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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
On Sept. 16, demonstrators were tear gassed by police outside the Palais des congrès at close range. Public records show the SPVM has spent nearly half a million dollars on tear gas since 2015, with 2026 being their highest spending year yet: greater than the previous three years combined.
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Who’s Selling Tear Gas To The SPVM?
Public budget records show the SPVM has spent nearly half a million dollars on tear gas since 2015.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Montreal hosted its first-ever climate week from September 8–13, organized by two Concordia University alumni, Juliette Champoux-Pellegrin and Gabriela Lopes. The week-long festival featured over 125 events hosted by communities, researchers and businesses across the city.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Concordia student and theatre actress Courtney Crawford is on a roll between stage productions. Her adoration for Montreal’s independent theatre scene and the community that supports it keeps her coming back. Especially when “the love of the game is really musical theatre.”
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No Diploma Records is an up-and-coming Montreal independent record label. From sets at IglooFest to Piknic Elektronik, founder Benoit Brûlé and DJ/producer Teo2K are the masterminds behind this home-grown and accessible collective. Read the story here: theconcordian.com/2026/09/no-d...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Andrée-Anne Barbeau, Geneviève Tardif and Katherine Harvey-Pinard open up about being women in sports journalism. A rare opportunity to get to know their journeys, the challenges they’ve faced and their advice for the next generation. Read the story here: theconcordian.com/2026/09/bein...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Read @chloerosewrites.com's story here: theconcordian.com/2026/09/spvm...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just hours before a violent police crackdown on protesters and press in downtown Montreal, the city’s top police leadership ignored questions about systemic police brutality, the Montréal-Nord scandal and mounting surveillance at their 2025 public annual review.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As the Québec provincial elections approach, the housing issue is becoming even evermore relevant for students and young voters. Every political party is proposing a different approach, and in this article, we’ve reviewed and analyzed the major policies promised by each leader.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ahead of the upcoming provincial election, parties propose competing approaches to immigration related to international students and temporary workers. This begs the question: what would make a good immigration platform? Read @maruca27.bsky.social's article here: theconcordian.com/2026/09/queb...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Read @chloerosewrites.com's article here: theconcordian.com/2026/09/larg...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In February, Quebec’s energy utility asked the province to raise rates for data centres consuming over 5 MW. Eight months later, no decision has been made. Meanwhile, Hydro-Quebec warns that energy supplies are already strained, and the province is operating with no surplus.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Read @chloerosewrites.com's article here: theconcordian.com/2026/09/the-...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Montreal police have contracted with ubiquitous phone hacking and mobile forensics company Cellebrite since 2013, as well as competitors Grayshift and Magnet Forensics since 2014, public records show. The agency spent over $3.4M on the spyware, including software licenses, training and devices.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The Artemis II crew sat down with the Montreal community to talk about the awe-striking memories they brought back from their historic 10-day lunar flyby mission, while also emphasizing the importance of investing in innovation and forging new frontiers. #Artemis #moonjoy #NASA #space #Montreal
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Carney ended his speech today at the Liberal Party convention in Montreal talking about the flight full of Americans that was redirected to Gander, Newfoundland and welcomed by Canadians on 9/11.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
"Our goal is AI for All [...] Done right, AI in health care means shorter wait times. AI in education means every child is met where they are. AI in government means a government that works for you."
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
"Canada's founding insight is that unity does not require uniformity." Carney talks about building a just society anchored in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms with “the right to choose,” allowing people to “believe what you want to believe,” and “love who you want to love.”
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
"The days of Canada's military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over." "We have struck twenty new economic and security partnerships on four continents in just a year. We are on track to double our non-U.S. exports over the next decade." #Lib2026
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chloe stuart-ulin @chloerosewrites.com · 11/04/2026
Mark Carney to the Liberal Convention in Montreal: "Many of our former strengths, which were based on our close ties with the United States, have become our weaknesses." "The foundations of the international order [...] are crumbling." Follow our live coverage: @theconcordian.bsky.social
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney is introduced onto the stage by his wife, Diana Carney, to deliver the closing speech at the @LiberalCA convention, under the cheers and applause of a Montreal convention hall packed with Liberal Party members.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
This would reignite the law of disallowance present in the original Consitution Act of 1867.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The 2026 Liberal Party open policy process rejected the the policy resolution restricting the use of the notwithstanding clause. With opposition from Quebec Lieutenant Joël Lightbound. This would allow the federal government to strike down provincial legislation like Bill 21 in Quebec. #Lib2026
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The policy was authored by Steve La Barbera of the Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs Federal Liberal Association. The riding association including Concordia University's Sir George Williams campus.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
2026 Liberal Party Open Policy Process: Policy 24360 PASSED Restricting Access to AI and Chatbots for Children and Teens. This policy was contested and supported by young people bringing examples for an against.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“She will vote with the government if there are votes relating to any aspect of that issue as well as the rights of Canadians to be their whole selves, to love who they love, and to fully enjoy their rights under the Charters of Rights and Freedoms.” — Mark Carney on Gladu's position on abortion.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
In 2021, she voted against the ban on conversion therapy, although she later published a statement saying she “vehemently” opposed the practice and supported the LGBTQ+ community. Gladu also opposed the decriminalization of marijuana.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Gladu has previously publicly held multiple socially conservative positions. In 2020, while running for Conservative Party leadership, she said she wouldn’t have prevented MPs from introducing private member’s bills to restrict access to abortion.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
@evansolomon.bsky.social, minister of AI and digital innovation, introduced Marilyn Gladu, the latest Conservative floorcrosser. “This is a moment for us to unite as Canadians, in the face of unjustified US tariffs,” she said. “That needs serious leadership, and Mark Carney brings that.”
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Party members loudly cheered to welcome the party’s three candidates in Monday’s byelections: — Tatiana Auguste (a recent Concordia graduate) in Terrebonne; — Danielle Martin in University—Rosedale; — Doly Begum in Scarborough Southwest.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
She cited Ottawa’s recent commitment to investment of $13 million in funding initiatives for homelessness in Montreal. “I want to thank the federal government for its help on homelessness. By renewing the investments, you have saved lives.” — Soraya Martinez Ferrada
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
In her speech at the Liberal Convention, Montreal Mayor and former federal liberal minister @sorayamartinezf.bsky.social highlighted the importance of collaboration between the federal government and major Canadian cities. Sixty per cent of Canadians live in the country’s top 10 metropolitan areas.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Nicholas Aboagye Renaissance’s candidate for YLC Chair. He emphasized that even though young Canadians have done everything right, they are still unable to afford a home. He said that Canada was at an inflection point and wants the YLC to do more to reach rural and Indigenous communities.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Nico Gosselin, running for YLC Chair for New Generation, said in his speech that “there is one word setting apart the two slates: positivity,” adding that he is proud that his slate is the only one with candidates from all regions of Canada. There are, however, no candidates from the Territories.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Young Liberals must now vote on their new slate of directors. Two teams are running: New Generation: ngliberal.ca Renaissance: www.ylcrenaissancejlc.ca
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
"Young people are some of the most political people in this country. The question for us is why young people are not behind our party. We win young people back when we talk about what young people care about. It’s that simple." — Fares Al Soud
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
"Social media is one of the biggest ways we relate to people nowadays […] I think posting stuff making youth aware of the issues we’re working on […] meeting them where they’re at." — Amandeep Sodhi
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Young Liberals of Canada Commission is currently taking place, with three of the Liberal Party’s youngest MPs — Fares Al Soud, Jake Sawatzky and Amandeep Sodhi — discussing how to improve youth engagement.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Concordian is at the @liberalca.bsky.social National Convention for the next three days! We’ll be providing you with live updates about what’s going on, what party members and MPs are discussing, and what they’re voting on.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Candidates will have to decipher a riddle hidden in this article. They will then have to record themselves dancing a polka and submit the answer to the riddle as well as a video recording of the dance to The Accordian’s hiring staff supreme manager, whose email is also encoded in this article.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Youth unemployment in Canada has risen to 14 per cent. Entry-level jobs want five years of experience. AI screens your resume before a human sees it. The degree isn’t what it used to be. theconcordian.com/2026/04/the-...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Lolita is centred around a middle-aged professor who falls in love with his 12-year-old step-daughter. Is reading Lolita only an uncomfortable experience, or does it benefit the reader? theconcordian.com/2026/04/read...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Sex and The Concordian has been a place for myself and others alike to authentically share their thoughts and desires towards the many tribulations of dating in your 20s. One final note from the author. theconcordian.com/2026/04/sex-...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Daredevil: Born Again is currently airing its second season on Disney plus. The series went through a creative overhaul in 2023, in which the writers were replaced to give the show a different creative direction, by connecting it to the original Netflix Daredevil series.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Rory Creelman’s work as a freelance photographer displays their talent for photography. theconcordian.com/2026/04/the-...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The closure of the colour darkroom in Concordia’s photography department only skims the surface of a recent chain of structural changes across the faculty of fine arts that has stirred discourse and confusion among students and staff. theconcordian.com/2026/04/the-...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Montreal’s Jazz Fest to include promising performances for its 46th edition, as music shapes the city’s history. theconcordian.com/2026/04/mont...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Kris Guilty is one of the pillars of the Montreal electronic music scene. Many of the most exciting music spots in the city have his influence at the forefront. He sat down with The Concordian to discuss his outlook on his role in the industry and what the future holds.
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Suoni Per Il Popolo — June 16–28 Festival d'été de Québec — July 9–19 Osheaga — Jul. 31 to Aug. 2 LASSO Montreal — Aug. 15–16 Warped Tour — Aug. 21–22 theconcordian.com/2026/04/all-...
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The Concordian @theconcordian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The snowy days are growing further and further apart, and the sun is finally beginning to shine and will be in full blast soon. We’re heading into summer, which can only mean festival season. Here’s a hand-picked selection of festivals across the season:
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