June 6, 2025

Civil rights for animals – Montreal protest – Animals are not objects (11/10/2014)

Like most people, we believe that animals are not toasters. This view, however, is not shared by our Civil Code. From a legal standpoint, a dog or a cow is no different than a toaster or a chair: all are considered moveable property. Quebec law thus assimilates the act of hurting or abusing an animal to the destruction of property. Not only is this concept morally questionable, but it also clashes with how the majority of Quebec citizens think.

Explosion in Rosemont apartment – 28/09/2014

Propane explosion in Rosemont apartment. 5 injured, a 63 old men is still in critical condition, a firefighter had minor injuries, police cordoned off several streets. Spokeswoman Lynn Ducan said the investigation was transferred to the police arson squad to determine what went wrong. The initial case would be a propane tank explosion causing a fire that was quickly controlled by the firefighters.