NEWS & VIEWS Our precursor to the Academy Awards: The Suburbies on Facebook. Best Writing: Let’s Be Cops features CAQ Mike Cohen leader François Legault and former MNA and one-time police chief Jacques Duchesneau who get in some hot water when It is that time of year again. On the eve of the they level allegations against former PQ Academy Awards (a.k.a. the Oscars) in Holly- leader André Boisclair related to a contract he wood this coming Sunday, I bring you the an- granted as a minister in 2003. nual Suburbies – my tongue and cheek version Best Film Editing: The Expendables 3 sees of the gala affair featuring our very own politi- Philippe Couillard bid adieu to three veteran cians. MNAs in Henri-François Gautrin, Lawrence Best Picture: If I Stay stars Prime Bergman and Pierre Marsan before the April Minister Stephen Harper. Will he “stay” on 2014 election. as leader of the Conservative Party for the Oct. Best Sound Editing: Billion Dollar 19, 2015 election? You can bet on it. Harm, starring newly minted Finance Minister Best Actor: Laval Mayor Marc Demers, a for- and West Island Robert Baldwin mer police officer, wins for RoboCop. Despite MNA Carlos Leitão as the man bent on achiev- attempts to unseat him due to an eligibility ing a zero deficit. question he was given the green light to stay Best Sound Mixing: Dumb and Dumber on by a Quebec Superior Court judge. To nabs this one, as Marois (Dumb) calls an Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Richard election and Péladeau (Dumber) fist pumps Bergeron in This Is Where I Leave You, as in the party down in the polls. Projét Montréal. That’s the political party he Best Art Direction: Health Minister led until a few months ago when he quit to sit Dr. Gaetan Barrette in Sabotage, otherwise as an independent. known as Draft Bill 20 aimed at forcing doctors Best Actress: Pauline Marois in Gone Girl. to take on patient loads of 1,000 each. After 18 months as Quebec premier, her disas- Best Original Story: Noah Sidel impressed trous election campaign spelled the end of her us as the CAQ candidate in NDG in Noah. political career. Best Original Music: Montreal city Council- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Justice lor Annie Samson for Annie. Francine Charbonneau, The Judge. Her Best Makeup and Hair: Premier Couillard is scathing report on corruption will out soon. the winner in The Equalizer. Best Director: Projét Montréal Best Production Design: Horrible Bosses Councillor Alexander Norris for Alexander and 2 showcases angry municipal workers protest- The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad ing pension reform. Day. He is kicked out of a Montreal council Lifetime Achievement Award: We present meeting for not wearing a tie. this to Mount Royal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler, Screenplay: Justin Trudeau in Boyhood. We whom when he was first elected in a byelec- have all watched Pierre Trudeau’s little boy tion in 1999 figured he might remain in office grow up. Now he wants to become Prime Min- for one term. When he officially retires before ister. the next election he will have served 16 years, Cinematography: Interstellar, featuring including just over two as Minister of Jus- Westmount Ville Marie Liberal MP and former tice. On Thursday, Cotler will receive the Law astronaut Marc Garneau. Society of Upper Canada’s inaugural human Best Visual Effects: The Hunger Games: rights award at Osgoode Hall in Toronto. The Mockingpierre Part I features the return society represents some 46,000 lawyers in On- of Pierre Paradis to the provincial cabinet as tario. Minister of Agriculture. Have you got something to share? E- Best Costume Design: Interview, the con- mail [email protected] or call 514- troversial story of how controversial rookie PQ 484-9203, ext. 307. Follow me on Twitter MNA and newspaper publisher Pierre-Karl @mikecohencsl and at http://blog.thesubur- Péladeau carries out his leadership campaign ban.comn • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 FEBRUARY • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, 4.