A Canadian prison is certainly not a concentration camp. But one thing unites all those for whom poverty, sickness, bad luck or their own misadventures have ended them up quarantined from the world. By Colin McGregor In prison there are no women who are our […] See more
The Oxford English Dictionary defines community service as: “Unpaid work, intended to be of social use, that an offender is required to do instead of going to prison.” At the Café Graffiti, no less than 50 people per year of all ages and trades come […] See more
When a bee wants to tell the rest of the hive that he’s found a new source of pollen, he does it with a dance. By Colin McGregor When we want to communicate with each other, we use words. And the words we use have […] See more
In the face of this distress, we couldn’t continue our intervention efforts without trying to discuss the matter with the proper authorities. Band-aid solutions wouldn’t do. My colleague met with the Casino’s management. We offered to work on the premises to help compulsive gamblers directly, […] See more
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
Sociologist and activist Guy Sioui Durand (Tsei8ei 8aho8en in Wendat) met with me in Québec City’s Cartier-Brébeuf Park, on unceded Iroquois territory. He lives in a condominium on the edge of the Park, as a way of “recolonizing” the land of his ancestors. By Flora […] See more
Sociologist and activist Guy Sioui Durand (Tsei8ei 8aho8en in Wendat) met with me in Québec City’s Cartier-Brébeuf Park, on unceded Iroquois territory. He lives in a condominium on the edge of the Park, his way of “recolonizing” the land of his ancestors. By Flora Lasalle […] See more
In 1916, there was a revolution in retail shopping. The Piggly Wiggly grocery store was opened in Memphis. Before the Piggly Wiggly, shops kept their goods behind the counter. If you walked in and wanted to buy something you’d tell the staff what you wanted, […] See more
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
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
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