Sure, I had “Donald Trump Attempts to Cancel US Democracy Itself” on my 2020 Bingo Card. I even had the excuses he would use (mail-in […]
Author: Jason C. McLean
It’s Finally Time To Honour Oscar Peterson By Renaming Lionel-Groulx Metro After Him
A few years ago, there was a push to rename Lionel-Groulx Metro after late Montreal jazz legend Oscar Peterson. Now that movement is back, currently […]
Jagmeet Singh Kicked Out of the House of Commons Because Calling Out Racism Is Apparently Unparliamentary
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh came to the House of Commons Wednesday intending to get unanimous consent on a motion calling out systemic racism in the […]
There’s Another March in Montreal This Sunday Because Police Racism Isn’t Just An American Problem
Last Sunday, approximately 10 000 people took to the streets of Montreal demanding justice for George Floyd and all the other victims of racist police […]
Bernie Sanders Suspends His Presidential Campaign Then Releases an Ad Proving He Is the Most Relevant National Political Figure in the US
On Wednesday, Bernie Sanders announced that he is suspending his campaign to be the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States. Thursday, his […]
COVID-19 Update: No Festivals, Sporting Events or Public Events in Montreal Until July 2nd
Last week, the Montreal Fringe Festival, the Jazz Festival and Les Francofolies all announced that their 2020 editions were cancelled and earlier today the Montreal […]
COVID-19 Update: Quebec Extends the Pause to May 4th and Montreal Focuses on Parks
Quebec has extended its partial lockdown until May 4th. Premier François Legault had originally ordered all non-essential businesses closed until April 13th, but with COVID-19 […]
COVID-19 Update: Quebec Orders All Non-Essential Businesses to Close
Yesterday, in a continued response to COVID-19 (aka the Coronavirus) Quebec Premier François Legault ordered all shopping malls, hair salons, sit-down restaurants and spas closed […]
Mike Bloomberg is Like Trump for the Democrats But In All the Wrong, Unelectable Ways
After the pasting Elizabeth Warren and most of the other presidential hopefuls gave billionaire candidate Mike Bloomberg in the most recent Democratic Debate, dropping out […]
The Montgomery-Plante Saga So Far and the Next Montreal Municipal Election
In just over two years, Côte-Des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-De-Grâce Borough Mayor Sue Montgomery and Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante have gone from the seemingly closest of teammates to not […]