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Author: Samantha Gold
Grief and Rebellion in the Aftermath of the 2022 Quebec Election
It’s the aftermath of the 2022 Quebec Election and like many people of colour in Quebec, I am in mourning. I am in mourning because […]
Quebec 2022 Riding to Watch: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
With the Quebec Elections coming on October 3rd, this week’s Riding to Watch is one I’ve lived in more or less my whole life: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce […]
Quebec 2022 Notebook: Xenophobia, Immigration and Self-Sabotage
Quebeckers are heading to the polls on October 3, 2022 and this election is a controversial one. The campaigns have been characterized by a high […]
Why Premier François Legault Needs to Take a Pay Cut
François Legault has shoehorned his foot into his mouth, yet again. Last week it was his claim – in response to the growing affordable housing […]
Bigotry Masquerading as Calls for Unity: Quebec Superior Court’s Ruling on Bill 21 and the Frivolous Appeal to Come
On April 20, 2021 the Superior Court of Quebec issued a ruling on Bill 21, Quebec’s Secularism law which many Canadians were awaiting with baited […]
An Old Problem Made Public: A Response to the Increase in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes from Your Friendly Neighbourhood Filipino Canadian
On Tuesday March 17, 2021 a white gunman walked into three massage parlors in Atlanta, Georgia and killed eight people, most of them Asian women. […]
Hope and Justice in the Face of Uncertainty: CDN-NDG Borough Mayor Sue Montgomery on the Pandemic and Her Recent Victory in Superior Court
It’s been a tough year. A virus is killing people left and right, and Quebec is under curfew from 8 pm to 5 am every […]