Today, on the 65th anniversary of our province's flag, what does unity mean to Quebecers? Hopefully more than a trite rap song would suggest.

The headline-hogging Ikea monkey is definitely from Montreal, and, like us, he probably won't see the original version of Agent 728 XXX, our local porn industry's take on another name pulled from the headlines, police officer Stéfanie Trudeau.

Liberal leadership hopeful Justin Trudeau has been catching heat for his views on packing heat — or at least registering it.

Cue the chorus of I-told-you-sos: SNC-Lavalin wins an award for financial reporting on the eve of news reports that it disappeared $139 million (partly in relation to the superhospital). That, and other mind-bending tidbits of silliness in this week's Quebec, Ink.

Second verse, same as the first — the Office de la langue française is out with its metaphorical yardstick again. But this time, retailers are taking the provincial government to court over new signage rules in Quebec. Have they got a fighting chance?

Montreal's got a new mayor, folks. And not only is he the first Jewish mayor, but he's also an anglo. And you thought politics in Quebec couldn't get any more contentious!

Will he or won't he? On Denis Coderre's dance with City Hall, ghosts of politicos past and the dangers of handpicking municipal party candidates.

Need a place to celebrate/cry? Here are some spots guaranteed to be showing the American election tonight.

Mayor Gérald Tremblay resigns, yet manages to turn his announcement into an opportunity to praise his own administration and blame everyone else for his failure of leadership.

Baltimore composer/musician Dan Deacon's latest record, America, was inspired by both the beauty and sadness of his nation (the U.S., as it's more accurately known). During our interview two weeks ago, he shared his feelings about the presidential race that comes to a close tomorrow.

In this week's Quebec, Ink, Peter Wheeland looks at political donations, influence-peddling and the need for real reform in campaign financing and spending caps.

Political columnist Peter Wheeland weighs in on the PQ's proposed plan to pull mandatory English classes from French-language first- and second-grade classes and this summer's surprising local tourism numbers.