Author: Maria Gill

Do you know the new national sport for the people of Quebec? Look for discrepancies in the instructions we must follow. Like: You can buy a magazine at Maison de la Presse, but not a book at a bookstore. You can walk your dog after 8 PM, but you cannot run. Listen to Richard Martineau’s comment on QUB Radio: Futile game Every time you find a gender conflict, you post it on social media and win dozens of new friends and thousands of likes. The good thing about this new hobby is that anyone can practice it. Because even the…

A report by the Public Service Commission (PSC) released Thursday showed that visible minorities, indigenous people, and people with disabilities still face obstacles working in the Canadian government. They are relatively less likely to be hired than to apply. For example, 30.4% of public service candidates were members of apparent minorities, according to the Hiring Equity Audit Report. However, they only represented 24.7% of appointments. This decrease was especially noticeable for black people, whose percentage decreased from 10.3% to 6.6% between the beginning and the end of the selection process. To reach their conclusions, the report’s authors compiled information from…

In the Balkans, disinformation has always been the honey of distrust in governments and institutions marred by corruption and lack of transparency.In Serbia, to find False newsJust open a tabloid that regularly predicts an imminent war. International conspiracy theories abound by enemies near and far in a region where politicians have mastered the art of distracting attention from the economic problems that have been chasing them since the wars of the 1990s.Zoran Radovanovic, a retired professor of epidemiology at the University of Belgrade, said that anti-vaccine theories spread “easily where confidence in authority is weak.” “In the Balkans, after 30…

Retirees at the Quebec White Paper Mill failed in their last attempt to recoup lost sums after renegotiating their pension plan with Unifor that represented them. The final appeal by the group of retirees who filed a lawsuit against the union that defended them was not upheld by the Canadian Supreme Court Thursday morning. “It’s a huge disappointment,” admits Jill Bidard, who headed the group of retired employees de White Birch. In 2010, White Birch filed for protection under the Creditor Arrangement Act. A few months later, an agreement was reached in court to keep the factory open, on the…

January 28, 2021 B2B Quotes starts a major recruitment campaign in response to the company’s strong growth. Matteo Plant, co-founder and CEO of B2B Quotes, said the rapid digital transformation by companies, due to the global pandemic, has played an undeniable role in accelerating our recruitment needs. “The simplicity and effectiveness of our solutions allow companies of all types to adapt their web and marketing practices quickly and effectively to ensure lasting success in these times of change.” B2B Quotes plans to recruit 32 new jobs in 2021. These will be divided between the product, marketing, account management and sales…

Chronicle – In 1959, Percy Snow gave a forgotten lecture on the opposition of the two cultures, Literary and Scientific. This echoes strangely in our time of the primacy of hygiene. Dictatorship of Health. Ego quarrels between doctors. Domineering numbers. Over the past year, these expressions have become familiar to us. Partially excessive, but it also corresponds to our reality. Science has taken charge for better and for worse. Politicians hide behind it to legitimize the freedom-killing restrictions they impose on the population. There are now 66 million epidemiologists in France; He represented the coaches of the French national team…

MONTREAL – There will be no coaches in Orléans serving Gaspeazzi and central Quebec starting February 7, until further notice. Orleans owner Keolis Canada announced Wednesday that the pandemic is forcing him to drastically cut back its services until conditions improve. “The financial situation of the company today is critical. If we wanted to ensure the sustainability of the Orléans Express and ensure the existence of the Orléans Express when we came out of the pandemic, we had to make decisions right away,” explained Keolis Canada CEO and CEO Pierre Paul Farand, in an interview with The Canadian Press. Consequently,…

Enthusiasm for vaccination is not dampened among people over the age of 75 who account for 12.5% ​​of the population of the Maritime Alps. Kan has had to reorganize its services, and set a standard for vaccination so that she can answer calls.Up to 800 a dayDemand is strong but deliveries have fallen so steeply each week that Deputy General Manager Dr Dominique Oud Lasse had to close one of the two large open centers (Palais des Victoires) and combine the entire system at the Palais des Festivals. “We went from 500 vaccinations a day, possible to 110 today.” And…

Both Eastern Quebec and Gaspé became increasingly isolated with new service cuts for Aurelian coaches. There will be no Aurelian coaches at Gaspisi and Bass Saint Laurent, with the exception of Rimouski, starting February 7th, until further notice. Keolis Canada announced on Wednesday that the pandemic is forcing it to scale back its services until conditions improve. Air Canada had already suspended its regional line to Gaspé and the train was not running as well. The hostage population Virus or not, the mayor of Gaspe considers this situation unacceptable. “There are 80,000 of us in Gaspé, and at the moment,…

The “House of Knowledge” is like a collection of stories. Beautiful stories that tell the living in all its freshness. But also, in all its complexities. Arch to marvel at the world’s treasures. In this 10th episode, let’s just move on to our parks and forests. And this little rodent that climbs trees: the squirrel.You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Five strange and amazing animals Some animals are so strange that they are hard to believe. They are surprised by their looks, skills, or ironies. Futura has put together the top 5 of these strange animal worlds for you…