On April 13, 2017 our parliament began its first reading of Bill C-45, The Cannabis Act. Recently this bill was passed in the House of […]
Year: 2017
Bye Bye Montreal Formula E: Plante Fulfills Another Campaign Promise
During the 2017 Montreal Municipal Election campaign, Valérie Plante said that she would either move the Formula E electric car race to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve […]
Net Neutrality Under Threat…Again
Tomorrow morning, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US is set to scrap Net Neutrality. Specifically, they plan to eliminate Title II protections that […]
Pointing a Canon at the Catholic Church: How Civil Suits Against Pedophile Priests are Handled in Canada
Quebec has a love-hate relationship with its Catholic heritage. The province began as a settlement ripped from First Nations by Catholic France before the British […]
Montreal is Scrapping Breed-Specific Legislation
That didn’t take long. Less than a month after taking office, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s Projet Montréal administration announced they will fulfill an important campaign […]
Keeping Kids Safe: An Introduction to Youth Protection in Quebec
In a decision by the Quebec Court’s Youth Division last week, Judge Annie Savard awarded a mother full custody of her children. The kids, age […]
Who will be FTB’s Person of the Year for 2017? Time to Vote!
Last year, as an alternative to Time Magazine naming then President-Elect Donald Trump its Person of the Year, we decided to invite our readers to […]
The Cannabis Conundrum: Bill 157 and Trudeau’s Plan to Legalize
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected because of a lot of promises he made. He promised electoral reform and greater political transparency, but then backtracked […]
Valérie Plante Announces the Members of Montreal’s New Executive Committee
A few days after being sworn in as Mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante has unveiled our city’s new Executive Committee. This is the group that generates […]
Juggling Parental Discretion, Government Supervision, and the Right to an Education: The Problem with Bill 144
On November 9, 2017, the Quebec government passed Bill 144, An Act to Amend the Education Act and other legislative provisions concerning mainly free educational […]