Last week we learned that Montreal’s transit authority, the STM, wants its security guards to have more “police-like powers” (whatever that means) despite recent incidents […]
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FTB Survey: Quebec’s Bill 21 aka The Religious Symbol Ban
Lately, talk in Quebec political circles has focused on the CAQ Government’s proposed law 21. Currently a bill before the National Assembly, it is better […]
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 […]
Anjou Borough Councillor Proves Just How Ridiculous the Argument for a Religious Symbol Ban Actually Is
On Friday, Anjou Borough Councillor Lynne Shand had a problem with her eye, went to an emergency room, received, as she later called it, “excellent” […]
Montreal Will Remove the Crucifix in the City Council Chamber and the Cover of Secularism Some Bigots Use Online and On TV
Today, the Plante Administration announced that after City Hall renovations are complete, they won’t put the crucifix back in the City Council chambers. Yes, this […]
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 […]
Julia Sánchez on Climate Change, Political Graffiti and Why She’s Running for the NDP in Outremont (AUDIO)
Julia Sánchez may be a first-time political candidate, but she has years of experience in highly politicized circles, tackling, for the most part, climate change. […]
Air Traffic Controllers Ended the US Government Shutdown but Aren’t Getting Much of the Credit
On Friday, US President Donald Trump agreed to re-open the US Government for 15 days without funding for his much fetishized border wall, thus ending […]