I hate to go against the prevailing media narrative, but:

By many measures decriminalization of possession of small amounts of drugs was working.

My explainer today. thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/0…

Truly wild how many times the National Post has to change headlines on their columns because they're too racist or sexist or transphobic. Really normal stuff.

VERY pleased to report that Ainslie Hogarth's short story Real-God, from Maisonneuve Magazine's winter issue, has been nominated for a National Magazine Award!! Really proud to have been the editor on this incredible and thrilling story! maisonneuve.org/article/2023/1…

NEW: Apply for a PAID, ten-month investigative journalism fellowship for early-career BIPOC journalists with Ricochet, IndigiNews & Pivot.

The fellow will rotate between a national, Indigenous and Québécois newsroom in first-of-its-kind program.

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I'm from Scarborough and my mom has had cancer twice. So when Leah Borts-Kuperman and Urbi Khan pitched this story, about a company using a carcinogenic chemical that moved from Scarb to Mississauga, I knew the The Narwhal had to tell it, with The Local Magazine. thenarwhal.ca/sterigenics-mi…

Judge rejects injunction request that would have forced those at the McGill encampment to leave and prevented pro-Palestinian protests downtown Montreal cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…

Thread: I want to talk about an editorial part of this piece by joseph osmundson (all pronouns) (I do so believing in earnest that they'd be good with it). The thing about how one magazine article can't be everything to everyone, and how that is HARD as an editor & writer(xtramagazine.com/health/fatphob…

crazy that a child was murdered and his
mother stabbed and also three young men were shot, all because they are palestinian and that’s not even in the conversation about who is safe in america right now

ONE WEEK UNTIL SUPPLICATION! 😝

Quebec budget 2024:
$800 million for Olympic Stadium roof
$603 million for protecting the French language
$7.8 million for access to housing program

I should never have bought big jeans man people keep asking me if I’m a student 😫

Congrats to all the Queering Family series contributors Xtra on your Digital Publishing Awards nom: Lito Howse, jordan, Elham Numan, Tudor & Evan Robins, Em Norton, Prairie Sky, Tobin Ng, Ziya Jones & guest editor Stephanie Verge. Crucial & lovely reading
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This truly tells you everything you need to know about how little the office responsible for housing in this province is committed to keeping constituents housed 🙃

It was so special to have a small part in this package. Thanks Stephanie Verge and Ziya Jones for inviting me to contribute to a series that so movingly captures queer joy and love. Big congrats to the whole team!

More than a week has passed and no updates on charges of 'criminal mischief' being dropped against Savanna

This is despite the fact #Montreal mayor Valérie Plante has spoken about how 'freedom of the press is obviously essential in any circumstance”

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A week and a half until Supplication comes out! Here are some very nice words about the book from Claudia Dey, Davey Davis and Carrie Jenkins. Ask your local bookstore/library for a copy :-)

🎉Proud of everyone