By Flora Lassalle Interview with Alice Jerome Alice Jerome is Algonquin. She spent eight years at the Saint-Marc-de-Figuery Indian Residential School (in Abitibi), an episode that deeply impacted her life. While many try to forget, Alice speaks out, sublimating her suffering through art and mutual […] See more
Kathleen Couillard – The Rumor Detector – Agence Science-Presse At the Paris Olympics, some female athletes were barred from track and field events because of their elevated testosterone levels. But it is difficult to determine what constitutes a normal testosterone level in women. Facts to […] See more
A review by Colin McGregor In 1910, in his epic poem « If, » the British poet Rudyard Kipling wrote: If you can face Triumph and Disaster And treat both these impostors alike… Yours is the Earth and everything in it. That’s essentially the theme of a […] See more
By Justine Boudreau “Women have gone from being objects of research to subjects of research.” – Francine Descarries Members of our Quebec society may think that equality between men and women exists here. They would not be completely wrong, but there is lots of work […] See more
By Chloé Rousseau – La Gazette de la Mauricie Let us recall those wise words of the Epicureans: “Accustom yourself to the belief that death is of no concern to us, since all good and evil lie in sensation and sensation ends with death.” This extract […] See more
From the staff at The Social Eyes, think of the planet this day of days on the environmental calendar, April 22nd. First celebrated in 1970, this American invention called Earth Day is now feted around the globe. No matter what is going on south of […] See more
By François Bellemare Over the last five decades, Nunavik’s health care system has undeniably grown. But what of the health of the residents themselves? Have new preoccupations arisen? A report about two regional CLSCs, one in Aupaluk and one in Kangiqsualujjuaq, where those in charge […] See more
By François Bellemare There are lots of jobs in Inuit communities. And Inuit leaders deplore the small percentage of their own who occupy these jobs. They understand that they must intensify their efforts to reverse the trend. Mary Simon, Canada’s Governor General, argues that “Nunavik […] See more
In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8th as the UN Day for women’s rights and world peace. The theme colour for today’s International Women’s Day is purple. The theme for this year’s day is: “Gender equality today for […] See more
By François Bellemare Nestled in the heart of the Lesser Antilles, with only 75,000 inhabitants, Dominica (not to be confused with the Dominican Republic) is one of the smallest countries in the Americas. In the southern part of this island nation, the village of Soufrière […] See more
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