On a sunny Sunday in downtown Montreal, a group gathered at Place de la Paix with a purpose. It’s Pride month and the trans and […]
Author: Samantha Gold
An Open Letter to Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante: Refuse to Enforce Quebec’s Bill 21
I had high hopes for the mayor of Montreal. I thought that in all the discourse about Bill 21, Mayor Valérie Plante, the leader of […]
Social Justice Tool or Pathetic PR Move? The STM Announces a New Oversight Committee
In light of the video going viral of Juliano Gray being brutally beaten by STM security at Villa Maria metro, the STM announced their plan […]
A Law that Hurts Everyone: A Crash Course on Bill 21
Canada is a secular society, but we are a society that has recognized that secular laws and practices can coexist with many people’s religious beliefs […]
I Saw STM Officers Attack a Man in the Metro for No Reason
On Thursday night, I was riding the metro home from a vernissage in the Plateau. I got on the Orange Line at Sherbrooke with a […]
Fraud, Corruption, and the Upcoming Federal Election: A Crash Course on the SNC Lavalin Affair
The past few weeks have been insanely eventful on the political scene. In the US, the Americans are dealing with a president who is a […]
Untapped, Overqualified, and Underemployed: Quebec Immigrants and the Fight to Recognize Foreign Credentials
Unemployment in Quebec is the lowest it’s been in forty years. Despite this, Quebec has a massive labour shortage and it’s only getting worse. The […]
It Starts Today: A Crash Course on Cannabis Legalization in Quebec
Recreational cannabis is now officially legal across Canada. We are the second North American country to do this, with Mexico having decriminalized marijuana for personal […]
The Bright Side: A Look at Some of the Positives of the 2018 Quebec Election
It’s been over a week since the Quebec election and many people are still upset. There has already been one protest in Montreal with scores […]
Ca Commence Ben Mal: François Legault, the CAQ Government, and the Resistance
The Quebec elections are over and we are about to have a new government. People fed up with Philippe Couillard and wary of the sovereigntist […]