My Avant-Grandfather
My granddad George Wilson grew up in a rented council house in 1930s Jarrow. This impoverished part of northeastern England was an industrial hub of… Read More »My Avant-Grandfather
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The anti-PIRG campus conservative conspiracy
On January 21 2009, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Campus Association (OPCCA) held a series of workshops advising young conservatives on how to dominate campus discourse,… Read More »The anti-PIRG campus conservative conspiracy
Conservatives invest $10 million in summer jobs
Student unemployment needs more drastic measures, say critics
Quebec slow to move on CEGEP overcrowding
English CEGEPs poised to bear the brunt of high student influx
Canada’s day of rage
Egyptians in Montreal and Ottawa rally for democracy
Students occupy rectors’ offices
ASSÉ-coordinated sit-ins protest tuition hikes at Laval, UdeM, UQAM, and UQAC
Homeless face an extreme winter
Shelters overflow as temperatures drop below -25 degrees Celsius
BoG appoints three new members
Gerald Butts, President and CEO of WWF-Canada; Peter Coughlin, co-founder of Montreal-based real estate and investment company Redbourne Properties Inc.; and Samuel Minzberg, a director of Reitmans (Canada) Limited, Quebecor Media Inc., and Richmont Mines Inc, will replace three former external members-at-large on the McGill Board of Governors
Midnight Kitchen reopens
Midnight Kitchen (MK) resumed operations last Friday after resolving misunderstandings with SSMU over the collective’s certification under the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec, which resulted in a two-day hiatus
Residences fight hike in food prices
Students weren’t consulted before Food Services raised meal prices over break
Happy QPIRGday!
This month, marks the Quebec Public Interest Research Group at McGill’s thirtieth anniversary of research, education, and activism on issues of social justice and the… Read More »Happy QPIRGday!
One step forward, two steps back
The Conservatives celebrated their fifth year in power this weekend. Throughout this time, the Harper government has consistently demonstrated a lack of respect or support… Read More »One step forward, two steps back
Having guts
A conservative critique of the Prince Arthur Herald
The Moon Treaty is dead. Discuss.
NASA’s latest groundbreaking discovery in October 2010 that the moon may be home to water, silver, mercury, and other natural resources has made the moon… Read More »The Moon Treaty is dead. Discuss.
Confession of a member of the QPIRG board
I applaud Michael Hunziker’s recent article (“Why the left should opt out of campus PIRGs,” Commentary, January 20). His rhetorical strategy is smart. In an effort… Read More »Confession of a member of the QPIRG board