No Democracy, Now!
Right-wing Canadian journalist Andrew Coyne expresses a view in the National Post on Québec independence that I suspect many CanadiansContinue Reading
Tag: Canada
A Québec Spring?
Miriam Smith present’s a good analysis on ipoltics.ca examining the influences behind the current turmoil in Québec as students face off against theContinue Reading
Turbulence In Québec A Sign Of Radical Political Change?
So, it seems that the governing (and as we would say over here, “unionist”) Liberal Party in Québec is setContinue Reading
Polling The Future
Following on from yesterday’s post about the effects of the right-wing policies of Canada’s Tory-led federal government on the separatist-inclined province (orContinue Reading
The Canadian Right Pushes Away The Québécois Left
There’s a recent article in the Global Post examining the actions of the Conservative Party government in Canada and theContinue Reading
Gaelic North America
I’ve discussed the popularity of the Irish language in North America before but it’s not the only Gaelic tongue enjoying a renaissance there. InContinue Reading
Québec Independence – Only A Matter Of Time?
Two fascinating reports today on the independence movements in Québec and Scotland and the effect both are having on each other. The first articleContinue Reading
Québec Nationalism On The Rise Again?
Canada’s centrist New Democratic Party (the NDP) has elected a new leader, Thomas Mulcair, following the premature passing of the previous incumbent,Continue Reading
More Irish Than The Irish?
Following on from my post looking at the growing popularity of the Irish language in the United States and Canada, the BBCContinue Reading
Some French Lessons
Bilingual versus monolingual? And it’s not Ireland! Two articles from the National Post newspaper in Canada: one celebrating the nation’sContinue Reading
Irish In America
I’ve written several times about the potential of the Irish language for cultural tourism in Ireland, particularly with visitors from the United States, Canada and Australia.Continue Reading
Speaking In Two Tongues
Do you know that you live in an officially bilingual Ireland? Believe it or not but the Government of IrelandContinue Reading
A Little Less Ireland, A Little More Éire
A few days ago I pointed to the criticisms made of Ireland by many experts in the field of international tourism due to the country’s failure to build uponContinue Reading
The Real World Value Of Ireland’s Indigenous Language And Culture
Numerous experts in the area of language tourism have pointed to the failure of the Irish state to promote andContinue Reading
A Trail Of Tears – Native American History Resonates For An Irish Audience
One of the leading online publications for news on the indigenous communities of the United Sates and Canada is the thirty-year old IndianContinue Reading
Aboriginal Sensitivities
In May 2011 the New Democratic Party (NDP), the perennial also-rans of Canadian politics, shocked the body politic and muchContinue Reading
Taking Back “Our Territory”
Following on from yesterday’s piece on Québec and Canada, some potentially important developments for the indigenous peoples of La belleContinue Reading
The Québécois Demand Their Rights, While The Gaeilgeoirí Plead For Theirs
Some interesting news on the revived language debate in Québec. With Francophone nationalism at a House of Commons level suffering something of anContinue Reading
The Truth About Irish
The policies of all political parties in Ireland on the issue of the Irish language are bullshit. Complete and utter.Continue Reading
Hail To Nova Scotia
Interesting news in the Scotsman highlighting the international dimension that is increasingly important to the two main Gaelic languages, IrishContinue Reading
La Belle Province – Lessons From That Other Province?
Having friends amongst the Nationalist movement in Québec I’ve tried to keep an eye on the politics of La Belle Province, from cheated independence to electoral meltdowns,Continue Reading
Canada And The First Nations – Progress To Equality?
Some interesting, and welcome, news from Canada on the shifting relationships between the Confederation and the First Nations, the Native American peoplesContinue Reading
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