Message Invalid character found in the request target [/leaders-tour/episode/pierre-poilievre-makes-a-policy-announcement-in-montmagny-quebec?id\u003daab362df-f968-40ba-83a5-88f4d8f3a030 ] The valid characters are defined in RFC 7230 and RFC 3986 Description The server cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error (e.g. Note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the server logs Crime BeatNewsChild found unconscious in bathtub in MontmagnyBy The Canadian PressPublished: March 27, 2025 at 6:39AM EDT Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved Race winner Kevin Lacroix. Photo by Matthew Manor. The NAPA Racing team enjoyed a remarkable season, consistently finishing in the Top 2, with the exception of two unfortunate retirements and a 7th place finish at Ohsweken. These setbacks proved costly in the championship fight, leaving Lacroix just 10 points shy of the title. This marked a historic first for the NASCAR Canada series at Autodrome Montmagny, a 3/8-mile oval set along the Saint Lawrence River. Lacroix clocked the 8th and 2nd fastest times during the practice sessions. In qualifying, he posted the 2nd best time, earning him a front-row start for les 250 tours XPN race, though he started on the outside. From the moment the green flag dropped, Lacroix, in the #74 Quick Strut / NAPA Dodge, was on the offensive, challenging Alex Labbé while defending his position against Raphaël Lessard and Andrew Ranger. The drivers swapped places within the Top 4 throughout the early stages, but as the race progressed, Lacroix fought his way back into 2nd place. After more than 80 laps, he finally seized the lead. The race was interrupted by multiple cautions, which could have worked against Lacroix, but he skillfully maintained his position at the front. The closing laps were particularly thrilling, with Will Larue battling fiercely with Lacroix right up to the checkered flag. In the end, Lacroix emerged victorious, claiming his 6th win of the season and the first-ever NASCAR Canada victory at this track. “It was a fantastic race,” said Kevin Lacroix. “But it’s a bittersweet victory because I didn’t win the title. We were consistent all season, except for two pieces of bad luck that cost us the championship. We were the strongest team out there, and we’ll be back next year to take the title.” Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. Message Invalid character found in the request target [/leaders-tour/episode/poilievre-pledges-to-maintain-retirement-age-and-will-allow-seniors-to-earn-more?id\u003daab362df-f968-40ba-83a5-88f4d8f3a030 ]. The valid characters are defined in RFC 7230 and RFC 3986 Description The server cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error (e.g., malformed request syntax, invalid request message framing, or deceptive request routing). Note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the server logs. Marc-Antoine Camirand claimed the 2024 NASCAR Canada Series championship in front of a crowd of Quebec fans. CREDIT: Bryce Turner Alex Labbé started on pole for the 250-lap race, at the 3/8-mile oval; Lacroix started second and Camirand started eighth. Camirand entered the finale 20 points ahead of Lacroix, needing only a top-15 finish regardless of other results. Lacroix led the opening two laps before Labbé took the spot. An early caution set the stage for a lengthy green-flag run, where Labbé pulled away before Lacroix closed the gap and applied pressure, taking the top spot on Lap 78. Lacroix stayed up front through a series of cautions, which included a red flag delay for a Lap 113 multi-car wreck between Andrew Ranger, Dave Coursol, and others, on the backstretch. Ranger entered the finale two points behind Lacroix and 22 behind Camirand in the championship battle; he started fourth and faded before the wreck ended his day. Teams pitted during a halfway break on Lap 132. Lacroix continued to lead through a pair of cautions in the second half. Will Larue, making his second series start, in a new-for-2024 McColl Racing Enterprises car, restarted second to Lacroix on Lap 209. Larue put on a spirited battle, staying within one to two tenths of a second and making a couple of moves as the laps wound down. Lacroix held on to beat Larue by 0.117 seconds, gaining maximum points, but Camirand finished sixth to secure the championship. “It’s like winning the Stanley Cup, as soon as you got one, you want another one,” said Camirand. “I’m so proud of my team, we did a hell of a job during the season, with the best sponsor, GM Paillé…we won when it was time to win and we finished the race when it was time to finish the race.” Camirand says that Ohsweken and GP3R stand out to him, winning on the dirt track after struggling a little the year prior, and winning his home race for the second straight year. Since Paillé Racing started in 2022, Camirand has been the best driver statistically, with 11 wins and 25 podiums in 40 races, winning the two championships and narrowly missing a third last year, when Treyten Lapcevich had a record-breaking campaign. “When we started the program in 2022 and won our first championship in the first year, we built something that we’re really proud of,” said Camirand. “We spent time, we spent money on it, but I have the good guys behind the program; they deserve it. We work hard, we win some races, but behind that we have a great group of guys.” Despite the recent success of Camirand, it’s Lacroix who was arguably the best driver this season. Scoring his sixth win of the year, at Montmagny, he also set new single-season NCS records with 1,204 laps led and 10 podiums. But with DNFs in large fields at CTMP and GP3R, he finished runner-up in the standings for the fifth time. Behind Lacroix and Larue, Alex Guenette completed the podium, while Mathieu Kingsbury and Donald Theetge rounded out the top-five. It was a festive atmosphere in victory lane, with Camirand supporters chanting Paillé-Paillé-Paillé-Paillé, to the tune of soccer chant Ole-Ole-Ole, and Camirand-Camirand, to the tune of an MVP chant. The track also played ‘We Are the Champions’ to open its playlist after presentations concluded. Behind Camirand and Lacroix, Ranger, D.J. Kennington and L.P. Dumoulin rounded out the top-five in the points standings. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password The Charter of the French language and its regulations govern the consultation of English-language content The Québec City Convention Centre and the Centre d’études collégiales de Montmagny have joined forces to offer on-the-job training and employment opportunities to students in the Production scénique – régie et techniques scéniques program is a compelling playground for the next generation of professionals finishing their studies in event logistics and stage technology some 20 graduates and 20 first-year students will be putting their knowledge of the various aspects of the event industry into practice Offered since 2006 at CÉC Montmagny, Production scénique – régie et techniques scéniques trade program is a revised program from fall 2022 during which students learn how to carry out the technical aspects of the world of entertainment and events At the end of their two years of intensive training An opportunity like this allows students and graduates to meet professionals in the field and keep abreast of trends and developments in the field of stage production employers can take advantage of this opportunity to enrich their networking rosters by adding new skilled workers to their list of potential partners Through their rigging courses or their certification in aerial work platforms students will be invited to experience the hanging of specialized technical equipment in the vast spaces of the Québec City Convention Centre Transportation will even be provided from Montmagny to Québec City.  “The field of rigging and scenic installations is specialized and requires a qualified workforce We are pleased to be able to offer students from the Centre d’études collégiales de Montmagny an opportunity to explore their career possibilities in a concrete way it helps us to have motivated resources who have the skills to assist us during events,” explained Pierre-Michel Bouchard President and CEO of the Québec City Convention Centre “Our government wants to maximize the economic spin-offs of business tourism by attracting more international events to Québec it is important to have trained and competent personnel to produce high-quality events which promotes career opportunities in the local tourism industry while giving the next generation of professionals hands-on experience in the field,” added Caroline Proulx Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Lanaudière region of Québec “The training we offer our students in the Production scénique – régie et techniques scéniques program is comprehensive and responds concretely to the needs of the industry We hope that every company will be able to hire exceptionally trained professionals for their growing event management needs,” said Cynthia Lavoie Director of the Centre d’études collégiales de Montmagny The Québec City Convention Centre has its own team of riggers and can perform all hanging operations autonomously the Convention Centre has equipped itself with more than 72 motors and 115 bridges for its multipurpose rooms with multiple hanging points Event planners can benefit from maximum flexibility easily rent equipment (including installation services) upgrades and sustainable initiatives of the Québec City Convention Centre The 72 events on the calendar for fall season 2024 are expected to generate over $34.4 million in economic spin-offs for the Québec City region The Québec City Convention Centre is pleased to introduce a brand-new tool for event planners: a sustainability performance report Montmagny Marsh is located on the banks of the St turtles bask in the sun and people enjoy the natural surroundings It’s hard to believe that this idyllic local landmark almost didn’t exist in the first place thanks to the ongoing collaboration between the City of Montmagny and DUC convinced Montmagny’s mayor at the time that the site had incredible potential The two joined forces to restore and create the rich and diversified habitat of Montmagny Marsh the time-tested water control structures had reached the end of its useful lifespan DUC and the City of Montmagny called on the entire community with an urgent request to help collect the funds needed to complete the restoration work a local member of the provincial government the Caisse populaire Desjardins and many local businesses and residents did their part to secure the future of the marsh DUC immediately began project restoration in the fall of 2016 and completed it within a few weeks Montmagny Marsh now has a new lease on life thanks to the passion and commitment of many who recognize its value Restoration of Montmagny Marsh was undertaken with funding from the Fondation de la faune du Québec and Environment and Climate Change Canada This multimedia map of the Great Lakes shows how our community-based conservation is enriching nature learning and community on both sides of the international border in this ecoregion A 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HomeDestinationsInterestsTop Places to Travel by MonthSearchMenuBest time to travel to Quebec This show is perfectly suitable for amateur birdwatchers as it will let you see birds in their natural habitat and in a very convenient way Saint-Pierre Lake Montmagny Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area Saint-Pierre LakeMontmagnyCap Tourmente National Wildlife Area Last updated: May 18, 2023Authors: People interested Watch All Subscriber Events NASCAR SERIES Expanded to twelve events in 2024, Série ACT Quebec will also host two combination events with the US-based American-Canadian Tour. ShareTopAfter a popular return to competition in 2023 co-promoters André Poulin and Howard Romanado are gearing up for an exciting year two with the rekindled Série ACT Quebec Série ACT Quebec will also host two combination events with the US-based American-Canadian Tour for an exciting clash between the international stars Poulin and Romanado piloted a 10-race schedule that saw five drivers take their first ACT-sanctioned victory Forty-four different drivers entered Série ACT Quebec events in 2023 with seven different winners and a new champion in St-Joseph’s Raphaël Lessard taking the cup in the iconic Larue Motorsports #48QC While many of the principal players from 2023 will return the upcoming season is dotted with plenty of new faces vying for Rookie of the Year honors Quebec City’s Stéphane Fournier and St-Joseph’s Sylvain Labbé are all moving up from the Série Sportsman Quebec while St-Raymond’s Maxime Bernard is stepping up from the popular NASCAR Vintage division at Autodrome Chaudiere Série ACT Quebec will once again contest its schedule between the popular Quebec ovals at Autodrome Chaudiere and Autodrome Montmagny while also hosting combinations races with the American-Canadian Tour with the Claude Leclerc 150 and the CAN-AM 200 “André and I would like to thank all the fans drivers and sponsors that made our first year a great success being sanctioned and working with ACT has been a positive move for all,” said Série ACT Quebec co-promoter Howard Romanado “2024 will feature tough competition between our regulars and the talented rookies joining the series both us and our series sponsor XPN are looking forward to more side by side hub to hub action at every race this season The American-Canadian Tour begins year forty-six on New England’s biggest stage with the 4th annual Northeast Classic at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday The five-division rundown the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models the Tour-type Modified Open and more in this can’t miss show Série ACT Quebec begins their 2024 season with the Centre du "PICK-UP" Vallée-Jonction 150 at Autodrome Chaudiere on Saturday May 11 with a five division showcase that also opens the track championship season at the lightning quick Beauce bullring For more information about the American-Canadian Tour, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com -ACT Media Press Release-Photo credit: Rock Bouffard * Denotes Non-Points EventBold - Série ACT Quebec / American-Canadian Tour (US) Combination Event Related ArticlesMilton CAT American-Canadian Tour Massachusetts Makes it a Two State Race in ACT Rookie of the Year Battle Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers Look for Continued Growth in 2024 at White Mountain ACT & PASS Release 50th Thompson Speedway Icebreaker Schedule and Pricing A French city's mayor has lashed out against the government’s “Islamist separatism” campaign after a mosque in his jurisdiction was accused and shut down to combat radicalism the mayor of the Montmagny town in northern France “denounced the incompetence of the government” for closure of a mosque which has functioned without any controversies for the past five years “There was never any question of closing this mosque for that," he told the French daily Le Parisien The mosque is among Muslims' nine places of worship closed by the Interior Ministry 15 disclosed they were among the 18 places which were particularly under the watch upon his request without divulging their names or locations Among the reasons the mosques were closed were non-compliance of safety standards disseminating radicalized speeches or practicing separatism Around 89 places of worship suspected of separatism are under investigation The mayor however said that early this month he verified that the mosque had followed up with works related to safety norms which a security commission in a routine inspection in December had ordered it to do within a month in order for the place to receive 476 people as authorized by the commission “It's a mosque that has never been talked about A security commission has nothing to do with a connotation of radical Islamism Five years ago a place of worship had been closed at the request of the prefecture But this site has no connection with the current mosque,” Floquet said on the first day of the week-long hearing at the National Assembly by a special committee on the “bill confirming respect for the principles of the Republic,” Darmanin affirmed that Article 44 of the proposed bill “aimed at consolidating the principles of the Republic will allow the regional authorities to temporarily close a place of worship where speeches are made which provoke justify or encourage hatred or violence.” He defended the controversial legislation singling out the Muslim population against separatism saying: “The Republic is under attack by the separatisms on which terrorism is formed” and it is “legitimate for the Republic to take measures to defend itself.” You currently use an outdated internet browser. You can upgrade to a modern browser or use the Google Chrome Frame to optimize your viewing experience Scheidt & Bachmann invests in the future With the relocation of Scheidt & Bachmann France S.A.S into the new and modern offices on 8th June from Epinay to Montmagny in the north of Paris the company sets the course for the expansion in the French market From now on the business unit parking systems will be present on 824 sqm Scheidt & Bachmann France S.A.S.201 rue Jules Ferry95360 Montmagny Managing Director Patrick Moretton and his team will be happy to assist you in all matters concerning Parking Management Systems modular general solutions consisting of up-to-date JAVA software and innovative equipment Montreal, Quebec — November 23, 2016 — André Chamberland is a car enthusiast who has worked in the industry since 1988. He has recently made the transition to shop owner status. His facility is Fix Auto Montmagny Chamberland says his decision to join the Fix Auto network was driven in part by his prior experience with the banner “Throughout the years I spent in the collision repair industry I worked as a Fix Auto shop director in the Quebec area,” says Chamberland “I quickly became aware that Fix Auto was a well-structured cutting-edge banner that offers great support to its franchisees When the time came to start my own business the choice to go with Fix Auto was obvious.” it was important to him to be able to deliver high quality work in the best environment “In order to offer an exceptional customer experience as well as in exterior and interior renovations,” he says Michel Bourgeois is the General Manager of Fix Auto Québec He notes that the network is extremely proud to see new entrepreneurs like Chamblerland choose Fix Auto as a partner for their first business “We are confident that André’s acquired experience in our network will allow him to make his first business a success,” says Bourgeois “We wish him good luck in this new adventure.” What’s happening on and off the campaign trail today After clocking in two days on the ground in the Greater Toronto Area Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will kick off his first lap on the Quebec election circuit in Montmagny where he’ll hold a “message event” and field questions from reporters before heading back for an afternoon of off-camera campaigning before headlining a rally in Quebec City tonight New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is booked in for a second day of electioneering in Hamilton he’ll join local New Democrat hopeful Monique Taylor at the Sackville Hill Seniors Recreation Centre for a mid-morning announcement and media availability” (10 a.m.) with a “campaign event” at the same location later this afternoon The party has also scheduled a “virtual technical briefing” for reporters to go over the details of its “fiscal plan for working families,” which will take place before Singh is slated to speak with New Democrat deputy campaign director Jonathan Gauvin and Canadian Labour Congress economist DT Cochrane expected to join the Zoom call UPDATE: A revised advisory from the party describes it as their “tax plan for working and middle-class families.” the party’s campaign office in London Centre  — for a second “campaign event” with local New Democrat hopefuls Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault will hold a press conference at his campaign office in Outremont to unveil what the party is billing as “the first in a series of bold proposals aimed at reforming Canada’s taxation system (as) part of a plan to create a fairer and more sustainable economy especially for the lowest income earning Canadians.” (10 a.m.) after spending the last two days on the hustings in Atlantic Canada he’s set to hit the campaign trail in southwestern Ontario starting with a morning visit to a Windsor-area “facility,” where he’ll “make an announcement” and take questions from reporters he’ll tour a second “facility” in London (2:30 p.m.) and end the day with an evening rally in Kitchener “The Star spoke to three sources and agreed not to identify them so that they could speak frankly about the sensitive bilateral discussions,” the paper notes “Despite a recent news report the tiered-approach is not on the table the sources said it aligns with the government’s understanding of what’s about to hit next week Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has conveyed that countries would be targeted at a low A second source said there is no clear information about what the high level might be — ‘is it 25 100 per cent or more?’ and which countries would face the upper range of tariffs (but) the suggestion is tariffs in Canada’s case could be ‘cumulative.’” “Canadian steel and aluminum shipments to the U.S have been penalized with a 25 per cent tariff since Mar During the days leading up to the election call Carney suggested that Canada remains ready to respond to any escalation in the ongoing cross-border standoff National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc CEO John Gordon hits the West Block press theatre to announce — alongside “Indigenous Elders supporters and staff,” and with “the support of the Government of Canada” —  a “historic announcement related to housing in urban rural and northern Indigenous communities.” (10 a.m.) The Bank of Canada will release a recap of the internal discussions between Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and other members of the governing council before finalizing the latest decision on the target overnight interest rate Following the formal dissolution of the 44th Parliament the federal election is now underway as voters get ready to head to the polls on Apr he became a child actor—working in commercials and in small roles for TV He had an unconventional upbringing because he was so often on set “I befriended crew guys who talked about their sexual lives and taught me how to curse and burp and spit.” His mother took him to see the 1997 blockbuster Titanic As he watched Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet go down with the ship “I never fathomed things could be so opulently produced [That] ambition and scale were extraterrestrial to me It taught me the size of my dreams could be unlimited.” He watched the movie more than 100 times And he learned English “so I could one day act with DiCaprio Dolan has just finished shooting his sixth film which is based on Jean-Luc Lagarce’s play about a writer who comes home to tell his family he’s dying He doesn’t mince words when describing his leading lady: “Marion is a princess of milk and silk with eyes chiseled of diamonds and emeralds I’d ask her to be the mother of my children but her husband [is] the most gorgeous man alive.” Dolan is also the director behind the record-breaking music-video debut (with more than 27 million views in 24 hours) for Adele’s new song, “Hello.” And in his downtime he dubs the voices of many leading actors of his generation “I bump into them now and make them listen to their French voice; it freaks them out.” Learn about Formula Drift and how it all begain Check out the Formula DRIFT digital fan guide Signup to get the latest in FD news and updates Formula DRIFT Canada Announces 2016 Schedule 2015 – Formula DRIFT Canada has announced its 2016 season schedule Sliding into its third year of competition Formula DRIFT Canada is expanding its professional drifting series to a total of five rounds 2016 will represent many firsts that will continue to grow drifting in Canada and will once again raise the bar to new heights The Formula DRIFT Pro Championship will be heading to Montreal in 2016 This marks the first time in history that an Formula DRIFT Pro Championship round will be held outside of the United States “With the continued success of our international presence we look forward to growing the sport domestically and internationally this upcoming season,” said Jim Liaw Formula DRIFT Canada will also be bringing professional drifting back to Ontario for the first time in 5 years will be the home for Formula DRIFT Canada in the coming years  “Sunset Speedway is excited to be the only racetrack to have an official Formula DRIFT Canada round in Ontario We are looking forward to hosting thousands of passionate fans when professional drifting returns to Ontario.”  says Mark Dilley The Formula DRIFT Canada championship series will also be returning to Autodrome Montmagny (Quebec) Autodrome St-Eustache (Montreal) and GP3R (Trois-Rivières) Formula DRIFT Canada – 2016 Schedule June 4 | FDC Championship | Autodrome Montmagny (Montmagny June 25 | FDC Championship | Sunset Speedway (Barrie July 15/16 | FD Pro Championship – FD World Championship- FDC Championship | Autodrome St-Eustache (Montreal August 6/7 | FDC Championship | GP3R (Trois-Rivières September 3/4 | FDC Championship FINALE | Autodrome St-Eustache (Montreal Formula DRIFT Canada is a professional drifting series sanctioned by Formula DRIFT Its organization is made up of a team of experienced members from the motorized sport and drifting worlds: Alan Labrosse vice­-president of sales and partnerships and David De Somma the series will hold five championship races: June 4 at Autodrome Montmagny August 6/7 at the Grand Prix Trois­-Rivières and September 4/5 at Autodrome St-Eustache Formula DRIFT is recognized as the leading international drifting championship drifting has evolved into a worldwide competitive sport that challenges each driver’s driving ability and vehicle control Formula DRIFT provides a forum for professional drifters to compete nationwide for the coveted Formula DRIFT Championship crown As the first official series in North America Formula DRIFT has taken competitive motorsports to the extreme attracting fans and car enthusiasts from all walks of life and establishes itself as the world­wide leader for the sport For a competition schedule and ticket information CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION play videoclosed captions4:35When will Trump's auto tariffs come into effect 0:32Tariffs 'will hurt us,' Carney says closed captions8:10How do Trump's auto tariffs impact battleground Ontario ridings 0:47Ford looking to inflict 'as much pain as possible' on U.S 2:38Asking voters | Are retaliatory tariffs a good idea for Canada We'll have more coverage on what started as a normal campaign day — then turned into something very different — at CBCNews.ca Here are some links to help you out if you're looking for a particular topic from the day: we'll have a story about Ontario autoworkers feeling the strain of Trump's tariffs We'll also have a story with voters in the side-by-side ridings where Carney and Poilievre are competing for seats March 27 · 9:20 PM EDTHere’s what the party leaders had to say about Trump — and each otherVerity StevensonFederal party leaders Pierre Poilievre Mark Carney and Jagmeet Singh are seen in this composite photo (CP Images)The executive order Trump signed today thrust the president back in the spotlight of Canadian politics It moves forward with 25 per cent tariffs on vehicles not built in the U.S federal party leaders still took the time to throw rhetorical mud at each other Mark Carney took several aims at Pierre Poilievre saying he's "in sync with President Trump" and would cave to any of his demands He brought up Poilievre's lack of security clearance again saying the Conservative leader is "choosing to be wilfully blind to the many and growing threats to our country." Poilievre blamed the Canadian economy's reliance on American trade on "10 years of economic weakness” under the Liberals "Almost all of our energy [and] raw materials go south because we can't get them anywhere else," Poilievre said That law allows federal regulators to block resource and infrastructure projects that could have adverse environmental effects The NDP's Jagmeet Singh also reacted to the auto tariffs saying Carney should have done more for workers before calling a snap election Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said he was surprised Carney hadn't spoken with Trump before today's tariff announcement March 27 · 8:50 PM EDTSingh pressed on why he didn’t meet with workers at risk from Trump tariffsMarina von StackelbergSingh makes a pizza during a campaign stop on Wednesday in Hamilton (David Thurton/CBC)The NDP leader has the endorsement of United Steelworkers and several other major unions a city forged from the steel industry with strong working class roots will likely be one of the most hurt by Trump’s tariffs But Singh didn’t announce new plans to tackle the U.S threats or meet with workers impacted by them on his Wednesday campaign stop in Canada’s Steeltown the NDP leader unveiled a plan to lower income taxes and remove the GST from home heating and phone and interest bills He also spent some time making pizza and meeting seniors Reporters pressed Singh on why he wasn't meeting with those affected by the tariffs The NDP have previously called on the Liberal government to reform employment insurance to make it easier for workers to access “I've actually criticized the Liberal government for not putting in place protections for those workers They've said we've got nothing in place for us to go to cover our bills,” Singh said Liberal Leader Mark Carney met with Unifor leaders Singh’s team hasn’t said whether it will change its campaign plans based on Trump's latest tariff announcement March 27 · 8:30 PM EDTFact check: Is there such a thing as a ‘Canadian’ or ‘American’ car?Rhianna SchmunkVehicles are seen at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Cambridge (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)Trump recently said part of his rationale for auto tariffs was that he doesn’t want Canadian cars in the American market But experts who spoke with CBC News said they don’t believe those exist As our fact-checking team reported last month you’d be hard-pressed to find a purely Canadian or purely American vehicle because the two countries’ auto industries are so deeply integrated after decades of collaboration Parts can go back and forth over the Canada-U.S border a half-dozen times before the car is even finished March 27 · 8:26 PM EDTCarney is billing himself as the best candidate to deal with TrumpVerity Stevenson"What we are facing now is the most significant crisis of our lifetime," the Liberal leader said adding Canada needs to reduce its reliance on the U.S He said his nine days as prime minister before calling the election proved he can get a lot done quickly He pointed to his trips to Paris and London to strengthen European trade relationships as well as his meeting with Canada’s premiers the premiers "all agreed on one thing: they hate the federal government." But he said his proposal to get rid of "duplicative federal regulations" got them to agree to eliminate barriers to trade in the provinces The Liberal leader was interrupted by hecklers three times but rolled with it and said one of his values is tolerance The friendly crowd chanted his name to drown out hecklers’ shouts Carney also said he's done more in nine days "than Pierre Poilievre has imagined," adding that “most of his lines he's just mimicking Donald Trump." March 27 · 8:03 PM EDTLiberal leader says Canada needs ‘big changes’Verity StevensonCarney is seen at a campaign rally in Kitchener (Blair Gable/Reuters)Carney started off by giving shoutouts to Kitchener-Waterloo calling it the heart of advanced manufacturing and the Canadian tech industry "Who's ready to stand up for Canada Who's ready to help the Liberal party win the most consequential election in our lifetime?" Carney said shortly before being briefly interrupted by a heckler the Liberal leader said the party needed to win a majority because "we need big changes in this country.” Carney said his lack of political experience is a good thing There's some in this race who've only done that," he said taking a jab at Poilievre who has been an MP since 2004 March 26March 26 · 7:51 PM EDTCarney speaks at Liberal rallyVerity StevensonA crowd gathers in Kitchener (Tom Parry/CBC)The Liberals are hosting their first rally in Kitchener Carney is speaking there before heading back to Ottawa for government meetings The party has told my colleague Ashley Burke the venue is at capacity with more than 1,300 people and some waiting in line outside Thank God I'm here," Carney said to cheers "I've got a lot to get off my chest one of our reporters covering the Liberal campaign says this is the biggest crowd we’ve seen yet at his events with lots of chanting and booing at his comments about Trump and Poilievre March 26 · 7:37 PM EDTThe policy is complicated The sum total of all Trump’s moves is to make selling cars into the United States much more complicated and expensive but it all fits under the same theme: torture anyone who tries to build a vehicle for the U.S One analyst lamented that this is a departure from 60 years of tradition starting with the 1965 Auto Pact that led to Canada-U.S it makes a mockery of the agreement that Trump himself signed “The Americans have lost their credibility in terms of being a reliable trading partner,” said Fraser Johnson an expert on auto supply chains at Western University in London nearly three-quarters of Canada‘s auto jobs involve parts But the vast majority of those finished vehicles are exported to the United States But Johnson said it will do real damage with little benefit to the United States as it takes years to build new assembly plants “This is not good news for anybody,” he said March 26 · 7:34 PM EDTThese may be Trump’s most devastating tariffs yetAlex Panetta This tariff hits a sizable chunk of the North American cross-border auto trade immediately — and potentially all of it later The new 25 per cent duty will strike all finished vehicles imported into the U.S It’s a frightening prospect for hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose jobs are connected to the auto sector the largest manufacturing industry in Canada and second-largest source of exports to the U.S March 26 · 7:27 PM EDTTrump's executive order has a reprieve for auto part importsRhianna SchmunkA worker checks welded parts from an auto weld assembly line at Alfield Industries in Vaughan SUVs and light trucks will be subject to the new levy as of midnight on April 3 but there will be a temporary reprieve for auto part imports Those will be subject to the tariffs at an unspecified date There’s also an indefinite exception for auto parts produced under rules of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade (CUSMA) It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information The jobless rate fell to 5.7 percent in December, Statistics Canada said Friday in Ottawa, the lowest in the current data series that begins in 1976. The number of jobs rose by 78,600, beating expectations and bringing the full-year employment gain to 422,500. That’s the best annual increase since 2002. Where Age of Consent Is Up for DebateA case involving an 11-year-old girl has sparked a moment of moral and legal reckoning Such a defense flies in the face of legal and cultural consensus in most Western nations, and much of the world. “With children there is inevitably coercion,” Ernestine Ronai, co-president of the gender-based violence commission at the government’s High Council for Equality between Women and Men “It is indefensible that a girl of 11 could be considered consenting with a 28-year-old man it has also provoked an unprecedented backlash that has resulted in France considering a change to a long-standing there has been no legal age of consent for sex or for which the child is not developmentally prepared and cannot give consent or that violates the laws or social taboos of society.” For these reasons France’s lack of a clearly specified age of consent is an anomaly But in October 2016, the High Council for Equality Between Women and Men published a report on sexual violence in France The council found that 20.4 percent of women reported experiencing at least one form of sexual violence over their lifetimes as French law defines it: “any act of sexual penetration 59 percent suffered their rape or sexual assault before they turned 18 the council recommended establishing the still comparably low age of 13 as the age of consent “We must start taking better care of victims,” Ronai told me in November “We have to stop asking why: Why were you in the street alone a psychiatrist and president of the Traumatic Memory and Victimology Association told me that a child’s inability to say no to a sexual predator is exactly why the law needs to protect them “It’s a total lack of common sense,” she said When children appear emotionally disengaged or numb in court judges can assume they were not affected by their experience—in other words The lack of a set age of consent leaves cases of sexual abuse involving children and minors up to the discretion of individual judges; furthermore cases of rape are too often downgraded to sexual assault because such cases are considered “faster and easier” to move through the courts Salmona called the lack of a precise age of consent in France a “legal horror.” As she described in a 2015 paper “Children are a prime target of sexual predators … They are vulnerable dependent and under the authority of adults it is much harder to identify what they have suffered and they are rarely seen as credible when they get to talk.” Why has the French legal system seemed reluctant to set a specific age of consent One prominent explanation stems from the attitudes that followed May 1968 and other values and institutions considered elitist and unjust The protests represented a cultural revolution that would leave a lasting imprint on France’s very identity attitudes began to shift: Children were viewed as having the right to be considered sexual beings—in Salmona’s words: “Pedophilia was considered a sexual orientation … It was all part of a vision of freedom.” That a nation’s moral position on an issue as provocative and seemingly incontrovertible as a child’s sexuality could turn on a protest But as Pierre Verdrager wrote in Forbidden Child: How Pedophilia Became Scandalous defenders of pedophilia gained considerable leverage in the post-1968 sexual revolution particularly among an elite circle of intellectuals the question of the relationship between adults and children and the issues of rights and the autonomy of minors were recurrent in the press (in France),” he wrote “The identification of the potentially sexual nature of the relationship between adults and children was one of the ways of going against the bourgeois order.” Similarly, following the protests, “a general atmosphere of sexual freedom and liberalization of lifestyles” took hold, one that bolstered “a movement in favor of pedophilia,” as Jean-Hugues Déchaux, a sociologist at the Max Weber Center in Lyon, wrote in a 2014 critique of Verdrager’s book in the French Review of Sociology pro-pedophilia activists even formed associations with names like the Pedophile Liberation Front the Research Action Front for a Different Childhood and the Research Group for a Different Childhood Pedophiles also began publishing their own journals or “The Little Wolf.” French intellectuals including Guy Hocquenghem and René Schérer became spokespeople for the movement “Opponents of pedophilia were accused of being ‘reactionary’ and pedophiles were redefined not as guilty of sexual abuse but as victims of ‘retrograde’ legislation”—a reference to laws of the era that criminalized homosexuality and pedophilia There was widespread rejection of the movement—including vocal pushback from feminists, family therapists, and a handful of women in government.  Additionally, as Déchaux has argued the open embrace of pedophilia by some elements of France’s intellectual elite in the 1970s and ’80s “says nothing about public opinion itself and even less about the reality of social and family practices.” While certain French media and intellectuals defended pedophilia during this period sharp public attention to the issues of child sexual abuse and incest.” Pressure from groups concerned about the problem of family violence—feminists groups in particular—also succeeded in drawing more political attention to these issues Indeed, pro-pedophilia activists faced a challenge: French people recognized that a sexual relationship between an adult and a child was, by definition, an unequal one. So, as Déchaux wrote the nascent pro-pedophilia lobby attempted to “symmetricize” the relationship they characterized children as “clear-thinking endowed with volition and discernment.” From this “The notion of child protection was [deemed] patriarchal and denounced as a danger to the child’s personal integrity,” Déchaux wrote In 1979, Liberation published another petition, this time in support of Gérard R., a man on trial for having sex with girls between the ages of 6 and 12. It was signed by 63 people many of them well-known intellectuals like Christiane Rochefort and Pascal Bruckner It argued that the girls in question were “happy” with the situation “The love of children is also the love of their bodies,” they wrote “Desire and sexual games have their place in the relationship between children and adults thought and experienced with [the] girls … whose fulfillment proved to everyone Michel Foucault said of sex with minors that assuming “that a child is incapable of explaining what happened and was incapable of giving his consent are two abuses that are intolerable “People have a hard time admitting they were colonized by the discourse of pedocriminals,” Salmona told me an active time for a very unapologetic “pedocriminal lobby.” Yet it’s hard to know exactly how widespread the so-called pedocriminal lobby’s influence reached. On the one hand, as sociologist and criminologist Patrice Corriveau wrote in 2011 the number of sexual-abuse cases involving children in France had been on the rise since 1972 sexual offenses against minors had increased by nearly 22 percent—meaning it seemed as though the stigma against child sex abuse was encouraging victims to come forward while the number of reported cases was on the rise convictions for homosexual acts with minors were decreasing As Corriveau explained: “In France … sexual behaviors dropped in importance on the level of judicial intervention as the sexual revolution took hold morals offenses represented only 0.54 percent of overall criminality in France in 1982.” It’s also clear that, in the decades since publishing their pro-pedophilia pieces, Le Monde and Liberation have sought to correct their past wrongs. In an article from 2001 in Liberation journalist Sorj Chalandon described the post-1968 world in France as one gigantic social experiment including when it came to pedophilia: “The moral order And Liberation at this time is nothing but an echo of the common vertigo,” Chalandon wrote He characterized the mood of the time as one of challenging “‘any form of authority.’ It’s more than a period But if public opinion in France has evolved in recent decades the country’s legal institutions have been slow to catch up The legal status quo leaves too much up to the subjectivity of judges “There are some [professionals] who have very good instincts from experience or simply their humanity There are others who have had training but don’t have the humanity to go with it.” The recent cases in France involving children, as well as the privilege enjoyed by figures like Polanski, represent what Secretary of State for Gender Equality Marlène Schiappa called the country’s rape culture but it’s everything that contributes to minimalize which leads to a certain tolerance of these crimes in society,” she told me in her office last fall “Should we not now set an age threshold below which our society would consider that a child does not freely consent to sexual intercourse with an adult?” she wrote According to Salmona, the case also provoked a national “movement of indignation” because it coincided with the reverberations in France surrounding the story of Harvey Weinstein’s serial sexual abuses. “This is a moment of raised awareness,” Schiappa agreed “But we have to make sure it’s followed by concrete changes.” “The large majority of people are favorable to these changes,” she told me Durrieu-Diebolt has unreservedly endorsed an age of consent while defending the presumption of innocence—she does not see a conflict between the two “We have to find an equilibrium between considering the victim and maintaining a presumption of innocence,” she said “We have to respect both parts—we can’t go to either extreme.” “What it comes down to is this,” Schiappa said or is it tolerable depending on circumstances?” situated in the touristic region of Chaudière-Appalaches near Quebec City provides an urban presence that this public institution deserves due to the enhancement of the existing architecture in harmony with the contemporary look of its new extension.  The entire project incorporated this concept of duality In a building where rules and regulations reign the architectural movements are striking and sharp sometimes physical and sometimes imaginary define the boundaries between public and private spaces and between old and contemporary staged by the architects in collaboration with LumiGroup has a leading role in the outcome of this duality concept the ceiling is lit by a fluorescent line guiding guests towards a grand staircase (an identifying symbol of great public institutions in classical architecture) giving pause to the consistency of the overall space The exterior of this magnificent staircase is made of dyed black ash wood which contrasts with the pure white quartz steps and the varnished interior walls concealed within the upper part of the railing.           the line of light reappears in a suspended vertical zigzag providing some lightness in this structured world The lighting returns to its primary role in the concourse where the ambiance returns to a world of order The continuous linear lighting is suspended from the ceiling along the wide hallway while recessed vertical light stripes confine our journey and punctuate the space The lighting of the courthouse’s courtrooms plays a very important role in creating psychological barriers between the public space and that of the space reserved for the judiciary This concept of creating boundaries using light is also applied at the court counter In addition to responding to very specific lighting needs the architects and LumiGroup’s lighting team have managed to capture the creative potential of the lighting bringing a distinct contemporary energy to the Montmagny courthouse Design: CCM2 + Groupe A + Roy-Jacques Architects Lighting Design: CCM2 + Groupe A + Roy-Jacques Architects Lighting Manufacturers: Traxon Technologies It represents a vast number of lighting manufacturers from Quebec and around the world exhibited in a 10,000 square foot showroom in the heart of Montreal's Mile End artistic district in collaboration with industry specialists Its mission is to creatively transform space in terms of functionality and ergonomics to stimulate and motivate the end user.  Secure Retirement: Poilievre Pitches New Plan to Empower Seniors Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rolled out a new retirement-focused plan today aiming to provide financial flexibility and tax relief for Canada’s seniors Poilievre promised a suite of measures to give older Canadians more control over their income and savings in retirement But they should not be punished when they choose to,” said Poilievre A key component of the plan allows working seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free marking a $10,000 increase from current federal thresholds For those who choose to stay in the workforce or take on part-time jobs the Conservative leader said this change ensures their efforts aren’t penalized through clawbacks or income tax Poilievre is also proposing to extend the age at which Canadians must begin withdrawing from their Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) allowing more time for seniors to grow their retirement savings tax-deferred The plan pledges to maintain the retirement age at 65 for the Old Age Security (OAS) and Canada Pension Plan (CPP)—a stance likely to appeal to voters concerned about future benefit changes “We will not raise the retirement age,” Poilievre affirmed With Thunder Bay’s aging population—over 20% of residents are 65 or older—Poilievre’s plan could resonate locally Many seniors in the region stay active in the workforce or volunteer especially in smaller communities where economic pressures and social involvement play a role The plan may also appeal to middle-income retirees managing modest pensions and personal savings who are vulnerable to tax increases or sudden changes to benefit eligibility Casting the Liberals’ last decade in office as a period of economic decline “Canadian seniors can’t afford a fourth Liberal term making Canadians poorer and Canada weaker,” he said The Conservative leader said his party will “axe taxes and stand up to Trump from a position of strength.” This proposed policy package may signal how the 2025 federal election campaign will increasingly target retirees and near-retirees as a key voting bloc especially in rural and mid-sized communities like those in Northwestern Ontario MontrealBlizzard leads to three deaths in QuebecBy CTV MontrealPublished: March 15, 2017 at 6:21PM EDT