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The article presents a research note which focuses on the political behavior of people from the generations X and Y. The author analyzes the values of Canadians in World Values Surveys conducted from 1982 to 2006 and suggests that the political participation of both generations is driven by economic, social, and historical conditions. The attitudes of children raised by the Baby boom generation are also mentioned.

The article presents research which analyzes the evolution of Québec's curriculum and the textbooks on its history from 1967 to 2012. Focus is given to French-Canadian historians inspired by the works of historians such as François-Xavier Garneau and Lionel Groulx who influenced the three curricula on history in secondary schools in 1967, 1982, and 2007 including the one on the history of Québec and Canada (2006). Topics of discussion include historians influenced by the modernist movement during the 1970s and 1980s, a quantitative analysis on the importance placed on the various periods of Québec's history, and an analysis on the historiographical approaches.

The article analyzes factors which influenced editorial content in an effort to better evaluate the way in which the media in Québec articulated the left-right political axis. The author presents a historical overview of the press in Québec which began after 1760, including the first Québécois newspaper titled "Gazette du commerce et littéraire," founded by Fleury Mesplet in Montréal, Québec, in 1777. Further topics discussed include the transition from a press of opinion to a popular and commercial press, the content presented by the mass media such as the radio and television developed during the 20th century, and a notable rise in right and left political ideologies.