Montreal’s Only English-Service AIDS Community Care Centre Turns 35
AIDS Community Care Montreal (ACCM) is Quebec’s only HIV and sexual health community organization that provides education for prevention, treatment information, and support services to...
View ArticleMontreal Landlords Continue to Exploit Tenants
It is no secret that tenants in Montreal encounter many challenges at the hands of neglectful and unprofessional landlords. The city has acknowledged this issue, establishing a plan in 2018 to...
View ArticleMore Policing Does Not Address the Rise of Violent Crime in Canada
A Nation-Wide Increase in Municipal Police Budgets The murder of George Floyd in 2020 by two Minneapolis police officers sparked a wave of protests across Canada and around the world. The outcry from...
View ArticleJust How Prophetic Was Octavia Butler’s ‘Parable of the Sower’?
It’s been 30 years since Octavia Butler published her dystopian novel Parable of the Sower. Known for her masterful use of Afrofuturism and sociopolitical commentary, Butler’s body of work focuses...
View Article“If You Want to Go Far, Go Together.”
Balarama Holness is the founder of two grassroots political parties, Mouvement Montréal and Bloc Montréal .In 2018, Holness launched a public petition named “Montréal en Action,” which forced the...
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Willie Woo
A century ago, Chinese faces were a rare sight on the McGill campus, let alone in McGill stadiums and gymnasiums. Then, in the early 1930s, a Chinese-Canadian McGill athlete named Willie Woo stunned...
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A Decade of Promises
The past ten years have been tumultuous for SSMU. In 2014, the union was attracting scandals, starting with its failed building fee renewal and then the invalidation of the president’s election. Three...
View ArticleXylazine in Montreal’s Opioid Supply, According to Department of Public Health
In early March 2023, Montreal Public Health issued a warning about what some are referring to as a dangerous drug appearing in the city’s opioid supply: xylazine. Xylazine is a nervous system...
View ArticleThe Search for McGill’s New Principal
In January 2022, McGill’s then-Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier announced that she would be stepping down after serving in this position since 2013. In March of the same year, an Advisory...
View Article“My Camera Doesn’t Lie, Yet I Am Lying”
Originally a line from Lou Ye’s 2000 film Suzhou River, the phrase “my camera doesn’t lie” was used by independent Chinese filmmakers in the 1990s and 2000s to characterize a style of filmmaking that...
View ArticleThe Art of Space
Presented by the Centre de céramique Bonsecours, ceramic sculptor Claude Prairie’s exhibition Le contenant comme métaphore is a breath of fresh air. Prairie draws attention to the intricate...
View Article“Kaleidoscope”
On February 4, TEDxMcGill is returning with their annual conference showcasing nine carefully selected speakers and two performers. The event, to be held at Le National Theater, has been in the works...
View ArticleMcGill and Concordia Students To Strike Against Quebec’s Tuition Hikes
As January 2024 draws to a close, students at McGill and Concordia are planning to take action in response to Quebec’s recent tuition policy changes. These changes, marking a pivotal shift in the...
View ArticleWhen Big Man Talk Lets Marcus Garvey’s Words Sing
When we think of the legacy of Black history in North America, the impact of civil rights pioneer Marcus Garvey cannot be overstated. Born in Saint Ann’s Bay, Jamaica in 1887, Garvey spent much of his...
View ArticleJournalism Under Siege
Content warning: violence, death Certain quotes have been edited for brevity and clarity March 7, 2024 marks five months of the war in Gaza. At the time of writing, the death toll in Gaza has...
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