Montreal politics in the 2010s saw quite a bit of change, followed by more change. The city had five mayors in ten years. The decade […]
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The Conservative Party of Canada is Trying to #AllLivesMatter Islamophobia
M-103, the Private Members’ Motion introduced in the House of Commons by Iqra Khalid, Liberal MP for Mississauga—Erin Mills, to fight Islamophobia in Canada has […]
Federal Government Joins Effort to Repatriate Beothuck Remains from Scotland
The federal government decided to get involved in the campaign to return the remains of two members of the Beothuck Nation, currently exposed in an […]
Trudeau’s Cabinet and the Practicality of Hope
I’m a progressive who is generally skeptical of the prospect of real, positive change coming from the Liberals, Canada’s so-called “natural governing party.” So far, Justin […]
Coderre is mayor but all is not lost: The glass half full look at the 2013 Montreal municipal elections
Denis Coderre is the Mayor of Montreal. Let’s all let that sink in, the man who hangs with Club Charbonneau regulars, thinks it’s cool to […]
We need mandatory voting
The 2013 Montreal municipal election was a sham, plain and simple. With only 43% of eligible voters casting their ballots, we’ve scarcely improved on our […]
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 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 […]
Mélanie Joly on nightlife, P6 and why she opted for a political startup
Mélanie Joly is the newest face on the Montreal political landscape. Rather than join up with an existing party and start her political career running […]