Sylvain Turner: Portrait of a Writer

07/21/2022 Raymond Viger 0

By Raymond Viger Sylvain Turner was 14 months old when his father died in a car accident. His mother, who survived, fell into a depression. Because of this, he was raised by his grandparents in Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, in the Mauricie, the land of Jacques Ferron, author […] See more

A Tender Moment – Poetry

06/28/2022 Raymond Viger 0

A poem from the book Liberté – Un sourire intérieur (Freedom – an Inner Smile) An anthology of poems to meditate upon. Each poem reveals a message, an emotion. The same poem can take on a different color, depending on your state of mind. By […] See more

Reading as a Way to Escape

06/06/2022 The Social Eyes 0

By Jean-Marc Beausoleil Reading exerts a particular type of charm on prisoners: it offers them a unique window on the world. We can even say that the prison experience has shaped Western thought, if you reflect on all the great thinkers and authors who spent […] See more

The James Bay Agreement

06/03/2022 The Social Eyes 0

A Major Milestone Agreement for the Cree and the Inuit By Mathieu Perron In the summer of 2021, the provincial government rejected the GNL Québec natural gas pipeline and liquefaction project in the Saguenay. Among the opponents to this project were the Innu. Yet their […] See more

Hinduism, Grief and the Pandemic

05/06/2022 The Social Eyes 0

By Alexandra Grenier For many Quebecers, Christian funeral rites hold no secrets. But what about other religions? The Social Eyes presents an introduction to Hindu funeral rites and traditions. According to the 2011 National Household Survey, Canada counted more than 500,000 Hindus. And this number […] See more