Malouf Presser de Perlycroix Les troubles continuent sur la rue Angie and Sarko save the Euro! Le printemps arabe Saint-Denis. Qui y mettra fin? Page 3 Page 12 Page 10 Ensemble et libres Together and free 15BEATING DECEMBRE 2011 • VOL. 4, NO 6 THE BILINGUAL JOURNAL OF REFLECTION, OPINION AND THE ARTS • LEPAYETTE JOURNAL BILINGUE DE RÉFLEXION, D’OPINIONS ET DES ARTS WWW.THEMETROPOLITAIN.CA Minister assures protection for non-francophone media P.A. Sévigny [email protected] uring an official government consultation which took place in the Théatre Rouge located in DMontreal's Conservatoire D'Art Dramatique, Quebec's Minister of Culture and Communications stated that there would be "no mandatory French language tests," for Quebec's ethnic and Anglophone media. Ministre Christine St-Pierre is presently leading a province-wide consultation which is examining assorted issues related to Quebec's media following the release of what has come to be known as the Payette Report. Payette: A community protected, Her assurance came in response to concerns voiced by Suburban publisher Michael Sochaczevski and Editor Beryl Wajsman, also publisher of The Métropolitain, in a battle won but the campaign their presentation. "We have no intention of imposing French language tests on the province's English or ethnic media, or affecting any of its rights and viability, and I would ask you to disseminate that message." she said. continues "We do, however, want to improve the French used in Quebec's French-speaking media," she added. One of the most important was the written a letter in support of our position Some 10 minutes into the presentation by Beryl Wajsman Payette recommendation that all accredited which was presented to the Commission. Sochaczevski and Wajsman, who were not only Editeur et Rédacteur en chef journalists do a “formation” in the French We obtained a vital commitment that representing The Suburban and The Métropolitain but [email protected] language every year. Payette drew no protectsl Anglophone and ethnic media on also the 31-member Quebec Community Newspaper distinction between francophone and non- this island which is more than fifty per cent Association (QCNA), and were carrying a letter of e have to give credit where francophone journalists. This would have non-francophone. But other issues were support from the Quebec Community Groups Network credit is due. When The posed a threat to all non-francophone presented, noted, but remain unresolved. (QCGN), the minister understood that there was substan- WSuburban’s publisher Michael media. First among them is the illegitimacy of tial opposition to the Payette Report and its assorted Sochaczevski and I testified in front of After some heated exchanges, the the state taking any hand in determining proposals. Culture Minister Christine St-Pierre, and Minister finally clearly and candidly gave who is a journalist. It would put Quebec in Following a brief yet inspired defense of every her commissioners, hearing testimony on assurance that nothing in Payette relating to the company of Cuba, Zimbabwe, North Canadian citizen's rights and freedoms among which the Payette Report that seeks to institute language would touch the non-francophone Korea, India and China. The press, since the Wajsman included "the citizen's inalienable right to a free journalistic accreditation creating two media and that she, and the government, French revolution, has been the fourth estate battleground of ideas unfettered by the heavy hand of the classes of writers, we came with a long list were committed to its growth and viability. of government. For politicians to allow state" as the backbone of a strong democracy, it took of concerns. Not only those of The And she asked that we disseminate the bureaucrats to determine who is “accred- Wajsman only a few minutes to follow up with a Suburban and The Métropolitain but also message. She should be thanked for her ited”, is the same as allowing them to convincing argument as to why the government had no those of the 31 member Quebec forthrightness. This particular issue was determine who may stand for public office. business using its powerful bureaucracyEnsemble to police what is Community et Newspaper libres Association whom also of grave concern to theTogether Quebec A free society cannotand have twofree levels of we represented. Community Groups Network who had Continued on page 6 Continued on page 6 17 SEPTEMBRE 2013 • VOL. VI, NO II THE BILINGUAL JOURNAL OF REFLECTION, OPINION AND THE ARTS • LE JOURNAL BILINGUE DE RÉFLEXION, OPINIONS ET LES ARTS WWW.THEMETROPOLITAIN.CA Édition spéciale Special Edition e th MALOUF: LES SOI-DISANT PROGRESSISTES P. 6 PHILBIN: IS DEBT THE NEW SLAVERY? P. 14 Malouf Delmar Geloso Grey Radio-Canada Malouf RANCOURT PRESSER DR. LAURIE BETITO Le discours du PQ: WHO’S AFRAID OF Designer vaginas Page 21 La Patrie The Global Village L’ économie Society Arts & Style Des changements, oui ! “I was Il ne faut pas exagérer la nous a menti Thérapie pour les mensonges et idées On Quebec and | THE BIG BAD DEBT? SEVIGNY L'avenir contre le tribalisme When good intellects get it wrong Hong Kong et le Québec Griffintown: Hold-off on the requiems The Len of Cooking traumatisés de 1759 dépassées Page 3 5molested!” ANNIVERSAIRE« flat tax » 5 ANNIVERSARY David Simard explique pourquoi les Québécois David Solway reflects on the often bizarre Vincent Geloso montre comment l'exemple Dan Delmar profiles a neighbourhood struggling Montreal chef and food writer Nancy Hinton Mais lesquels ? The deficit striptease SAQ knocks serveuses sexy Page 14 Page 8 Page 8 identity Page 21 Page 3 Page 6 Page 12 Page 7 devraient enfin renouer avec le "Notre Maître l'Avenir" political musings that find their way into the mouths de Hong Kong pourrait inspirer le dynamisme to maintain its history and character in the face discovers unexpected wisdom for d'Adélard Godbout p. 10 of academically brilliant individuals, including recent de l'économie québécoise p. 16 of City Hall legacy egos and the developers’ client-fatigued kitchen creatives in the stands proposing moderate reactions to wrecking ball music of Leonard Cohen Ensemble et libres Together and free p. 18 p. 20 Ensemble et libres Together and free Ensemble et libres Together and free islamo-fascism p. 11 Ensemble et libres Together and free 06 AOÛT 2009 • VOL. 2, NO 13 THE BILINGUAL JOURNAL OF REFLECTION, OPINION AND THE ARTS • LE JOURNAL BILINGUE DE RÉFLEXION, OPINIONS ET LES ARTS WWW.THEMETROPOLITAIN.CA 26 FEBRUARY 2009 • VOL. 2, NO 6 THE BILINGUAL JOURNAL OF REFLECTION, OPINION AND THE ARTS • LE JOURNAL BILINGUE DE RÉFLEXION, OPINIONS ET LES ARTS WWW.THEMETROPOLITAIN.CA 27 NOVEMBER 2008 • VOL. 2, NO 2 THE BILINGUAL JOURNAL OF REFLECTION, OPINION AND THE ARTS • LE JOURNAL BILINGUE DE RÉFLEXION, OPINIONS ET LES ARTS WWW.THEMETROPOLITAIN.CA 15 MAI 2008 • VOL. I, No 2 THE BILINGUAL JOURNAL OF REFLECTION, OPINION AND THE ARTS • LE JOURNAL BILINGUE DE RÉFLEXION, IDÉES ET CULTURE WWW.THEMETROPOLITAIN.CA Beryl Wajsman Editor & Publisher A FREER, FAIRER, RICHER Global Antisemitism: Beryl Wajsman Editor & Publisher Louise Harel [email protected] JFK remembered [email protected] Liban : and the art of Assault on Human Rights World Parliamentary Alliance To rouse the Requiem pour une MONTRÉAL against Anti-Semitism meets in London world from fear Souveraineté perdue Il n’a pas fallu plus de quelques newspeak ver 100 parliamentarians from 35 different countries ALAIN-MICHEL AYACHE jours que le Hezbollah, la milice PLUS LIBRE, PLUS JUSTE, PLUS RICHE gathered in in London from February 15-17th for “I hear it said that West Berlin is militarily untenable — chiite Amal aidée par les miliciens the founding conference of the International and so was Bastogne, and so, in fact, was Stalingrad. Any O danger spot is tenable if men — brave men — pro-syrien du Parti social nationaliste Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism (ICCA) FREER will make it so.” syrien (PSNS)—qui ne reconnaît pas Il vient un temps dans les affaires entre gouvernants et Alan Hustak hosted by the UK Inter-parliamentary Coalition for ~ President John F. Kennedy l’indépendance et la souveraineté du l’été 2006 face aux forces Beryl Wajsman Editor & Publisher gouvernés où chaque action de l’administration publique Combating Anti-Semitism and the Foreign & Liban et le considère comme partie israéliennes. Ce réseau représente en [email protected] aturday was the 45th anniversary of the assassina- aiguise la méfiance du peuple et où le défaut d’agir suscite sa Commonwealth Office. intégrante de la Syrie—contrôlent fait pour le Hezbollah un nerf de [email protected] The Founding co-chair of the conference, Mount-Royal tion of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. That les rues de Beyrouth ouest mettant guerre assez crucial et lui garantit colère. C’est là où nous en sommes rendus à Montréal. Tout hen Louise Harel was still Quebec’s minister of Liberal MP Irwin Cotler, said that this “would be the first Stragedy haunts us still. In many ways and at all ainsi un terme à la souveraineté une certaine sécurité de transmission e must not be satisfied. We must not be satisfied contrat social entre les citoyens et l’État demande une certaine municipal affairs, and promoting the borough ever international gathering of Parliamentarians to come times. The writer Mary McGrory said on that day that we libanaise, du moins sur cette partie de ses informations tant au niveau because not one of the candidates for the mayoralty cession par le peuple de sa liberté et de son trésor. Rien de system for Montreal, she envisioned the boroughs shall never smile again. Daniel Patrick Moynihan W together to share their experience, expertise and, in particu- de la capitale.