Conrad Black is out of Prison...

Conrad Black will be out of prison on next Friday May 4, 2012. To be continued... 
Photo 1: Conrad Black;
SEE Conrad Black story;

Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois - The future Prime Minister of Quebec?

The spokesman for the CLASSE, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, is the star of the day in Quebec. 
If a vote to diminish his importance within the CLASSE has been put to the agenda of his organization, we also note that several Facebook pages have been posted about him. Some are even suggesting Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois as a future Quebec Premier to replace Jean Charest... 
To be continuated!
Photo 1: Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois;
Photo 2: The three student leaders;
SEE Facebook page Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois Prime Minister ;
See Tout le Monde en parle ;

Jean Charest and the desire to win ...

By Bernard Bujold - LeStudio1.com
I fairly well known Jean Charest in 1984 with Brian Mulroney and later in 2003 when my colleague of horse riding in Bromont, Pierre Paradis, often spoke of plans to overthrow Jean Charest... 
-In 1984, Jean Charest (26 years) was the Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois of the Mulroney government with which I was a press officer. Charest and I were the same age (we are even born a few days near the same month ...) but he was a member and it was said that he was the future of the Conservative Party when Mulroney was tp retire. Charest had the patter and the energy of a young star like a hockey player. Unfortunately, Charest lost the leadership to Kim Campbell fand it was the death of the Conservative Party in Ottawa in 1993. 
-In 2003, I remember many lunches at the stable in Bromont with Pierre Paradis when the latter told me that his Quebec Liberal Party waited for the day after the election to get rid of Jean Charest, who had lost the 1998 election and seemed to lose it during 2003. Complete surprise, Jean Charest won the 2003 election and it is Pierre Paradis, who took the door... In 2003, Charest had put water in his wine against his ennemies in his own party and he cuddled up to the day after his election victory when he only then started to impose his status as a winner and the leader. Politics is a game of chance, of winning moves and errors. But above all we must never underestimate the opponents! 
-In 2012, Jean Charest has made ​​mistakes, and as he is losing his hockey playoff series. The key to success, in hockey as in politics, is to never take the victory for granted and to always play with passion and energy of the beginner. Jean Charest lost his passion and his fire to win! He believed that his talent was enough to give him the victory. The article by Denis Lessard perfectly summarizes the current situation in Quebec.
Photo 1: Brian Mulroney and Mila (photo Bernard Bujold 1984) and Jean Charest;
Photo 2: Bernard Bujold on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (1984);
SEE text Denis Lessard ;

Canadian Music performed in Russia by Natalia Kononova

Canadian Music is performed in Russia. 
Natalia Kononova, a virtuoso violinist from Montreal, born in Russia (and a friend of Bernard Bujold LeStudio1.com), will perform a Russian Premier of the Second Violin Concerto of the Canadian composer Anne Lauber on Saturday night April 28th, 2012 in the Philharmonic Hall of Voronezh, Russia. The Voronezh Philharmonic Orchestra will be conducted by Maestro Igor Verbitsky. Congratulations! 
Photo 1 and 2: Natalia Nononova;
Photo 3: City of Voronoezh - Russia;
SEE Natalia Kononova Facebook page ;

Jean Charest and students - A call to the Canadian Army as in 1970 and the time of the FLQ ...

The conflict between students and Quebec Premier Jean Charest became so violent, and a settlement solution unforeseen and unlikely, there is reason to wonder if these events will not bring back the time of wartime measure as in 1970 with the FLQ. The expulsion of the class from the negotiating table caused another wave of violent breaks in the streets of Montreal and other events are scheduled in the coming days.
Photo 1: Demonstrators in the streets of Montreal;
Photo 2: Jean Charest's his Minister Line Beauchamp;
SEE website of the Class ;

Claude Benoit and the Quays of the Old Port of Montreal / Journalistic investigation on management...

Management of the Quays of the Old Port of Montreal is in hot water. 
A detailed investigation on the management by Director of the Quays of the Old Port, Mrs. Claude Benoit, and qualified controversial and spendthrift was published by the Journal de Montreal and followed by several Canadian media. The direction of the Old Port has issued a statement saying that spending respect the rules of the Federal Ministries. 
This debate on good management occurs at the same time as the Federal government made deep cuts to the budgets in all departments and where the Minister Bev Oda was forced to apologize in the House and reimburse the government personal expenses for her travel paid for by Canadian taxpayers. 
The Quays of the Old Port is a federal agency. 
Full details of the investigation on the Old Port of Montreal are available at bottom of the main article of the Journal of Montreal on the links on the left - mention (À lire aussi). 
To be continued ... 
Photo 1: Claude Benoit (Photo by Eva Blue);
Photo 2: Quays of the Old Port of Montreal;
SEE full report Le Journal de Montreal ;
See Thomas Mulcair House of Commons in Ottawa ;
See story Restaurant Le Scena Old Port of Montreal ;

Gaspard The Dog is back...

Celine Blanchet is very happy because Gaspard (her dog) is back home. Returning from spring break on March 12 with her children, Celine had learned that the pension where Gaspard was kept had lost him... This is a beautiful hound French - Big Blue de Gascogne- she received it as a gift and there is only one in Quebec and Canada. The dog was last seen near Chambly-Carignan. Gaspard is now safe and after 23 days of a mare, he is back at home since April 3. Celine had mobilized all her friends in the research and had even published a newspaper advertisement. Congratulations and thank you to the rescuers! 
Photo 1: The dog Gaspard;
Photo 2: Celine Blanchet and Gaspard;
SEE Facebook Celine Blanchet ;

Montreal Earth Day March 2012

Several thousand people gathered to march in honor of the planet. Organizers said there were nearly 300,000 people. Bernard Bujold watched the start of the event at the Place des Spectacles in downtown Montreal.
Photo 1: Bernard Bujold (LeStudio1.com);
Photo 2: March of Earth Day - Montreal;
SEE LeStudio1.com photo album;

Presidential elections in France

Francois Hollande won the first round of French presidential elections with 28.4% against 25.5% for Sarkozy. We have to see now where will go  the 20% obtained by Marine Le Pen from the right as Sarkozy on the second vote of May 6. 
Sarkozy and Hollande will compete in the second round and everything will be played on the ground up to May 6. It will be a fight to the finish! 
The analysis of Conrad Black Saturday, April 21 in The National Post is very interesting.
Photo 1: François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy;
Photo 2: Nicolas Sarkozy ;
Photo 3: Marine Le Pen ;
SEE election results reporting ;
See Conrad Black analysis ;

Jean Charest and the Quebec Students - The solution is a Provincial Election!

The article in La Presse on Friday, April 20 and the comments of the Rector Guy Breton summarize quite well the situation of students against the government and show a likeness to the time of the FLQ. In 1970, the situation between the FLQ and Quebec was similar in many respects except that because there was the kidnapping of a British diplomat, this led the Canadian federal government in the case. Today, the Fed is not concerned (yet...). 
But two things: 1. loss of control by the provincial government and 2. violence scouring the streets and public facilities, are present in 2012 as in 1970. 
CONCLUSION: Only a general election in Quebec will end the conflict because the campaign would be on this conflict and there would be a winner determined by popular vote. 
To be continued... 
Photo 1: Police riot Montreal;
Photo 2: Jean Charest;
SEE report Guy Breton La Presse ; 
See story The Gazette ;
See photo album protests in Montreal ;
See statement from public leaders ;
See Facebook page on Jean Charest resignation ;