
Jesse Feith
Reporter at Montreal Gazette
Reporter, @mtlgazette | Reach out: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
montrealgazette.com | Jesse Feith
Provincial and municipal politicians, well-known advocates and other public figures are all running in this year’s federal election, looking to translate past success into a seat in the House of Commons. With the official list released on April 9, several notable candidates are now confirmed in Quebec, with each party hoping their name recognition or prior experience can factor into the race. Here is a brief overview of some of the key candidates parties are counting on in the province.
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3 weeks ago |
montrealgazette.com | Jesse Feith
Quebec professors are concerned by federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s promise to target “woke ideology” in university research, describing it as a direct threat to academic freedom that echoes recent actions taken in the United States. Poilievre unveiled his Quebec platform while campaigning in the province last week. Included in the document was a pledge to “end the imposition of woke ideology” in the federal civil service and federal funding for university research.
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4 weeks ago |
montrealgazette.com | Jesse Feith
A Conservative government would respect Quebec’s autonomy, protect the French language and reduce the number of non-permanent residents in the province by half, the party’s Quebec platform says. Outlining the platform during a rally in the Quebec City area Wednesday night, leader Pierre Poilievre pledged to adopt “responsible federalism” while defending Quebec’s culture and interests.
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1 month ago |
standard-freeholder.com | Jesse Feith
On-off-paused tariffs already impacting merchants in this northern New York community that have come to rely on Canadian visitors to support their bottom line. Author of the article: Jesse Feith, Montreal Gazette, Postmedia Staff Published Mar 11, 2025 • 4 minute readA lone shopper walks the nearly empty halls of the Champlain Center mall in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
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1 month ago |
montrealgazette.com | Jesse Feith
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Rebecca Van Valkenburg has always had Quebec customers regularly crossing the border to visit the sprawling antique store she manages in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Yet despite holding its annual sale last weekend, Van Valkenburg hasn’t seen many of them as of late. She’s concerned the trend could continue into the summer, when the border community — and the antique shop — usually experiences a large influx of Quebec tourists.
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A Montreal police officer has been charged with assault after allegedly fracturing an Indigenous man’s skull outside a homeless shelter. “I didn’t expect the cop to push me. I got blacked out and ended up in the hospital.” https://t.co/CorxxEKgMG

Montreal police officer charged with assaulting unhoused Indigenous man https://t.co/CorxxEKgMG via @mtlgazette