Introduction The Tribune‘s special issue for the Winter 2026 semester was centred around the theme of ‘memory,’ with our writers, staff, editors, and creative team discussing the role of institutional, collective, and personal memory in society, politics, educational institutions, and more. In the special issue’s Features section, Opinion Section Editor[Read More…]
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Parc-Extension tenants rally against abusive rent hikes, demanding effective rent control
Over 100 tenants and fair housing activists gathered outside 955 av. d’Anvers on March 31 to denounce what organizers called abusive rent increases imposed on residents. Organized by the Regroupement des comités logement et associations de locataires du Québec (RCLALQ) and the Comité d’Action de Parc-Extension (CAPE), the rally’s attendees[Read More…]
Black Sisterhood at McGill targeted with online racist harassment
Content warning: Mentions of racial violence After Black Sisterhood at McGill (BSISSY) began recruiting members to start an Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority chapter at McGill, co-founders Lena Karis Moussio, U1 Arts, and Astou Badiane, U1 Arts, received racist comments and threats of violence through the organization’s Instagram account. The[Read More…]
Referendum to boycott Israeli institutions passes with the highest voting turnout in recent LSA history
On March 19, voting for the Referendum Regarding the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel to Preserve Academic Freedom (PACBI) opened to all members of the Law Students’ Association (LSA). The motion, put forward by Law Students for Palestine at McGill (LS4PM) and McGill Radical Law Students’ Association (RadLaw), called[Read More…]
McGill investigating antisemitic vandalism in Faculty of Medicine
Content warning: Antisemitism and violent threats A recent act of antisemitic vandalism at McGill is raising renewed concerns about campus safety for Jewish students. The graffiti, found in a bathroom stall in the Faculty of Medicine, read “Kill all Jews” and “Jews out of McGill Med.” An official statement from[Read More…]
60 years after Gloria Baylis’ landmark case, Canadian legal systems still fail to redress systemic racism
From Jan. 29 to March 8, 2026, a new exhibition at Montreal’s Sanaaq centre revisited the story of Gloria Baylis, a Black nurse who, in 1965, became the first person in Canada to successfully challenge racial discrimination in employment under the law. Baylis was denied a nursing position at the[Read More…]
As the 2026 World Cup expands, access to it narrows
Last July, a father and asylum-seeker took his two children to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. He was cited for a minor drone ordinance violation in a nearby parking lot. Instead of releasing him, officers handed him to[Read More…]
COFAM rallies outside the Arts building demanding counteroffer from McGill
On April 2, around 60 professors gathered outside the McCall MacBain Arts Building in a rally organized by the Confederation of Faculty Associations of McGill (COFAM). Following a few speeches delivered by faculty representatives, the group walked to the James Administration Building while chanting “Le mépris, ça suffit !” and[Read More…]
The pattern behind Hassan’s denial of entry
Rima Hassan, a French-Palestinian Member of European Parliament (MEP), was denied entry into Canada days before she was scheduled to attend conferences in Montreal on the suppression of Palestinian advocacy and the rise of the far right. Canada’s Office of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship (IRCC) did not provide a specific[Read More…]
Forgetting sexual assault survivors implicitly forgives their aggressors
In March 2026, former teacher and Bloc Québécois (Bloc) member of Parliament Pascal-Pierre Paillé was arrested and charged with sexual offences involving two minors, the allegations dating back to 2006 and as recently as August 2024. Paillé, who represented the riding of Louis-Hébert for the Bloc from 2008 to 2011,[Read More…]