The minutes of this heritage Easter 1917. A corrupt elite 
First World War, 1917, Prime Minister of Canada Robert Borden, impressed by the number of troops qu'entretient Australia decides it must compensate military losses by introducing conscription. The Canadian government passed the Military Service Act, against strong opposition from Quebec. Borden then triggers a general election, he wins, despite a massive vote against him in Quebec. His government has therefore more than the French Canadian militia and began to comb the province to find recruits who are hiding. The tension culminated in Quebec City on March 28 when the Federal Police intercepted in the street a French Canadian, unable to provide its certificate of exemption we stop it.
Outraged, thousands of civilians took to the streets, damaging the local newspaper pro-conscription, and some even dare to directly challenge the authority of the besieging Police Station Place Jacques Cartier, where federal police officers took refuge.
March 30, the central government is sending battalions of soldiers speaking to regain control of the situation. On 1 April, Easter Monday, soldiers and protesters clash physically. The crowd is yelling in English to disperse before being savagely attacked with swords, rifles and machine guns. Four men were killed.
Honore Bergeron. Alexandre Bussieres. George Demeule. Joseph Edward Smith.
coroner to conclude the innocence of the four victims and recommend, in vain, the federal government to compensate families.
From this time, federalist politicians today talk obviously prefers the great battles overseas that have enabled Canada to access a UN seat.
It reminds me of an African proverb that I pull a book by Pierre Falardeau.
Until the lions have their historians, tales of hunting will continue to glorify the hunter.
Mathieu
The Mulroney - Schreiber
This year, one story in particular caught the attention of media and public, that of Mulroney - Schreiber. Summarize briefly.
Karlheinz Schreiber is a German lobbyist who, during the years 1980 and 1990, has done business on both sides of the Atlantic.
We know of the man he has hit 8.8 million Airbus company following the sale of 34 aircraft to Air Canada, a Crown corporation. However, in 2003, the Globe n Mail published an article that revealed that former prime minister Brian Mulroney received $ 300 000 Schreiber. Is there a pot of wine for Airbus contract? The RCMP already knew of the payment but found no connection between that sum and pocketed millions that Schreiber Airbus in the contract and has therefore closed the investigation.
Under oath, Schreiber contends that he entered into an agreement with Mulroney while he always assumed the duties of prime minister to pay cash after leaving office.
In November 2007, reacting to allegations by Schreiber, Mulroney calls for public inquiry to clear his name. Stephen Harper, resigned, announces a public inquiry and the RCMP, she resumed her investigation.
And in December 2007, Mulroney admits to having accepted cash from Schreiber and not to be deposited in the bank. But he denies any wrongdoing. According to him, Schreiber had hired him to promote projects of the German multinational Thyssen. Unfortunately, Mulroney has no document to support its contention. But as Schreiber can not prove his allegations of wrongdoing, a public inquiry is no longer necessary he believes. The ostrich
Obviously, most observers and commentators are skeptical of a former Canadian prime minister who accepts envelopes of cash money without asking too many questions, especially when one knows both the law that Mr. Mulroney.
Yet, André Pratte, La Presse columnist, began the contrary, tooth and nail to defend the former prime minister. Indeed, when a whiff of scandal has arisen, it has deployed an amazing zeal to minimize the matter.
"Despite extensive investigations, police and journalists, there is still no evidence that Mr. Mulroney has behaved so wrong when he was prime minister. If there is a link between the money he received from Mr. Schreiber and the Airbus purchase by Air Canada is an indirect link qu'ignorait very probably Mr. Mulroney. "
Editorial Press-Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - A reputation at stake
"In our view, the mandate [of the Public Inquiry] should be narrow rather than wide. While it is important to know the truth about these disturbing facts, avoid washing of dirty laundry that would not serve the public interest. "
Editorial Press - Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - A perilous
"Having sought for days holding a public inquiry into Mulroney - Schreiber, the opposition has finally fold the Prime Minister. But the investigation will not happen soon enough for their taste - that is to say, early enough to embarrass the government. Liberals, Bloc and NDP have decided to hold their own mock investigation, through a parliamentary committee. The discovery of truth is the last of their worries.
All they want is undermine their political opponents. This explains their complacency with regard to the indecent doubtful Karlheinz Schreiber. "
Editorial Press - Saturday, December 8, 2007 - Shame on the members!
Why this stubbornness on the part of Pratte refused to go further instead of demanding that light be shed on this matter?
Perhaps a part of the answer lies in the relations between his boss Paul Desmarais.
Who is Paul Desmarais? The king-maker of Canadian politics. " Nothing less
The rich
Born prosperous, he works primarily in transport and then to invest in insurance, newspapers and publishing. In 1968, he took control of Power Corporation.
Today, the Power Corporation owns, in addition to numerous insurance companies, 100% of the media empire that publishes Gesca La Presse, Le Soleil, La Voix de l'Est, La Tribune, Le Nouvelliste, The Right, The Daily and one of the busiest Web sites in Quebec, Cyberpresse. Gesca and managed to harvest 53% of the total circulation of French newspapers Quebec.
Desmarais's commitment to federalism is reflected in the media that he has rejected any form of Quebec nationalism. His journals also seem very inclined to advocate the privatization of the health system, which is not surprising. Power Corp. maneuvering in the field of insurance, Desmarais considers health care as a potentially lucrative market. It should come as no surprise that he tries to steer the public debate about openness to private health insurance.
In politics, he is the Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Claude Ryan and Jean Charest. He also Paul Martin helped to acquire Canada Steamship Lines. In addition, the network has Desmarais most influential Federalists recent decades and many international personalities whose towering French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Which leads to Mulroney, a close friend of Desmarais. The relationship has lasted 70 years when Mulroney helped him solve a difficult labor dispute at the newspaper La Presse. Subsequently, Desmarais and his newspapers supported the effort to close the Mulroney constitutional issue. So
Pratte is he commanded to carry on mission to rescue boyfriend's boss? Worse, does it smother this story before it reveals a larger problem and generalized? Who wants Desmarais he really protecting?
Besides, this is not the only case where Pratte activated to please his master recently. Do you know
Rabaska?
Basically, the initiative of firms Gaz Metro, Gaz de France and Enbridge is to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Lévis, including a pier that extends 500 meters into the river to receive LNG tankers loaded with liquid gas from overseas and a pipeline of 42 km to the network Inter.
The economic importance of the St - Lawrence in Quebec requires caution, as the environmental management of this heritage. The idea definitely sow controversy and, if the opponents are still few, they are well rooted and have discovered a flagship in Thomas Mulcair, the newly elected Democrat. However, the Charest government supports the project completely and uses all its privileges to expedite the approval process to the detriment, according Mulcair, security of the population.
Press supports investors
Pratt, meanwhile, offer unconditional support to the project Rabaska.
"Since the Office of Environmental Public Hearing and its federal counterpart have endorsed the project to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Lévis, near Quebec, opponents of the project announced" a new Suroît ", meaning where as in the proposed gas plant, public opinion will force the Charest government to back down.
It is far from certain that such mobilization occurs. In any case, it would certainly not be justified.
[...] If
Rabaska, in fact, little in common with Suroît, it has even less with the other folder where the Charest government has stumbled, that of Mount Orford. Much he had been botched, both the LNG terminal project has been carefully prepared by the consortium Gaz Metropolitain - Enbridge - Gaz de France. The group has so far taken all the steps imposed by governments. That leaves two more: the approval of the Commission to preserve agricultural land and that of the National Energy. If governments were, after all this, say no to Rabaska investors understand the laws here, evaluation environmental, administrative tribunals, it is a sham. That Quebec is the world's total political arbitrariness. "
Editorial Press-Friday, July 27, 2007 - Another Suroît?
"The Charest government announced last week that divesting the Commission for Protection of Agricultural Land (CPTAQ) file Rabaska LNG terminal in Lévis. Groups opposed to the project and opposition parties protested. But this decision was necessary.
There is nothing improper about this approach. Article 96 of the Act on the Protection of Natural agriculture that the government may "remove a case from the jurisdiction" of the Commission, has been the adoption of legislation in 1978.
[...] The study
CPTAQ seemed to take several months. The publication by the Commission last month of a "draft guidance" negative signs were lengthy exchanges between the organization and sponsors. Moreover, many opponents had asked to be heard, which was indicative of a recovery before the Board the discussion held during the months before the BAPE. In this context, the government had no choice.
[...]
However, the government was not only his right but was right to stop the studies and consultations. Rabaska is good for Quebec's economy and good for the environment. It's called ... sustainable development. "
Editorial Press - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - The right decision
Clearly, Pratte joined enthusiastically in Rabaska. Why? Probably because of the link between the project Desmarais. Gaz de France co-pilot the proposed LNG terminal. However, Gaz de France since its privatization, the company owned by Suez, a subsidiary of Power Corp..
Hope
Unfortunately for Pratt, his intellectual bowing before his employer does not the student over her role as pawn in the political game Desmarais. Fortunately for us, thanks to the Internet, it is becoming increasingly difficult to conceal the real purpose of the daily La Presse is to convince the public that their welfare depends on private interests of Paul Desmarais. This is probably the largest and longest marketing campaigns that Quebec has seen but hope remains that she is coming to an end.
Mathieu
Note: For those who wish read the editorial in La Presse in whole, I invite you to visit Vigile.net.
First World War, 1917, Prime Minister of Canada Robert Borden, impressed by the number of troops qu'entretient Australia decides it must compensate military losses by introducing conscription. The Canadian government passed the Military Service Act, against strong opposition from Quebec. Borden then triggers a general election, he wins, despite a massive vote against him in Quebec. His government has therefore more than the French Canadian militia and began to comb the province to find recruits who are hiding. The tension culminated in Quebec City on March 28 when the Federal Police intercepted in the street a French Canadian, unable to provide its certificate of exemption we stop it. 
