Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi

The Life of Fredy Villanueva’s Older Brother Just Got More Complicatednew

In August 2008, 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva was shot to death by a Montreal police officer. A subsequent police inquiry into the shooting was marred by controversy and resulted in a total exoneration of the two police officers involved.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 03-07-2010 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Fredy Villanueva, Montreal, police shootings

Montreal Real Estate May have Saved the Lower Main, but Cleopatra Isn’t Feeling Any Lovenew

Did capitalistic excess spare the lower Main? Maybe so. Christian Yaccarini’s Société de développement Angus had big plans to remake St-Laurent between René-Lévesque and de Maisonneuve that are, as of last week, dashed... or at least drastically scaled back.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 02-26-2010 | Economy

Tags: main streets, St-Laurent, Cleopatra, Economy, Montreal

Montreal Photojournalist Chronicles the Plight of Indian Climate Refugeesnew

François Pesant has had a busy 2010. The 34-year-old Montreal photojournalist arrived back home on Tuesday, Jan. 12, from five months in India and Sri Lanka. That same day, the 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, destroying Port-au-Prince. He left five days later.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 02-12-2010 | Art

Tags: François Pesant, climate change, photojournalism

Sex Workers Say Recent Violence Against Them Shows They are More at Risk Than Evernew

The problem, according to Anna Louise Crago, is obvious. Having been kicked out of their stomping grounds around the traditional red light district, streetwalkers have moved to all four corners of Montreal; the scattering of prostitutes has placed them in considerable danger.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 12-11-2009 | Sex

Tags: Prostitution, Montreal, sex workers

Post-Convention Projet Montreal Can Taste Election Victorynew

A newly feisty and confident Projet Montreal hopes to seize its stomping grounds and extend its reach city-wide this November.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 06-05-2009 | Politics

Tags: Projet Montreal, politics, Montreal

Marijuana Activists Fight for the Right to Get Highnew

The Canadian marijuana movement gears up for a big party, and a fight against a tough new crime bill which would impose mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related crimes.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 04-25-2008 | Drugs

Tags: Canada, Drugs, Marijuana, mandatory minimum sentencing

Griffintown's Last Standnew

Residents of the embattled Montreal neighborhood man the barricades against a development offensive.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 03-21-2008 | Housing & Development

Tags: housing & development

Taking on the Israel Lobbynew

Mearsheimer discusses his controversial book and the firestorm surrounding it.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 02-22-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

In Canada, Community AIDS Groups Fear Funding Cutsnew

Community groups in Quebec and Ontario are complaining that the federal government is withholding funds promised them by previous Liberal governments, and fear for their financial future.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 12-03-2007 | Science

Tags: Health & Science

John Pilger on American Malfeasance in Latin Americanew

The journalist and documentary filmmaker probes the uncomfortable truths of American influence in Latin America in The War on Democracy.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 11-12-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: John Pilger, The War on Democracy

Montreal's Car-Free Day Gets Transit Wonks Thinkingnew

Planners talk about the "hegemony of the car," tramways, wider sidewalks and other transportation issues.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 09-21-2007 | Transportation

Tags: transportation

Academic Colloquium on Afghanistan Riles Anti-War Activistsnew

In a province as almost palpably averse to armed conflicts as Quebec, it's no surprise that a major colloquium on Canada and Afghanistan, featuring a pro-interventionist government minister delivering the keynote speech, would attract some controversy.

Montreal Mirror | Patrick Lejtenyi | 09-21-2007 | War

Tags: Canada, War on terror, Afghanistan, war & peace