On Friday, Anjou Borough Councillor Lynne Shand had a problem with her eye, went to an emergency room, received, as she later called it, “excellent” […]
Category: Opinion
Montreal Will Remove the Crucifix in the City Council Chamber and the Cover of Secularism Some Bigots Use Online and On TV
Today, the Plante Administration announced that after City Hall renovations are complete, they won’t put the crucifix back in the City Council chambers. Yes, this […]
Air Traffic Controllers Ended the US Government Shutdown but Aren’t Getting Much of the Credit
On Friday, US President Donald Trump agreed to re-open the US Government for 15 days without funding for his much fetishized border wall, thus ending […]
With Talk of Replacing Singh, the NDP Could Be Headed for Their Very Own Ignatieff Moment
On February 25th, voters in the British Columbia riding of Burnaby South may very well give Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a seat in the […]
A Step Backward: US Federal Judge Strikes Down Law Banning FGM
November 20, 2018, can be seen as a sad day in the US and for women around the world in the fight against Female Genital […]
Jagmeet Singh Redefining Quebec’s Religious Symbol Ban May Be What the NDP Needs
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh just put a new face on the opposition to Quebec’s religious symbol ban: his own. In an interview with CBC […]
Only in Quebec: The SQDC is Considering Closing Legal Weed Stores Because of Too Much Demand
Only in Quebec could we bungle legal weed this badly. The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) is now considering closing stores because they can’t seem […]
Montreal Versus Quebec: The Next Great Political Battle
Quebec City versus Ottawa. Quebec’s provincial government versus Canada’s federal one. It’s the sometimes amicable rivalry, sometimes bitter fight that has dominated our politics for […]
The Bright Side: A Look at Some of the Positives of the 2018 Quebec Election
It’s been over a week since the Quebec election and many people are still upset. There has already been one protest in Montreal with scores […]
Ca Commence Ben Mal: François Legault, the CAQ Government, and the Resistance
The Quebec elections are over and we are about to have a new government. People fed up with Philippe Couillard and wary of the sovereigntist […]