emily murphy

On ‘Janey Canuck,’ and what history tells us about dealing with the opioid crisis plaguing places like British Columbia

After decades of wasted resources, clogged courtrooms and a shift in public perception, let’s end the war on weed

No, I’m not talking about Quebecois nationalist Abbé Lionel Groulx — though that would also be a good question. As near as I can tell, Quebec hasn’t named anything after the Jew-hating priest for several decades. And — who knows? — maybe renaming the Montreal metro station after someone who didn’t admire Benito Mussolini might lead to Quebeckers wearing turbans or some other calamity.

A history of moral panic about marijuana in Canada