I’ve disarmed people. I’ve put myself between two people who wanted to take each other’s head off … But that’s not the worst of it. By Raymond Viger As a street social worker, I’ve said for a long time that in my line of work […] See more
We’re in an age when we’re all told to recycle and compost. But I think it’s wrong to recycle and compost at all costs. I have another societal project to present to you. By Raymond Viger A half-century ago, a group of youths used to […] See more
A poem from the book Liberté – Un sourire intérieur (Freedom – an Inner Smile) An anthology of poems to meditate upon. Each poem reveals a message, an emotion. The same poem can take on a different color, depending on your state of mind. By […] See more
By Raymond Viger In 1975 the Cree, the Inuit and the Québec government signed the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (CBJNQ in French). This land claim settlement defined the “who does what.” This first modern treaty defined the financial compensation that the government agreed […] See more
By Raymond Viger I am at a provincial journalists’ meeting. We end up on the stormy topic of fake news and the credibility given to anything that appears on social media. Several journalists decry how young people are gullible and only believe what social media […] See more
Self-Expression Through the Arts The young person on the precipice of suicide is isolated, alone, focused on the self. Communicating with the outside world is difficult. At our community drop-in centre, we’ve created a milieu in which we can accommodate young people. They are given […] See more
The human psyche is not a world of straight lines and precise systems. It is a maze, full of nooks and crannies. Its pathways harbor mysterious dark corners and challenging obstacles; turnoffs leading to sudden glimpses of glory, or of shame. One never knows what […] See more
In 2005, the Quebec education ministry shut down sex ed in Quebec classrooms. But in December 2017, the wind direction changed. La Fédération des comités de parents du Québec (The Quebec Federation of Parents’ Committees) hailed the return of sex ed to Québec classrooms as […] See more
She wanted new breasts. Redone. Plastic surgery costs a lot. For her, it cost a lot more than she bargained for. By Raymond Viger Vanessa is not her real name, but that’s what we’ll call her. For the longest time, Vanessa wanted to have her […] See more
Help the sufferer to understand that they have been cut off from the help and support that is there for them from those closest to them. With the suicidal person, create a list of significant contacts that can be available in dark times. Usually, the […] See more
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