By Annie Dion-Clément An ex-addict tells us about his tumultuous life path from adolescence, when he started consuming, to life on the street, to today, now on the cusp of age 30. Adorned with several tattoos, with his lively eyes and great big smile, Victor […] See more
By Colin McGregor The Quebec Minister responsible for Social Solidarity and Community Action and Minister for the City of Montreal and its Region, MNA for Pointe-aux-Trembles Mme Chantal Rouleau, recently visited Café Graffiti with some very much appreciated good news. Recognizing the Café Graffiti’s role […] 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
By Lucas Lelardoux Oliger In 1988, after 40 years working as a priest, Father Emmett Johns became “Pops”. Enthused by the story of a Toronto man he heard about on the radio, Johns got in contact with him to import his plan to Montreal: a […] See more
By Colin McGregor The reflections of Raymond Viger, who has devoted 35 years of his life to counselling amrginalized youth, are now finally available in English. « Marginal and Proud Of It, » translated by Colin McGregor, is currently up on the editionstnt.com website. Editionstnt.com is the […] See more
By Célie Dugand Out in the real world, it’s awful. Nothing’s written on my face saying I have to sit down.” Mélanie Parent has suffered from myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), usually called chronic fatigue syndrome, ever since she was 18. Like 80% of those who are […] See more
Axelle (not her real name) still can recall the vicious look that the man who asked her to dance for the first time gave her. Proud of the attention it brought her and delighted to have him all for herself, she jiggled in the 100% […] See more
Though Townships Anglophones often say that services for their residents are hard to come by, a lifelong civil servant who worked in the region for decades says this wasn’t always the case. By Colin McGregor “Proportionally, in the Townships, Anglophones have more services available to […] See more
A scared, lonely young man, whose opportunities are limited by Covid, begins to believe that vaccines are a Chinese plot and the world is “out to get him.” Mental illness has seeped into his thoughts. He is not alone. By Colin McGregor According to a […] See more
“My thing I’m proudest of is that I chose to build my life rather than destroy it,” says Nicolas Legault. At 35, this young man had some difficult challenges to overcome before realizing that a positive, perseverant attitude would lead him not only to go […] See more
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