On January 21, the Quebec NDP members elected Raphaël Fortin as their leader. "While we wish Mr. Fortin the best of luck, we note with disappointment that he is more interested in the centre than in the left of Quebec politics," said Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party...
Wow. Who would have thought that out of 2400 Montréal firefighters only 9 are black.
Clearly, there is allot of work to be done in terms of breaking down racial barriers both within the fire service and in the City of Montréal's hiring practices.
There are also very few women who...
Alex Tyrrell proposes the creation of a new college level training in green technology and renewable energy during the 2018 Roberval by-election that was called to replace outgoing premier Philippe Couillard.
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Today I visited a company that recycles mattress
During our meeting, Éric Castro (the owner) informed me that among his many branches across Canada, the United States and France, Quebec is one of the jurisdictions where the least subsidies are available for this type of recycling.
Currently, thousands of used mattresses...
Since 2010, two workers have died on the La Romaine construction site in similar circumstances.
The Government of Québec must act quickly to improve the number and availability of CSST inspectors on construction sites. Hydro Québec must respect the regulations and stop putting workers' lives in danger to save money.
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I was on the Leap Manifesto Podcast called Change Everything with Elizabeth May, Avi Lewis, and Maya Menezes.
We had a great conversation about the internal workings of the Green Party of Canada, the Tar Sands and why in my opinion the GPC is the most viable option for the Canadian...
On labour day, Alex Tyrrell made a campaign stop in Trois Rivieres to call for a reduction of the work week to 32 hours within 4 years as well as other measures to support workers and their rights and unions.
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Montreal Gazette: Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Quebec Green Party (which is different from the Green Party of Canada), said he found the government and Bill 21 racist.
“If we look at who is targeted by the law, who wears religious symbols, it’s visible minorities, so it’s a racist law,”...
The Legault government is out of line in attacking foreign students who, after spending years in Quebec, would like to be part of our society.
It is a heartless gesture that will break up families, friendships, professional relations and destroy opportunities for many young immigrants.
As I have already said, the...