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 Raymond Viger The Inuit do politics in a much more respectful way than us. They govern by consensus. No political parties. All their elected representatives are independents and must work together for the betterment of their community. You can see their cooperative spirit even […] 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 Raymond Viger Why are schools no longer located in neighborhoods? Why were they replaced by schools with 2,500 students? With local schools, children walk to school. Less school bus transportation. Less obesity among young people. Students arrive at school in a better frame of […] 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 Colin McGregor Creating an LGBTQ2S+ movement in rural areas doesn’t seem like an easy task. However, there may be less homophobia in the countryside than one might think. In the Bas Saint-Laurent (Lower St. Lawrence) region, social worker and activist Marie-Claude Joannis, who has […] See more
By Mélodie Descoubes Have you ever devoured a tub of ice cream, a bag of cookies, chips, and chocolate in a single evening because you were feeling anxious? Does binge eating ring a bell? It’s an eating disorder characterized by the compulsive overconsumption of food. […] See more
By Virginie Francoeur Franky prefers milkshakes. Vanilla, never chocolate. Especially the McDonald’s kind. Since he lost all his teeth, he only eats soft-serve food. Franky prefers milkshakes to yogurt. He’s not exactly into healthy eating. Franky? I never knew if that was his real name. […] See more
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