February is Black history Month

MONTRÉAL - The Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity), announced $77,000 in funding for the Roundtable on Black History Month, which will enable the organization to carry out a wide range of activities highlighting contributions of Black communities to the development of Quebec and Canadian society.

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MARIE-JOSEPH ANGÉLIQUE, the slave of a wealthy Montreal merchant, de Francheville, carried out one of the most dramatic acts of resistance on April 11, 1734. After learning she was going to be sold, Marie-Joseph set fire to her owner's house in order to cover her escape. The fire engulfed and destroyed 46 buildings including the Hôtel Dieu of Montreal. In June of 1734 she was captured, tortured, paraded through the streets, then hanged and her body burned.

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~	Canada. 50% of tax filers participate in a private retirement savings plan

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