Montreal Police (SPVM) Inspector Costa Labos will be the subject of an investigation by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) according to TVA. While one police […]
Year: 2016
Reflections on the Grand Prix
The grand prix, hailed as Montreal’s biggest and most economically lucrative event all year, aside from Jesus’s birthday, hit the town last weekend. For those […]
Finally Got to Ride the New Montreal Metro: Azur Review
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 […]
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 […]