Black Lives Matter – Toronto (BLMTO)’s move to demand a more racially inclusive Pride parade descended into a heated debate over police presence at the […]
Year: 2016
Quebec City Mayor Backtracks on his Proposed Pit Bull Ban
With Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre’s proposed ban on new pit bulls set for a vote in September, opponents of Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL) just caught a […]
Trading P. K. Subban: The Cultural Impact on Montreal
In case you haven’t heard, the Montreal Canadiens traded P.K. Subban to the Nashville Predators for fellow all-star defenseman Shea Weber. As a playoff bandwagon […]
De-Escalation Training: “A Matter of Life and Death” says Ontario’s Ombudsman
People in crisis die at the hands of police officers too often and it’s not because those officers don’t follow the rules. “It’s because they […]
Jeremy Corbyn and the Biggest Threat to Progress
Did you hear what’s happening in UK politics right now? It’s intense. No, I’m not talking about the so-called Brexit vote, that’s a whole other […]
A Look at the Three Amigos Summit
The three North-American leaders are meeting this week in Ottawa for the Three Amigos Summit. It’s the first summit in almost three years, and the […]
FTB Poll: Montreal Pit Bull Ban
UPDATE: Coderre’s plan was adopted by Montreal City Council with a vote of 37 in favour and 23 against on September 27, 2016 Montreal Mayor […]
Brexit in a Nutshell for Those Who Haven’t Been Paying Attention
It’s happening. Right now, across the ocean, citizens of the United Kingdom are running to the polls to answer the big question: Should the UK remain […]
Quebec Superior Court Strikes Down P-6 Amendments Banning Masks at Protests and Demanding a Route
In 2012, at the height of the Quebec Student Protests (Maple Spring), Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay’s administration amended Municipal Bylaw P-6 to include a ban […]
Centre Videotron’s Deficit Means a $730K Bill for Quebec City
Four months after its grand opening, Quebecor’s Centre Videotron is at least $1.4 millon in the red. According to the contract signed with QMI Spectacles […]