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CTV News
5 days ago
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The Québec solidaire candidate in Terrebonne switches to the Parti Québécois
Archives - Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon celebrates with candidate Catherine Gentilcore, second from left, after she won the by-election in Terrebonne on Monday, March 17, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi) The candidate who represented Québec solidaire (QS) in the Terrebonne by-election, Nadia Poirier, is leaving the party to join the Parti Québécois (PQ). Poirier made the announcement on social media on Sunday, just over two months after the by-election, which PQ candidate Catherine Gentilcore easily won. A few days after the by-election, in which she finished fourth with 4.55 per cent of the vote, Poirier publicly lamented the lack of support from QS during the campaign. On Reddit, Poirier pointed out, among other things, that no QS MNAs had come to Terrebonne with her to campaign, except co-spokesperson Ruba Ghazal for a 'solidarity beer.' On Sunday, Poirier revealed that this was 'only the tip of the iceberg of what [she] criticizes the party for.' 'But since I prefer to wash my dirty laundry in private, I shared the rest of my grievances with them privately. The result remains the same: I am leaving Québec Solidaire,' she announced. Poirier justified her move to the PQ by saying that she had read the party's national platform and found 'particularly progressive elements, ideas that overlap with those of QS, refreshing proposals.' 'When you put aside the QS-PQ rivalry, you realize that we are not so far apart,' she wrote. Poirier stated that she will continue to campaign for independence. She also said she hopes for a 'sovereignist convergence' with a view to a third referendum. Poirier also ran for QS in Terrebonne in the 2022 general election. She finished third, behind the Coalition Avenir Québec and the PQ. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French June 2, 2025.
Toronto Sun
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
PQ stands by English slogan rejected for bus, says 'we've been using Go Habs Go for 100 years'
Quebec's language watchdog ordered Montreal's public transit system to stop using 'Go' on electronic displays after a complaint Published Apr 24, 2025 • 2 minute read Many STM buses are displaying the message: "Allez! Canadiens Allez!" in the streets of Montreal, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, after the Montreal Canadiens made the playoffs on the last game of the NHL regular season. Dave Sidaway/Montreal Gazette The Parti Québécois says its leader will keep using the hashtag 'Go Habs Go' even though Quebec's language watchdog has targeted 'Go' as an English word. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account 'We have bigger priorities for the French language,' Catherine Gentilcore, the PQ's culture critic, told reporters in Quebec City on Thursday. In 1977, the pro‑sovereignty PQ, under then premier René Lévesque, enacted the Charter of the French Language, the law now cited as the basis for banning the word 'Go.' PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon recently used the 'Go Habs Go' hashtag at least twice on the X social media platform. Will he now opt for a more French hashtag? 'He won't do that,' Gentilcore said. 'We've been using 'Go Habs Go' for 100 years now. So I think 'Allez Canadiens Allez' is good, it's fine — but 'Go Habs Go' is fine.' Gentilcore was commenting on a Gazette story that revealed the Office québécois de la langue française ordered the Société de transport de Montréal to stop using the word Go on bus electronic displays. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The problem: Go is an English word. Instead of its longstanding pro-Habs message, 'GO! Canadiens GO!,' the STM is now displaying 'Allez! Canadiens Allez!' The OQLF said it was responding to a citizen's complaint. French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge, whose ministry oversees the OQLF, would not comment on the controversy. 'I will leave the OQLF do its job,' he said, walking past reporters. Marc Tanguay, interim leader of the Liberals, also stood by Go Habs Go. 'Both ways are good — 'Allez Canadiens Allez, Go Habs Go,'' he said. 'It's not because I'm saying 'Go Habs Go' that I'm putting the French language at risk. .' The STM told The Gazette it took months to change the messages on all its buses. 'It's a waste of time, waste of money, waste of energy — it's ridiculous, it's ludicrous,' Tanguay said. 'It's something positive that we have the Canadiens in the playoffs — can we just celebrate?' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He said Quebec does not need 'someone at the OQLF saying (that Go Habs Go) is a threat to the French reality in Quebec.' Tanguay also said the OQLF employee who made the decision would serve a better purpose if they were teaching immigrants French. 'There are so many things to be done to enhance the French language,' he said. 'There are a lot of newcomers who want to learn French, and the government can't provide them with French classes.' The Canadiens are two games down in their first-round playoff series with the Washington Capitals. Tanguay closed his press conference by declaring, 'Go Habs go.' This story will be updated. Canada Sunshine Girls Sunshine Girls Toronto Maple Leafs Crime
CBC
24-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
'Allez Habs! Allez!': STM to support Montreal's sports teams en français
Social Sharing Montreal's transit agency will be removing the word "Go" from its electronic displays when supporting local sports teams, to comply with Quebec's language laws, and the move is raising eyebrows from even the most ardent defenders of the French language at the National Assembly. As such, the popular phrase "Go Habs! Go!" will be substituted with its French equivalent " Allez Habs! Allez!" In a statement, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) says the decision follows a previous order from the province's language watchdog, the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF). It's related to a complaint over the use of "Go! CF MTL Go!" in support of the local men's soccer team on bus displays. Though the word "Go" is a common sports expression, it's an Anglicism. Ruba Ghazal, the Québec Solidaire co-spokesperson and a self-proclaimed "lover of the French language," said "Go Habs! Go!" is Québécois, during a news conference gathering Quebec's opposition parties Thursday morning. "I don't think that's what's threatening the French language, the 'Go Habs, Go!'" She said protecting the language involves rather measures like making sure new immigrants as well as CEOs from large companies learn French. Catherine Gentilcore, the culture and communications critic for the Parti Québécois (PQ), echoed Ghazal, saying that her party has "bigger" priorities when it comes to the protection of the French language. She cited expanding Bill 101 to junior CEGEPs (junior colleges), improving francization efforts and strengthening culture and language programs in schools. She said PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will not be deleting "Go Habs! Go!" from his vocabulary. "It's a waste of time, waste of money, waste of energy," he said.
