Canadian Civil Alive 2026: In Review
The fifth edition of Canadian Civil Alive took over the whole city for a day.
Paige Saunders
Montreal-based advocacy journalist, video producer, and communicator focused on technocratic political reform. He is the Executive Director of Canadian Civil and co-founder of FediHost.
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Can Anyone Move to Montreal?
Three people who moved, one who did the math and stayed, and an honest accounting of what Montreal actually costs you.
The Cutting Board: Family-Sized Housing, Can Multiplexes Be The Answer?
Uytae Lee and Cara Stern showed how the script for their video on Canada's next family home, and how well multiplexes answer it, was coming together, and took input on the story.
The Supporter Celebration: Where The Day Ends
The whole crew came back together in one place at the end of the day, with food, drink and a barbecue.
What Else Could The Blue Line Extension Have Built?
Reece Martin walks a route through Montreal from megaproject to megaproject, tallying up what the metro's Blue Line extension cost could have bought instead.
Precious Cargo: A Cycling vs. Transit Family-Friendly Face Off
Patrick and Jasmine from Oh The Urbanity lead a ride across Montreal's cycling infrastructure, seen through the eyes of a modern family that does not own a car.