By Colin McGregor In the 1960s, just as is the case today, Francophone Quebecers were afraid of losing their language to the forces of English assimilation. But the situation back then was far different than it is now. Economically, French speakers were shut out of […] See more
By Colin McGregor At the 24th International AIDS Conference held in Montreal last summer, a lot of thought went into describing how inequality perpetuates AIDS. But the coronavirus and monkeypox were also on the agenda as scientists, activists and UN agency workers alike struggle to fight […] See more
By Colin McGregor The Great Depression, the economic crisis of the 1930s, hit Quebec hard. Millions were left poor, unemployed, hungry and often homeless. One of the complaints that many citizens had was against those who provided their electrical energy. Electricity production was divided among […] See more
By Colin McGregor A thorough and comprehensive study by researchers at Harvard University shows that where there is less local reporting, there is increased political polarization. In other words, when no one is watching, politicians become more radical, either on the left or on the […] See more
By Colin McGregor A man who has been locked up in jail for a long, long time establishes his connection with the soil, in which all good things grow. He gets up early in the morning to milk the cows, feed the pigs and the […] See more
By Colin McGregor Pierre Lefrançois is the editor-in-chief and president of Le Saint-Armand, the community newspaper for L’Armandie. That’s the name for the area on the Quebec side of the Vermont border just east of Lake Champlain. He has his ear on the ground as […] See more
Retired immigration official Louise Gagné (right) presents filmmaker Daphné Cambronne with documents chronicling her grandfather Roger’s activism with an anti-racism group in Montreal By Colin McGregor Imagine that you have a thirst to find out more about your roots – about a misty shadow in […] See more
By Arianna Noera On May 26th, 1995, 800 women from Montreal, Longueuil and Rivière-du-Loup started walking towards Quebec City. They were demonstrating against women’s poverty in Quebec, which had been on the increase since 1993. This event would be called La marche du pain et […] See more
Maxime Bilodeau – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Ravaged by humans, the “lungs of the planet” are running out of breath at a breathtaking pace. Is it possible that the Amazon rainforest could become dry grassland, in other words a savanna, by the end […] See more
By Alexandra Grenier Annulé(e) (Cancelled) is a long non-fiction essay by author, journalist and media host Judith Lussier. It puts today’s “cancel culture” into context, explaining and analyzing the concept. This is an issue which has been widely discussed and debated in the media since […] See more
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