On Feb. 24, the Teaching Palestine: Pedagogical Praxis and the Indivisibility of Justice initiative held an online open classroom on Islamophobia to examine historical and contemporary forms of anti-Muslim racism, immigration enforcement, and political repression. The event, titled “Enemy Alien/ICE, Racism & Empire,” was the first session of their Ramadaniyat[Read More…]
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Demonstrators rally outside City Hall demanding that Martinez Ferrada make Montreal a sanctuary city
“So, so, so, solidarité ! Avec, avec, avec les sans papiers!” On March 7, around 100 demonstrators gathered outside the Montreal City Hall for a rally demanding that Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada make Montreal a sanctuary city. According to Solidarité sans frontières—one of the organizations that held the rally—making Montreal[Read More…]
Budget for Sustainability Park at Royal Victoria Hospital placed at $845 million CAD
On Feb. 6, after an 18-month study of McGill’s proposed Sustainability Park at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) site, Quebec infrastructure firm CDPQ Infra estimated that the project would cost $845 million CAD. The project proposes the construction of 1,150 student housing units and further structural evaluation due to advanced[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…]
McGill community discusses anti-unionization efforts amidst $45 million CAD budget slash
Following the Quebec government’s decision to maintain a tuition hike for out-of-province students, alongside McGill’s faculty and staff unionization efforts, the university is implementing a $45 million CAD budget cut for the 2025-2026 fiscal year (FY2025-26). This measure coincides with the administration’s intensified anti-union stance: McGill has spent over $1[Read More…]
The Tribune Explains: SSMU Special Plebiscite on constitutional reform
From Feb. 16 to Feb. 19, students voted in a Special Plebiscite concerning proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). The vote was intended to gather feedback from students ahead of a Special Referendum later this semester, when the constitutional changes may be adopted. [Read More…]
AUS voting opens as candidates debate student governance and VP duties
The McGill Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) elections for the 2026-2027 Executive Committee opened its voting period on Feb. 19 at 9:00 a.m. On Feb. 17, the AUS hosted a debate for candidates, allowing McGill students to pose questions to those running. Chief Elections Officer Cyprien Figuière began the event with[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…]
Recap: Laila Parsons presents seminar on 1917 Gaza
On Feb. 19, the Montreal British History Seminar hosted “Gaza 1917.” Laila Parsons, a decorated historian specializing in 20th-century Middle Eastern history and professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies and the Institute of Islamic Studies, led the seminar. Parsons prefaced the talk by specifying that the conquest[Read More…]
SSMU LC discusses fee renewals, McLennan library, and DriveSafe
The Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Legislative Council (LC) convened for the third time this semester on Thursday, Feb. 12, beginning with an introduction of the new recording secretary, Alissa Gharzouzi. Vice-President (VP) Clubs and Services Hamza Abu Alkhair then proposed an amendment to the agenda, seeking to advance[Read More…]
