By Robert Frank If Pointe Claire proves unable to comply with the Montreal Metropolitan Community’s (CMM) new master urban development plan (PMAD) pas...
Back on Pointe Claire city council, Cousineau vows to fight urban sprawl
Newly elected Cedar-Le Village Councilor Claude Cousineau By Robert Frank In a significant setback to Mayor Tim Thomas, voters in Pointe Claire’s Ceda...
Pointe Claire candidate recalls political struggle with “Jewish guilt”
April 23 byelection—Cedar–Le Village By Robert Frank Jeremy Searle, who is running for Pointe Claire city council in a byelection, on Sunday, April 23...
Montreal resident sent world’s first text message, 30 years ago today
By Robert Frank The 23 billion text messages that crisscross the world every day—about 8.3 trillion per year or 270,000 per second—started three decad...
Tribune libre : Les étudiants se sentent ignorés et traités comme des boucs émissaires
Utilisés d’un côté par le gouvernement Legault pour justifier des décisions parfois bancales, et de l’autre, tenus responsables de l’augmentation des ...
Opinion: Students feel scapegoated, ignored
The Legault government has loaded a large burden on young people’s shoulders, using them to justify its dubious decisions while simultaneously blaming...
Délestage précipité dans les services sociaux
Par Geneviève April Au début d’avril le Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux (MSSS) a ordonné un délestage du système de santé — incluant dan...
Quebec abruptly shed social services
By Geneviève April In early April, Quebec’s Health Ministry ordered a sudden withdrawal of services, including psychosocial support, from non-COVID-19...
À chacun son métier, les travailleurs sociaux inquiets
Par Geneviève April « Le téléphone peut sonner n’importe quand pour me dire que demain matin, je suis en Centre hospitalier de soins de longue durée (...
Social workers worried over working outside their profession
By Geneviève April “The phone can ring at any moment to tell me that tomorrow I’ll be in a seniors residence. I can’t sleep any longer and I feel ill....