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Montréal was Once a City of Gambling Dens

09/08/2023 Raymond Viger 0

By Raymond Viger Lotteries and races have played a role in all our lives. Card games and bets between friends have been carried out since the dawn of civilization. But gambling in all its facets is much younger in Québec. In 1829, the construction of […] See more

Blacks in Quebec History: A Forgotten Legacy

06/11/2015 The Social Eyes 0

School history books have long glossed over the record of visible minorities in the Canadian province of Quebec. It’s as if Quebec, if not all of Canada, has always been some sort of paradise of racial tolerance. It’s as if Black people never existed in […] See more