By Murray Sherriffs
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A Léger poll suggests Quebecers are liking the Liberal party under new leader Pablo Rodriguez, picking up 7 points in the past month, and suggests to some voters are thinking again of federalism versus Quebec independence.
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The civil trial of Gilbert Rozon proved interesting yesterday as one victim of his alleged sexual assault verbally lashed out at him during a break and then her husband grabbed Rozon and threatened to strangle him, after the accused denied her allegations during testimony.
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54 per cent of Quebecers plan to travel to other parts of Quebec this Summer and CAA-Quebec is warning people to move about safely, citing SAAQ statistics that reveal the days between the Fête Nationale and Labour Day have always been the deadliest on Quebec roads.
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Montreal Public Health department has issued an alert saying the island is now an endemic area for Lyme disease and is urging citizens to take precautions re: ticks.
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Moving day is coming up quickly and the City of Montreal is urging tenants who have yet to find a suitable apartment to contact 311 for access to resources and assistance.
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Abandoned pets are overwhelming the Montreal SPCA and officials fear moving day will not be nice to them, as people abandon their ‘friends’ but then get new ones, more suitable to their new digs.
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The mayor of Quebec City has ordered removal of an historic mosaic from city hall, depicting the moment Samuel de Champlain meets a First Nations chief, because it is ‘offensive’ to some but others feel erasing depictions of history is not the way to go; that was then, this is now, learn from yesterday year because the image depicts one of the most important figures in the founding of Quebec and, by extension, Canada.
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New rules in Quebec city require artists to sing exclusively in French or play songs without lyrics and musicians say the restrictions are limiting creative expression.
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Cloud and 25 today
Rain and 17 tomorrow
