By Oumou Diakité At the Café-Jeunesse Multiculturel (Multicultural Youth Café), so-called “problem” youths are first and foremost youths who are listened to. For almost 50 years, this Montréal-Nord (Montreal North) community organization has worked with marginalized young people who often fall through the cracks of […] See more
By Jean-Marc Beausoleil Jo-Anne Couillard has worked at the Adolescent Clinic at Sainte-Justine Hospital for over twenty years, and she intends to stay there for the rest of her career. Nearly 50% of the young people she sees are victims of sexual assault, which is […] See more
By Oumou Diakité “Surviving poverty is a full-time job.” This statement by Serge Petitclerc, a member of the Collectif pour un Québec sans pauvreté (the Collective for a Poverty-Free Quebec), bitterly summarizes the paradox faced by thousands of people: juggling employment and social assistance without […] See more
By Oumou Diakité When a child who has been sexually assaulted speaks out and their testimony is minimized, discredited, or silenced, it is not simply a matter of individual lack of recognition. It is a collective failure. Silencing victims’ voices amounts to denying the seriousness […] See more
By Juliette Straet, student at the Université de Montréal Despite political and legal progress aimed at guaranteeing equal access to university degrees, gender parity in engineering is still far from being achieved. In 2021, women represented only 20% of engineering enrolments in Quebec. This gender […] See more
Catherine Couturier – Agence Science-Presse Local consumption is gaining popularity, and some are even starting to dream of Quebec’s food self-sufficiency. To what extent is this possible? The Rumor Detector reviews some myths surrounding this concept. Autonomy or Self-Sufficiency? The COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous disruptions […] See more
By Anne Reitzer “I’m telling my story because I want to explain to Canadians what we’re going through, and also because I want to give some hope back to all those refugees who have lost faith in life.” It was with these words that Ahmed […] See more
By Stéphane Desjardins A credit report plays a huge role in our lives. It’s crucial not to neglect it. The credit report is a key component of our personal finances. Compiled by two American multinationals, Equifax and TransUnion, it gathers sensitive personal information, particularly financial […] See more
By Marie-Claude Simard With four young children and a full-time job at a hospital, 35-year-old Marceline (not her real name) is always on the go. A life full of plans unfolds before her and her family. Like most parents, her children’s well-being comes first. Her […] See more
By Oumou Diakité In Quebec, many thousands of people hold down a job while receiving social assistance. This phenomenon, sometimes called the “working poor paradox,” raises a fundamental question: how can it be possible to work — sometimes part-time, sometimes irregularly — and still remain […] See more
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