Articles by Benoit Renaud
-
Apr 26, 2017: French election: new political landscape built on old foundationsOn April 23, 47 million citizens of the French republic had the opportunity to cast a ballot for one of...
-
May 18, 2015: Le moment PKP ou la preuve par l’absurdeLe 15 mai 2015, les membres du Parti québécois ont non seulement choisi un patron comme chef, ils ont choisi...
-
May 09, 2015: May Day in Gatineau: a step towards confrontation?The May Day demonstration in Gatineau, with about 2000 participants, was the largest demonstration of any kind to hit the...
-
Feb 24, 2015: De quoi l’intégrisme est-il le nom?Dans les débats récents à l’Assemblée nationale et dans les médias québécois, on a beaucoup usé du terme « intégrisme ».
-
Jan 17, 2014: The new PQ, Islamophobia and the reshaping of Québec politicsWhat we now refer to as bill 60 or the Charter of secularism (formerly Charter of values) is no ordinary...
-
Jun 21, 2013: The Marois government, identity secularism and 'Quebec values'Bernard Drainville, the Minister of Democratic Institutions in the Parti québécois (PQ) government, announced May 22 that the Charte de...
-
Feb 25, 2013: “Being” sovereigntist: the decomposition of the Parti QuébécoisLast September, the Parti Québécois (PQ), after nine years of a despised Liberal regime under Jean Charest and several months...
-
Nov 30, 2012: Radical Independence Conference: another Scotland is possibleOn November 24, in Glasgow, 800 progressive activists from across Scotland came together under the slogan « Another Scotland is possible » in...
-
Oct 05, 2012: Inside the Quebec election, a view from the leftBenoit Renaud is a member of the National Coordinating Committee of Québec solidaire, and its candidate in the riding of Chapleau.
-
Jul 23, 2012: Batman Is RomneyThe latest installment of Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy makes one last desperate effort to make us care for a brooding...