Donald Trump’s RNC Messaging Has Casualties in Wisconsin
Last night, a gunman shot and killed two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin and injured a third. This was on the third consecutive night of protests sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake, and unarmed black man, was shot in the back seven times in front of his three young sons, paralyzing him. Today, […]
New Rates for Public Transit in Montreal as of October
Some Montreal transit fares will be going up as of October 1st. After a few months of record low ridership on the Metro and bus travel in Montreal essentially being free, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is now gradually returning to front-end boarding (requiring payment) on all bus routes. Transit users will, in […]
Unprecedented Yet Entirely Predictable: Donald Trump Suggests Delaying the 2020 US Election
Sure, I had “Donald Trump Attempts to Cancel US Democracy Itself” on my 2020 Bingo Card. I even had the excuses he would use (mail-in voting/Coronavirus) and the method of notification (tweet). But, let’s be honest, so did pretty much everyone else. It is, at the same time, an unprecedented and frightening attack on the […]
Remember Montreal’s Iconic Jailhouse Rock Café? A New Book Helps You Experience the Scene and a Slice of Montreal Punk History
It’s been a few months since we’ve been able to have a drink and check out a band with others in public. It’s been considerably longer since we’ve been able to do that at the Jailhouse Rock Café. The now-legendary Montreal music venues closed its cell door at 30 Mont-Royal Ouest for the last time […]
Just For Laughs 2020 Will Be a Virtual Event This Fall
This time of year, the world’s largest comedy festival Just for Laughs is normally in full swing in Montreal (and we’re generally knee-deep in coverage). We knew a few months ago that 2020 would be different, with the festival officially pushed back to the fall. Today JFL announced that the entire event will take place […]
What to Expect When You’re Testing (For COVID-19 in Quebec)
We are in the midst of a global pandemic. COVID-19 is ravaging the United States and the European Union and other countries are slowly easing their lockdown restrictions as doctors, epidemiologists, paramedics, and other essential workers scramble to get it under control. As a member of the immune-compromised I have been extremely careful. I haven’t […]
COVID-19: Quebec Orders Bars to Stop Selling Alcohol at Midnight and Limit Capacity to Half
Effective immediately, Quebec bars must stop selling alcohol at midnight and all patrons must leave by 1am instead of staying open to the normal 3am. They must also limit capacity to 50% of what is indicated on their liquor permit. Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services Christian Dubé made the announcement today alongside National […]
COVID-19: Montreal to Make Mask Wearing Mandatory For All Indoor Public Spaces Starting July 27th
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced on social media today that the city is working on a bylaw that will require everyone to wear a mask when in enclosed indoor public spaces as of July 27th. There will be fines for businesses and individuals caught breaking the bylaw after that date. Nous devons tout mettre en […]
COVID-19: Quebec Ends Daily Reports and Deconfines Almost All of the Economy Including Bars
UPDATE: The Quebec Government has reversed its decision to only release data weekly and will instead continue to release it on a daily basis. Yesterday, the Quebec Government announced that it will no longer be publishing daily numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths as it has been since the beginning of the pandemic. They will […]
It’s Finally Time To Honour Oscar Peterson By Renaming Lionel-Groulx Metro After Him
A few years ago, there was a push to rename Lionel-Groulx Metro after late Montreal jazz legend Oscar Peterson. Now that movement is back, currently in the form of a petition. Of course it has returned now. With statues to racists and colonialists toppling all around the world, and in particular in the US, people […]
Jagmeet Singh Kicked Out of the House of Commons Because Calling Out Racism Is Apparently Unparliamentary
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh came to the House of Commons Wednesday intending to get unanimous consent on a motion calling out systemic racism in the RCMP. He was forced to leave early because apparently calling out racism in other house members violates parliamentary decorum. The motion calls on the House to recognize that systemic racism […]
Protests in Solidarity With Wet’suwet’en Continue
The history of colonization is dark. Indigenous peoples of Canada have been facing discrimination and racism since European setters began to occupy their land in the 1400s. Stolen land, the death of language, residential schools and centuries of abuse are still present in the Canadian justice system and in many Indigenous communities today. Effforts to […]