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Neal: Time to reverse the trend on poor voter turnout in municipal elections

Thirty-eight per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the last municipal election, meaning six out of 10 Montrealers failed the assignment. If the...

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Arron Neal

Neal: Back-to-school shopping is a crash course in microeconomics

Back-to-school shopping is an annual ritual that feels both urgent and absurd. Parents rush to buy all the things, knowing full well some of them will...

27.08.2025 3

Arron Neal

Neal: Finally bought a house — 15 years and 3 displacements later

Like many families in Montreal, mine is still unpacking — digging through boxes to find the tools and utensils we need to make summer meals special....

18.07.2025 4

Arron Neal

Neal: My son is graduating Grade 6. Here’s the Montreal I want him to grow up in

When my family came to visit this spring, bringing together four generations of Black women under one roof, I did what any good host would: I hunted...

20.06.2025 10