Quebecers’ rights are under attack. Why aren’t we more worried?
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We’re living in challenging, anxiety-inducing times. Cost-of-living issues, homelessness, healthcare shortages, housing affordability, child-care access, a struggling education system and a shortage of qualified teachers, Trump’s tariffs and their effects on Quebec’s economy, a possible third referendum. These are some of the hot-button issues keeping Quebecers up right now.
With the world a bit of a chaotic mess, urgent, bread-and-butter concerns have been prioritized. Given what’s at stake, I can’t even fault Quebecers for not noticing that our individual and collective rights have really taken a beating lately. Most people are just laser-focused on making ends meet. In the meantime, inequalities deepen, social services weaken and food-bank lines grow longer, while those in power — completely failing to address these long-standing systemic issues — point the finger away from themselves. Tent cities don’t just materialize out of thin air.
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