Comments on: La Presse still on the path to destruction

By: Jean Naimard

Jean Naimard — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:06:31 +0000

Let’s call the bluff.

Desmarais is bluffing big-time.

La Presse is Desmarais’ mouthpiece; with it, he can manipulate public opinion to suit his ends (hint: it’s not the people’s welfare). He has used La Presse to thwart the Québec sovereignty movement (Desmarais know very well that a sovereign Québec would never tolerate his antics), and to suggest that he would willingly scrap it is laughable.

I wish I was wrong because the demise of La Presse would immensely help sovereignty by removing the major stumbling block.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:26:57 +0000

Really? Biased? As in, their editorials don't reflect your values, therefore it's biased?

By: Alastair Yates

Alastair Yates — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:45:09 +0000

Good riddance. It is a biased rag.

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:31:06 +0000

No chance the union buys it. La Presse will lose 26M$ this year, and Power already erased 100M$ in debt in june.
Union workers know they need to give something to save the company.

By: Sid

Sid — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:16:04 +0000

let's hope La Presse survives, since Montreal needs at least one quality local paper.

By: CT Moore

CT Moore — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:06:31 +0000

I wonder what the logistics of the union buying it would be. After all, it's worked for some factory workers.

Of course, in this case, the union would be walking some fine link between a hostile takeover and subversive inside trading.