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YouTube video by The Rover Fighting to Care: The Story of Immigrant Doctors in Québec

Quebec is facing a healthcare crisis. One in 5 Quebecers doesn't have a family doctor, while up to 1,800 immigrant doctors aren't working in their field.

Nadia Zouaoui, director of the documentary "Le serment d'Hippocrates," is joined by Dr. Fernanda Juarez to discuss this contradiction.

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: A Man’s 12-year Battle with Revenu Québec – The Rover Quebec’s tax agency freezes retirement savings, seizes assets and “ruins lives” with investigations based on mere assumptions.

The Quebec ombudsman's 2014-2015 annual report said Revenu Québec has a history of launching large-scale investigations “based entirely on assumptions.” According to the report, in many cases, taxpayers weren’t allowed to present arguments about the accuracy of their tax assessments.

YouTube video by The Rover Fighting to Care: The Story of Immigrant Doctors in Québec

Quebec is facing a healthcare crisis. One in 5 Quebecers doesn't have a family doctor, while up to 1,800 immigrant doctors aren't working in their field.

Nadia Zouaoui, director of the documentary "Le serment d'Hippocrates," is joined by Dr. Fernanda Juarez to discuss this contradiction.

Parlons de violence étatique – The Rover En 2026, les prestations d’assistance sociale demeurent largement inférieures au minimum reconnu pour vivre au Québec.

La mesure du panier de consommation établit le seuil minimal permettant de couvrir les dépenses essentielles. Pourtant, les prestations versées aux personnes à l’assistance sociale demeurent bien en dessous de ce plancher reconnu par l’État lui-même.

Un texte de Marie-Élaine Guay

Is Israel Preparing a Legal Framework to Execute Palestinian Prisoners? – The Rover Since October 7, 2023, prison conditions for Palestinian detainees have seriously deteriorated.

More than 11,000 Palestinians are currently detained, including women and children, and many of them are being held without trial under administrative detention.

SAAQclic : quand l'État ne sait plus « faire » ni « faire faire » – The Rover SAAQclic dépasse le simple scandale administratif. Il révèle quelque chose de plus profond, soit l'érosion graduelle de la capacité de l'État à agir par lui-même et à encadrer efficacement les actions...

SAAQclic : Depuis les années 1990, le sous-financement chronique et l’externalisation des fonctions stratégiques ont rongé l’expertise interne, fragmenté la mémoire organisationnelle et affaibli la capacité d’encadrement.

School Board Votes to Support Candidate who Smeared Rival, Acted in ‘Undignified’ Manner – The Rover Julien Feldman gets off scot-free after falsely associating his rival candidate with antisemitism and referring to her as “Ms. Gaza.”

For a moment, Shalani Bel thought she’d finally found justice.

Nearly two years after a 2024 English Montreal School Board election that saw her political rival refer to her as "Ms. Gaza," the EMSB ethics commissioner found that Julien Feldman smeared her. Then, EMSB council reversed the decision.

McGill Spent Over $1 Million Fighting Unionization – The Rover Union organizers at the university say this is part of a broader trend towards corporatization of the public institution.

A great piece from @titocurtis.bsky.social at @therovermedia.bsky.social on union busting at McGill:
therover.ca/mcgill-spent...

“Don’t Come Here to Live” – The Rover Race, memory, and conditional belonging in Quebec.

« The government expects fluency, but immigrants are denied the tools to succeed. It’s a setup for exclusion. A refusal masked as a requirement. »

Texte percutant aujourd'hui dans le @therovermedia.bsky.social

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Canadians Cash In While America Burns – The Rover It’s easy to sit in judgement of the U.S., but Canada has enabled, and even profited from, the rise of American fascism.

Canadian companies are profiteering from the US' fascist turn, writes @titocurtis.bsky.social @therovermedia.bsky.social.

therover.ca/canadians-ca...

Je pense sans cesse aux femmes incarcérées – The Rover La pauvreté des femmes est criminalisée au lieu d’être reconnue comme une urgence sociale.

Je pense sans cesse aux femmes incarcérées
By Marie-Elaine Guay.

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The Rover’s Best of 2025 – The Rover The Rover team picks our top work of the year.

✨ Our greatest hits of 2025 🎵
🐕 The Rover team picked out our best work of the year. Check it out here!

As this holiday season approaches and you are looking to make a donation to a charity, you may want to consider @therovermedia.bsky.social . They are great journalist who investigate important issues in Québec.

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Thanks for the vote of confidence, Rick!

Le Devoir De-Indexing Investigation Spurs Transparency Concerns – The Rover Did Le Devoir bury one of its own investigations at the request of a charitable organization with ties to one of Quebec’s richest men?

And here is the investigation in English: therover.ca/le-devoir-de...

Le Devoir de transparence – The Rover Après avoir exposé des témoignages d’intimidation, Le Devoir a déréférencé sa propre enquête sur Jasmin Roy. Quelques mois plus tard, le journal offre une vitrine publicitaire à la fondation Isabelle ...

Le Devoir a-t-il enterré l’une de ses propres enquêtes à la demande d’une fondation liée à l’un des hommes les plus riches du Québec?
Enquête de Marie-Élaine Guay et @titocurtis.bsky.social

By and For: Exhibit Traces History of Sex Worker Resistance – The Rover Sex worker support organization Stella wants to change the public’s perception of sex work with an exhibit at the Centre des mémoires montréalaises.

"Stella’s story of resistance & how its intertwined w/ other social mvemnts. Marginalized groups face many same struggles — stigma, policing, harassment & R fighting 4 the same goals: safety, justice, autonomy" therover.ca/by-and-for-e...
@memmtl.bsky.social @therovermedia.bsky.social #sexwork

Le Devoir de transparence – The Rover Après avoir exposé des témoignages d’intimidation, Le Devoir a déréférencé sa propre enquête sur Jasmin Roy. Quelques mois plus tard, le journal offre une vitrine publicitaire à la fondation Isabelle ...

Merci de partager notre enquête ! On l'a publié en français aussi : therover.ca/le-devoir-de...

Bill 2 Threatening Care for Quebec LGBTQ+, Homeless, and Vulnerable Populations Because of Bill 2’s changes to the way doctors will be paid, at least 10 health care clinics taking care of LGBTQ+ people, the homeless, and community sexual health are likely to close.

"At least two renowned clinics in Montreal and eight sexual health clinics across Quebec are likely to close because of Bill 2, the provincial government's controversial healthcare reform."

"The bill passed against the advice of doctors across the province."
#Quebec #Canada #Healthcare #Housing

Royal West Student Suspended for Posting "F*ck Israel" on Instagram An honour student at the high school was told that a classmate complained about a story she posted on her private Instagram account.

"The high school senior posted a story on her private Instagram account with the caption 'Fuck Israel. Holy shit.'"

"Dawn decided she wouldn't serve the suspension."

"We are proud of our daughter."
#Quebec #Canada #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Education #Genocide

One week ago tonight, My sister and I went to Game 7 of the World Series. Here's my essay for @therovermedia.bsky.social on a night I won't soon forget:

therover.ca/live-from-th... @amykmtl.bsky.social

Municipal Elections: Will Montreal’s Nightlife Finally Get a Seat at the Table? – The Rover Venue owners and residents call for stronger action to protect the city’s culture after dark.

🎸🕺 As municipal elections approach, Montrealers want to know: what will the parties do to protect the heart and soul of the city?

⬇️ By Megan Pietrus

Police Ethics Commission Probes Sexual Assault Allegation Against Metro Constable – The Rover Witnesses say an Inuit woman was forced into a closet and groped by the constable for resisting a “move-along” order.

Mary's "crying reverberated across the Atwater metro station from behind a locked janitorial closet."

"It was like (the constables were) trying to silence her [..], trying to show that they could do whatever they want, even in front of the mediators."
#Quebec #Canada #Policing #Housing

If you read the article, you'll find that this issue is addressed. No one interviewed is saying no to trees and bike paths, just that in the current housing market, those initiatives mean higher property values and don't necessarily address the needs of immigrant communities.

Capture d'un texte de The Rover sur Thierry Daraize et son islamophobie

Une autre belle candidature à Ensemble Montréal. On a plaidé l'humour malheureux et la bonne foi la première fois mais là, on parle d'un récidiviste des commentaires islamophobes 😳

Beau travail @therovermedia.bsky.social !

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Can Luc Rabouin and Projet Montréal Fix the Housing Market? – The Rover After eight years under Projet Montréal, rent across the city has more than doubled. Why should voters believe things will change in a third Projet mandate?

The original English version of this story is published by
@therovermedia.bsky.social

McGill Faculty Wins Unprecedented Vote to Boycott Israeli Institutions – The Rover Professors at McGill join students and other universities in Canada to call the university administration to cut ties with Israeli academic and cultural institutions.

"We won't cooperate with those institutions."

"McGill University's biggest teachers' association is endorsing a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions."

"Eight people voted no, and 104 voted yes."
#Quebec #Canada #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

I Am a Survivor of the Genocide in Gaza And I refuse to forget.

"17,500 hours of genocide."

"[P]eace smells of dust and dried blood." "We can rebuild walls, but not children, not mothers."

"Perhaps one day I will be able to say: I am living. For now, I can only say: I remember."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

Mayoral Candidate's Social Media Posts “Extremely Disconcerting” – The Rover New posts show Thierry Daraize referring to Muslims as “bearded radicals”, spreading disinformation about Gaza and calling a prominent Canadian Muslim advocate “a dangerous woman."

Elections: 🗳️ In a series of posts obtained by The Rover, Sud-Ouest borough mayoral candidate Thierry Daraize appears to fixate on Muslims, referring to them as “bearded radicals” and lashing out against efforts by Canadian universities to hire more Muslim professors.

⬇️ By @titocurtis.bsky.social

Threats of “SLAPP Suits” Undermine Student Democracy at Vanier and Dawson – The Rover Legal notices filed by pro-Israel lawyers targeted a student newspaper and prevented an association from amending its own bylaws.

This investigation is also available in English with @therovermedia.bsky.social