‍À Montréal, pour échapper aux élections fédérales, il suffit de traverser le pont Mercier. À Kahnawà:ke, une réserve kanien’kehá:ka (mohawk), la plupart des habitants ne voteront pas aux élections canadiennes du 28 avril. Texte de @emeliafournier.bsky.social

« Ne votez pas, ce n’est pas votre gouvernement » – De nombreux Mohawks de Kahnawà:ke ne participeront pas aux élections fédérales | Articles | La Converse

‍À Montréal, pour échapper aux élections fédérales, il suffit de traverser le pont Mercier.

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What are the parties saying on housing? #cdnpoli My breakdown here: thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...

How the Parties Plan to Fix the Housing Crisis | The Tyee

The Liberals promise a return to government-led building, while the Conservatives want to fuel private construction.

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This is the first of a 3 part series on policing in Canada.

Deadly Force: an inside look at the police involved deaths of 2024

Deadly Force is a three part series on APTN Investigates that looks at the collision of Indigenous Peoples and police forces in Canada.

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Underfunded, overwhelmed, and overlooked - Indigenous police forces are in crisis. Inside Policing: Essential Service - Watch the full episode here, premiering Saturday: youtu.be/HhYMx4pLBKA

Inside Policing: Essential Service | APTN Investigates

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My latest piece. Unhoused Indigenous people and intervention workers in the Plateau say police violence is something they witness or experience on a regular basis. Ppl are being cuffed and dropped off a block away, spoken to in FR when they dont speak it, and generally feel “belittled” by SPVM.

La Converse@laconverse.bsky.social · last yr.

Unhoused Indigenous people and community workers say that the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) is regularly violent and abusive towards Indigenous people. While the SPVM has added new training to their program, advocates say it's not working. www.laconverse.com/en/articles/...

Okay, Trump and Zelensky are taking quite a bit of oxygen on here but DID YOU KNOW Quebec jails hundreds of people for minor shit and that its prisons are the deadliest in Canada? @bigmedicine.bsky.social and I investigated: therover.ca/quebecs-inju...

Quebec's Injustice System – The Rover

There are hundreds of people jailed in Quebec every year for minor infractions. Why? Access to a fair trial is quietly becoming luxury most cannot afford.

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"For the Maikuaints, the real monster wears a suit of corporate legitimacy, arrives with government permits, and speaks the language of progress while preparing to destroy their world." Incredible piece by Brandi Morin.

Ricochet Media@ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 2y ago

Brandi Morin in #Ecuador: A Canadian mining giant vs. the guardians of the Amazon. The first of four parts in a riveting series about the impact of a Canadian mining project on Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, feat stunning photos by Ian Wilms. ricochet.media/indigenous/b... #Indigenous #cdnpoli

La Converse est allée à la rencontre des acteurs en itinérance sur le terrain, visitant le seul refuge de l’est de Montréal et discutant avec des intervenants qui œuvrent entre Hochelaga et Pointe-aux-Trembles. Un reportage de @jdaveigar.bsky.social www.laconverse.com/articles/iti...

Itinérance dans l’est de Montréal : une crise silencieuse | Articles | La Converse

Dans l’est de Montréal, l’itinérance prend de l’ampleur, touchant désormais des quartiers jusque-là relativement épargnés.

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cpj.org/special-repo... "More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the CPJ began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel."

2024 is deadliest year for journalists in CPJ history; almost 70% killed by Israel - Committee to Protect Journalists

Introduction More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and medi...

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Last day to register for this online training webinar w/ @trinaroache.bsky.social! 👉 zoom.us/meeting/regi... 📝: Writing to pictures & reporting in #Indigenous communities ⏰: Thu, Jan 30 @ 1pm CT/2pm ET Sign up now!

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)@jhrnews.bsky.social · 2y ago

Kicking off our guest speaker series for the Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship with @trinaroache.bsky.social! ⏰: Jan 30, 1pm CT / 2pm ET 🔗: tinyurl.com/2s3myky2 With over 20 years of reporting experience, Trina will talk abt writing to pictures & reporting in Indigenous communities.

🚨THREAD🚨 Over at The Rover, we're building a partnership with @laconverse.bsky.social. Our first co-production: a gritty, boots-on-the-ground look at how our city's homeless folks survived the coldest night this year. We'll also be doing federal election coverage together therover.ca/homelessness...

Homelessness: surviving a freezing night in downtown Montreal – The Rover

Last Tuesday evening, a frigid night in Montreal, La Converse’s young journalists were in the field with The Rover’s Christopher Curtis to talk to people experiencing homelessness about the nightly st...

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Montreal’s night life has always been for outcasts and weirdos but it’s being suffocated by gentrification and goddamn noise complaints. Can the city’s new nightlife policy help us freaks fight back???? @emeliafournier.bsky.social with another brilliant piece. therover.ca/the-closure-...

The Closure of ‘Iconic’ Nouvel Établissement and the Uncertain Future of Nightlife – The Rover

The City of Montreal is promising a better future for nightlife venues, but bylaws impacting venues are left up to the boroughs.

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Voici mon premier article publié depuis l'été, et sa rédaction était intense. C'est une longue lecture émotionnelle - j'espère que les participant.e.s se sentent entendu.e.s dans ce texte (et vidéo qui l'accompagne).

La Converse@laconverse.bsky.social · 2y ago

Par une douce nuit de novembre, six Palestiniens se réunissent dans nos studios pour se confier à La Converse. Imad, Nafisa, Fouad, Neda, Arwa et Asma ont tous grandi différemment, mais tous sont profondément affectés par la violence qui sévit dans leur pays. www.laconverse.com/articles/eco...

This is the first piece I've published in months, and it was an intense piece to write. It's a long, emotional read, and I hope that those who participated feel heard by this piece. @laconverse.bsky.social

La Converse@laconverse.bsky.social · 2y ago

On a November night, six Palestinians gather in our studio to open up to La Converse. Imad, Nafisa, Fouad, Neda, Arwa and Asma all grew up a little differently. All ended up in Canada, but hope to eventually return to Palestine. www.laconverse.com/en/articles/...