Confront Colonial Legacies, Not Just Statues
On August 29, activists at an action to defund the police in Montreal’s Place du Canada toppled a statue of the first prime minister of Canada, John A. MacDonald, who has family ties to the slave trade.
Editorials
Defund the SPVM
Across what is currently Canada and the United States, the violence enacted by the criminal justice and carceral systems have been at the centre of… Read More »Defund the SPVM
Public Health Includes Prisoners
Between March 24 and April 2, 2020, detainees at the Laval Migrant Detention Centre engaged in a hunger strike demanding their release given the unique… Read More »Public Health Includes Prisoners
The Housing Crisis Is Not a Symptom of COVID-19
With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Quebec now exceeding 2,498, provincial Premier François Legault has put the province “on hold” for at least… Read More »The Housing Crisis Is Not a Symptom of COVID-19
Support Indigenous Communities During COVID-19
As quarantine and self-isolation orders increase globally, the most recent wave of eco-facism has spread rapidly across social media and mainstream news outlets. False reports… Read More »Support Indigenous Communities During COVID-19
Responsibility During COVID-19
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 100 countries have confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of March 8,… Read More »Responsibility During COVID-19
Centre Black Activism Every Month
As the University’s 200th anniversary approaches, McGill’s presentation of history will undoubtedly be altered by what the administration chooses to represent. Black activism has been present… Read More »Centre Black Activism Every Month
The CAQ is Infringing On Education, Again
On February 8, 2020, the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) government passed Bill 40, a major education reform law. This law abolished autonomous French and English… Read More »The CAQ is Infringing On Education, Again
Bell, Let’s Talk About the Prison Industrial Complex
On Bell Let’s Talk Day – January 29, 2020 – prisoners’ rights groups in Toronto and Ottawa held demonstrations titled “Bell Let Us Talk’’ in… Read More »Bell, Let’s Talk About the Prison Industrial Complex
No RCMP on Wet’suwet’en Land
On Friday, January 11, the Indigenous Students Alliance (ISA) at McGill answered Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs’ call for solidarity against the Coastal GasLink Pipeline in a… Read More »No RCMP on Wet’suwet’en Land
#RejectTeck: Stand With Indigenous Land Protectors
In the context of the climate crisis, projects such as the Trans Mountain Pipeline have received widespread backlash for being environmentally destructive. However, a newly… Read More »#RejectTeck: Stand With Indigenous Land Protectors
CAQ’s “Secular” Education Promotes Xenophobia
The Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) government recently announced its plan to abolish the Ethics and Religious Culture (ECR) course, which has been compulsory in Quebec… Read More »CAQ’s “Secular” Education Promotes Xenophobia
Know Your Rights, Fight Renoviction
Residents of the Plateau Mont-Royal have recently been faced with a crisis that disproportionately affects marginalized communities: renoviction. According to British Columbia’s provincial website, “renoviction”… Read More »Know Your Rights, Fight Renoviction
Fight for the Rights of Teaching Support Workers
For over a year, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) has been in negotiations with the McGill administration regarding the teaching assistants’… Read More »Fight for the Rights of Teaching Support Workers
Do No Harm, Take No Trips
Global Medical Training (GMT) and Medicine, Education, and Development for Low Income Families Everywhere (MEDLIFE) are groups at McGill that allow students interested in medical… Read More »Do No Harm, Take No Trips