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The Quebec Government’s Plan to Kill English Universities
McGill University has been an integral part of Montreal’s landscape since its founding in 1821, but more than 200 years and twelve Nobel laureates later, the possibility of moving some of its...
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Don’t Get Sick in Quebec
In a few months, I’ll no longer have a family doctor. The clinic he practises at, in my neighbourhood of Saint-Henri, in Montreal, will soon close its doors. The reason? Not enough physicians to keep...
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“You Close Roxham Road, People Are Just Going to Cross Somewhere Else”
Before Roxham Road became the last hope for asylum seekers looking to start a new life, before it became a political lightning rod for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, before it was both a logistical...
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The Money Pit That Is Montreal’s Olympic Stadium
Montreal’s Olympic Stadium has been called any number of things—a big white elephant, a giant spaceship. But many locals know it as the Big Owe. The name refers to the hundreds of millions of dollars...
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The Insult Comedy of Sugar Sammy
He stands on stage, dressed in a black T-shirt, denim jacket, and jeans. Holding a microphone, his remarks are relaxed, precise, biting. He is in complete control of the crowd. “How do you accidentally...
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Can Montreal Save Its Soul Amidst Gentrification?
It’s hard to pinpoint when exactly Montreal started becoming unaffordable. Like most major social issues, few people initially noticed, until suddenly, everyone did. Scores of homes were purchased and...
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Montreal Kicked Cars to the Curb and Thrived
In 2020, during the first pandemic summer, Montreal’s Projet Montréal administration, led by mayor Valérie Plante, closed a two-kilometre stretch of Mont-Royal Avenue to motorists for a few months. The...
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Is Quebec a Traitor to Canada’s Francophone Minorities?
This article is also available to read in French. In May, Liberal MP and Franco-Ontarian Francis Drouin appeared exasperated by two witnesses invited to a standing committee on Canada’s official...
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Le Québec est-il un traître aux minorités francophones du Canada?
En mai, le député libéral et franco-ontarien Francis Drouin a semblé exaspéré par deux témoins invités à un comité permanent sur les langues officielles du Canada. Les témoins, un auteur et un...
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