A Quebec lawyer is suing the CAQ immigration minister over epic delays reuniting families
We spoke with lawyer Maxime Lapointe, family reunification advocates and LGBTQ+ couples separated by anti-immigration policy in Quebec.
The CAQ’s anti-immigration policies have made family reunification a nightmare for Quebecers
The province’s strict limits on admissions for family reunification, and subsequent delays that make the wait three times longer here than in the ROC, have led to profoundly heartbreaking human consequences.
Elon Musk is lying about undocumented migrants
“Undocumented migrants in the U.S. pay BILLIONS in taxes to fund services they will, in most cases, never be able to take advantage of. Meanwhile, the Treasury Department has found that the top 1% of American earners evade $163-billion in taxes annually.”
The latest CAQ ad suggests, ‘Change what doesn’t work: your government’
Back from the holidays and down in the polls, the CAQ produced a partisan ad with some unintentional entertainment value, including echoes of Taylor Swift singing, “It’s me! Hi! I’m the problem, it’s me.”
Let’s talk about sexual assault: New Montreal chat line for victims could save lives
The Montreal Sexual Assault Centre has added a chat feature to meet young people where they are and provide added anonymity to facilitate taking that necessary first step to denounce violence and seek out help.
Death of pregnant Mexican migrant exposes racist border policies and deadly double standards
“Every migration expert I have ever spoken to warned that closing Roxham Road would create jobs for human smugglers, one of whom — hired to guide Ana Karen Vasquez-Flores by text message as she walked alone in the woods across the U.S./Canadian border — is now facing extradition from Canada to the U.S.”
Quebec cellphone ban in classrooms ‘like trying to put toothpaste back into the tube’
We spoke with parents and teachers about the need for fewer distractions for students in class and whether the ban will solve attention-span issues or create new problems.
2023: A year of drama and division for Montreal and beyond
“Quebecers, Canadians and, I suspect, most of the world feel a little worse for wear these days as we collectively navigate rising political tensions, stubborn inflation, creeping culture wars and global existential angst about what’s to come next.”
‘O Canada’ in Punjabi unites Quebec nationalists and ROC conservatives in outrage
“It’s intellectually dishonest for Quebec nationalists to suddenly pretend to be so invested in the national anthem when they’re usually busy disparaging all things Canada. If the only time you care about the national anthem is when it’s not performed in French, you don’t really care about the national anthem.”
How the Quebec National Assembly & Canadian House of Commons saved Christmas!
“It was a historic moment when federal and provincial politicians found the courage to push aside the strikes paralyzing our schools and hospitals, our overflowing ERs and a national housing and cost-of-living crisis so they could bravely unite to strike the final blow in the relentless war against Christmas.”