Editorials
Montreal’s municipal government must take action to end homelessness
As Montreal’s municipal election draws closer, incumbent candidate Denis Coderre has made a point of addressing the topic of homelessness at length. While Coderre’s emphasis… Read More »Montreal’s municipal government must take action to end homelessness
Ollivier Dyens has failed you
Content warning: mental illness, eating disorders, sexual assault Ollivier Dyens was appointed as McGill’s Deputy Provost for Student Life and Learning (DPSLL) in September 2013… Read More »Ollivier Dyens has failed you
McGill cannot ignore the fentanyl crisis
Content warning: drug use and overdose Last week, public health officials in Montreal warned of an imminent fentanyl crisis that poses a serious risk to… Read More »McGill cannot ignore the fentanyl crisis
Anti-fascists cannot be compared to the Nazis they fight
In the weeks since the events of Charlottesville, Virginia, where a Nazi murdered one peaceful counter-protester and injured 19 others, activists and allies have been… Read More »Anti-fascists cannot be compared to the Nazis they fight
This year’s resistance will grow into next year’s movement
There is no denying that the 2016-17 school year was fucking rough: it was rife with political and social turmoil on every level, and our… Read More »This year’s resistance will grow into next year’s movement
Show up for Black and Indigenous trans women
Content Warning: Mentions of violence, murder and discrimination based on race, gender and sexuality Six Black trans women – Mesha Caldwell, Ciara McElveen, Chyna Gibson,… Read More »Show up for Black and Indigenous trans women
The Montreal police force has a racial profiling problem
Content warning: anti-Blackness, police brutality On March 12, Kendrick McRae, a Black man, was stopped by a Montreal police officer while driving a Mercedes and… Read More »The Montreal police force has a racial profiling problem
Abusive activists must be held responsible for their actions
On February 6, 2017, Igor Sadikov, former Daily editor and former Arts Representative to the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) tweeted “punch a zionist… Read More »Abusive activists must be held responsible for their actions
Feeling BoGged down by lack of accountability
On November 29, 2016 the office of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) President released a report called “A Seat at the Table: An… Read More »Feeling BoGged down by lack of accountability
Canada must abolish solitary confinement
Arlene Gallone, a Montreal woman who spent nine months locked in isolation in a cell “the size of a washroom,” is suing Correctional Service Canada… Read More »Canada must abolish solitary confinement
No solidarity with Islamophobes
Last Wednesday, an event entitled “United We Stand #NoHate” held on campus invited students to gather at the Y intersection to stand in solidarity with… Read More »No solidarity with Islamophobes
Statement on the Quebec mosque shooting
Last Sunday, January 29, a 27 year old Quebecois white supremacist entered a Quebec City mosque, terrorizing all of its members and murdering six of… Read More »Statement on the Quebec mosque shooting