Dear voters, Please stay home.

Posted on November 2, 2013August 10, 2025 by Christopher 11 Comments

As unpopular as this view might be to some, I will not be encouraging people to show up and vote. I think the arguments behind encouraging a greater voter turnout are flawed and unsound. Disclaimer: It’s no secret to most of my friends, that I am not a huge fan of democracy. This doesn’t make […]... Read More

Tyranny of Secularism

Posted on September 7, 2013August 10, 2025 by Christopher 2 Comments

Pauline Marois’s Secularism Charter A recurring topic in provincial politics has come up again. Cynics say Pauline Marois and her minions are using the politics of division in order to gain votes and support by creating a false divide between pure laine Québecois and les éthiniques. While I generally despise cynicism and I would rather […]... Read More

PQ ‘secularism’ statement

Posted on August 14, 2012August 10, 2025 by Christopher 1 Comment

So, the PQ says that they want to ban overt religious signs in public service. Now, generally, I’m all for government staying completely out of any sort of religion in any and every way, shape or form. However, I strongly suspect that this is just the PQ showing their xenophobia once again. I submit this […]... Read More

Anarchopanda – One of the heros the protest

Posted on June 5, 2012August 10, 2025 by Christopher

I have to admit, this really made me smile today:... Read More

Gaetan Maudit reflects on the tuition increases

Posted on May 29, 2012August 10, 2025 by Christopher

In case you have been under a rock the last week or two, and you are at all following the student protests here in Québec, this video is a must see. It’s funny and poignantly thoughtful and well worth the 15 minutes (there are also English subtitles for the blokes):... Read More

Cher SPVM/Dear SPVM,

Posted on May 24, 2012August 10, 2025 by Christopher 10 Comments

(English text follows the French) Chers membres du SPVM, En 2008, il vous en souvient peut-être, à l’invitation de votre estimée Fraternité déçue de l’offre salariale de la Ville de Montréal, vous protestiez en portant un jean et une casquette de base-ball rouge… Nous, nous en avons gardé un souvenir très précis. Même si vous […]... Read More

Nightly ‘Casseroles’ (pots and pans) Protest

Posted on May 22, 2012August 10, 2025 by Christopher 3 Comments

Yet another awesome thing about Québec culture. This is right outside my apartment door: Every night, my neighbours are protesting the Charest government’s tuition increases. To make matters worse, Charest has been totally inept and incapable of coming up with a compromise. So these protests have been happening nightly, and they last for about 10-15 […]... Read More

Jon Lajoie – Song for the Students

Posted on May 21, 2012August 10, 2025 by Christopher

Montreal born and raised comedian/musician Jon Lajoie wrote and shared a song in support of the student protesters. He has also tweeted permission to upload and share it. Although he hasn’t specified the license, I’m going to assume Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. If you are Jon, or if you know Jon and he […]... Read More

Why I Love Québec Culture

Posted on May 21, 2012August 10, 2025 by Christopher

There are actually many reasons why I love Québec culture (including the music, which is an amazing mixture of French Troubadour and Irish Trad), however this photo highlights one aspect of Québecois culture that I really appreciate: This photo was taken by David Champagne, and is on his blog here. Here’s a video of the […]... Read More

Extreme Over-Reaction by Montreal Police (SPVM)

Posted on May 20, 2012August 10, 2025 by Christopher

Last night, things got way out of hand during the 26th consecutive nightly protest – which were given new momentum thanks to Jean Charest’s government passing the draconian and over-reaching Law 78. There was a lot to be ashamed of on both sides of the issue (especially these idiots). However, while we do expect citizens […]... Read More

Christopher Murtagh

Ponderer, feminist, technologist, musician and dad.