Posts From Farnell Morisset
Ottawa’s Pipeline Risk
Like many, I chuckled when Alberta premier Rachel Notley announced earlier this year that her government would ban imports of British Columbia wine as part of a growing interprovincial dispute
FEATURE: Cracking the Civil Code
This article first appeared in the June 2017 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is published 4 times per
Hadfield’s Canada: A 3-Hour Flyover of Science, Exploration, and Life
“Oh, you mean the astronaut who covered Bowie in space?” It’s hard to imagine that, of all the incredible things to have spiced his life so far, a music video
A flurry of punchlines with the Punch Club
This article first appeared in the March 2017 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is published 4 times per
Hatred on the margins
Last summer, someone dropped off a bloody severed pig’s head in front of the Islamic Community Centre that was the scene of last night’s terror attack. Over the next weeks,
5 reasons Kevin O’Leary doesn’t stand a chance
Speaking to a small crowd of 30 or so people in Ottawa earlier today, Canada’s long-running Trump-wannabe Kevin O’Leary had some fighting words against the current Canadian government as part
Book Review: The Morning After by Chantal Hébert
This review first appeared in the September 2016 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is published 4 times per
De nouvelles habitudes dans un ancien habit : être sœur en 2016
Cet article est d’abord paru dans l’édition de septembre 2016 de Life in Québec Magazine. Abonnez-vous ici. Par Farnell Morisset À première vue, le bureau de Sarah McDonald a tout ce
Trump, populists, and the urban-rural divide
City folks, we need to talk. Like very many people, Trump’s election first came to me as a shock. Like many I’ve been forced to have a long and hard
The American Nightmare
As of writing, the best projections show that the impossible has happened. Billionnaire-populist Donald Trump has won the United States Presidency. What was once a punchline now feels more like
A modern take on a good habit: The life of a sister in 2016
This article first appeared in the September 2016 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is published 4 times per
Discussing sexual assault in 2016
Yesterday, a new story was born in the wake of the wave of sexual assaults at Université Laval. Alice Paquet, determined not to stay silent in the wave of support
Reading government debt
The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) released a statement yesterday alarming us all to the fact that around 7PM today, Québec’s public debt surpassed $280 billion dollars. As if that figure wasn’t
TEDxQuébec expands to Palais Montcalm
This year’s TEDxQuébec speakers and organisers. Photo credit: Daniel Lévesque If you’re a late-night Wikipedia browser or the type to look up Netflix documentaries on a rainy Saturday, you’ve probably
