Reading Time: 4 minutes Some Canadians and French believe that their ‘leaders’ are mere followers of a supra-national agenda, not champions for their electorate
Tag: France
A Brexit perspective with 55-year-old roots
Reading Time: 3 minutes Charles de Gaulle’s view of the English should help inform the conversation about whether the U.K. belongs in Europe
Discovering Monet’s lifelong fascination with architecture
Reading Time: 4 minutes London’s National Gallery exhibit offers rare glimpses into the artist’s examination of the play of light on human structures
Debunking the myth of immigrant assimilation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Language, religious laws and practices, cultural and culinary traditions all function to discourage, prevent or, at the very least, slow down assimilation
Vive le Quebec libre, 50 years later
Reading Time: 3 minutes There was a swift response to Charles de Gaulle’s intrusion into Canadian affairs during the centennial summer of 50 years ago
Did France put an end to the new nationalism?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Marine Le Pen can still be a huge game-changer in Europe and North America, despite her loss
On burkinis, burkas and Halloween masks
Reading Time: 3 minutes While the burkini may offend the fashion sensibilities of some French mayors, it doesn’t pose a threat to public safety