In what is being described as an about-face unprecedented in the United States, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the man who signed the Religious Freedom Restoration […]
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Our affair with supermarkets
Oh, supermarkets, what are we going to do with you? It seems you’re embroiled in a certain love-hate relationship with many of us. Think of those farmers: they stock […]
Quebec City police officer Charles-Scott Simard shoots teargas canister in protestor’s face (VIDEO)
Last night a video surfaced showing a Quebec City police officer, later identified as Charles-Scott Simard, SPVQ badge number 3143, firing a teargas canister directly […]
Anti-austerity protestors tear gas, arrest and rough up people protesting austerity
It’s all in the headline, really. To be completely honest, I was contemplating just posting that sentence with a picture and a series of arrows […]
Harper the Feminist: The Politics of Convenience
Harper stood up in the house this past week and said with great conviction that the Niqab “was rooted in a culture that is anti-women.’’ […]
March 15 demo against police brutality
Around 100 demonstrators gathered on March 15, at the intersection of Berri and Ontario streets, where Alain Magloire, a man who was homeless and mentally ill, was shot and killed by a member of the SPVM in February 2014
Groping For Relevance: How the Bloc Quebecois Sold its Soul for a Few Votes
Last week, my colleague Niall made a very interesting observation: Harper’s Bill C-51 was designed, among other things, to attract Quebec voters who supported the […]
Sons of Abraham: we must fight Islamophobia
“Indeed, both Jews and Arabs are the Children of Abraham; Jews descended from his second son Isaac (peace be on him) and Arabs from the […]
Spring come early? – Manifs this week
La Coalition opposée à la tarification et à la privatisation des services publics has declared this week a week of action. More than 15 demonstrations will take […]
The Holy Grail: C-51 is Harper’s Charter of Distraction
The stage is now set for round two of the charter debate. It’s sort of like a Star Wars sequel, only in this one it’s […]