By Colin McGregor When François Saillant was a young boy, he lived in a slum apartment with his father, a janitor, in the working class Quebec City district of Saint-Sauveur. Decent housing was on his mind from a very early age. “We had […] See more
By Colin McGregor At the Goût du Bled restaurant on Jean-Talon East in St-Léonard, each year a wonderful foodbank pops up just for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. An army of volunteers gets together in the restaurant’s basement kitchen to prepare 1,200 meals a […] See more
By Sarah Lemay for the Gazette de la Mauricie Androcentrism literally means “male-centered.” It is a concept that reveals the historical, cultural and social domination of men over women in numerous societies around the world. This notion, as complex as it may be, has profound […] See more
By Colin McGregor Xavier Laloux is a contemporary artist born in 1985 in the Montreal suburb of Pointe-Saint-Charles, a working-class district in the south-west of the city. He has overcome many obstacles throughout his life. He is responsible for the image of a dove on […] See more
By Raymond Viger In anticipation of enrolling her child Élijah, Annie Larouche was present at the founding of Le Centre d’Apprentissage Libre en Forêt Arborescence (the Arborescence Free Forest Learning Center, or CALEFA) in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, about an hour and a half north-east of Montreal. The […] See more
By Raymond Viger The interview takes place on a hands-free telephone, in front of the young people from the center and the parents present. Milaine Brousseau Ouellette, who has two children, operated a daycare at her home. She let the kids play outside all the […] See more
By Colin McGregor In all of North American pro hockey, down to the major junior level, there is exactly one openly declared active gay player actually playing in a league. It is Luke Prokop, who plays in the Nashville Predators’ organization in the minors. Is […] See more
By Colin McGregor Alcoholics Anonymous has existed since 1935, when two Vermont-born men, Bill W. a stockbroker and Dr. Bob, a surgeon, met. They were both heavy drinkers at the time when they crossed paths in Akron, Ohio. They are the founders of the AA […] See more
By Alain Dumas, economist, editor at the Gazette de la Mauricie Considering that food takes up about 20% of our budget, replacing imported foods with local produce has a big impact on our economy and our environment. For example, when we buy a chicken that’s […] See more
By Colin McGregor “Asking for social assistance is embarrassing. No one chooses to go on social assistance.” Lise (pictured) remembers the first time she had to qualify for social assistance after 23 years of work. “I got sick,” she remembers, grimacing. “You aren’t winning a […] See more
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