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 […]
Author: Mirna Djukic
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Couillard Struggles to Defend Two Years of “Budgetary Rigour” in Interactive TV Interview
Premier Philippe Couillard appeared in a live interactive interview on Radio-Canada (French CBC) Wednesday night. It was the first time a Premier tried such an […]
PQ MNA Bernard Drainville Leaves Politics for Right-Wing Radio
A few months after claiming that the PQ “will survive the storm,” Bernard Drainville is jumping ship. The Parti Québécois representative in Marie-Victorin officially confirmed […]
Concordia Professor Homa Hoodfar Detained in Iran: How Did This Happen and What Can You Do?
Homa Hoodfar, a professor of anthropology at Concordia University, is currently held in the infamous Evin prison charged with “co-operating with a foreign state against the […]
Val d’Or SQ Abuse Scandal Update: Charges May Actually Be Filed…Against Radio-Canada
Looks like the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)’s union have a new strategy for dealing with the allegations of systemic police abuse against aboriginal women: sue […]