On Friday morning, transit users stood at stops along the 80 du Parc South route wearing surgical masks and other face coverings to protest recently […]
Author: Jason C. McLean
Quebec Just Went Full-On Ignorant, Bigoted and Needlessly Hurtful with C-62
This is not the time for nuance. This is the time to feel embarrassed as Quebecers and angry at our government for removing any illusion […]
No Matter What You Think of the Proposed Pink Line, Public Transit is Not a Joke
Valérie Plante and Projet Montréal want to expand the Montreal Metro with an entirely new line, the 29-station Pink line, which would run from Montreal […]
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh: What’s Already Great and What the Left Should Push For
That was quick. A lot quicker than most expected. On Sunday Jagmeet Singh won with over 53% on the first ballot to become the new […]
Denis “Cut the Mic!” Coderre is Dodging Debates with Valérie Plante
I can’t really say I’m surprised. After all, it’s clear that Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre doesn’t like being challenged. In fall 2016, when the debate […]
Québec Solidaire Answers THAT Question
With Québec Solidaire (QS) talking like they aren’t just hoping for a better result than last time and really want to form government come the […]
Sidewalks as Bike Lanes: Replacing One Dangerous Situation with Another
In 2014, a truck ran into and killed cyclist Mathilde Blais as she rode through an underpass on St-Denis. City Hall opposition party Projet Montreal […]
Mainstream Political Xenophobia is Alive and Well in Quebec
Just when you thought you had heard the last of xenophobia and hate driving mainstream Quebec politics, they’re back! Or rather, they never left. I’m […]
Niki Ashton on Trudeau, Real Progress and Changes in the NDP and Canada
Niki Ashton is the Member of Parliament for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, Manitoba and one of four candidates currently running to replace Ton Mulcair as leader of […]
Terrorist Attack in Charlottesville, USA: The President Won’t Take Sides
Imagine for a moment, there is a terrorist attack based on ethnic hatred that took place in the heart of America. Now imagine that the […]