Doug Ford is here to save us from leeching immigrants
“The tropes of the bad immigrant persist in many anti-immigrant circles, and many Canadians continue to buy into them.”
Quebec-bashing is not the issue, but a divisive debate question made it one
The English debate was a disaster for unity and a gift for Blanchet.
What climate emergency?
“The world is burning, coastal cities are flooding, glaciers are melting, droughts, heatwaves and hurricanes are commonplace, and yet the ‘climate emergency’ question was relegated to very end of the debate, like an afterthought.”
Two Quebec lawyers want to rescue Afghan women judges in fear for their lives
Pepita Capriolo and Marie-Christine Kirouack are urging our governments to help their sisters in the field in Afghanistan start a new life here.
Montreal North will have the final say on the candidacy of Will Prosper
A shameful smear campaign against the borough mayor candidate is being waged by a certain local publication and by politicians whose records are far from spotless.
It’s time to stop pandering to anti-vaxxers and the vaccine-hesitant
“If you can’t be a team player, you can sit this one out. You can watch from the sidelines as the rest of us get to access a few things that you no longer can.”
A rant from an American about French language issues in Quebec
A woman who vacationed in Montreal for two weeks in 2007 and seems curiously well-versed in local language dynamics offers some advice to Quebecers and the government.
Simone Biles is a goddamn superstar
“By choosing to listen to her inner voice and prioritizing her physical and mental health, Simone Biles made it okay for others to do the same. She’s removing the stigma from these necessary choices and that makes her a real role model.”
The Habs & Logan Mailloux: If you’re minimizing his actions, you’re part of the problem
“The message that women and victims of sexual abuse received when the team drafted him was ‘You don’t matter.’ Every apologist defending the decision is communicating the same.”
Cycling across Quebec to raise $60,000 to fight domestic violence
“The Montrealer will conclude her trip at the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula, Land’s End. Her trajectory is meant to convey how out-of-reach leaving an abusive relationship can feel.”