Cecilia Keating
Reporter | London
About Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating reports for National Observer from London, England.
The fate of the Apuiat wind project will be decided after the Quebec election
The Apuiat wind project may be making progress on paper after drafting a deal with Hydro-Québec, but the proposed wind farm's troubles are not over as the clock ticks down on Quebec's election.
François Legault's party is still leading in Quebec polls, although not by much
In an interview with National Observer on the campus of McGilll University in downtown Montreal, Quebec polling analyst Philippe J. Fournier said that François Legault’s party should not rest on their laurels yet.
Bold promise to ban new gas cars in Quebec
A bold Quebec election promise to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2030 is following the lead of countries such as France and the United Kingdom, says the province's left-leaning Québec solidaire party.
Quebec's political parties debate change, not sovereignty
“After 15 years of Liberal government, people want change,” explains Concordia political science professor Daniel Salée. “François Legault is banking on the concept of change.”
'Illegal' immigrant comment draws boos and whistles at lively Quebec election skirmish
A lively crowd at Concordia University booed and whistled at François Legault, leader of Quebec’s right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec, for detailing a pledge that would require new immigrants to Quebec to pass a French test within three years of arrival in order to not "find themselves in an illegal situation."
François Legault borrows a page from Doug Ford and threatens to cancel Quebec wind project
If he's elected and carries out his plans to cancel the Apuiat project, CAQ Leader François Legault would be borrowing a page from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who cancelled a multimillion dollar wind project and hundreds of other green energy deals, within days of forming a new government in June.
Valérie Plante makes history in Montreal
Punctuating her address several times with her trademark, full-sized laugh, the newly-elected Valérie Plante said that “we have lots of work to do in the coming years,” and appealed directly to Montrealers for their help in “getting [it] done.”
Busting myths, connecting communities: On the campaign trail with Montreal's first elected Hasidic politician
Fostering inter-cultural dialogue and remedying a disconnect between Outremont’s Hasidic and non-Hasidic populations propelled Mindy Pollak into politics. In 2013, at just 24, she earned accolades as the first Hasidic woman ever elected to political office in Montreal. She is defending her seat in the Montreal municipal elections on Nov. 5.