Olga Redko • October 6, 2008

Voices of other Canadian groups muffled by students’ societies Read More

admin • October 6, 2008

The University’s need to know its students’ legal genders is offending queer advocacy groups on campus, who say the options of only conventional definitions of gender – male and female – are inaccurate and confining for students who do not identify with either binary. On web systems such as Minerva,… Read More

Nicholas Smith • October 6, 2008

There is a federal election October 14. Canadian citizens who will be at least 18 on election day can vote. The Daily explains all you need to know. Should I vote? YES! Where’s my home riding? Your electoral district – commonly known as a riding – is where your “ordinary… Read More

James Albaugh • October 6, 2008

SSMU Council met Thursday with a loaded agenda that included the vote to convert the McGill International Student Network’s (MISN) lounge into a nursery serving student parents. While Council overwhelmingly approved the motion – which will offer eight spots to children under 18 months – some councillors criticized the lack… Read More

admin • October 6, 2008

CKUT sex radio show Audiosmut has returned to the radio waves with a new feminist spin that’s pushing the buttons of societal norms and controversy. The new Audiosmut team broadcasted their first show, themed Queer King, last Wednesday. According to one of the new members Britt Wray, the show was… Read More

Ali Withers • October 6, 2008

A panel at McGill last Wednesday addressed the fallout between Algonquins living on Barriere Lake Reserve and Canadian government – which has worsened by comments about conditions in the community. Darlene Lannigan, the personal assistant for Conservative MP candidate Lawrence Cannon in the Pontiac riding, made comments perceived as racist… Read More

admin • October 6, 2008

Queer McGill wants to see changes made to the voluntary Safe Space Seminar held by the McGill Equity Subcommittee on Queer People. “We want it to reflect what students actually experience, and to make it more congruent with the types of workshops that Queer McGill puts on, like Rez Project,”… Read More

admin • October 6, 2008

Support for Kader, Algerian refugee Monday, October 6, 7 p.m. Carrefour for popular education of Pointe-Saint-Charles, 2356 Centre (metro Charlevoix) Learn about Canada’s migration policy at a discussion about an Algerian refugee who has been living in sanctuary in Montreal’s St. Gabriel church for 1,000 days. Abdelkader Belaouni (Kader) has… Read More

admin • October 2, 2008

Montreal conference criticized international intervention in Haitian hurricane relief Read More

admin • October 2, 2008

Local activists are opposing a Canadian National Rail (CNR) lawsuit against three Mohawk nation activists from the Tyendinaga territory involved in the blockades of two highways and a CNR line that run through their land. The Tyendinaga Support Committee plans to protest CNR headquarters in Montreal and to raise $5,000… Read More

admin • October 2, 2008

International students expect less accessible space Read More

Shannon Kiely • October 2, 2008

Working without a contract for two years, police union uses camo pants in a new phase of pressure tactics Read More

admin • September 29, 2008

Yapping Out Loud: Contagious Thoughts from an Unrepentant Whore Tuesday, September 30, 7:30 p.m. Lev Bukhman Room, Shatner building, 3480 McTavish A screening will show transsexual sex worker and performance artist Mirha-Soleil Ross deliver a monologue detailing the way anti-prostitution discourses and actions often tragically impact sex workers’ conditions and… Read More

admin • September 29, 2008

Montreal’s new organic waste pickup plan would cut down on the volume of garbage winding up in landfills Read More

Will Vanderbilt • September 29, 2008

Publishers still reluctant to grant digital distribution rights to company that negotiates copyright Read More