Shot down on the runway…? 26 Aug 2013 | 01:45 am

So the bullshit of the week was that a leaked copy of the Parti Québécois’ ‘secularism charter’ indicates the PQ will attempt to ban public-sector employees from wearing religious symbols as part of i...

A short list of what the candidates aren’t talking about… 20 Aug 2013 | 05:58 am

Admittedly this article isn’t based on the results of scientific polling, or polling of any kind really. It’s just a compilation of various ideas that various friends and acquaintances have recommende...

Back River Bridges 19 Aug 2013 | 09:29 am

So if you’ll indulge me, a proposal to dramatically alter (and hopefully improve) West Island public transit in general and substantially increase the passenger volume of the AMT’s Deux-Montagnes Line...

The World Cannot Afford to Subsidize Hate – The Case Against Sochi 2014 19 Aug 2013 | 05:30 am

I guess I’m a bit late to the party, so to speak, but I’ve had a hell of a time wrapping my head around this one. I guess I’ll start from square one. I studied history voraciously in university. I was...

Projet Montréal’s 2013 Platform & A Soft Landing for the Montreal Real Estate Market 15 Aug 2013 | 06:54 am

Projet Montréal, the only clean political party left in Montreal, is first out of the gate with a campaign platform. With a dozen weeks or so left before the November 3rd municipal election they are s...

Repurposing Institutional Space in Montreal 5 Aug 2013 | 10:31 am

What should we do with this building? I ask what we should do because I believe this building, like all public and institutional space, belongs to the citizenry, and not the government or any of its m...

Meet Your Candidates, Meet Your City No.1 2 Aug 2013 | 07:34 am

I’m going to try and interview a few local candidates in the run-up to election-palooza this November. First up is an extended version of an article I wrote for Forget the Box on Sujata Dey, Projet Mo...

A hipster doofus waltzes about the city… 30 Jul 2013 | 04:24 am

Killed by Management, Revived by Fans? 27 Jul 2013 | 07:09 am

The video above was recorded in April 2012, and features former Montreal Expos’ outfielder Warren Cromartie in a press conference, announcing the launch of the Montreal Baseball Project, something of ...

Dave Chappelle at Just For Laughs – Wednesday July 24th 2013 26 Jul 2013 | 03:40 am

It was a tad curious. The DJ kept telling us not to interact with Mr. Chappelle. Three times at least. Odd because interacting with the crowd often leads to some great moments in live comedy; as an ex...