Tattered Sleeve: 30 years ago but never to be forgotten

Geneviève Bergeron (1968-1989)Hélène Colgan (1966-1989)Nathalie Croteau (1966-1989)Barbara Daigneault (1967-1989)Anne-Marie Edward (1968-1989)Maud Haviernick (1960-1989)Maryse Laganière (1964-1989)Maryse Leclair (1966-1989)Anne-Marie Lemay (1967-1989)Sonia Pelletier (1961-1989)Michèle Richard (1968-1989)Annie St-Arneault (1966-1989)Annie Turcotte (1969-1989)Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (1958-1989) May they rest in eternal peace. And may they ever remind us of the need to eradicate violence against women, and

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centre of the universe: Alouette

Way back in the nineteen somethings, Canada was going through the sort of identity crisis we all go through when we’re about fifteen. Québec was all stomping around the place, slamming doors and cupboards and shouting “JE PARS” everytime someone looked at it. “Hey, Québec,” we’d say, “I like your

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centre of the universe: Addendum

Okay, so following the breaking news yesterday that one of the fellows who thought it was a laugh riot to shout “Fuck her in the pussy” at a television camera pointed at a female reporter (a friend mentioned that this has happened to male reporters too; I am now aware

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centre of the universe: Jump down

I get myself into the most interesting conversations. Usually that’s because I’ve figured out that one of the greatest secrets to an interesting and happy life is to surround yourself with interesting and incredibly clever people. I’ve said before that we don’t all need to agree. And sometimes, it’s better

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