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 …
Catégorie : Politics
Feminism is a cause that fights for equality between men and women. But does our own sexual orientation influence our position on feminism? For example, are gay men more likely to join the feminist cause than straight men? By Sarah …
Feminism is a cause that fights for equality between men and women. But does our own sexual orientation influence our position on feminism? For example, are gay men more likely to join the feminist cause than straight men? By Sarah …
Dear Lady Justice: I want to believe that you exist. By Raymond Viger I dream that you will one day appear and become a part of our customs and habits; that you could become standard by which we live our …
Ever since I was a small child, I have always been interested in seeing a safe and just society. By Raymond Viger And I was convinced that I would have a role to play in achieving that goal. I wanted …
I was a crisis intervenor, a social worker, at the beginning of the 1990s. By Raymond Viger It was just before the Casino de Montréal opened. Once it opened, my colleague and I were swamped. There were lots of interventions …
This line of questioning could well have led me to get involved in politics. But I am a hands-on type. I neither like nor understand the political world. I got involved with a community newspaper aimed at troubled youth in …
Many things make me a different sort of person. By Raymond Viger And I am proud that I am different from others. I love my own uniqueness. Our differences lead us to believe that consensus is impossible. That we can’t …