On July 19th around twenty people convened at the corner of Côte-des-Neiges and Queen Mary. The occasion was a solidarity event and press conference organized […]
Tag: Quebec
PKP: The Man Who May Save Quebec Politics
For decades, the political scene in Quebec has been in a quagmire. The national question has dominated the discourse, replacing the left-right axis found almost […]
À Nous l’UQÀM!
Yesterday like hundreds of fellow UQAM students, I occupied the J-A. De Sève building. Like hundreds of my fellow students, I occupied my university to […]
Redefining the Obvious: When the So-Called Neutral Media Call it So-Called Austerity
The first rule of reading news articles on the internet: if you don’t want to get angry, stay away from the comments. I broke that […]
A culture of brutality and barbaric practices
If one thing that can be said about this Conservative government, it’s that they are very tactful and savvy when it comes to selecting picturesque […]
Spring come early? – Manifs this week
La Coalition opposée à la tarification et à la privatisation des services publics has declared this week a week of action. More than 15 demonstrations will take […]
The Legend of CFS: A tale of student politics
Student politics may not seem like the most interesting of ‘current affairs’ to follow. That’s understandable. After all, if you are not a student, a […]
2014 in Posts
2015 has been off to quite a busy start, but before we get too involved, let’s take one final look back at 2014. Every year […]
J’accuse: Charlie Hebdo, Sony and Freedom of Expression
I would like to start this post with two simple words: I accuse. “I accuse” as the title of an article is odd, isn’t it? […]
Our collective struggle: Austerity and Spring 2015
What is austerity? Very simply put, it is when governments decide to ‘tighten the belt’ in order to resolve ‘debt crises.’ A government starts running […]