Ouanessa Younsi at Solovox

07/20/2023 Colin McGregor 0

Montreal poet and psychiatrist Ouanessa Younsi was one of several talented artists at last month’s Solovox poetry night at La Petite Marche restaurant on Saint Denis. Monthly Solovox events, always the third Wednesday of each month at La Petite Marche, are coordinated and ably emceed […] See more

Survivor’s Guilt

07/14/2023 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor From the darkest recesses of the mind and soul come blame, self-condemnation, worry and doubt… Simply because all is well in your life… Survivor’s guilt is a syndrome painfully felt by people who have survived a loss. It could be an accident […] See more

Indigenous Radio: is 5% Enough?

07/07/2023 Colin McGregor 0

André Dudemaine By Colin McGregor Is 5% enough? Indigenous musicians from Quebec tell us: It’s our turn to be heard! Radio plays an important role in introducing listeners to Canadian music and artists, even in an age of internet streaming. The policies and regulations of […] See more

Freedom, but the Peter Principle…

06/30/2023 Colin McGregor 0

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

In Support of Undocumented Migrants

06/27/2023 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor I was at a demonstration recently at the Jean Talon Station (Parc Métro) to support the plight of undocumented migrants who are being deported. There should be some sort of regularization program for them, said the protestors, which numbered about 100. According […] See more