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Education Minister Michelle Courchesne announced on Thursday that next week she will commence negotiations with the tuition strike students

According to the Gazette Courchesne is concerned about the re-occurring mass arrests during protests and the well being of the students.

She has also stated that she remains in contact with student associations and that together they will reach an official decision.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest will have Chief of staff Luc Bastien replaced on Monday morning.

Charest has insisted that his decision to replace Bastien has no relation to the student strike.

Posted by Danny A on May 24, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

Former Montreal City Hall chairman Frank Zampino was arrested in his own home on Thursday morning.

According to CTV News nine people in total who were accused of corruption were taken into custody that day.

Three of these people were former members of mayor Gerald Tremblay`s inner circle.

They were involved in a fraud scheme connected to a public contract which was worth somewhere over $300 million.

Mayor Tremblay is shocked and outraged by this incident and has stated that people will lose trust in municipal officials because of this.

Posted by Danny A on May 17, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

Parliament Hill witnessed an immense crowd of anti-abortionists who cried out that they expected more from Stephen Harper.

According to the Globe and Mail, Harper broke his promise to pass the anti-abortion bill to the House of Commons.

Christian voters regard Harper`s failure to pass the anti-abortion law as unchristian because he has little regard for human life.

They also feel that as a conservative leader he must enforce this law in order for people to take him seriously.

Posted by Danny A on May 10, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

Opposition MP`s strongly objected to the government`s decision to decrease jobs at the Department of National Defence.

According to CTV News NDP MP Jack Harris stated that this decision indicates the government`s lack of empathy towards their soldiers.

He also stated that the job decrease will make it more difficult for the soldiers to receive mental health treatment.

Defence Minister Peter Mackay argued that Canada has more mental health professionals for soldiers compared to other Nato...

Posted by Danny A on May 3, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

Ottawa Senators faced elimination from the NHL playoffs on Thursday night when they lost game seven to the New York Rangers.

According to CBC News this was the Rangers first game seven victory in New York since winning the Stanley Cup in 1994.

The Rangers have Defencemen Mark Staal and Dan Girardi to thank for the goals they scored which lead their team to victory.

Their 2-1 victory against the...

Posted by Danny A on April 26, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.