By Raymond Viger A 12-year-old entrepreneur stands in the hot summer sun all day, selling lemonade. Is this legal? Many kids start out in the business world with individual entrepreneurship, proud of their involvement in commerce. These experiences become positive influences on their lives. In […] See more
By The Social Eyes Team At 13, some dream of becoming astronauts or hockey players. Xavier Lalou, however, dreamed of painting walls. “I wanted to become a graffiti artist,” he recalls. This dream, which might have seemed premature or unconventional in the late 1990s, was […] See more
By the Social Eyes Team Each year, La grande journée des petits entrepreneurs (The big day of little entrepreneurs) sweeps Quebec. More than a simple event, it’s a celebration of the creativity and the audacity of children and teenagers who dare to take their first […] See more
By The Social Eyes Team Sometimes, it takes only one day to transform a young student into a little entrepreneur. At l’école internationale Les Mélèzes in Joliette, Étienne Sylvestre, a grade 5 teacher, is sure of one thing: the entrepreneurial spirit doesn’t wait until adulthood […] See more
Since June 1st, 2023, the law in Quebec is clear: it is forbidden to hire a youth less that 14 years of age to work in a job. It’s a measure that aims at protecting children, to ensure them that they will develop and grow […] See more
By François Bellemare Even in today’s modern times, the Inuit are known for consuming a lot of fish and meat that they hunt and fish for themselves. But very few know of the mechanism in place in Quebec Inuit villages that allows everyone to have […] See more
By Raymond Viger I have finished my school classes. After playing a bit in the schoolyard… business meeting. I meet the two artists I represent to review our sales. One artist makes little crosses with small ceramic squares. They can be pinned to a collar […] See more
By Roger Léger Wednesday November 19th at 3 p.m. at the Salon du livre de Montréal : Join us for this discussion with author and publisher Raymond Viger, who will share how the past and present resonate with each other to rekindle a sense of […] See more
By Oumou Diakité The bookstore Librairie La Liberté is first and foremost a family story. Its roots are in Granby, where it opened in 1945. The grandfather, Lucius Laliberté, owned a tobacco store with his wife Denise. His son, with business training, decided to add […] See more
By Colin McGregor The Quebec Minister responsible for Social Solidarity and Community Action and Minister for the City of Montreal and its Region, MNA for Pointe-aux-Trembles Mme Chantal Rouleau, recently visited Café Graffiti with some very much appreciated good news. Recognizing the Café Graffiti’s role […] See more
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