Author: Maria Gill

Quebec should be inspired by the very “cautious” disassembly plan presented by the federal public health Friday, and many experts who also consider the US approach are not the ideal to follow. One thing is for sure, it is not tomorrow, the day before, that Quebecers can congregate in stadiums or crowded restaurants, as is the case in Florida and Texas. According to recent recommendations from Public Health Canada, provinces should only allow indoor gatherings in the fall, if at least 75% of Canadians receive the two doses. Epidemiologist Grace Moshouf insists on the fact that more than a third…

More than a hundred people demonstrated on Saturday afternoon in downtown Montreal to denounce the slow processing of permanent residence applications from foreign workers residing in Quebec, a situation that puts many of them in a precarious situation, as well as the breakdown of families. The event, organized by several community groups, took place in front of the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) offices starting at 2 p.m. Several protesters held up posters denouncing the processing time, which often amounts to more than two years, to obtain permanent residency in Quebec. Irma Silva Herrera, who met in front of…

A creative pandemicLet’s talk about his series. The exhibition called Natural Engineering, which is presented until September 5, contains three, including one that would not have seen the light of day had it not been for the epidemic, because the exhibition was planned in the fall of 2020, before being postponed in the winter of 2021 and finally. in spring.”I’m almost happy with the delays, because I haven’t shown them to anyone yet,” he said, referring to the four panels on the pillars, facing the interior of the room, and grouped together in the Jumper series. , On the part…

The fate of Matthew Juncas, who allegedly bought the data that could have come from the theft in Desjardins, is now in the hands of the disciplinary committee of the Organisme d’autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ). The complaining party questioned the credibility of the accused’s testimony. His lawyer said, “Both investigations were unsuccessful.” Also read: Data theft suspect: Wanted agents coming exclusively from Desjardins Also read: Data theft in Desjardins: Broker bought between “150,000 and 200,000 names” On Friday, the committee took up the case under supervision after hearing each party’s arguments. The Quebec broker is the target…

According to Laure Turcati, Coordinator Lichens GO!It is possible to find a happy mediator: “We have to find a place to place the cursor between a simple and fun protocol, but its data will not be very quantitative, and a sharp and possibly inappropriate protocol, but its results can be exploited.” She explained that she was last week at the eighty-eighth conference of Acfas . Lichens GO! It is a French program that studies lichens that grow on trees in cities. “Volunteers can participate in all stages of the research if they wish,” from problem formulation to interpretation of results,…

Economists doubt that tax revenues will reach $ 16 million Posted May 15, 2021 at 8:00 am. Vincent Brosso BeaulieuJournalism The latest economic impact study produced by the Canadian Grand Prix of Formula 1 and its partners shows that the tax revenue it generates doubles from $ 8.1 million to $ 16 million annually. This large increase raises doubts among the four economists consulted Journalism. The tax revenue generated by the Grand Prix has grown twice as fast as the economic fallout, which is unusual in this type of study. Economists do not understand how tax revenue was able to…

For swimmers at Le Lavandou, this first beach of the year was the go-to new routine. To be tested for Covid-19 using a self-test before going to sit on the towel. Pendant une bonne partie de la journée d’hier, des membres de la Croix-Rouge, missionnés par l’Agence régionale de santé, ont offert des kits de 5 autotests aux curieux venus s’approcher du stand installé devant la plage de Saint- Clear. In total, at least 100 boxes were sold. A process to try to include this test in the customs of the French. Slides, towel, swimsuit and self-test “We try to…

Public departments and agencies, such as Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), have been asked to preemptively shut down their digital services, after a cyber attack affected the La Place 0-5 platform earlier this year. Conseil du trésor explained in a press release on Friday that “as a precaution, all ministries and public agencies that use systems similar to the one in question have been asked to close immediate access to their digital services if they contain data deemed sensitive.” The Government Cyber ​​Defense Center (CGCD) and the Government Cyber ​​Defense Network are now responsible for the case related…

Public Health Canada unveiled its “life after vaccination” criteria Friday: if the threshold of 75% of Canadians vaccinated with two doses is reached in the fall, indoor gatherings can resume and college and university students return on a large scale. Also read: 84,000 Quebecers have downloaded their digital vaccine guide This is an “ambitious” goal from the viewpoint of the Chief Public Health Officer, Dr.Return Teresa Tam. But in her opinion, it is better to aim big in the hope that a “return to normal life” will take place before the end of the year so that it does not…

(Ottawa) The president of Canada’s largest private sector association suggested that Parliament should raise the federal minimum hourly wage to $ 15 and give the mandate to determine future increases to an independent commission. Posted May 14, 2021 at 4:45 PM. Jordan PressThe Canadian Press In the opinion of Unifor Chairman Jerry Dias, this independent commission could bring together the key actors affected by the fluctuation of the minimum wage to monitor its true impact and distance itself from the influence of political discourse. Jerry Dias made the comments Friday morning before a Senate committee tasked with analyzing some of…