Articles by Chantal Sundaram
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Jun 22, 2015: Quebec, Islamophobia and austerityThe death of former PQ Premier Jacques Parizeau renewed memories of his infamous comments on the night of the 1995...
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May 07, 2015: Quebec: the spark and the flameAnother "Rage Against the System.
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May 06, 2015: Québec solidaire: the ballot box and the streetThe conference "Rage Against the System.
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Apr 10, 2015: Quebec student strike reprise at a crossroadsWe are now witnessing the third strike by Quebec university and college students within 10 years.
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Mar 22, 2015: Quebec Spring returnsOn Saturday March 21, the start of spring, thousands rallied at Place Emelie Gamelin, the "Tahrir Square" of Quebec's Maple...
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Dec 27, 2014: Challenging sexual assault on campusThere has been a series of horrific media stories about frosh or sports chants that glorify rape, with a high...
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Oct 08, 2014: “United Against Terrorism” handbook exposes IslamophobiaOn September 29, a group of Canadian Islamic associations, including the Islamic Social Services Association and the National Council of...
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Jun 25, 2014: Far-right party wins election in India, how will Harper respond?India's new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has reason to cause a stir internationally.
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May 31, 2014: Review: From Demonized to Organized: Building the New Union MovementAll they taught you at school… Was how to be a good worker The system has failed you, don’t fail...
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May 30, 2014: Supreme injustice as court upholds secret trialsIn a travesty of justice emanating from the so-called “war on terror,” on May 14 the Supreme Court of Canada...
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Apr 10, 2014: Save home mail delivery: save our public postal serviceOn April 9, the Hintonburg Community Centre in Ottawa welcomed residents of the municipal ward of Kitchissippi to a Town...
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Apr 07, 2014: Unfair elections: their democracy and oursSince Harper’s Tories came to power, their disdain for democracy has been a running theme.
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Mar 15, 2014: Quebec election: “Quebec Inc”?The announcement by Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau to run for the Parti Québécois sent a shockwave through both...
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Mar 01, 2014: Quebec election and the fight against racism, austerity, and oilThe current PQ minority government, brought in on a wave of anger that swept the provincial Liberals out at the...
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Feb 03, 2014: Quebec and York University: The religious accommodation debateThe hypocrisy in English Canada about the debate within Quebec over “secularism” has been astounding.
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Feb 03, 2014: Quebec LGBTQ activists on the Quebec “secularism” CharterQuebec’s Bill 60, at first known as the “Charter of Values” and now as “A Charter affirming the values of...
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Dec 13, 2013: End Canada's unjust lawsTwo recent hearings, part of longstanding struggles, put into question the integrity of Canada’s legal structure for the defence of...
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Oct 12, 2013: Mass campaign frees Tarek and JohnThe release of John Greyson and Tarek Loubani is a tremendous victory for the thousands of people who pressured the...
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Sep 28, 2013: Science against HarperOn September 16, in 18 cities across Canada, the biggest protest in defense of independent science in Canadian history took...
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Sep 10, 2013: Quebec teachers in solidarity against the "Values Charter"Since debate over the Parti Quebecois’ “Values Charter” exploded in late August, over the banning of "ostentatious religious symbols," a...