July 16th, 2012 | by Henry Gass
Police brutality in Montreal – especially killings at the hands of police officers – is a year-round issue, a point yesterday’s demonstration was attempting to make. The lack of sustained political pressure and media coverage is clearing the path for a controversial police brutality bill currently under debate in the Quebec National Assembly
July 11th, 2012 | by Henry Gass
A decision handed down by the New York State Supreme Court two weeks ago regarding Twitter’s release of user information could set a precedent for court decisions in Canada
July 4th, 2012 | by Henry Gass
Apathy and exhaustion are not the words to describe the ongoing efforts on the part of the borough council for the Plateau-Mont-Royal to combat graffiti, with the council rolling out heavier fines this summer after years of ineffectual harm-reduction strategies, in what the council hopes will stem mounting removal costs
June 27th, 2012 | by Henry Gass
In the 1942 classic Casablanca, a scene early in the film pits Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) against Nazi Major Heinrich Strasser in a test of Blaine’s cynical neutrality. Strasser asks Blaine if he can imagine the German army in New York, to which Blaine cooly answers: “Well there are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn’t advise you to try to invade.” The same could now be said of Montreal, only instead of territorial New Yorkers, German Panzer divisions would have to navigate the Montreal’s rapidly eroding streets
June 22nd, 2012 | by Henry Gass
With another day of action against tuition hikes planned for this afternoon – the sequel for similar actions on the 22nd of March and May – I spent the June 21 combing few some of the recent polls to try and get an idea of where all this madness has left us politically
June 5th, 2012 | by Henry Gass
That’s how the British tend to think of monarchy, myself included. Instead of thinking about how one person comes to be one of the wealthiest in the world by virtue of the hereditary ownership of roughly $600 million of land and other assets (still less than J.K. Rowling), we think, “Oh bollocks, should I swallow these cherry seeds or spit them out onto my plate in front of the Queen?” The fact is, the Queen – and the monarchy as a whole – just sort of exist in Britain. Especially since the recession, they’ve kept a low profile
June 3rd, 2012 | by Henry Gass
Forgive me if this article is a bit short on adjectives, but I’m writing after spending the night reading a 450-page government document. Most of my adjectives were lost along the way. Nestled between the streams of student strike headlines and Luka Magnotta profiles, Montreal can probably be excused for focusing its attention elsewhere this week
Headhunters is an Effective, if Tone-Deaf, Crime Thriller
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BC Election: What a changed Canadian political landscape means for the Orange Wave
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Blog on Blog: Killer Clown Nightmare
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Grad School Blues Part 1: How I came to realize that grad school is (mostly) bullshit
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An ocean liner to boost Montreal Casino revenue
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