Jessica Murphy

Criminalizing the homeless

By Jessica Murphy on July 10, 2008

Despite recent steps by Montreal and the Ville Marie borough to alleviate problems surrounding homelessness downtown, ongoing policies continue to marginalize the very people they’re trying to help...

Montreal food banks in crisis

By Jessica Murphy on June 26, 2008

May was tough for Montreal food banks. Moisson Montreal, Canada’s largest food bank, saw a 30 per cent drop in donations. Sun Youth, for the first time in its history, has had to launch a summer food drive...

First stop

By Jessica Murphy on June 26, 2008

On a late sunny May afternoon, Henri-Charles Baudot sat in Place Émilie-Gamelin, wrapped in a scarf to recover from a spring cold, and spoke about his experiences helping vulnerable people in the area...

Black-focus school debate arrives in Montreal

By Jessica Murphy on June 12, 2008

The black-focus school debate that created a stir in Ontario last year has made its way to Montreal...

Will gentrification threaten Mile-End artists?

By Jessica Murphy on May 29, 2008

Mile-End is red-hot. But while the City has been vocal about protecting Mile End artists from the inevitable affects of the gentrification that follows them, it lacks any real plan to protect them...