Those who read my blog posts on the federal government will know that there is a certain theme that seems to re-occur in many of […]
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FTB readers pick Projet Montreal in our Montreal municipal election poll
The results are in. No, not the results that will name the next mayor and city council members Montreal will have for the next four […]
Your City, Your Candidates – Richard Bergeron
As this year’s municipal election campaign winds down and all the issues are assessed it has become increasingly clear to myself (and, I think a […]
Your City, Your Candidates – Jason Prince
I couldn’t possibly have prepared myself to meet Jason Prince. The unyielding torrent of information that came out of him was bewildering at first – […]
Professor Noam Chomsky speaks at Concordia University
This past Saturday Concordia University welcomed noted intellectual, prolific writer, MIT Professor Emeritus, movie-maker, linguist and self-described anarcho-syndicalist Noam Chomsky to its downtown campus. Booking […]
Harper’s Senate problem: From the public and the courts
To say that Harper has a Senate problem is rather like saying that Walter White, from the hugely popular TV show Breaking Bad, has a […]
Your Candidates, Your City – Cindy Filiatrault
I had a delightful opportunity to meet Cindy Filiatrault recently, Équipe Mélanie Joly’s candidate for borough mayor in the Sud Ouest borough (which, for the […]
Montreal mayoral candidates English debate (VIDEO)
You’ve seen the signs up all over town. You’ve read the candidate profiles on FTB and followed the coverage elsewhere. You’ve seen the polls and […]
Your City, Your Candidates – Michael Simkin
I recently sat down with Projet Montréal Cote-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough mayor candidate Michael Simkin to discuss his and the party’s plans for one of Montreal’s most […]
CSIS, security certificates and Mohammed Harkat: Secret trials have come to Canada
Mohamed Harkat’s hearing last week at the Supreme Court of Canada wasn’t just held behind closed doors, but was, for the first time in the […]