- L'actualité
"L'actualité" (ISSN|0001-7698) is a French-language news and general interest
magazine inQuebec ,Canada , published inMontreal by Les Éditions Rogers, which is owned byRogers Communications . The magazine has over a million readers, according to Canada's Print Measurement Bureau, from its circulation which is mainly subscribers. Eighty-six percent of its readership are Québécois.The magazine came into being when
Maclean Hunter , publisher of "Maclean's ", acquired the mailing list of the defunct "Actualité" magazine in the 1970s, and merged it with its own French-language edition, "Le Maclean". Maclean Hunter was acquired by Rogers Communications in the 1990s.Journalist Jean Paré was the editor-in-chief of "L'actualité" until 1998. The magazine has published special reports on the regulation of
genetically modified organisms , the rise of theAction démocratique du Québec (ADQ), the record of the Quebecwelfare state and on the possible legalization ofsharia law inOntario ."L'actualité" publishes a ranking of high schools in Quebec which compares private schools with public ones. The
Centrale des syndicats du Québec is opposed to these rankings, believing that they tend to overstate the attractiveness of private schools. Former Quebec PremierRobert Bourassa holds the record for appearing the most often on the cover of the magazine, with ten appearances. FormerPrime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien , former Quebec PremierJacques Parizeau , the latePope John Paul II and singer Céline Dion have also often appeared on the cover of the magazine.External links
* [http://www.lactualite.com/ Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.leseditionsrogers.ca Les Éditions Rogers] fr icon
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