Toula Drimonis

“Two years of Poilievre’s rage-baiting and I still struggle to name one — just one — concrete policy reform or solution proposed by a man who keeps yelling that the country is ‘broken’ yet has happily been part of this system for 20 years and who had a vote in shaping it every step of the way.”

A steady presentation of cultural happenings in the city serves as a reminder of the richness that surrounds us.

The deeply toxic political landscape that spawned the GOP’s support for a con man in the U.S. are not factors that Canada is immune to.

Without newcomers, the natural increase of Quebec's population is close to zero.

“It’s been a heavy few weeks for those concerned by the erosion of women’s reproductive rights in the U.S. and the rise of Manosphere influencers who peddle their misogynistic grift that preys on insecure, immature young men.”

The stigma and exclusion experienced by people suffering from homelessness and drug addiction are very real. But Montrealers have also expressed valid concerns.

Québec Solidaire MNA Haroun Bouazzi’s accusations of anti-immigrant, anti-minority speech and actions in the National Assembly have sparked the usual kind of outrage reserved for minorities speaking out about injustices.

“My rent was paid; I didn’t do anything wrong,” says Lorie Martin, 50. A community worker could only offer her a tent and a sleeping bag.

Like him or dislike him, the man has a right to a life. Sure, the optics weren’t great, but what exactly did his detractors want him to do?

When Geneviève Biron was introduced as the head of Santé Québec, she promised “an innovative approach.” Cutting services we barely have access to would be anything but innovative.