The World Parliamentary Forum opened on Wednesday in Montreal with very notable absentees. Ottawa denied visas to six of the invited foreign parliamentarians. Organizers and […]
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Maulings and Muzzles: Montreal’s Proposed Pit Bull Ban
UPDATE: Coderre’s plan was adopted by Montreal City Council with a vote of 37 in favour and 23 against on September 27, 2016 On June […]
Montreal’s Pride Week Starts with Trans Migrants on the Front Line
The trans march kicked off Montreal’s Pride week yesterday in Place de La Paix. For its third edition, the event chose to focus on the rights […]
#NiUnaMenos: Thousands Take to the Streets to Protest Violence Against Women in Peru
Content Warning for descriptions of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse On July 17th, a friend from my hometown, Lima, Peru, added me to a private […]
Canada Relaxes Controls Over Arms Trade
Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia was a breach of its own military export policies. Thanks to a few tweaks in a document from the […]
Two Canadians Now Detained in Turkey After Coup Attempt
Ilhan Erdem was arrested in Istanbul on Monday over alleged links to the alleged masterminds of the failed coup attempt in Turkey July 15th. He […]
Over 100 Civilians Killed in Recent Anti-ISIS Airstrikes in Syria
The Syrian official opposition is calling for suspension of the International Anti-ISIS Coalition airstrikes after one of them killed at least 56 civilians on Tuesday, northeast […]
International AIDS Conference Sounds the Alarm
The colossal hard-won progress in the global fight against AIDS might be lost to defunding and unequal access to care, warned various speakers in the […]
This is the Most Dangerous Thing You Can Say About a Trump Presidency: That It’s Impossible
Mere moments ago as of this writing, it was officially announced that Donald Trump, business mogul and a supporting player in the 1989 Bo Derek […]
Did You Hear Melania Trump Plagiarized Michelle Obama? That’s Because the Trump Campaign Wanted You To
Hey, did you hear that Melania Trump plagiarized her RNC speech from Michelle Obama? You’re not the only one. Actually, whoever wrote her Melania Trump’s […]