THE POSSIBILITIES OF LIFE

THE POSSIBILITIES OF LIFE… 

 By Bernard Bujold- In life, anything is possible! You have to take luck and timing into account... 

 1. The Canadiens can win the Stanley Cup because luck is on their side. Luck is very powerful and cannot be explained. And in hockey, luck in the moment is decisive because teams play in a very short period of time. The other teams are better on the ice than the Canadiens, but they have bad luck on their side... 

 2. Christine Fréchette can win the election, but it won’t be luck. It will be the power of persuasion. Unlike hockey, politics doesn’t rely on luck, but on the time between the campaign to win people over and the decision to vote. 

 Politics is like a marriage proposal. The suitor must be convincing enough for the other person to say yes without giving it too much thought... If there’s too much time before the wedding, the person being proposed to will overthink the proposal and might change their mind; not enough time, and they won’t agree to marry without knowing if other suitors are offering a better option! 

 Fréchette has talent, that’s for sure, and even if she isn’t inspiring, she has a possibility because there’s just enough time left in the race between now and October 5 to take the lead this summer and hold onto first place just in time for the vote... If it were a year before the election, that would be too long, but four months is the perfect timeframe... The problem with the other leaders is that they don’t have any new cards to unleash their energy and propel themselves forward. The question: does Fréchette have real momentum with other new cards ready to be unveiled in the coming weeks, or will she plateau in third place? 

 One factor favoring the other two frontrunners is the candidates in the ridings. Fréchette is effective as a leader, but she isn’t recruiting any star candidates. 

 To be continued... 

 SEE SURVEY JOURNAL DE MONTRÉAL 

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/05/20/leffet-frechette-ramene-la-caq-dans-la-course-mais-la-nouvelle-pm-est-sous-observation

THE DREAM OF 2026

THE DREAM OF 2026… 
By Bernard Bujold - 
The dream of thousands of Montreal Canadiens hockey fans continues. Even Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is rooting for the Montreal team to win the 2026 Stanley Cup... 

There are four teams left in the playoffs, and only one will take home the trophy. The semifinals will feature the Montreal Canadiens vs. the Carolina Hurricanes, and the Vegas Golden Knights vs. the Colorado Avalanche. The first games begin this week: Wednesday, May 20: Game 1 – Vegas takes on Colorado (at 8 p.m. Eastern Time); Thursday, May 21: Game 1 – Montreal visits Carolina (at 8 p.m. Eastern Time). The heavy favorite among bettors is the Colorado Avalanche. 

The Montreal Canadiens are considered underdogs after winning two consecutive series in seven games. In 2025 and 2024, the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup for two consecutive years. 
To be continued... 
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THE PATRIOTS IN 2026

THE PATRIOTS IN 2026… 
By Bernard Bujold - 
On this National Patriots’ Day (Monday, May 19, 2026), as we seek to honor their memory, many will want to compare Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon’s proposed referendum with Louis Joseph Papineau’s mission in 1837. 
Papineau envisioned a Lower Canada (now Quebec) independent from England, but allied with the United States, or even becoming a U.S. state. Papineau admired the U.S. Constitution and had even taken refuge in the United States after the Patriots’ defeat in December 1837, as the British had placed a bounty on his head; and he did not return to Quebec until late 1845, after being granted amnesty and a pardon by the British authorities. He had fled to the United States in December 1837, then to France in early 1839. 
To defeat the British, the Patriotes would have needed American military aid, but the Americans refused to participate. In 1837–1838, Great Britain was the United States’ leading economic partner, and the U.S. government was determined not to lose its cotton exports and financial trade with Europe. The Americans remembered the devastation of the War of 1812 against the British, who had prevented commercial ships from crossing over to Napoleon’s France. It was a kind of blockade similar to the one in Iran in 2026, when the British intercepted all commercial ships attempting to enter France, including American ones. The Americans knew that a new armed conflict with London would be catastrophic for their economy. 
The Patriots, therefore, lacked weapons and ammunition and were defeated using hunting rifles and modified farm tools, but the defeat can also be explained by a lack of military strategy, as the Patriots were not soldiers and knew nothing of the discipline required of soldiers in an army. 
Would the modern United States act differently toward Quebec, particularly under Donald Trump? Should Quebec one day secede from Canada, it would be Alberta that would be economically drawn to becoming the 51st U.S. state. Quebec, because of its Francophone culture, is not a natural territory for Americans. 
If you want to relive the history of the Patriotes from 1837 to 1838, you should read Jules Verne’s novel: *Famille-sans-nom*. 
HAPPY PATRIOTS’ DAY, 2026 edition! 

See JULES VERNE BOOK (PDF) 
https://beq.ebooksgratuits.com/vents/Verne-famille.pdf 
See video 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18oaek2egtjpBE1SBs3cRSsiYt4tiGVch/view?usp=sharing

THE NIGHTMARE OF A SATURDAY NIGHT

THE NIGHTMARE OF A SATURDAY NIGHT… 
What was supposed to be the dream of the Saturday night of May 16, 2026, turned into a nightmare… In hockey, the Montreal Canadiens—whom all of Quebec already saw as the dominant Stanley Cup champions for the next decade—lost their historic chance, falling 8–3 to their Buffalo opponents… Will the bad luck be reversed on Monday night, May 19, or will history add the number 34 to the statistics for the upcoming 2027 season… To be continued!

PREAKNESS 2026

THE PREAKNESS - 2026 -
By Bernard Bujold -
The horse Napoleon Solo won the 151st Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Napoleon Solo, with 7-1 odds, surged past early race favorite Taj Mahal in the final stretch. Napoleon Solo completed the 1 3/16-mile race in 1:58.69. The race was held at Laurel Park in Maryland instead of its traditional home of Pimlico Race Course, which is undergoing renovations. Golden Tempo, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, did not compete in the Preakness Stakes, ending any possibility of a Triple Crown winner in 2026.

THE DREAM OF A WEEKEND

THE DREAM OF A WEEKEND - ​
By Bernard Bujold - 

All of Montreal—if not all of Quebec and Canada—will be dreaming of hockey and the Stanley Cup this Saturday…

In sports, dreams are at the heart of competition, and since happiness comes with dreaming, we can say that the entire country, from coast to coast, will be in a state of pure joy this weekend…

If the Habs win on Saturday night, May 16, 2026, at the Bell Centre against Buffalo, the next step will be the semifinals against the Carolina Hurricanes. 

For the winner, the final step will then be the Stanley Cup Final, which will be played against either the Colorado Avalanche or the Vegas Golden Knights. We will then be in the first weeks of June, and the final game could be played as late as June 22...

The Canadiens have won a total of 24 Stanley Cups in their history, but their last one dates back to June 9, 1993. 

They defeated the Los Angeles Kings in the final, winning the series 4-1, against none other than Wayne Gretzky, and Patrick Roy was the Canadiens’ goaltender. It is now 2026, 33 years after that victory, and the number 33 was Roy’s jersey number in 1993...

Is this a sign from the gods?  

To be continued and have a great weekend...

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THE PASSING OF TIME...

THE PASSING OF TIME… 
By Bernard Bujold - 
After a little over two years, the murder case of Daniel Langlois and his partner Dominique Marchand in Dominica has reached a key milestone in the legal proceedings. On April 14, the two main suspects, Jonathan Lehrer (57) and Robert Snider Jr. (62), officially pleaded not guilty before the High Court of Dominica. The legal proceedings began on May 1, 2026, with the next steps, including the trial schedule before a judge and jury. Despite repeated attempts by the defense to secure bail, the two men have remained behind bars since the two murders in December 2023. The atmosphere around the courthouse is very tense, as the local community holds the couple in immense respect for their involvement in the island’s reconstruction following a hurricane. The investigation suggests that the victims were murdered before their vehicle was set on fire, a criminal act that reportedly stemmed from a dispute over a right-of-way on the road leading to the Langlois couple’s hotel, the Coulibri Ridge. 
Daniel Langlois was well known in Quebec, first for his company SOFTIMAGE and later for his restaurant and private club, 357C, which made headlines during the Charbonneau Commission of Inquiry into corruption and collusion in the Quebec construction industry. 
To be continued. 
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THE RACE OF THE SUMMER 2026

THE RACE OF THE SUMMER 2026… 
By Bernard Bujold - 
Will Christine Fréchette’s CAQ pull off a Kentucky Derby-style upset, like the horse Golden Tempo, and edge out the PQ and the PLQ at the finish line to claim victory on October 5? 
The two frontrunners, Paul-Saint-Pierre Plamondon and Charles Milliard, are tied for the lead at 30%, while the CAQ trails far behind at 18%, the PCQ at 13%, and QS at 8%. The PQ dominates among Francophones and because of that, on paper, would have more seats than the PLQ, but that’s just on paper… There are less than four months left before the public votes. 
Have a nice summer 2026!
To be continued… 
SEE LA PRESSE POLL 
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/sondage-synopsis-la-presse/rien-n-est-joue-a-quatre-mois-du-demarrage-de-la-campagne-electorale/2026-05-13/sondage-synopsis-la-presse/pq-et-plq-a-egalite-la-caq-revit.php 
VOIR VIDEO 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pd87rsmwpPTnSseAJE2K20cI7Y2vqlMF/view?usp=sharing

THE JOY OF CANADIENS HOCKEY

THE JOY OF CANADIENS HOCKEY… 
By Bernard Bujold - 
I love sports, but I’m not a fan of the Canadiens club or hockey, even though I used to be when I was younger… 
But the success of the Canadiens hockey club goes beyond mere athletic victory. It is a source of life for thousands of underprivileged people. It was a friend, in another life, Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, who explained to me that hockey for the homeless, such as those at Accueil Bonneau, is a source of joy pure in the face of their life’s challenges. If the Canadiens’ hockey victories make the poor and homeless happy, then I am happy… 
It’s not a “direct source of happiness” for me, since I’m not a Canadiens fan, but I find poverty and destitution sad… No form of life (human or animal) should suffer because of a lack of financial resources or food! 
SEE STORY LA PRESSE 
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2026-05-11/soir-de-match-a-la-mission-old-brewery/ca-nous-rappelle-qu-on-est-vivants.php

MY MOTHER'S ROSES...

MY MOTHER’S ROSES - 

By Bernard Bujold - 

My mother, Anita, grew roses in her garden in the Gaspé Peninsula, and she was very proud of them. My mother was an artist at heart who loved photography. In a way, she had even invented her own kind of “Photoshop.” She would cut out figures from the Eaton’s catalog and create collages to see how the clothes would look when styled according to her vision. She also colored her photos (as the portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh did), and she liked to add hair to my father… 

On this Sunday, May 10, 2026, Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers! 

SEE MY MOTHER BIOGRAPHY 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ocMtAxo6Vs2VahcVpisB-POAK-HfG9Fd/view?usp=sharing