Decriminalize It All!
May 27th, 2013 | by Quiet Mike
The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) issued a report last week titled “Getting to Tomorrow: A Report on Canadian Drug Policy." The report calls for our Conservative federal government
Browsing the "Social Issues" Tag
An ocean liner to boost Montreal Casino revenue
May 14th, 2013 | by Taylor Noakes
So Loto-Québec is planning on introducing drinking on the floors of the province’s four casinos as part of a broader effort to update and modernize the casinos to increase revenue
Getting high for a cause
April 21st, 2013 | by Joel Balsam
3… 2… 1… 4/20! And with that, the smoke floated en masse up towards the emblematic clock tower that signifies
The end of China’s One-Child Policy: A legacy of leftover women, little emperors, 4-2-1 and bridal headhunters
April 9th, 2013 | by Trent Lee
The world’s most ambitious social engineering policy may be coming to end. A state-own Chinese think-tank, China Development Research Foundation,
Idle No More: A movement we should all support
January 7th, 2013 | by Quiet Mike
Some may see the growing Idle No More movement as simply an aboriginal issue, but in truth it is also
Why we should be #idlenomore
December 23rd, 2012 | by Pamela Fillion
Today is the 12th day of Chief Theresa Spence’s fast. Around Canada, North America and beyond, Indigenous Peoples and their
Another Day – Another American Tragedy
December 17th, 2012 | by Quiet Mike
Last Friday, tragedy and heartbreak once again took over the American consciousness as another psychopath went on a shooting spree, the likes of which were never seen in the country before. In Newtown, Connecticut, a small town of 27 000 people, a young man entered Sandy Hook Elementary School. Armed with two pistols and an assault rifle he went on to murder six adults along with twelve girls and eight boys all aged between six and seven. The gunman then proceeded to take his own life and will never pay for the atrocities he’s committed. We have seen this type of scenario play out time and time again, but rarely has the number of victims been so high and never have they been so young
Super Sandy to the Rescue?
November 5th, 2012 | by Quiet Mike
Last week, Superstorm Sandy devastated the east coast with high winds, record storm surges and rain. The storm left millions without power, thousands homeless and over a hundred dead, if there was anything positive to come out of this calamity it was that climate change was finally front page news again. Unfortunately the only time climate change is mentioned by the powers that be or the media is in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster. We saw it after Hurricane Katrina and after the Tsunamis in the Indian Ocean and the Coast of Japan, but talk of climate change didn't last a month after these events. With the general election in the US this Tuesday, I suspect talk of climate change this time will barely last a week
To Protect and Serve
October 8th, 2012 | by Quiet Mike
No system of government has done more for the welfare of its people than democracy, but now modern day free market capitalism is threatening a new age of feudalism. The “New Deal” of the 1930’s brought unimaginable prosperity to the industrialized world; the greatest generation was given decent working hours, good wages, social security, and eventually Medicare & welfare, etc. These middle class citizens in good turn passed it down to their kids; the baby boomers, who over the last thirty years have decided to keep it all for themselves
Corporate reality is as bad as it sounds
September 20th, 2012 | by Rana Alrabi
Sitting at home for dinner with friends—a married couple in their late twenties and mid-thirties—who are visiting from America, the conversation quickly turns sour.
Everyone’s A Crazy Critic
September 17th, 2012 | by Quiet Mike
Hard times usually bring out the crazy in people, whether it’s economic hardship in the United States or political adversity in the Middle East (or vice versa). Religious radicals tend to thrive in these environments, but as this past week has shown, the misapplication of the freedom of speech is all that is required to demonstrate the ugliness of our societies
#QC2012: Not the headline we were expecting
September 5th, 2012 | by Jason C. McLean
It was a tense election, but I didn't think it would end this way. In the alley, behind Metropolis, one person on the ground, held there by cops making his gun visible to the cameras, another dead and another injured. PQ leader Pauline Marois, newly minted PM elect rushed off stage by security mid-speech. She had just won a minority government
America, fuck no
August 29th, 2012 | by Julian H Ward
I’m terrified to open my computer. Whenever I do, my anxiety rises. I become edgy, frustrated, and sad. All hope for a bright future dissipates as I scroll my news feed for the umpteenth time. The root cause of this despair? America
The Passion of the Pussy Riot
August 20th, 2012 | by Quiet Mike
Pussy Riot knew full well what the consequences of their Cathedral protest might be given Putin’s reputation, but they did it anyway. This band of activists has a passion for the wellbeing of their country, a deep desire to make it better. What they did took guts, something sorely missing in western democracies
Peter Sergakis: His war on homelessness
August 15th, 2012 | by Emily Campbell
Peter Sergakis, owner of dozens of bars and restaurants in Montreal, has been accused of “waging war on the homeless” since expressing his desire to get pan-handlers and thieves away from his downtown businesses. FTB's Emily Campbell sits down with Sergakis and Dans la rue's Aki Tchitacov for this video interview
Chick-fil-A comes out of the closet
August 6th, 2012 | by Quiet Mike
Mr. Cathy’s public stance against gay marriage has managed to combine business with religion and politics, three different institutions that should remain separate at all times. Business mixed with politics can lead to fascism, religion mixed with politics can lead to fundamentalism and unless you’re a preacher; business doesn’t mix with religion at all. I won’t remind anyone of what all three can lead to
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