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
By Colin McGregor The stage is lit up by spotlights. In the lobby just outside the theatre, artists present their works – painting, sculpture, poetry. Inside the theatre musicians ply their trade, thrilling the crowd. It’s a diversified show in every sense. The Cabaret de […] See more
By Colin McGregor One Quebec adult in seven has a criminal record. That’s 900,000 people 18 years of age or older. This statistic is verified by the Association des services de réhabilitation sociale du Québec (ASRSQ). Given the current manpower shortage you’d think it would […] See more
By Colin McGregor In a Quebec City theater, an unusual event: an exhibition of paintings, poems and sculptures all created by people with criminal records. Personnes judicarisées, (People brought to justice) to use the terminology of criminologists. The welcome from visitors to this opening is […] See more
By Colin McGregor “Why should I hide behind an abaya or a niqab? I wouldn’t be recognizable, I’d be hidden. I want to affirm who I am. I want to feel free… That means I exist. I’m not absent, hidden behind an abaya or a […] See more
By Colin McGregor The reflections of Raymond Viger, who has devoted 35 years of his life to counselling amrginalized youth, are now finally available in English. « Marginal and Proud Of It, » translated by Colin McGregor, is currently up on the editionstnt.com website. Editionstnt.com is the […] See more
By Colin McGregor I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills – William Wordsworth I have been asked to write an article about my first year in an apartment, fully paroled, after 29 years in prison and a […] See more
By Colin McGregor I now live in a halfway house. But I will have to, one day or another, find myself an apartment. Which means I’ll be there alone. And living alone can be very bad for your health… I won’t be the only one […] 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
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
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