Hope and Justice in the Face of Uncertainty: CDN-NDG Borough Mayor Sue Montgomery on the Pandemic and Her Recent Victory in Superior Court
It’s been a tough year. A virus is killing people left and right, and Quebec is under curfew from 8 pm to 5 am every day in an attempt to curb its spread. Leaders have had to make tough choices, and that includes Côte-des-Neiges— Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough mayor Sue Montgomery. In addition to running the borough […]
US President Donald Trump Impeached Again, This Time for Inciting Insurrection
The US House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump. This makes Trump the only president in United States history to be impeached twice. The House voted on an impeachment article named “incitement to insurrection” which says: “President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government. He […]
Quebec Under Curfew: Legault’s Performative Paternalistic Pandemic Management
Quebec is now officially under an 8pm to 5am curfew which began Saturday night and is scheduled to last for four weeks. This is the first time there has been a curfew here since the October Crisis of 1970. While previous and current measures implemented by Premier François Legault’s government to slow the spread of […]
FTB Fridays 01/08/2021: Shocking But Predictable Failed But Ongoing Coup Attempt in the US
Jason C. McLean and guest Der Kosmonaut discuss the roots of pro-Trump domestic terrorists storming the US Capitol on Wednesday, the hypocrisy of the police response and what needs to happen immediately to save American Democracy and the reputation of the US around the world. Facebook Comments
Quebec Will Be Under an 8pm to 5am Curfew As Of Saturday, Primary Schools Will Re-Open Monday
The rumours were true, or at least most of them were. Quebec Premier François Legault announced in a press conference that Quebec will be under an 8pm to 5am curfew from January 9 to February 8. As of Saturday and for four weeks, anyone outside at night without a valid reason will face a fine […]
Quebec to Extend the Lockdown and Possibly Impose a Province-Wide Curfew
Quebec Premier François Legault had scheduled a press conference for today (Tuesday) at 5pm then rescheduled it for tomorrow. It looks like this extra day is to give the government time to work out some of the details of a possible curfew with public security agencies. According to La Presse (and then later reported by […]
FTB Fridays 01/01/2021: 2020 Year-in-Review
On the latest FTB Fridays, host Jason C. McLean and guest panelists Samantha Gold and Jerry Gabriel take a look back at 2020 covering federal and provincial politics, the US Election, streaming services and, of course, COVID. Happy New Year! Facebook Comments
Fun, Fascinating, and Different: Haunted Montreal Presents Montreal’s Christmas Ghost Stories: A Victorian Era Tradition
Of all the industries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the arts and tourism were among the hardest. For those that wanted to stay in the public eye, the name of the game has been “adapt or die”, and Haunted Montreal is no exception. In the past they’ve conducted Ghost Walks and Haunted Pub Crawls led […]
FTB Fridays 12/18/20: #SupportCanadian Venues with Special Guest Jon Weisz
On the latest FTB Fridays, Jason C. McLean and Special Guest Jon Weisz of Indie Montreal and the Canadian Independent Venue Coalition talk about helping independent Canadian music venues survive during the pandemic and why we should #SupportCanadianVenues Featured Image from the Canadian Independent Venue Colaition Facebook Comments
New Quebec COVID-19 Restrictions: Non Essential Stores to Close from December 25 to January 11 and More
Christmas shopping can still happen in person this year, but Quebec’s Boxing Day is cancelled for 2020 due to an increase in the province’s COVID-19 numbers. In a press conference late this afternoon, Quebec Premier François Legault announced restrictions on businesses following two different timelines. Non-essential retail stores must close from December 25th to January […]
Montreal Music and Arts This Week: image+nation’s Queer Short Film Festival, Wooden Drone & Igloofest’s Online Shop
While our Shows This Week column, both for music and arts, is clearly on hiatus until we can, you know, go to shows again, we thought we’d highlight some of the Montreal and Montreal-friendly music, art, theatre, comedy, film etc. that you can partake in. Let’s get started… The image + nation Launches Canada’s First-Ever […]
Osheaga Returns in 2021 with Foo Fighters, Cardi B and Post Malone
In what has got to be their earliest partial lineup announcement ever, or at least in a while, Osheaga has given us the headliners for its 15th Edition. It will be Foo Fighters on Friday, Cardi B on Saturday and Post Malone on Sunday. The event is scheduled to take place July 30, 31 and […]