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The City of Montreal is being taken to court for a $171-million class-action lawsuit, alleging enough hasn’t been done to combat racial profiling. The Black Coalition of Quebec is leading the lawsuit, seeking $5,000 for each person who was racially profiled and arrested without a valid reason between August 2017 and January 2019. If the Coalition wins, the court will decide the amount of financial compensation. The Black Coalition of Quebec would not provide a comment to Local 514, stating they could not comment while the case is ongoing. The SPVM did not respond to Local 514’s request for comment before the publication of this report.
Montreal's new police chief Fady Dagher, Mayor Valerie Plante and president of Montreal's police brotherhood Yves Francoeur testified in court in February. All testimonies have since been completed. Mike Diomande, the lawyer representing the Black Coalition of Quebec, told Local 514 the case is currently under analysis by the judge, which can take 6 months or more.
Data between 2014 and 2017 shows that during police "street checks", Black people were four times more likely than white people to be stopped by police and Indigenous people were five times more likely than white people to be stopped by police. Indigenous women were specifically overrepresented: they were 11 times more likely to be stopped by police than white women.
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The Canada Revenue Agency will not look into a potential $15 BILLION in ineligible Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) payments, but Canadians ineligible for Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) are forced to pay it back. Does the Canadian government's priorities lie with corporations making a profit during a global pandemic, instead of individuals experiencing higher rent and food prices?
Local 514 looks into the CRA’s history of being lenient with corporations and which companies accessed CEWS in Montreal while paying large dividends to shareholders.
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The federal government has recently delayed the expansion of eligibility for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Next month, eligibility was set to expand to include those with a sole underlying medical condition of mental illness. This will instead be made available by March 2024. But should current eligibility be reviewed? Recent reports in the news have highlighted cases where some are seeking MAiD as a result of experiencing poverty, unable to access housing or are experiencing either — worsened by barriers as a result of living with a disability. Local 514 investigates.
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The Quebec government is opening a private-for profit investor owned facility in Montreal, which the government says will alleviate wait times in clinics and emergency rooms. But with profits over patients, can we really trust a facility owned by shareholders seeking a profit to aid our healthcare system? Local 514 looks into the rising trend of private for-profit healthcare, how it will affect doctor shortages and wait times, and the possible detrimental effects it will have on the care of patients.
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The Montreal police received a $63 million boost in their budget for 2023 – the highest budget increase in the SPVM's history. As our municipal party, Projet Montreal continues yearly increases to police funding, the SPVM is gaining ever-greater institutional power. What effect will this have on our city, and how will it affect our municipal government?
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Gentrification takes a toll on the livelihood of Montrealers across the city. Local 514 looks at neighbourhoods experiencing rapid gentrification, both affecting residents and businesses. How can we fight gentrification in our city? Watch the episode to find out.
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More are relying on intergenerational wealth to buy a home, as housing prices soar. Housing is both a human right and a profitable asset –– this is what drives housing from being unattainable for many. In many cases, those with the means to afford multiple homes to be put on the rental market are raising the rent due to the climbing rental value. Home ownership and renting is interconnected. Many can get stuck in the rental market, as soaring rent prices cause many to put large amounts of their paychecks towards their rent, meaning less can go for saving for a downpayment.
But some are simply trying to seek a permanent roof over their head and escape renovictions, neglected apartments and rising rents. Issues within our housing market aren't anything new: they were created during colonization, when the use of land moved from living off of it to profiting off of it. Watch the full episode on Youtube, to understand the connection between colonialism, profiteering and what we can do to move away from a housing market affected by past and present effects of colonialism.
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What began as a feminist movement, has turned into a revolution, as Iranians are demanding for an end to the regime. Nation-wide protests began in late September, following the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Zhina Mahsa Amini. Amini died in a hospital in Tehran after Iran’s morality police inflicted violence on her after identifying Amini for improperly wearing her hijab. Iranians have experienced state violence as a result of protesting, with some being shot, detained, tortured and sexually assaulted. Recently, 227 parliament members in Iran have called on the Judiciary to issue death sentences for arrested protesters. In the full episode of Local 514, we look into how sanctions strengthen the regime, protests here in Montreal and the strength of Iranians demanding for an end to an oppressive regime.
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Two years have passed since the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman who received inhumane and racist treatment from nurses at a hospital in Joliette. Since Echaquan’s death, little has changed to address systemic racism within Quebec’s healthcare system. The corner assessing Echaquan’s case said she believes she would still be alive if she were white.
Countless other cases have taken a similar structure: racialized patients in excruciating pain, ignored or not prioritized by healthcare personnel causing them to receive inadequate or lack of treatment. Some cases have even resulted in death. Despite multiple examples and a recent report highlighting its existence in one of Quebec’s largest hospital network located in Montreal, Premier François Legault continues to deny that systemic racism exists in the province.
In a province led by a government that denies the existence of systemic racism, can this institution have its reckoning and change so all can have equal access to healthcare?
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Days before Quebec’s election, there was speculation Quebec Solidaire (QS) might become Quebec’s official opposition to the CAQ. Despite winning more votes than the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP), QS received less seats in Quebec’s National Assembly – losing to the QLP as the official opposition. QS has been coined the most progressive party in Canada with their proposed wealth tax, plan for climate action and promotion of Indigenous rights. But are there issues within the party?
Local 514 invites Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Chief Kakwirakeron Ross Montour and freelance journalist Nora Loreto to the show. Local 514 reached out to members of the Decolonial Anti-Racist Collective and QS, but did not receive a response before publication.
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The CAQ is in the lead by a lot. But how well did the party do at leading the province for the last four years – especially during a global pandemic?
Local 514 looks into Quebec’s crumbling healthcare system, austerity measures enforced since the 1980’s, and imposing French language laws on Indigenous communities.
This episode digs into the top five parties ahead of the upcoming 2022 provincial election.
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Inflation has reached almost 10%, price increases among many goods – notably gas and food. Both of these commodities are to blame for Canada's cost of living increasing at the fastest rate in decades.
Montrealers are facing the effects, as more are turning towards food banks, but little surplus in stores leave food banks with less products to offer to those in need.
Quebecers will notice another increase on food, as of September 1, with milk facing a 2.5% price hike for the second time this year. This follows an 8% increase last February.
Inflation and the issues with supply chain are major drivers for price increases for many commodities, but corporations are also taking advantage of inflation. Farmers describe fertilizer corporations as “fertilizer cartels" for increasing feed by 220% within a year.
Local 514 speaks to Montrealers to understand how Canada’s food system can move away from international complications by going local and how this is essential in stabilizing our food system and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Montreal is going carbon neutral by 2050. But some climate change studies suggest the global temperature will reach 1.5ºC by 2040 or even as soon as 2030 – making these efforts too late. Once the planet meets 1.5ºC, the world will go into a zone of dangerous climate change. Global warming is predicted to reach 4°C by the end of the century.
The City of Montreal told Local 514 that, “Achieving carbon neutrality requires balancing the sources and sinks of GHG emissions. For this balance to be possible, a rapid and unprecedented transition is needed in all sectors of the economy: [including] transportation, buildings, industry, energy, waste materials, agriculture, forestry, and land use.”
So what does this plan look like? Local 514 investigates…
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Amazon workers at the Lachine warehouse in Montreal are trying to unionize, but are experiencing union-busting methods from Amazon. This is taking the form of advertising, text messages sent out to workers and threats.
Amazon workers at this facility are experiencing below industry wages, scrutiny from upper management and dangerous work conditions. Amazon worker Manuel Tapial is trying to change this. Tapial is spearheading the campaign, he has been the Coordinator of The Montreal Amazon Workers’ Union (MAWU) dating back to the start of the movement earlier this year. The motivation came after observing the treatment his colleagues received when requesting paid sick leave and for their unfair dismissal.
Tapial said MAWU has not yet met their quota of members to form a union, but the efforts continue.
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Transit prices are on the rise again. Off-island riders in Laval and the South Shore looking to commute on the island, will now be paying $5.25 instead of $3.50, as of July 1. Opus cards also faced hikes – rising from $90.50 a month to $94.
Mayor Valerie Plante promised reduced fares for the working class, among other big promises for transit in her 2017 election campaign, but did her administration deliver? Local 514 investigates this and Montreal’s transit…
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In the last municipal election, housing was a concern for 60% of voters 35 and under. So has Valerie Plante's government addressed the issue of housing in the city?
The average rent for a one bedroom unfurnished apartment rose by $75 from June to July in Montreal, steeper than hikes in Toronto and Vancouver during the same period, while 2020 and 2021 saw a 50% increase in Montreal tenants forced out of their apartments. Projet Montreal says that a new landlord registry will come into effect by 2027, but with the situation changing rapidly, will it actually hold landlords accountable?
On this episode Local 514 speaks to tenants who say they are being neglected by their landlords, exploring how tenants have mobilized together for better conditions in their Milton Parc apartment owned by property management group COGIR.
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On June 21st Canada celebrates Indigenous People’s Day, but reconciliation may be miles away in Montreal, as efforts have been blocked by Bill 96 – now Law 96. This law enacts French language reform laws across Quebec. Local 514 looks into how Law 96 has affected Kahnawake since the community ended communication with the Quebec government in response to Law 96.
Kahnawake residents can still operate their services in their language of preference, but those seeking education in CEGEPs on the Island of Montreal or elsewhere in Quebec will be required to take extra French language courses starting in 2024.
Other services, such as healthcare, will only be accessible in French. Residents of Kahnawake say this hinders reconciliation efforts.
Local 514 investigates, inviting post-secondary distance counselor at the Kahnawake Education Center Bethany Douglas, Indigenous rights activist Kenneth Deer, a member of the Mohawk Council of Chiefs, Michael Delisle, and Kahnawake resident Ranikonhriio Lazare to share their thoughts.
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Airbnb has become an increasingly attractive option for landlords and property owners because it’s so much more profitable to collect money from nightly stays than to collect monthly rent.
Municipal and provincial governments have attempted to put in place regulations to limit unlicensed Airbnbs, but is it enough?
On a new Local 514 host Savanna Craig welcomes Front D’action Populaire en Réaménagement Urbain (FRAPRU) and Regroupement des comités logement et associations du Quebec (RCLAQ) to analyze how Airbnb is affecting long-term property rentals in Montreal.
Find out more about FRAPRU's organizing work at https://www.frapru.qc.ca/
Find out more about Le Comité Logement de la Petite Patrie at https://comitelogementpetitepatrie.org/
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Some Quebecers go to the emergency room, as a result of not being able to access their family doctor in a timely manner, while around 1 million Quebecers are without a family doctor. Some have been waiting four years to be placed with a family doctor… but could this change? Quebec has announced it has come to an agreement in principle with the association that represents family doctors (FMOQ). The deal is set to be ratified at the end of May, so will this mean Quebecers will have faster access to a family doctor?
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Moderna is opening a production facility in Montreal, securing Canadians more jobs and Canadian made vaccines. Canada has one of the highest vaccination rates worldwide, yet our government is allowing for patents to continue on vaccines, preventing worldwide access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Local 514 investigates how capitalism prevents the pandemic from ending.
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