The 100th Issue

12/18/2017 Raymond Viger 0

The winter 2017 issue (Vol. 25, no. 1) of our sister magazine Reflet de Société is its 100th issue! By Raymond Viger  In 1992, we were the first Francophone street newspaper in the world. In 1993, Macadam was launched in France; in 1994, Montreal saw […] See more

How We’ve Gone Backwards

08/23/2017 Colin McGregor 0

Jules Hetzel, publisher, brought the world the works of the father of science fiction, French writer Jules Verne (1828-1905). Colin McGregor  File: Homelesness. Hetzel encouraged Verne to blend fast-paced adventure tales with futuristic scientific gadgetry. Together they launched beloved best­sellers like Around the World in Eighty […] See more

Invest in the Community

07/18/2017 Raymond Viger 0

A community bond is an original way to support a community organization and conserve your capital. You help a social group while receiving interest on your capital, which won’t be touched. By Raymond Viger  Québec’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (ATM, or financial markets authority in […] See more

Can we be Different and Agree?

04/18/2017 Raymond Viger 0

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 become a “somebody” by being […] See more

Education and Differences

03/18/2017 Raymond Viger 0

Many things make me a different sort of person. I’m dyslexic. Yet because my mother taught me to read, write and count, I made it to the top of my class. Many students are “different” like me. By Raymond Viger  How should the educational world […] See more

The Scapegoat Syndrome

11/30/2016 Colin McGregor 0

René Girard, a writer and philosopher from France, feels that human societies are necessarily full of negative emotions. People copy others – that’s human nature – and one person’s violence and rage can multiply, can get horribly out of control. To avoid anarchy, all societies, […] See more