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cloudsurf, If you are going to use an analogy to make a point, in this case referring to China, make sure that you are informed about the subject. Otherwise, it weakens your argument and it makes it appear that you know little about neither China nor Chavez. To start with, here is some reading...

Hugo Chavez: Champion of the poor, RIP I agree as well. Hugo Chavez was indeed a champion of the poor. Here is an article which sums up his dedication to the poor of Venezuela and his accomplishments: Hugo Chavez fulfilled his vow to Venezuela’s poor. Here are some relevant extracts from...

This is very true. In fact, the sex workers in the film also described themselves as feminists. The two feminist camps are sometimes referred to as radical feminists, who are totally against sex work, and liberal feminists, who say that women have a right to choose. Here are some articles...

Documentary film "Les Crimiellis" on the Stigmatization of Sex Work The documentary film, Les Crimiellis, by Quebec film maker Jean-Claude Lord, which was first introduced at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival in October 2012, opened Friday in Montreal, playing in French at...

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There have been some changes to the show over the past few years, while other aspects of the show have remained the same. It is true that in the past there was a large selection of porn available at the show. Sex shop Sexe Cité used to have a huge area selling porn videos, sex toys and sexy...

The Sex Show, the Auto Show and the Franchise Show do indeed always overlap each year. The Auto Show spans 2 weekends, starting the second or third week of January, depending on the calendar. The Franchise Show draws from a different clientele than the Sex Show and is probably more busy during...

Le Salon de l'Amour et de la Séduction has always been held on the third weekend in January, since moving to Place Bonaventure in 2010, since Place Bonaventure has a fixed calender for annual shows. If you are planning ahead, next year's show will be held on the weekend of Jan.17-19, 2014. The...

In fact, Le Salon de l'Amour et de la Séduction used to take place on the weekend just before Valentines' Day, but was moved to the third weekend of January when it changed venues, probably to accommodate the show calender at Place Bonaventure.

The Sex Show in Montreal and Quebec City is called, in French, "Le Salon de l'Amour et de la Séduction" which literally translates to The Love and Seduction show, undoubtedly in recognition of Quebec cultural differences and the more liberal attitudes toward sex prevalent in Quebec, compared to...

Vaccines are a favorite target of conspiracy theorists. In fact, some of the same people who believe that man never landed on the moon, and that is was all a big hoax and an elaborate conspiracy, also believe that vaccines are a conspiracy as well. Here is an example of an article linking the...

The flu vaccine There is an interesting article, which was just published today by Global News, discussing how well this year's flu vaccine matches the strains of the flu which are now in the population, and how this relates to the effectiveness of the vaccine which, by the way is still...

There is a similar situation in Montreal. Hospital emergency rooms are packed with flu cases. Google's flu trend monitor shows flu activity for Quebec as being intense, as it does for the US: http://www.google.org/flutrends/ca/#CA-QC

This is just wishful thinking on your part. The PQ governement will NOT be defeated by a confidence vote any time soon. There are a multitude of reasons for this. Here are some of them: 1. Confidence motions can only arise on certain votes, such as those related to the budget, which is usually...

Montreal Gazette articles on Quebec society The Gazette article cited above is not confusing at all. It clearly explains some of the reasons why the level of life satisfaction is now higher in Quebec than in any other province in Canada: Admittedly, the Gazette often get it wrong, mostly...

Yes, there is at least one French language escort review board for Québec, including Montréal. However, the number of reviews you will find there pales in comparison to MERB, which is by far the best and largest escort review board for Montréal. Even though the majority of Montrealers...

re: Things are a-changing To follow up on the previous post, here is an opinion piece that appeared in the Gazette this week urging anglophones to chill out and not get so worked up about the language issue: Opinion: English safe, anglos not oppressed Here are some relevant extracts from...

This is true. However, the problem is that a Google site search of MERB will no longer return recent results since most MERB pages are no longer indexed on Google, ever since most MERB sections were made private. This is explained here: New changes to MERB - Most sections are now MEMBERS ONLY...

Egg Roll: I am afraid that your "Best case scenario" may be just wishful thinking on your part. Here's why: The newly elected PQ minority government already has achievements under it's belt. Here are a just a couple of examples: All Quebec colleges have ended the student strike Citing PQ...

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