Jonathan Montpetit

Jacques Nadeau was one of the great news photographers in Quebec. The article about his death highlights this iconic shot...

12 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec 12 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec was published in The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter on page 271.

Seems a good time to shamelessly recirculate this: “The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec” www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

They’re young, male and swinging conservative There’s been a growing divide in the last four years between how young women and young men identify politically. CBC’s Jonathan Montpetit breaks down why more young men are leaning conservative and ho...

Really interesting piece from @jonmontpetit.bsky.social on the swing of young men toward the Conservatives.

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Trump and big tech bromance: Should we be worried? YouTube video by CBC News: The National

What should we make of the relationship between Donald Trump and the tech oligarchy?

I was happy to speak to @jonmontpetit.bsky.social for this segment on CBC The National!

Bots and Indian TV push fake news about Canada in wake of Hindu temple clashes | CBC News A wave of misinformation about Canadian institutions is being amplified by suspected bot accounts on social media and by pro-Modi news outlets in India, raising concerns it could imperil relations bet...

How made-in-Canada misinformation gets turned into headlines in India

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Quebec's secularism debate 2.0: Do we need more tools to enforce ‘laicity’? Quebec’s government wants better laws to protect secularism. Is it necessary or is it just politics?

In 2025...the discussion about laicity in Quebec is set to be back. Sylvain Roy Roussel: cameraman, editor and photograph. #polqc #assnat www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

My inner institutionalist finds this awesome

The influence of this particular branch of Christian nationalism extends into Canada.

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With arguments in US v Skrmetti starting next week at the Supreme Court, here is an audio doc we did about the Canadian influence on the US anti-trans movement.

Revealed: trans rights case at US supreme court features doctors previously discredited by judges Tennessee relied on doctors rebuked by courts for inexperience and bias to defend its trans healthcare ban

Cool to see The Guardian citing our interview with James Cantor about his work for anti-trans organizations.

The other social media company that stands to benefit from #Trump 2.0 is #Rumble. Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for Commerce, helped take Rumble public in 2022. Vance's VC firm helped get that process going. And Rumble provides cloud tech for Truth Social.

Here's my brief history of Rumble:

12 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec 12 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec was published in The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter on page 271.

This piece, in many ways, represents the culmination of my work covering the laicity debates in Quebec (DM for free PDF!)