Matthew Lapierre

While National Newswatch does not keep an archive of external articles for longer than 6 months, we do keep all articles written by contributors who post directly to our site. Here you will find all of the contributed and linked external articles from Matthew Lapierre.

Matthew Lapierre, Annabelle Olivier

Yes, Doug Ford, Quebec bought private jets — but not for the premier's travels - Quebec government says planes Ford is referring to are medical jets

Last week, Ontario’s premier pointed to a fleet of Quebec government-owned planes as justification for having his own private aircraft. But Quebec’s premier has no such private plane — so, what’s going on? Premier Doug Ford justified the purchase of the plane, a used Bombardier Challenger 650, by touting his extensive travel within Ontario and even to the U.S...

Matthew Lapierre

Organized crime figure dead, 2 others injured in shooting at Laval, Que., Starbucks

A man with ties to organized crime was killed and two others were seriously injured in a daylight shooting at a Starbucks in a busy strip mall in Laval, Que., which authorities said bore the hallmarks of a planned hit. Radio-Canada sources have confirmed the victim was Charalambos Theologou, also known as Bobby the Greek. The two people injured in...

Matthew Lapierre, Verity Stevenson

Former special ops soldier says he was blacklisted for reporting alleged killing of Afghan civilians

A former special forces soldier is suing the federal government, alleging he was blacklisted by his unit and pushed out of the military after he denounced Canadian troops' alleged involvement in the killing of unarmed people in Afghanistan. The soldier is also naming one current and two former top Canadian generals who he says minimized or failed to adequately investigate...

Kwabena Oduro, Isaac Olson, Matthew Lapierre

Concordia, McGill to take Quebec to court over tuition hikes for out-of-province students

Two English universities in Montreal are launching separate lawsuits against the Quebec government over tuition hikes for out-of-province students. "I am really unhappy that we have come to this point. This is really the last resort for us," said Graham Carr, president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University. "We are taking this action to defend our institution and we are taking...

Matthew Lapierre

Quebec reduces tuition hike for out-of-province students, adds requirement to learn French

Most students from outside of Quebec attending an English university will soon have to learn French, and will pay more in tuition, but not as much as the government initially announced. Quebec's three English-language universities — McGill, Concordia and Bishop's — will have to, by the 2025-26 academic year, ensure that 80 per cent of their students learn French. Those...