During the 2012 Quebec Election Campaign Alex Tyrrell posted the following text addressing the reasons not to vote Liberal.
- Law 78, the attack on civil liberties, and failure to resolve the student strike
Instead of having a dialogue with students the government passed Bill 78 which severely restricts freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, and civil...
Today in Le Devoir, a group of Green Party members who are seeking revenge after I spoke out about Elizabeth May’s support for the Alberta Tar Sands are trying to call into question my integrity for receiving a living wage for my full time work at the Green Party...
Alex Tyrrell received his B.Sc. in Environmental Science from Concordia University, a degree which he completed while simultaneously leading the Green Party of Quebec. While receiving the diploma he urged Concordia President to divest from fossil fuels.
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As Canada marks 150 years since confederation there are still many problems with the country we call home.
Canada is a colonial state built on unceded native land. Since the arrival of europeans in the 1500s our legacy towards the indigenous population has been shameful. We have stolen land. We...
As leader of the Green Party of Quebec I would like to encourage everyone to follow the directions laid out by public health authorities and governments and to explain why they are important. While my job is usually to criticize the government, in this case I fully support the...
Alex Tyrrell issued the following statement on November 13, 2019
The Mayor of Montreal has just announced that the city will abolish their highly controversial anti-protest by-law known as P-6.
As someone who has been arbitrarily arrested, searched and handcuffed behind...
For the improvement of the mental health system.
In Quebec we have several very serious problems with our mental health system. Too often a lack of resources results in citizens being poorly served, or in the prescription of medication without a thorough analysis of patients.
We have a multitude of people...
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Last night I spoke at a protest calling for free public transit in Montreal and beyond. Free public transit is one of the best ways to fight climate change and social inequality.
Free transit is an economic policy that is designed to increase transit ridership by...
Today I attended a demonstration against the Legault government's immigration reform.
While students were speaking, members of extreme right groups entered the crowd and began pushing people while screaming racist slogans right as the speeches were being getting underway.
The police intervened quickly, but not quickly enough in my opinion. The...