By Maxime Beauregard-Martin The hip-hop movement was born in the Bronx, a New York borough deserted by the middle class in the 1970s. Extremely poor neighborhoods developed, populated principally by Afro-Americans, Puerto Ricans and people from the Caribbean. Inspired by the Jamaican tradition of open […] See more
If we believe the old saying, “Bury your head in the sand,” thinking it has something to do with ostriches, we’ll miss seeing the obvious question this raises. Do ostriches really bury their head in the sand when threatened? The Rumor Detector looks into this […] See more
By Mathieu Perron Outside of life itself, what more does a person have to lose than their freedom of movement? As long as there have been states built on the rule of law, there have been jails and jailers. And yet, in Québec, locking people […] See more
Outside of life itself, what more does a person have to lose than their freedom of movement? As long as there have been states built on the rule of law, there have been jails and jailers. And yet, in Québec, locking people up in order […] See more
Outside of life itself, what more does a person have to lose than their freedom of movement? As long as there have been states built on the rule of law, there have been jails and jailers. And yet, in Québec, locking people up in order […] See more
By Laurie Noreau, the Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) The debate has raged on for 400 years. Even though we’ve spontaneously called Galileo Galilei the inventor of the telescope, he wasn’t the first person to have merited that title. The Rumor Detector goes back four […] See more
A timeline of LGBTQ+ penalties under the law. By Mathieu Perron 1600s: Sexual relations between women attract no judicial interest. However, transvestism is severely repressed, and women are forbidden from wearing pants. 1600s: Three trials for homosexuality take place in New France. The Catholic Church […] See more
Over three and a half centuries ago, in Québec City in 1648, a boy drummer in the military was convicted of “convictus crimine pessimo,” which means “convicted for the crime of the worst kind.” That was a euphemism for committing a homosexual act. Indeed, in […] See more
In the 19th century, a growing and diversified population roamed the streets of Québec City. Commercial activities multiplied thanks to the port, which became an important crossroads. British sailors and soldiers were everywhere. The Irish, fleeing famine, arrived en masse. People poured in from rural […] See more
Over three and a half centuries ago, in Québec City in 1648, a boy drummer in the military was convicted of “convictus crimine pessimo,” which means “convicted for the crime of the worst kind.” That was a euphemism for committing a homosexual act. Indeed, in […] See more
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