By Camille Cusset Nowadays, Québec has numerous female journalists working for various outlets. But there once was a time, not that long ago, when journalism was reserved almost exclusively for men. The lack of female representation in the journalism world limited feminist debates to maternity […] See more
Axelle (not her real name) still can recall the vicious look that the man who asked her to dance for the first time gave her. Proud of the attention it brought her and delighted to have him all for herself, she jiggled in the 100% […] See more
By Alexandra Grenier On July 8th, 2021, Falbala Cloutier, a young woman in her 20s, suffered her worst experience in her life: the loss of her child. “I felt like I’d had the most precious thing to me in the world ripped away.” Three miscarriages […] See more
By Colin McGregor In a corner of the Eastern Townships along Lake Memphremagog, just north of Vale Perkins in the Township of Potton, on Chemin du Lac, a modest sign says: Vorokhta (Bopoxтa, in Ukrainian). It was here that in 1954, Ukrainians fleeing communist persecution […] See more
By Arianna Noera In September 2121, a post on Facebook stirred up a lot of debate. A young woman asked her neighbors if they’d noticed an increase in incidents of street harassment in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The replies came back quickly. Close to 600 comments were posted, […] See more
In a tranquil park in Saint Henri on a soft summer’s evening, the sun slowly sets behind the baseball diamond as two teams of young adults play softball. Behind the outfield fence, students and other onlookers sit and listen on benches and a hill as, […] See more
By Raymond Viger I’ve already told you, in these columns, of the macho education that men got in the 1950s and 60s when it came to romantic relationships. Think of James Bond during the Sean Connery era, or Humphrey Bogart. A star would kiss a […] See more
By Arianna Noera I had the opportunity to talk with India Desjardins, a Québec author best known for her young adult series of books on the life of her character Aurélie Laflamme. Her nine-book series Aurélie Laflamme’s Diary has been adapted for the big screen […] See more
By Camille Cusset Whether it’s balancing an urn on a motorcycle seat or hanging photos in tree branches, alternatives to traditional funeral rites are diverse and varied nowadays. According to sociologist Laurence Hardy, private funeral services no longer base themselves on narrowly billing for goods […] See more
By Colin McGregor The Parole Board of Canada recently gave me my full parole. A Zoom hearing, two commissioners asking pointed questions for an hour, an adjournment of ten minutes, and then, the verdict, in my favor. Decades of work to redeem myself boiled down […] See more
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