François Legault is a lot of things: he’s a millionaire, he’s a baby boomer, and he is a populist. He is also one of the […]
Tag: Education
Total Corporate Education: A Big Oil VP May Become the Director of Polytechnique
Philippe Tanguy, a top executive from the multinational oil corporation Total, is set to become the new director of Polytechnique, and more than a few […]
Ministry Food Aid Programs Decimated in Some Quebec Regions
The Ministry of Education has revised its criteria for what constitutes an underprivileged school and how much food aid they should get. The Ministry’s food […]
Frivolous Symbolism: Motion 103 and the Status of Anti-Discrimination Laws in Canada
On March 23, 2017, M- 103 on “Systemic Racism and religious discrimination” passed in the House of Commons. The motion was introduced by Iqra Khalid, […]
Report Cards: Comparing Departments of Education
Of all of the Orange Racist Misogynist’s cabinet picks, Betsy DeVos is among the most controversial. Nominated as US Secretary of Education, she was incapable […]
McGill University Seizure Notice Makes Sense if you Look at the History
Shit just got real. Last week McGill University received a notice of seizure from Kahentinetha, one of the Mohawk woman titleholders, or kahtihon’tia:kwenio, of the […]
International students have rights too
Legally speaking, I’m not Canadian. What I am, however, is a university student in Canada. I’ve made the conscious decision to leave my home country […]
Malala Day: What it will take to make the 16 year old activist’s hopes a reality
In New York, the United Nations declared July 12 Malala Day in commemoration of Malala Yousafzai, the young teenage activist from Pakistan who turns 16 […]
Quebec Liberal frontrunner Couillard faces questions over teaching record
With a little over a week to go until the Quebec Liberal Party elects a new leader, a leading contender for the post is facing questions over his work at McGill University…
Another Maple Spring: “the social crisis is behind us”
“The social crisis is behind us.” Quebec Premier Pauline Marois made that statement yesterday, concluding her party’s Summit on Higher Education at the Arsenal in […]