With all the bad news coming down the wire in the past week I was looking for something positive to report on. Thursday night I […]
Month: June 2016
Couillard Struggles to Defend Two Years of “Budgetary Rigour” in Interactive TV Interview
Premier Philippe Couillard appeared in a live interactive interview on Radio-Canada (French CBC) Wednesday night. It was the first time a Premier tried such an […]
We Are Orlando: The Night the Pulse Stopped
Instead of sitting down I chose to ride my tricycle in the sun. I love my trike, it doesn’t have gears, it is clunky, it […]
PQ MNA Bernard Drainville Leaves Politics for Right-Wing Radio
A few months after claiming that the PQ “will survive the storm,” Bernard Drainville is jumping ship. The Parti Québécois representative in Marie-Victorin officially confirmed […]
Stella Launches Grand Prix Campaign Against Exploitation and Prohibition of Sex Work
The Montreal Grand Prix is always noisy. First, there are the rather loud Formula 1 engines revving on Ile Notre-Dame at the event itself on Sunday. […]
Concordia Professor Homa Hoodfar Detained in Iran: How Did This Happen and What Can You Do?
Homa Hoodfar, a professor of anthropology at Concordia University, is currently held in the infamous Evin prison charged with “co-operating with a foreign state against the […]
Let’s Talk About Rape: Brock Turner, White Male Privilege and Female Invisibility
“You don’t know me, but you’ve been inside me, and that’s why we are here today.” – A rape victim to her abuser Being drunk […]
Bernie Sanders Wins the FTB US Presidential Election Poll
We have some very exciting news to report: Bernie Sanders is the winner! (pause) The winner of the FTB US Presidential Election Poll. Honestly, I […]
Val d’Or SQ Abuse Scandal Update: Charges May Actually Be Filed…Against Radio-Canada
Looks like the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)’s union have a new strategy for dealing with the allegations of systemic police abuse against aboriginal women: sue […]