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Martin Patriquin

Montreal

Quebec Correspondent at The Logic

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  • 3 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Martin Patriquin

    MONTREAL — The Quebec government doesn’t intend to appeal a Superior Court ruling that struck down its attempt to increase school fees and mandate intensive French language training at McGill and Concordia universities, sources with direct knowledge of the decision have told The Logic. Quebec’s attorney general recently informed McGill and Concordia that the government didn’t intend to appeal, according to the sources.

  • 3 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Martin Patriquin

    The investment arm of the Quebec government saw a 0.3 per cent return in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with profits totalling $13.3 million—down from 2.6 per cent last year and well below the $194 million predicted in the last provincial budget. (The Logic, Le Journal de Montréal)Talking point: Two notable big investments helped drag down Investissement Québec’s results. It invested more than $100 million in Lightspeed in 2022.

  • 3 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Martin Patriquin

    MONTREAL — In a decision published nearly 30 years ago, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission excoriated R.J. Reynolds for purposefully peddling an addictive and dangerous product—namely, tobacco—to children, in the interests of profit. In 1987, the company introduced ads featuring Joe Camel, a leather-jacketed man-camel with a cigarette dangling from his maw, specifically to attract younger people to its product.

  • 3 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Martin Patriquin

    Bromberg, who has served as Northrop Grumman’s vice-president of global operations since 2022, will take the top job at the Montreal-based aerospace training company in August. The company also appointed former Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu as chairman of the board and former Hydro-Québec CEO Sophie Brochu as independent director. (The Logic)Talking point: Bromberg takes over from Marc Parent, who has led the company since 2009 but announced his decision to step down in November.

  • 4 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Martin Patriquin

    Premier François Legault said the province is looking to Ottawa to pay for a new power line connecting the province to Hydro-Québec’s generating station in Newfoundland and Labrador. In return, Quebec is open to the idea of an east-west pipeline through its borders—though acceptance will depend on the route, and whether it carries oil or natural gas.

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