Comments on: La Presse? What’s that? http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/03/15/la-presse-whats-that/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Lamothe http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/03/15/la-presse-whats-that/comment-page-1/#comment-67396 Chris Lamothe Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:09:43 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4673#comment-67396 <i>Come on, people, I can’t keep this country together by myself.</i> Well said. Meanwhile, Quebecor/Sun Media owned <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/03/13/cgy-jasper-booster.html" rel="nofollow">Jasper Booster</a> has folded, meaning four more jobs lost. Not a big surprise when you have two weeklies for a town of 5,000. Come on, people, I can’t keep this country together by myself.

Well said. Meanwhile, Quebecor/Sun Media owned Jasper Booster has folded, meaning four more jobs lost. Not a big surprise when you have two weeklies for a town of 5,000.

]]> By: chris the anglo http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/03/15/la-presse-whats-that/comment-page-1/#comment-67375 chris the anglo Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:00:09 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4673#comment-67375 Aren't these gigantic and rather heterogeneous nation-states the 19th century manifestation of free trade blocs anyway? Germany, Italy, France, the US, Russia, Canada... What is going to be gained by trying to hold in reluctant partners (well besides tax revenues and power) Aren't these gigantic and rather heterogeneous nation-states the 19th century manifestation of free trade blocs anyway? Germany, Italy, France, the US, Russia, Canada... What is going to be gained by trying to hold in reluctant partners (well besides tax revenues and power)

]]> By: Mr. Robertson http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/03/15/la-presse-whats-that/comment-page-1/#comment-67314 Mr. Robertson Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:54:00 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4673#comment-67314 As I said in the other post, I don't believe there's any point in trying to keep the country together anymore. English Canadians have more in common with Americans than with Francophone Quebecers. As I said in the other post, I don't believe there's any point in trying to keep the country together anymore. English Canadians have more in common with Americans than with Francophone Quebecers.

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