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The first lies of Quebec’s likely next premier
How to say one thing about immigrant workers, and the opposite three days later.
Feb 19 • Patrick Déry
The CAQ (and the PQ's) big fat lies on immigration
It's worse than you think.
Feb 16 • Patrick Déry
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's somewhat cringey response to Mark Carney regarding the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (part 2)
Gandhi and Mandela to the rescue.
Feb 1 • Patrick Déry
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's somewhat cringey response to Mark Carney regarding the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (part 1)
It’s 1759 all over again.
Jan 31 • Patrick Déry
Is Quebec independence making a “comeback”?
The answer in a chart you won’t see anywhere else, including 943 responses to surveys conducted over 50 years.
Jan 28 • Patrick Déry
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Chart: 51st State? Thanks, but no thanks
Mar 15, 2025 • Patrick Déry
Why most Quebec Anglos probably agree with Marc-Antoine DeQuoy
Nov 21, 2023 • Patrick Déry
Poilievre’s attacks on Montreal and Quebec City’s mayors is more smarty pants than smart
Jan 19, 2024 • Patrick Déry
The Buffoons Who Govern Us
Dec 1, 2023 • Patrick Déry

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Quebecsplaining is back
More to come, starting now
Jan 28 • Patrick Déry
When Quebec doctors demonstrate
Quebec doctors are right to denounce Bill 2, which restricts freedom and sets illusory targets. But there were reasons for protesting long before that.
Oct 29, 2025 • Patrick Déry
Chart: 51st State? Thanks, but no thanks
"Suppose there was a referendum in Canada, and Canadians were to vote on whether this country should become part of the United States, would you vote…"
Mar 15, 2025 • Patrick Déry
Quebec’s distinct society for drinking and driving
Quebec is the only province in Canada with a 0.08 legal alcohol limit for driving. It is also one of the few places in the world.
Feb 15, 2024 • Patrick Déry
Which emergency rooms in Montreal have the highest death rate?
The latest scoop from Montreal Gazette’s Aaron Derfel is unsettling, but forces us to ask tough questions.
Feb 14, 2024 • Patrick Déry
Would Denis Coderre help the Quebec Liberal party?
Despite media spin, history shows that Coderre has a tendency to squander political advantage.
Feb 12, 2024 • Patrick Déry
Me elsewhere on the Web
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My other website, in Québécois
Patrick Déry on Twitter / X
Fact-checking politicians and ranting about politics in 280 characters. Sometimes I post charts.
Patrick Déry on Bluesky
Mostly the same stuff as on X, but without Don and Elon
My LinkedIn page
Ranting about politics with a professional tone
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Because what happens in Quebec doesn't stay in Quebec. Quebecois writing about politics and public policy. My English isn't perfect.
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