Parents, Teachers and Sex

11/15/2021 Raymond Viger 0

In 2005, the Quebec education ministry shut down sex ed in Quebec classrooms. But in December 2017, the wind direction changed. La Fédération des comités de parents du Québec (The Quebec Federation of Parents’ Committees) hailed the return of sex ed to Québec classrooms as […] See more

The SAQ for Children

10/17/2021 Raymond Viger 0

I line up at a branch of the SAQ, the Quebec Liquor Commission. I am getting our order for our concert venue, Bistro le Ste-Cath. By Raymond Viger  Waiting my turn at the cash, I look at all the “cuties” being offered to me. Let […] See more

Mommy Doesn’t Have a Job Anymore

10/09/2021 The Social Eyes 0

Parents can spend up to a year with their baby, all paid, before going back to work. That’s thanks to the Quebec Parental Insurance Program (le Régime québécois d’assurance parentale, or RQAP).  Each year 130,000 parents stay home from work for a few weeks or […] See more