The Montreal Climate March is tomorrow. It’s part of the student-started global Climate Strike movement, but with so much official support and participation, not to […]
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FTB Poll: 2019 Canadian Federal Election
It’s that time again. The 2019 Canadian Federal Election is underway and Forget the Box is launching an election poll. The winning party gets the […]
Greenwashing Bigotry For Political Gain
The 2019 Federal Election campaign is now underway, but before it even started officially, there were stories of the Green Party of Canada picking up […]
The Politics of Montreal Pride in Three Perspectives
Pride has become many things over the years. For some it’s a great party – a chance for peoa ple of all genders and sexual […]
A March Not a Parade: Montreal’s Transgender Community Takes to the Streets
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 […]
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 […]
Plateau Borough Mayor Luc Ferrandez is Leaving Politics
Luc Ferrandez, Borough Mayor of Plateau Mont-Royal since 2009, former interim leader of Projet Montréal and more recently the Executive Committee member responsible for Montreal’s […]
Fare Jumping Is Not a Threat to Public Safety But Some Montreal Metro Security Guards Are
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 […]
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 […]