The RCMP is investigating an upsetting incident in Surrey (BC), where a 16 year-old black girl was handcuffed and taken down in a case of […]
Year: 2017
Canada Still Dropping in the Press Freedom Index
The change of government didn’t stop the steep decline of press freedom in Canada according to Reporters Without Borders. Canada now ranks 22nd in the […]
Surprise French Language Spot Check of Almost 600 Immigrants Challenged in Court
Almost 600 immigrants were subjected to a peculiar probe into their French language skills, despite having already passed the required government tests. The provincial Ministry […]
Gold-Plated Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides with the Queen and World War III
In a week that saw US warships sent to North Korea, increased tensions in Syria following a US missile strike and the American military drop, for […]
Defining Atrocities: A Crash Course on Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes in International Law
Germany, Rwanda, Kosovo, Syria – what do these places have in common? They were and are the sites of some of the worst atrocities in […]
Federal Budget 2017: When They Substitute Social Housing with Affordable Housing
Last month’s 2017 Federal Budget contains some good news for fans of housing rights. Despite this, the the new pan-Canadian National Housing Strategy (as yet […]
A New Institute for the Electrification of Transport in Montreal
Montreal will invest $3.6 million over two years in a brand new institute dedicated to developing electric and smart transportation. This investment is part of the […]
The Ethics of Real News: Journalism and the Rules that Govern It
Until the recent election of the Orange racist misogynist, the public seems to have had mixed feelings about the press. On the one hand, people […]
FTB Poll: Trees and the New Parc Jean-Drapeau Ampitheatre
In 2015, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre announced that the concert space on the western end of Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène is getting a redesign. The […]
Facebook Announced it will Treat April Fools Posts as Fake News
Content providers who publish April Fools posts were understandably shocked to learn that Facebook will now be treating their generally sarcastic annual jokes the same way […]