Surviving a Residential School

08/08/2025 The Social Eyes 0

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

Speaking of Death

05/02/2025 The Social Eyes 0

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

Happy Earth Day 2025!

04/22/2025 Colin McGregor 0

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

In Praise of Cash

12/20/2024 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor I’m talking to a Montreal author. He opens his wallet and shows me a thick wad of lottery tickets. “Thank goodness we still use cash in our society,” he says. “How could the cashier at my convenience store pay me prizes for […] See more