Some Montreal transit fares will be going up as of October 1st. After a few months of record low ridership on the Metro and bus […]
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Social Justice Tool or Pathetic PR Move? The STM Announces a New Oversight Committee
In light of the video going viral of Juliano Gray being brutally beaten by STM security at Villa Maria metro, the STM announced their plan […]
Fare Jumping Is Not a Threat to Public Safety But Some Montreal Metro Security Guards Are
Last week we learned that Montreal’s transit authority, the STM, wants its security guards to have more “police-like powers” (whatever that means) despite recent incidents […]
I Saw STM Officers Attack a Man in the Metro for No Reason
On Thursday night, I was riding the metro home from a vernissage in the Plateau. I got on the Orange Line at Sherbrooke with a […]
Unknown Montreal Bus Driver May be the First Casualty of C-62
On Friday morning, transit users stood at stops along the 80 du Parc South route wearing surgical masks and other face coverings to protest recently […]
No Matter What You Think of the Proposed Pink Line, Public Transit is Not a Joke
Valérie Plante and Projet Montréal want to expand the Montreal Metro with an entirely new line, the 29-station Pink line, which would run from Montreal […]
Telling the STM to Stuff It: Why the Montreal Municipal Court Found Fines on Public Transit Unconstitutional
Courts and judges are professional puzzle solvers. Upon request of private parties or the government, their job is to examine all the pieces of a […]
The STM’s Fines Aren’t Just Annoying, They’re a Human Rights Violation
For over a decade, the primary focus of the Montreal Transit System (STM)’s security efforts has been to catch and fine fare dodgers. Yesterday, one […]
Solidarity with the enemy: When the oppressor wants to fight oppression
Honestly, I’m torn. I believe in solidarity with workers and I applaud protests that go where they’re not supposed to. I’m also not a huge […]
Accessibilize Montreal demands more accessible transit (AUDIO)
Accessibilize Montreal, a local group committed to accessibility and “challenging mainstream perceptions of disability through direct action,” took such action last Friday at metro Places […]