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Quebec Is Changing The Rules For Outdoor Masks Again

In a lengthy Facebook post published on April 14, Premier François Legault announced a change to Quebec's COVID-19 public health rules on mask-wearing during outdoor activities.

Legault wrote that in the face of questions, the requirement to wear a mask outside will only apply to "situations where it may be difficult to respect the two-metre distance" with members of different households.

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This Montreal Resto's Menu Is So Brutally Honest Harvard Decided To Preserve It Forever

The Montreal restaurant that went viral for its brutally honest menu is officially going down in food history. Cuisine AuntDai's hilarious menu will be archived at the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library at Harvard University.

It will join the Schlesinger Library's collection of historical menus so it can be used as an artifact for food history buffs and researchers — meaning a little piece of Montreal culture has found a new home at Harvard. 

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A Petition With Over 80K Signatures Wants Quebec Nurses Off The Hook For 2021 License Fees

After working tirelessly through the COVID-19 pandemic, Quebec nurses will soon have to pay to renew their licenses with the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) — but a petition with over 80,000 signatures says the fee should be suspended this year. 

All registered nurses and nurse practitioners in Quebec must be members of the OIIQ, the regulatory body for nursing in the province. The annual membership fee is due March 15. 

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Legault Did Not Hold Back In A FB Post About 'Radicals' He Says Want To Censor Free Speech

In a lengthy Facebook post published on February 13, Quebec Premier François Legault vowed to use governmental means to protect free speech in Quebec universities, after expressing worry about "radical activists [who] are trying to censor certain words and works."

The premier said Quebec's minister of higher education, Danielle McCann, has already begun working with Quebec universities to "act quickly" to address censorship — which he referred to as "a problem that began in our universities."

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