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Montreal campaigns for safe injection sites
Sarah Mortimer • April 2, 2011
A local health advocacy group is stepping up its campaign for a safe injection site in Montreal. On March 21, members and allies of the group l’Association pour la Défense des Droits et l’Inclusion des personnes qui Consomment des drogues du Québec (ADDICQ) marched through eastern downtown and Old Montreal,… Read More
Quebec midwives demand more facilities
Emily Meikle • April 2, 2011
Groupe MAMAN staged a symbolic birthing strike March 25 at UQAM, demanding better working conditions for midwives in Quebec. Groupe MAMAN (Mouvement pour l’Autonomie dans la Maternité et pour l’Accouchement Naturel) is an organization which supports the interests of practising midwives and women who choose to make use of their… Read More
New PGSS executives elected
Jessica Lukawiecki • April 2, 2011
PGSS elections closed this Friday, and resulted in the appointment of a seasoned executive committee and the approval of all referendum questions. The strength of next year’s PGSS executive committee will likely come from their previous experience working for the Society. Next year’s president Roland Nassim has been involved with… Read More
Canadians planning return to Gaza
Zach Lewsen • April 2, 2011
Israeli blockade and fears of weapons trafficking hindering relief efforts Read More
Students occupy CREPUQ office
Rana Encol • April 2, 2011
Thousands march for accessible education in ASSÉ led demo; police confirm five arrests, investigate two injuries Read More
New union prepares for collective bargaining with McGill
News • April 2, 2011
Research employees struggling to contact members, begin negotiations Read More
Montreal Auditor General sues city employees
Zach Lewsen • March 26, 2011
Montreal Auditor General Jacques Bergeron has decided to sue the municipal employees responsible for hacking into his confidential emails Read More
Nunavik set to vote for regional government
News • March 26, 2011
Inuit community will vote to end long struggle for self-governance Read More
Concordia Student Union sues to leave CFS
Mari Galloway • March 26, 2011
McGill grad students also taking student federation to court Read More
Students occupy Ministry of Finance
Rana Encol • March 26, 2011
Police investigating possible injuries; FECQ occupy Minister’s premises in Lac-St-Jean Read More
Prof joins in student movement
Rana Encol • March 26, 2011
UQAM Professor describes joining UC Berkeley tuition hike protest Read More
NDP makes post-secondary education an election priority
Zach Lewsen • March 26, 2011
MP campaigning for increased federal involvement in accessibility and transparency Read More
Filipina live-in caregivers pursue human rights complaint
Jordan Venton-Rublee • March 26, 2011
Complaints against immigration consultant neglected by federal and provincial governments Read More
Students question Hebrew University partnership
Queen Arsem-O'Malley • March 26, 2011
New partnership launched last November; concerns focus on human rights program Read More
McGill questions the prospects of peace in partitioned Sudan
News • March 26, 2011
Panellist concerned Sudan troubles overshadowed by Arab revolutions Read More