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

Notre Dame Encampment Dismantled

12/02/2024 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor “They’re throwing out people who have been thrown out (ils mettent les dehors dehors).” That’s how one long-time social worker saw what was going on this morning just behind the offices of Café Graffiti and The Social Eyes. A large group of […] See more

Nazi Escapes to Canada – Part II

11/25/2024 The Social Eyes 0

By Lucas Lelardoux Oliger Right up through the 1970s, Canada seemed to display a tolerance for harboring and welcoming Nazi war criminals. A greater awareness of their war crimes seemed to take place in the 1980s and 1990s, notably as a result of activism on […] See more

Mary Simon the Activist

11/22/2024 The Social Eyes 0

By François Bellemare The representative of the monarchy and thus the official head of state of Canada, Her Excellency Mary Simon has followed a unique life path. In an age when Quebec’s Inuits are talking about self-government, here then is the unique destiny of Ningiukudluk, […] See more

Nazi Escapes to Canada – Part I

11/18/2024 The Social Eyes 0

By Lucas Lelardoux Oliger At the end of September 2023, scandal erupted when the House of Commons gave two standing ovations to Yaroslav Hunka, a war criminal who had fought for the Nazis during the Second World War. The message that Commons Speaker Anthony Rota […] See more

Quebec’s Community Media Ad Wars

09/13/2024 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor “The survival of Quebec community media depends on immediate and concrete measures.”   Maxime Caouette doesn’t mince words when describing the crisis state of provincial government ad buys when it comes to community written media. “It’s catastrophic – there is a terrible division […] See more

Democracy… A Utopia?

09/06/2024 Raymond Viger 0

By Raymond Viger We may think that Canada, and Quebec, are places where democracy is practiced correctly and in its purest form. True, we are probably better off than many nations that are absolute dictatorships. Nonetheless, the Inuits show us a different face of our […] See more

Autonomy with a Capital A

08/19/2024 Raymond Viger 0

By Raymond Viger Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is trying to chase cars out of the downtown area. It’s a short-term vision for saving the environment. It’s not the vehicles you have to get rid of downtown – it’s the drivers! To do this you have […] See more