Last month’s 2017 Federal Budget contains some good news for fans of housing rights. Despite this, the the new pan-Canadian National Housing Strategy (as yet […]
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A New Institute for the Electrification of Transport in Montreal
Montreal will invest $3.6 million over two years in a brand new institute dedicated to developing electric and smart transportation. This investment is part of the […]
The Ethics of Real News: Journalism and the Rules that Govern It
Until the recent election of the Orange racist misogynist, the public seems to have had mixed feelings about the press. On the one hand, people […]
FTB Poll: Trees and the New Parc Jean-Drapeau Ampitheatre
In 2015, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre announced that the concert space on the western end of Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène is getting a redesign. The […]
Facebook Announced it will Treat April Fools Posts as Fake News
Content providers who publish April Fools posts were understandably shocked to learn that Facebook will now be treating their generally sarcastic annual jokes the same way […]
Frivolous Symbolism: Motion 103 and the Status of Anti-Discrimination Laws in Canada
On March 23, 2017, M- 103 on “Systemic Racism and religious discrimination” passed in the House of Commons. The motion was introduced by Iqra Khalid, […]
Stop Gentrification: Save The Hostel
My first hostel experience ever was in Montreal. I remember thinking how cool it was to immediately have friends even though I was traveling alone. […]
How a Supposed Snowstorm Editorial Exposed Maclean’s Real Problem: Journalistic Amateurism
Last week’s Montreal snowstorm was quite the disaster. People stranded in cars on Highway 13 for hours, busses just not showing up, sidewalks still not […]
Law Firm Scams Millions from Lac-Mégantic’s Grieving Families
After a train exploded in 2013 in the small town of Lac Mégantic, killing 47, many of the mourning families turned to the American justice […]
The Problem with Zombie Laws
On March 7, 2017 Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announced plans to clean up the Canadian Criminal Code and rid it of “zombie laws”. If […]