Simon Van Vliet
Someone Sent the Montreal Police Union a Bloody Pig’s Head
It came along with a letter that read, "Living you took them from us! Living we want them back!!! May ghosts haunt you forever!"
Montreal Loses $1.2 Million in Fines as Controversial Anti-Protest Bylaw Quashed
With thousands of bylaw infractions now thrown out, what will the city of Montreal do next to crack down on protests?
80 Protesters Charged Using Quebec’s Controversial P-6 Bylaw Are Off the Hook
Protesters have been subject to mass arrest and expensive tickets for the last three years in Montreal. With the announcement that nearly 100 cases will be dismissed, there's a sliver of hope.
What Happens in Quebec This Year May Foreshadow the Future of Canada's Oil and Gas Industry
Despite oil and natural gas prices hitting rock bottom, the fossil fuels industry still has big plans for Quebec.
Anonymous Is Targeting the Montreal Police for Their Treatment of Homeless People
After the police destroyed a homeless encampment near downtown Montreal, the hacktivist collective responded with protests and threats.
Quebec Just Shut the Door on Shale Gas Development (For Now)
After years of debate and two environmental studies, Quebec's government has decided not to allow shale oil and gas extraction.
Quebec Is At the Forefront of Canada’s Petro-Economy Expansion
With pipelines stalled in BC and the US, Quebec is the last frontier—for now—in the fight to stop tar sands oil from being exported around the world.
Leaked Documents Reveal the Quebec Cop who Killed a Child Was Tailing an Ex-Liberal Party Leader
After news broke that a Quebec provincial police officer who killed a five-year-old in a car crash during a high-speed chase wouldn't face any repercussions, the Canadian public was horrified. Now a new report suggests the crash may have occurred...
Quebec's Fight Against Austerity Could Be the Next Maple Spring
On the heels of drastic austerity cuts and preferable treatment of the resource extraction industry, the Quebec Liberals are facing mounting public opposition that suggest a possible pushback similiar in scale to the 2012 so-called "Maple Spring...
Quebec Is Also Wrestling with Police Violence and Impunity
"Firing at a criminal who is himself firing at the police or another person is one thing. Firing a gun at a person who is obviously mentally unstable is something else."