On Wednesday indigenous artists and community organizers lead the festivities across the country. In Montreal, there was the obligatory event at tourist-heavy Place des Arts […]
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FTB Poll: 2017 Federal NDP Leadership Race
Now that we know who the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is (Andrew Scheer), there is one more podium to fill next […]
Meanwhile in Canada: Promoting Militarism as an Anti-Trump Move
Last week, while everyone was busy looking at that nice picture of Obama and Trudeau amiably chatting it up in Little Burgundy, the government dropped […]
The Legality of Second Chances: Parole, Rehabilitation and Karla Homolka
At the end of May it came to light that Karla Homolka, the Barbie of the Ken and Barbie Killers, was volunteering at her kids’ […]
Deflecting Scandal with Identity Politics: Why Couillard is Reopening the Constitutional Debate in Canada
On June 1st, 2017, Premier Philippe Couillard announced that the time has come to reopen the constitutional debate in Quebec. The response across much of […]
Ministry Food Aid Programs Decimated in Some Quebec Regions
The Ministry of Education has revised its criteria for what constitutes an underprivileged school and how much food aid they should get. The Ministry’s food […]
In Quebec, We Unionize: A Crash Course on Labour Disputes and the Law
On May 24, 2017 Quebec construction workers walked off the job after failing to sign a collective agreement with their employers. Though the provincial government […]
Meet the Gouin By-Election Candidates: Who Said What?
Four months after Françoise David resigned from all of her political functions, it is time for the people of Gouin to choose her successor. The […]
Increasing Municipal Revenue at the Expense of Community Organizations: The City of Montreal and the Taxation of Churches
After years of tax exemptions, the religious communities in the City of Montreal are facing big tax bills. It has recently come to light that […]
Chelsea Manning Walks Free
Chelsea Manning, the American soldier jailed in 2010 for leaking information to Wikileaks, is finally free after serving seven years out of her 35 years […]