[Special to Global News; September 29, 2020] The pageantry of last week’s almost surreal throne speech, and the subsequent televised address by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, may have left Canada’s political classes with much to dissect and discuss. Yet Canada’s women and moms were simply left rolling their eyes at a big theme in those speeches — …
Who owns the environment? The state of Green party politics around the world
[Ipsos Views; February 26, 2019] Throw a dart at a map of the world and, odds are, it will land on a country where public trust in the political establishment is significantly low – if not at an all-time low. In 2018, just one in five people (21%) globally thought it would be best to …
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Daisy Peterson Sweeney: A legacy of kindness
[Vues sur la Bourgogne, Vol 7, no 4 - Winter 2018/2019] Since October, one of Little Burgundy's best-known and most loved faces is back in the neighbourhood. Daisy Peterson Sweeney smiles up from her piano in the new mural by Kevin Ledo at St-Jacques and St-Martin, one block over from where her legendary brother, Oscar …
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Young Quebecers more engaged in politics than we think
[Global News; September 29, 2018] For Quebec’s would-be premiers, the finish line is in sight. The days of knocking on doors, shaking hands and kissing babies are drawing to a close. The TV debates are over. On Oct. 1, Quebecers will go to the polls to decide which party will form the next government. At …
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Dorothy Williams, Little Burgundy’s story keeper
[Vues sur la Bourgogne, Vol 7, no 3 - Fall 2018] Dorothy Williams can trace her family history back through five generations, but as a girl she was told she had no history at all - by a history teacher. For Williams, this hurtful episode was a formative experience that she has been pushing back …
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Two Solitudes? Meeting the neighbours in Little Burgundy and Griffintown
[Vues sur la Bourgogne, Vol 7, no 1 - Spring 2018] The past decade has seen the face of Griffintown and Little Burgundy change beyond recognition. New construction of condominiums has radically altered the landscape, and Notre-Dame street is bustling with trendy boutiques, cafés and restaurants. It's a part of town where people are more …
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Who Am I? More Girls Look to Social Media for the Answer
[Published November 20, 2017 on LinkedIn] My generation of women – those of us born in that hazy space between Gen X and the Millennials – love to talk about how grateful we are to have gone through high school before social media was a thing. We still had the internet, in all its snail’s …
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Hypersexualization in the age of social media
[Vues sur la Bourgogne, Vol 6, no 3 - Fall 2017] Being a teen girl has always come with a unique mix of pressures and expectations. For today's teens, social media is amplifying those pressures like never before. From music to fashion, girls are already immersed in a culture saturated with sexualized images of young …
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La Place du Marché redefines space behind Atwater Market
[Vues sur la Bourgogne, Vol 6, no 2 - Summer 2017] This summer, Montrealers will have a brand new destination to enjoy the sun. From June 23rd until early September, the space between the Atwater Market and the Lachine Canal will be transformed, offering visitors more opportunities to meet, eat, relax, catch some music, or …
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C2 Montreal touches down in Griffintown
[Vues sur la Bourgogne, Vol 6, no 2 - Summer 2017] For three manic days in late May, the streets of Little Burgundy and Griffintown were taken over by the C2 Montréal business and creativity conference. Founded by advertising agency Sid Lee and the Cirque du Soleil group, C2 has now been running for six …
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