- Le Droit
Infobox Newspaper
name = Le Droit
caption =
type = Dailynewspaper
format =tabloid
foundation =March 27 ,1913
ceased publication =
owners =Gesca
publisher =
political =
headquarters =Ottawa ,Ontario
circulation = 34,898 (2004)
editor = André Larocque
ISSN = 0839-4865
website = [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/droit/ "Le Droit"]
price ="Le Droit" (established on
March 27 ,1913 ) is a Canadian daily newspaper, published inOttawa ,Canada and is operated byGesca since 2000.History
The newspaper was launched at that period as a tool to condemn
Regulation 17 , an Ontario legislation that restricted education in French at that time. Today, its defends federalism in Canada as well as provincial jurisdictions. It is still involved in the protection of francophone rights in Ontario and has been a vocal voice in the survival of theMontfort Hospital during theMike Harris regime.In the 1960s, "Le Droit" tried to extend its market into northeastern Ontario including the North Bay area but quickly abandoned the project due to high costs.
Originally published as a
broadsheet , it switched totabloid format in 1988, following an 11-week strike by the pressmen. The newspaper also had a previous strike in 1982.In 2000, Gesca, a sub-company of
Power Corporation owned byPaul Desmarais acquired the paper fromConrad Black 's Hollinger. Before 1983, it was owned byUniMedia .Today
It is the only
francophone daily newspaper currently published inOntario for theFranco-Ontarian community and was the fourth all-time (the previous three existed in the 19th century). It is also read by francophones who live in and aroundGatineau ,Quebec , directly across theOttawa River from Ottawa. Its articles can also be read on theInternet in the Cyberpresse network [ [http://www.cyberpresse.ca] ] , which includes, besides Le Droit, "La Presse " inMontreal , "Le Soleil " inQuebec City , "Le Nouvelliste" in Trois-Rivières, "La Tribune" in Sherbrooke, "La Voix de l'Est " in Granby and "Le Quotidien " in Saguenay.Its main offices are located near the
Byward Market with a second office located atLes Promenades de l'Outaouais in Gatineau. It currently has about 150 employees.References
External links
* [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/droit/ "Le Droit"]
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