From March 23 to March 27, over 65,000 post-secondary and Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP) students participated in a week-long strike against austerity in education. The strikes were organized by the Coalition de résistance pour l’unité étudiante syndicale (CRUES), a union of 30,000 students in local and regional levels[Read More…]
Articles by Josette Chandler
AGSEM rally encourages progress in ongoing workers’ rights negotiations with McGill
On March 18, approximately 40 McGill students, workers, and faculty members gathered outside the Leacock Building for the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM)’s rally. The rally, which advocated for a budget increase for the wages of graduate student workers, was timed to coincide with a McGill Senate[Read More…]
Students at Macdonald Campus object to McGill’s consideration of inter-campus shuttle stoppage
In 2020, the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) began construction on a new station in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the Anse‑à‑l’Orme terminal station on the West Island. The REM delayed the branch opening until spring of 2026 and is still on schedule to open during this period. In response to this new station, McGill[Read More…]
The Tribune Explains: Abortion rights in the Quebec Constitution Act
On Oct. 9, 2025, Quebec Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette introduced Bill 1, the Quebec Constitution Act, to the National Assembly of Quebec. The act intends to establish a provincial constitution, allowing for more legislative autonomy by enshrining popular Quebec values, such as French language protection, secularism, and abortion rights.[Read More…]
Pro-Palestine student activists face legal charges for occupying James Administration Building
On June 7, 2024, 15 McGill students were arrested for occupying the third floor of the James Administration building in protest during the solidarity encampment for Palestine, and 13—referred to as the ‘Palestine 13’— continue to face criminal charges today, with legal fees amounting to $40,000 CAD. Students for Palestine’s[Read More…]
Professor Annie Bunting explores gender-based violence in Africa
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Annie Bunting, professor of Law and Society at York University, hosted a discussion at the McGill Faculty of Law’s Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) entitled “Knowledge production and gender justice in post-conflict Africa” at New Chancellor Day Hall. Bunting opened the presentation with[Read More…]
The Tribune Explains: The Health Statutes Amendment Act
In December 2024, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed the Health Statutes Amendment Act, officially known as Bill 26. This act restricts minors’ access to gender-affirming care (GAC), including prescriptions for puberty blockers and hormone therapy. In response, Egale Canada and Skipping Stone initiated litigation against the Government of Alberta[Read More…]
‘Partition’ views Palestine from the interwar period to modern-day experiences
McGill’s Department of Anthropology and the Institute for the Study of International Development hosted a screening and Q&A session for Diana Allan’s film Partition on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at McGill’s Critical Media Lab (CML). Allan, a filmmaker and professor of Anthropology at McGill, considers Partition a collaborative work; other members[Read More…]
The Tribune Explains: The No More Loopholes Act
On Sept. 19, Jenny Kwan, current New Democratic Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vancouver East Riding, introduced Bill C-233. While Canada has ceased direct military exports to Israel, Canadian arms can reach Israel and other conflict zones unregulated through a U.S. ‘loophole.’ The Tribune explains Kwan’s proposal, which[Read More…]