By Raymond Viger In 1975 the Cree, the Inuit and the Québec government signed the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (CBJNQ in French). This land claim settlement defined the “who does what.” This first modern treaty defined the financial compensation that the government agreed […] 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
A prisoner has just been released from jail, after a long stay. They have no family. Because of laws forbidding ex-cons from frequenting people with criminal records, all the fellow prisoners they befriended during their incarceration are now out of bounds for them to contact. […] See more
Many police projects are aimed at trying to bring police and the public closer together. With these often original initiatives, police want the public to feel more secure, and prevent crime. By Marie-Claude Simard Here is a short survey of some of the programs launched […] See more
Opinion Letter – #metoo In July of 2020, a new wave of denunciations of sexual assault, harassment and sexual violence created a storm on Québec social media. By Noémie-Jade Fisher-Chonière, age 20 After the “aggression non dénoncée,” “yes all women,” “stop culture du viol,” and […] See more
Posting information concerning your own son or daughter on Facebook or Instagram isn’t against any law, says Alexandre Plourde, an analyst and lawyer at Option Consommateurs: “A child, just like anyone, has a right to control their image, their reputation and their private life. The […] 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
Général grew up inside a gangland family. Like many of his relatives from the Congo, Général was invited to become a member of the infamous Rouge (Reds, or Bloods) gang of Montreal North. At age 9 he saw his cousin beaten badly before his eyes. […] See more
By Colin McGregor $3,770,000. That’s what it cost, in today’s numbers, to keep me in jail for 29 years. I learned that while watching Télé-Québec’s TV show Nos années 20 hosted by the Québec journalist Patrick Lagacé the other day. He had a panel discussion […] See more
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