Jessica Murphy

Criminalizing the homeless

Par Jessica Murphy le 10 juillet 2008

Despite recent steps by Montreal and the Ville Marie borough to alleviate problems surrounding homelessness downtown, ongoing policies continue to marginalize the very people they’re trying to help...

Montreal food banks in crisis

Par Jessica Murphy le 26 juin 2008

May was tough for Montreal food banks. Moisson Montreal, Canada’s largest food bank, saw a 30 per cent drop in donations. Sun Youth, for the first time in its history, has had to launch a summer food drive...

First stop

Par Jessica Murphy le 26 juin 2008

On a late sunny May afternoon, Henri-Charles Baudot sat in Place Émilie-Gamelin, wrapped in a scarf to recover from a spring cold, and spoke about his experiences helping vulnerable people in the area...

Black-focus school debate arrives in Montreal

Par Jessica Murphy le 12 juin 2008

The black-focus school debate that created a stir in Ontario last year has made its way to Montreal...

Will gentrification threaten Mile-End artists?

Par Jessica Murphy le 29 mai 2008

Mile-End is red-hot. But while the City has been vocal about protecting Mile End artists from the inevitable affects of the gentrification that follows them, it lacks any real plan to protect them...