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Is the Environment Being Pushed to the Back Burner in 2025?It was 2019, on a mild autumn day: under the September sun, in a surge of hope and anger, 500,000 people from all walks of life took to the streets of Montreal to urge governments and political decision-makers to act in proportion to the climate disruptions our planet is facing. Since then, extreme weather events…Read article
Trump’s Inauguration: The Billionaires’ DanceThe inauguration of Donald Trump’s second term put on a spectacle heavy with symbolism in many respects. Jeff Bezos, the founder and principal shareholder of Amazon, was seated directly behind Vice President JD Vance. Shou Zi Chew of TikTok, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Elon Musk of Tesla and recent owner of X (Twitter), Sundar Pichai…Read article
Capturing the Perfect Moment: Legault Succeeds in FranceAfter the Olympic Games and his government’s setbacks, this was certainly another moment of the year when the eyes of the world turned to France: the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris on December 7. While Quebecers have a particular attachment to their religious built heritage, that’s not what captured attention here. Three seemingly simple photos…Read article
Parliamentary Report: Key Takeaways from the Fall SessionRead article
Trump Back in the White House: A Period of Uncertainty Ahead for Canada?The U.S. presidential campaign that just ended was anything but orthodox. From Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race in July to make way for his vice-president Kamala Harris, to Donald Trump’s surreal claims accusing Haitian migrants of eating cats and dogs, the twists and turns were plentiful. Then, in a dramatic finale, Donald Trump won…Read article
What to Expect for the Fall 2024 Parliamentary Session?With the return of the parliamentary session, our team has put together a summary of what lies ahead in the coming weeks. The political news is off to a running start with the departure of super-minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, which will trigger a by-election in Terrebonne over the next six months. At the federal level, the…Read article
What Happens in Government During the Summer?As soon as the heat arrives, the news cycle quiets down, summer programming takes over from the usual commentators, and we collectively ponder existential questions like: is August the new July? What about government? Yes, ministers take vacations, and so does their staff, but the government machine as a whole never takes a break. When…Read article- Winter 2024 Session Review: What Caught Our AttentionImmigration, the housing crisis, the deficit, the energy future: the political news of spring 2024 was full of controversy and rich in debate. The strategy adopted by the Coalition Avenir Québec following its spectacular drop in the polls last fall paid off and brought the party back to 25% in voting intentions over the past…Read article
- Session Recap: What Caught Our AttentionPublic sector worker strikes, inflation, housing crisis and media crisis: the fall 2023 political news cycle was rife with controversy and heated debate. While the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) sat atop the polls just a year ago, fall 2023 became a series of political decisions that plunged the CAQ government into embarrassment, leaving room for…Read article
Jean-Talon By-Election: Who Has the Edge?If recent polls are to be believed, Monday’s by-election victory in Jean-Talon will be a close call. By stepping down from her position at the end of last July, former MNA Joëlle Boutin inadvertently opened the door to new possibilities. So who stands a chance? Catapulte offers a brief profile of the main-party candidates in…Read article