine Dion d) Lady Gaga

2. Which Quebec actress play in the popular American TV series ‘’Pan Am’’ and played in many American movies?

a) Sylvie Moreau b) Anne Dorval

c) Marilou Wolfe d) KarineVanasse

3. Garou, a singer from the province of Quebec, is a judge for which TV show in France?

a) Les chansons d’abord b) La voix

c) StarAcademy d) Chanson boom!

4. Which singer wrote ‘’Gens du pays’’, a song sung on birthdays in Quebec?

a) Gilles Vigneault b) Félix Leclerc

c) Jean-Pierre Ferland d) Charles Aznavour

5. Which couple is formed by the 2 main characters of the past TV

series called ’Le coeur a ses raisons’’?

a) Marc Labrèche et Pascale Bussières b) Pierre Brassard et Anne Dorval

c) Pierre Brassard et Pascale Bussière d) Marc Labrèche et Anne Dorval


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6. Which influent person was the first citizen of Quebec to participate to a touristic flight in space?

a) Julie Payette b) Louis Garneau c) Guy Laliberté

d) Marc Garneau

7. Who won the first edition of ‘’Star Académie’’ in Quebec in 2003?

a) Marie-ÉlaineThibert b) Wilfred Le Bouthillier

c) Corneliu Montano d) Annie Villeneuve

8. Which character Claude Legault played in the movie and TV serie ‘’Dansune galaxy près de chez vous’’?

a) Brad Spitfire b) Bob Dieudonné-Marcelin

c) Flavien Bouchard d) Charles Patenaude

9. Which TV show has Charles Lafortune not hosted?

a) L’union fait la force b) La classe de 5e c) L’école des fans

d) Le cercle

10. Which band doesn’t come from Quebec?

a) Arcade Fire

b) Simple Plan c) Alexisonfire d) The New Cities

ANSWERS ON PAGE

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Scorpio '''OCTOBER 24 NOVEMBER 22'''

A lot of joy is forecasted for you in the next few days. Much of it __ will come from spending

time with friends, family and the kind __of people who accept you for who and what you really are.

JEAN-MICHEL ANCTILLOVE 9 AFFAIRS 6 HEALTH 8

'''''''''''NOVEMBER 22''''''''''

Sagittarius NOVEMBER 23 DECEMBER 20'

A lot of tension at home. They

are rarely serious, but they affect

you. Try to take some distance.

At work, some things are more

complicated than others. It's

essential to keep your goals in

mind. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 5

Aries '''''''''''''MARCH 21 APRIL 20''''''''''''

You are patient and it helps. At

work, everything demands more

time and efforts than usual.

Family and friends are present.

However, give time to your

couple because wonderful

moments await you. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 7

Leo ''''''''''''JULY 24 AUGUST 23''''''''''

You put a lot of energy on your

relationship. Try to please a

loved one and the evenings

could be magical. Concerning

your career, your results are

excellent: take advantage of it to

make your requests. LOVE 9 A AIR EALT 5

Capricorn '''DECEMBER 21 JANUARY 20'''

You feel romantic and this is

good because there is a lot of

love in the air. At work,

everything works in slow

motion, take the opportunity to

get ahead. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 8

Taurus ''''''''''''''''APRIL 21 MAY 20''''''''''.''''

You have a great energy, believe

in your capacities. 'It's time'.to

talk about your projects and

ideas. In relationship, there are

some difficulties, try to keep

smiling. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 8

Virgo '''AUGUST 24 SEPTEMBER 23'''

At work and in your

relationships, the atmosphere is

sometimes heavy. Focus on the

things you have in common with

other people rather than the

things that keep you apart. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 5

Aquarius '''JANUARY 21 FEBRUARY 19'''

You have a huge heart: relatives

and friends know. In love,

beautiful moments await you.

For lonely souls, they will turn

heads. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 9

Gemini ''''''.'''''''''MAY 21 JUNE 21'''''''''''''''''

Challenges and projects await

you. During discussions or

negotiations, you will be very

convincing. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 6

Libra 'SEPTEMBER 24 OCTOBER 23'

You might feel as though your

head is in the clouds today. Try

to relax and have fun in your

hectic day. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 9

Pisces ''''''FEBRUARY 20 MARCH 20''''''

Try not to take anything too

seriously today. It’s quite likely

that a friend or a family member

will try to mislead you. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 9

Cancer '''''''''''''.''''JUNE 22 JULY 23'''''''''''.''''

A good new incites you to

celebrate. Ask to yours friends

to join you. In your relationship,

all is going well. LOVE A AIR HEALTH 5

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Obituaries

CHAN, Jackie (陳港生;)1954-2013

It is with great regrets that the Chan family announces the death of the great Mr. Jackie Chan. He leaves behind his beloved wife Lin Feng-jiao(aka Joan Lin) and their son Jaycee Chan. He passed away on the morning of Wednesday October 16 at St. Barnabas Hospital in New-York, losing his battle against the Kikuchi disease. He will be remembered as one of the greats stuntman to ever live and as a proud Taiwanese. A funeral mass will take place at Michael J. Higgins center on 321 South main street, Brooklyn, on October 20th. A Chinese buffet will be served at 4 p.m. There will be small sausages at the requests of every body.

White, Walter (1961-2013)

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Mr. Walter White, also known as “Heisenberg”. He left us on a Sunday after a long battler against lung cancer. He was known as one who built one of the biggest meth empires of all time, as a great chemistry teacher and as a wonderful husband and father. He leaves a big hole in the crime and teaching community’s. Father of Walter “Flynn” Junior and Holly White he also leaves his wife Skylar Lambert. A private memorial will be held in his hometown of Albuquerque, on October 21th. He will be deeply missed.


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DeMarco, Denis (1940-2013)

The large soul that was stocked in the really small body on Denis DeMarco left this earth on October 16th. The sadness he leaves behind is way bigger than his actual size (3feet 7 inches). Husband of beloved wife Suzanna Stevenson he leaves to mourn his only child, Marco and his whole hometown where he was known as “The really small man who laughs at his own jokes”. The family will receive condolences on Sunday, October 20th. Really small chairs and tables will be available.


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