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Airbnb Marks A New Gold Rush in Plateau Mont-Royal

Airbnb May Be Beneficial For Landlords, But It’s Inducing Gentrification At Accelerating Rates

Marcus Bankuti – Published February 5, 2019 – Comments

Airbnb may bring tourists to Montreal through an alternative way to stay in the city outside of a hotel, but the service also brings gentrification along with it. With many Airbnb’s located in the Plateau, some tenants are being pushed out of their apartments due to increasing rent or landlords’ preferring to utilize their space as an Airbnb instead of renting.

Concordia Says Recent Sexual Harassment Complaint Wasn’t Mishandled

Quebec Privacy Laws Require Complainants Stay in the Dark

Miriam Lafontaine — Published February 16, 2019 | Comments

A look into Quebec’s privacy laws shows a lack of transparency is par for the course for any student making a complaint against a professor.
CSU Launches Online Mental Health Service for Undergraduate Students

Empower Me to Give Better Accessibility for Mental Health Resources and Cut Wait Times

Marissa Ramnanan — Updated February 12, 2019 | Comments

Empower Me is a new mental health service offered by the Concordia Student Union through the Studentcare insurance plan.
English Students ‘Condemn’ University’s Mishandling of Sexual Violence

CASE Demands Apology From CUPFA Over Sexual Misconduct Panel

Alexander Perez — Published February 11, 2019 | Comments

Following the news that a Concordia professor in the creative writing program was exonerated of sexual harassment allegations, the Concordia Association for Students in English released a statement condemning the university’s “mishandling” of the case.
Strike Votes Imminent as Departments Prepare for Mobilization

Communications and SCPA Follow Journalism as Fight Against Unpaid Internships Continues

Alexander Perez — Published February 10, 2019 | Comments

Student associations in Communications and the School of Community and Public Affairs have shown an interest in pressuring the university to change their policies surrounding internships at Concordia, with strike votes set to take place this month.
Concordia Creative Writing Professor Harassment Allegations Dropped

Complainants Left In The Dark After Investigation Results

Elaine Genest — Updated February 6, 2019 | Comments

A Concordia professor in the creative writing program was cleared of sexual harassment allegations last September without notifying the students who filed the complaint, the CBC has just revealed.
AVEQ Paid Almost $1,000 to Former Staff to Drop CNESST Complaints

As Board Struggled With Revenue, Late Pay and Complaints of Harassment Were Common

Miriam Lafontaine — Published February 6, 2019 | Comments

The defunct Association for the Voice of Education in Quebec paid close to $1,000 to prevent a former staff from taking legal action against the organization, The Link has learned.
Canary Mission Is An Online Blacklist for BDS Activists

Canary Mission Correlates Anti-Semitism With BDS, Doxxing Supporters of the Movement

Savanna Craig — Updated February 6, 2019 | Comments

Canary Mission blacklists supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement on North American campuses, including both professors and students, in aim to hinder the BDS movement.
Canada’s Post-Legalization Pardon Promises Don’t Go Far Enough

Marginalized Communities Continue to Be Affected by Cannabis Criminalization

David Earles — Published February 5, 2019 | Comments

With the federal government’s announcement to pardon those with marijuana charges, amnesty is yet to be granted to those who remain incarcerated.
Decision to Change the Redmen Name Postponed

SSMU Releases Statement Responding to the Delay

Alexander Perez — Published February 3, 2019 | Comments

In light of the decision to postpone the ruling on the Redmen name, the Student Society of McGill University responded in a statement on Friday.
‘Unacceptable’ Panelist Sparked Tense Debate During Sexual Misconduct Conversation

Criminal Lawyer Julius Grey Representing McGill Professor Suing Student for Alleging Sexual Misconduct

Elaine Genest — Published February 1, 2019 | Comments

What was initially planned as being an open conversation about sexual misconduct on campus quickly escalated into a back-and-forth debate between the panelists.