Quebec student protests echo movement abroad, as noose tightens
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Earth Day, Election Politics and You
With Facebook and Twitter alight with news and people’s voices on the impending election, and the media reporting every last controversy it can uncover, Canadians across the country still complain that the real issues are not being tackled. But at least one issue in this campaign has its own day. Ten days before the election, …
At least you’re not from Ontario
Give me a break. That’s what students across Quebec have been telling the provincial government about tuition fees. On March 31, thousands of Quebec CEGEP and university students took to the streets in the latest of a string of protests against tuition hikes. Okay, I get it—tuition’s going up. But even better than a break, students here …
Human rights gone wrong
Why the Federal Government Mysteriously Cut Funding to an NGO Colombia’s victims of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s rape victims, those displaced by climate change in Guatemala, and the people of Sudan’s new south are some of the world’s most vulnerable. But they have something else in common: only days into the Canadian federal …
“I’ll give you two choices: either I smash your face in or you tell me what’s going on.”
What to do when given a choice like that? Any self-respecting non-masochist would readily choose option two: explain what is going on. But here, as with most stories, context is everything. Earlier that Monday (Nov. 22) I had been covering the preparations for État d’Urgence (State of Emergency), an annual event organized by the art …
“I’ll give you two choices: either I smash your face in or you tell me what’s going on.”
Citizen groups demand Quebec shale gas moratorium, petition numbers rise
Citizen groups in Quebec are disturbed by the provincial government’s gung-ho approach to shale gas development. “With shale gas the government refuses to say, ‘Maybe it’s not a good idea,’ and it’s distressing because there are a lot of citizens saying, ‘Stop it!’” said Kim Cornelissen, vice-president of the Quebec Association Against Atmospheric Pollution (AQLPA), …
Citizen groups demand Quebec shale gas moratorium, petition numbers rise
Compost Montreal: Helping Montrealers feel good about themselves, five bucks at a time
“We’ve cut down to one a month, with the compost,” says Isabelle Moncion, proudly stating how many garbage bags she and her boyfriend are producing, thanks to Compost Montreal. While many now take recycling for granted in Montreal, composting is still in its early stages. More and more, however, people are taking responsibility for the …
Compost Montreal: Helping Montrealers feel good about themselves, five bucks at a time
Close Saint-Laurent More Often, Montrealers say
As the late summer sun went down on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, the crowds came out to enjoy the Mix’ Arts street festival, which had the bustling boulevard closed to cars and open to pedestrians from August 26-29 between Sherbrooke Street and Mont-Royal Avenue. Full of music, food, art, drinks, and especially people, the four-day festival is …
Rogers Cup serves up an ace of a green plan
Even before spectators arrive at the gates of Uniprix Stadium for the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal this week, they may already have become part of Tennis Canada’s ambitious green plan for 2010. That’s because ticket-holders ride free of charge on the Société de Transport de Montréal’s (STM) network, which many spectators take advantage …