Tag Archives: Jacques-Demers

Journal (almost) Daily Digest: Rue Frontenac adds classifieds

(So I'm a bit behind...)

Classifieds ahoy!

Rue Frontenac, the website of locked-out Journal de Montréal workers, launched its classified ad section today. Their taking classifieds by phone or email. No prices are listed online.

Meanwhile

And finally, as a demonstration of the excellent reporting skills that the Journal is missing because of this lockout, I give you this Rue Frontenac report on the Snuggie.

I love you too, smoke-free TV people

CFCF's Rob Lurie, at his most smokalicious

CFCF's Rob Lurie, at his most smokalicious

A smorgasbord of government organizations and nonprofits is sponsoring Quebec's anti-smoking week next week, and part of the campaign features videos with TV personalities giving heart-felt thank-yous to loved ones who helped them quit smoking, while sitting on the floor of the same living room. Each video ends with "je t'aime" (or "I love you") in a serious, look-you-in-the-eyes way that seems to walk the line between tear-inducing and creepy (though maybe I'm overly sensitive in this regard).

Included in that list is token anglo CFCF's Rob Lurie (above), TVA's Dominic Arpin (who writes a blog post about the experience shooting this piece), RDS's Pierre Houde and Jacques Demers, and a bunch of other people equally split between the media partners (they even got the two guys left at TQS).

Kidding aside, they're pretty gut-wrenching videos, designed to make people uncomfortable and get them to talk to their parents, kids, siblings, spouses and other loved ones about quitting smoking.

I’m Jacques Demers, bitch

The Demers

Jacques Demers: Coach, analyst, motivational speaker, superhero crime-fighter.

Is there anything this guy can't do?

(via sam)