Staff at homeless shelters in Montreal have been discouraged by what they see as over policing and an otherwise apathetic government response, homeless people are turning to mutual aid in greater numbers to survive the pandemic.
Repression, punitive and not based on sound science — these are some of the descriptions used towards the provincial governments handling of the pandemic. With Montreal’s municipal government increasing the police budget, the second largest increase in history by an extra $45 million in 2022, have punitive measures worked? Quebec was listed as the second …
About the Organization Concordia University Television (CUTV) is Canada’s oldest student TV station and operates as a non-profit fee-levy organization. CUTV is a hub for independent media production and growing alternative media institutions. The core of CUTV’s mandate is to train and build a network of mutually supportive independent journalists and media producers. Through educational …
Local 514 has become a news hour. Instead of focusing on one topic, we will now be covering multiple topics per episode to provide you with more coverage and perspectives to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Montreal. In today’s episode, we look at violence against women in Montreal and Quebec, as …
Local 514 has become a news hour. Instead of focusing on one topic, we will now be covering multiple topics per episode to provide you with more coverage and perspectives to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Montreal. In today’s episode, we look at migrant rights and the movement for status for …
Earlier this month STM officers pepper sprayed Montrealer in close proximity during a mental health check. How can police be held more accountable as police funding continues to rise? Local 514 investigates.
Generations of colonialism, notably residential schools and the 60’s scoop has led to homelessness among the Indigenous population in Montreal. Recently, elder and homeless woman Elisapie Pootoogook froze on the streets of Montreal after being kicked out of Atwater metro station. How can we help the homeless population and eradicate homelessness in Montreal? Local 514 …
Bill 96, Quebec’s French language law, challenges Canada’s constitution to affirm Quebec as a nation and French as its official right. This law seeks to strengthen the language, but ultimately it can lead to a lack of privacy, a threat to doctors maintaining their license, and more. Activist Giovanni Bisciglia discusses the privacy breach businesses …
Avi Karp, a representative for people with disabilities for the young democrats of Quebec, who is living with multiple sclerosis, joins Local 514 in studio to discuss barriers by the government and what can be done to change the situation.
With recent Re-election of Projet Montreal, with can we expect for the future of public transit in Montreal? Local 514 Investigates
