On December 24, 2022, 21-year old Nicous D’Andre Spring was murdered by prison guards at the Bordeaux Detention Centre in Montreal, Quebec while being illegally detained. He was a young Black artist and poet, and was a youth mentor in spaces he was involved in – such as West Haven and the YMCA-NDG. On February …
The Canada Revenue Agency will not look into a potential $15 BILLION in ineligible Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) payments, but Canadians ineligible for Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) are forced to pay it back. Does the Canadian government’s priorities lie with corporations making a profit during a global pandemic, instead of individuals experiencing higher …
The federal government has recently delayed the expansion of eligibility for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Next month, eligibility was set to expland to include those with a sole underlying medical condition of mental illness. This will instead be made available by March 2024. But should current eligibility be reviewed? Recent reports in the news …
What does it mean to center community work in efforts against far right extremism? How does that look different from some leftist organizing? Panelists came together at Concordia University on January 31 to answer just that. Nora Loreto, Mostafa Heneway, Terri Givens, and Maya Menezes spoke on leftist strategies, and what can be learned from …
The Quebec government is opening a private-for profit investor owned facility in Montreal, which the government says will alleviate wait times in clinics and emergency rooms. But with profits over patients, can we really trust a facility owned by shareholders seeking a profit to aid our healthcare system? Local 514 looks into the rising trend …
The Montreal police received a $63 million boost in their budget for 2023 – the highest budget increase in the SPVM’s history. As our municipal party, Projet Montreal continues yearly increases to police funding, the SPVM is gaining ever-greater institutional power. What effect will this have on our city, and how will it affect our …
Check out our most recent grassroots coverage fund submission, “Beneath My Coils and Curls” by Adanna Okorie. In this video, Adanna explores the complex relationship that many Black women and girls have with their hair, including the pressure to “tame” or straighten their natural hair in compliance with white beauty standards. Adanna also explores the …
On Wednesday, November 30th, over 50 Concordia teaching assistants (TA’s), research assistants (RA’s), and allies gathered on the Concordia campus to protest for higher pay and better working conditions. This protest was organized by the TA and RA union (TRAC), with support from the CSU (Concordia Student Union). TRAC will soon be negotiating with the …
On Sunday, November 20th, authors, editors and supporters packed into the aisles of Librairie Paragraphe outside McGill University for the first ever local live launch of the book “The Fire That Time.” Published in 2021, the story recounts the events of the 1969 Sir George Williams Affair – one of Canada’s largest student uprisings and …
On Thursday, November 10th, The Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union organized a public demonstration to protest a planned police eviction of a homeless encampment under the Ville Marie Expressway near Lionel Groulx metro. The eviction – which would’ve been one of the largest encampment evictions of 2022 – was successfully postponed. These evictions are done in …
