Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney talk about Ye (formerly Kanye West)’s recent anti-Semitic and other outbursts, the PQ being barred from the National Assembly […]
Category: Opinion
FTB Weekends: Free Public Transit for Seniors in Montreal, Emergencies Act Inquiry, Drugs & More
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney on Montreal seniors getting free public transit as of July 23, 2022, new child medicine and free flu shots […]
FTB Weekends: World Cup in Qatar, Twitter in Disarray and the World on Fire
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss bizarre comments from FIFA president Gianni Infantino defending holding the World Cup in Qatar, the politics of letting […]
FTB Weekends: Surprisingly Not Terrible US Midterm Results, Musk’s Twitter Blunders & More
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss the near-routing of Trump-backed candidates in the US Midterm Elections, Elon Musk’s week of struggling to run Twitter, […]
FTB Weekends: Ford, Trudeau & the Notwithstanding Clause, Musk & Twitter and Iran & Powerball
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss Doug Ford’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause against striking teachers and Justin Trudeau’s plan to fight it, Elon […]
Elon Musk’s $8 Blue Checkmark Fee Isn’t About Celebrities, It’s a Cover Charge to Enter the Town Square
When I heard that Elon Musk, the new gatekeeper of the town square that is Twitter, was floating the idea of charging users a monthly […]
FTB Weekends: Lack of Truss in the UK Government & Chess Cheating Scandal
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss Liz Truss resigning as British Prime Minister after only 45 days, a cheating scandal and lawsuit in the […]
FTB Weekends: Tomato Soup and Van Gogh, Emergencies Act Inquiry & Trump’s Subpoena
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss protest and privilege: climate change activists throwing tomato soup at a Van Gogh, the Emergencies Act inquiry, the […]
FTB Weekends: Biden’s Pot Pardons, Quebec Election Results & Legault Pandemic Secret
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss US President Joe Biden pardoning all people federally convicted of possessing marijuana, the 2022 Quebec Election results and […]
Grief and Rebellion in the Aftermath of the 2022 Quebec Election
It’s the aftermath of the 2022 Quebec Election and like many people of colour in Quebec, I am in mourning. I am in mourning because […]