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Migrant Workers Seek Unpaid Wages As Their Immigration Status Becomes Precarious
From unpaid wages to expiring permits, former employees of Montreal agency IRIS describe a system that leaves them indebted, unprotected, and afraid to speak up.
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The Rover tells stories you won’t find anywhere else. Stories about Indigenous communities up North, homeless camps under Montreal’s overpasses, migrant workers living in fear and much more.
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Le communautaire se mobilise
Alors que les fondations des systèmes sociaux du Québec s’effritent, le gouvernement compte sur la main-d’œuvre communautaire bon marché pour pallier les défaillances de ces systèmes.
The Community Sector Stands Up
As the foundations of Quebec’s social systems crack underfoot, the government has pushed community workers to pick up the slack.
Gaza: A Healthcare System on the Brink of Collapse
Drug shortages, growing famine, and daily deaths.
Is There Life after PEQ? Montreal’s Immigrants Search for a Path Forward
When the Quebec Experience Program ended in 2025, thousands of immigrants lost a near-guaranteed route to permanent residency. Facing the strict criteria of the PSTQ with no grandfather clause, what recourse do they have?
OPINION: Why is McGill Fighting to be on the Wrong Side of History?
The university insists on silencing its students as they push McGill to take a stand on genocide.
MP Slams ‘Authoritarian’ Decision to Bar Rima Hassan from Canada
The federal government prevented Hassan, a member of the European Parliament, from speaking at two Montreal conferences last month.
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Le communautaire se mobilise
Alors que les fondations des systèmes sociaux du Québec s’effritent, le gouvernement compte sur la main-d’œuvre communautaire bon marché pour pallier les défaillances de ces systèmes.
The Community Sector Stands Up
As the foundations of Quebec’s social systems crack underfoot, the government has pushed community workers to pick up the slack.
Gaza: A Healthcare System on the Brink of Collapse
Drug shortages, growing famine, and daily deaths.
