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Matthieu Caron
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Historien | Sur les ondes de CISM les samedis soirs (89.3 FM Montréal)

Montreal After Dark

https://www.mqup.ca/montreal-after-dark-products-9780228024774.php
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Forgotten Toronto: How the city’s so-called morality police once waged war for ‘Toronto the Good’
Forgotten Toronto: How the city’s so-called morality police once waged war for ‘Toronto the Good’
For decades, immorality was outlawed in Toronto — leading hundreds of young, working women to be arrested on suspicions of prostitution.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Rappel : c’est cette semaine !
mattcaron.bsky.social Matthieu Caron @mattcaron.bsky.social · Oct 15
Hâte de prendre part au colloque Streetstories | Histoires de rue (7–8 nov.), où j’aurai le plaisir de donner la conférence d’honneur. Un bel événement sur la ville, ses usages et ses imaginaires.
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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La nuit, tous les loups sont gris - Chronique de la Commission de toponymie du Québec

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Chronique toponymique : La nuit, tous les loups sont gris
toponymie.gouv.qc.ca
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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ANALYSE | La constitution proposée par la CQ vient affaiblir la capacité des groupes minoritaires et marginalisés à invoquer la Charte des droits et libertés pour se défendre contre les abus des gouvernements.

Un article de Francis Hébert-Bernier.

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Une nouvelle constitution québécoise qui menotte les droits et libertés – Pivot
Le projet de constitution proposé par la CAQ limite la capacité d’utiliser la Charte québécoise des droits et libertés pour protéger les minorités.
pivot.quebec
October 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Hâte de prendre part au colloque Streetstories | Histoires de rue (7–8 nov.), où j’aurai le plaisir de donner la conférence d’honneur. Un bel événement sur la ville, ses usages et ses imaginaires.
October 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Raoul Peck vient de lancer un nouveau film: «Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5». Il faut le voir. Le titre est une référence à un passage de 1984, le célèbre livre de George Orwell. Ce film témoigne d’une intelligence rare du monde qui prend appui sur les écrits d’Orwell
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October 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Some excellent evening listening: Matthieu Caron interviewed on the Witness to Yesterday podcast about Montreal After Dark: Nighttime Regulation and the Pursuit of a Global City.
Montreal After Dark: Nighttime Regulation and the Pursuit of a Global City
James Stewart (J.D.M.) speaks with Matthieu Caron about his book, Montreal After Dark: Nighttime Regulation and the Pursuit of a Global City.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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We are thrilled to announce our new colloboration with The Metropole - @urbanhistorya.bsky.social - Urban and Environmental Dialogues

Send us your proposals for this new urban #envhist series by 24 October!

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#urbanhistory #urbanstudies #urban #envhum
Call for Proposals - Urban and Environmental Dialogues
Urban and Environmental Dialogues will explore how the environment-at-large and the urban built environment have shaped one another throughout history.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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interested in the history of mining, smelting, heavy industry, workplace health & safety, or company magazines in canada?the trail bc museum and bcrdh.ca have just digitized a complete run of "cominco magazine."
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thanks to @kellyblack.ca for the tip!
#bchist #cdnhist #envhist
September 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Expo 86 trivia time.

The U.S. pavilion focused on their space program, but the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded less than four months before Expo began

The USSR's pavilion celebrated their nuclear industry, but the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred less than a week before Expo began.
September 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Venez me voir la semaine prochaine ! Je serai à Montréal pour parler de Montreal After Dark.

16 sept. à 15h : Leacock 738, McGill University (en anglais)
18 sept. à 17h30 : Le Port de tête (Lancement & causerie avec Frédéric Mercure Jolette)
20 sept. à 14h : Salle Kondiaronk, Pointe-à-Callière
September 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Les femmes et les communautés seront honorées sur le futur tronçon de la ligne bleue.

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September 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Imaginez pour un instant que votre quotidien vous amène à travailler dans des chambres fortes souterraines sécurisées. C'est le cas pour l'équipe des Archives centrales de la Ville de Montréal!

Consultez le catalogue des archives et les documents numérisés sur archivesdemontreal.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Join Matthieu Caron for a talk on his book, Montreal after Dark at McGill University on Tuesday 16 September at 3 PM!

More details: buff.ly/wFpCjY6

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September 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Over 50 years has gone by since Bruce Stewart took these photos of False Creek. Not much is recognizable now. Story and photos: evelazarus.com/false-creek-...
False Creek in the '70s | Eve Lazarus
Over 50 years has gone by since Bruce Stewart took these photos of False Creek. Not much is recognizable now
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August 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Connu comme l’un des principaux spécialistes de l’histoire intellectuelle du Québec francophone, Yvan Lamonde est décédé mardi à l’âge de 81 ans.
Décès d’Yvan Lamonde, historien de la culture et des idées
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August 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Hear that? It’s 2 a.m. You’re in bed. The sun hasn’t risen, but the robin has. It is 🎶-ing at an unnatural hour, waking you.

If this has happened to you, you’re not alone. Artificial light is prompting birds to tweet for nearly an extra hour a day on average.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
These birds won’t stop singing, and it’s our fault
A sweeping analysis of more than 4 millions recordings has found birds tweet for nearly an extra hour a day in areas disrupted by light pollution.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Read the rest here:
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August 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Siege of Kanehsatà:ke: July 11, 1990.

Check out this poster that Ellen Gabriel and did (featuring Ellen's original art work) that became the basis for our book When the Pine Needles Fall: graphichistorycollective.com/project/post...
July 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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#OtD 10 Jul 1985 the French intelligence service blew up the @Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, in a Aotearoa/NZ, killing Fernando Pereira, a photographer. The ship was headed to protest against French nuclear testing stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8208...
July 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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On this day in 1793, the Act Against Slavery was passed in Upper Canada. Originally meant to abolish slavery, it was watered down by slave-holding politicians. In the end, it just banned the importation of enslaved individuals and freed enslaved children when they turned 25.
The photo shows two open pages from a historical document, specifically an Act passed in the 38th year of King George III, A.D. 1798, during the Second Session of the First Parliament of the Province. The document is titled "C H A P. VII" and is dated July 6, 1798. It is an "Act to prevent the further introduction of SLAVES, and to limit the Term of Contracts for SERVITUDE within this Province." The left page begins with a preamble explaining the intent to abolish slavery and servitude, noting that people enjoying freedom by law should not encourage slavery. It mentions the repeal of previous acts and the assembly's authority to enact this legislation. The right page continues the act, detailing provisions to prevent the continuation of slavery. It includes clauses about the rights of children born to enslaved individuals, the termination of servitude after a certain age, and penalties for non-compliance.
July 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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I'm looking for participants for my oral history on space and feminism! Please share with anybody you feel may have contacts and email me if you have any questions or would like to get involved: sinead.carter@pgr.reading.ac.uk
As part of my PhD research on space (i.e the built environment/social space) and feminism during the British Women’s Liberation Movement, I’m looking for oral history participants to interview about their experiences. You don’t need to have thought about space and your activism- I’m just interested in your experiences! If you were involved in Reclaim the Night, squatting/housing activism, or feminist architecture from c.1968-1990 (ish), you can contact me on this platform or email me: sinead.carter@pgr.reading.ac.uk. Please share with anyone you think may have contacts!
July 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Moins de sorties ? La pandémie, l’économie et la santé redessinent les nuits de la génération Z. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
Chronique de Fadwa Lapierre : Est-ce que les jeunes sortent moins? | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission L'heure d'été : Chronique de Fadwa Lapierre : Est-ce que les jeunes sortent moins?
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July 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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3) The Ontario Science Centre was born in an era when provincial governments believed in providing facilities to awaken a sense of curiosity and wonder in children of all ages - a sense that our current government utterly lacks.

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June 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Who needs Rome when you've got the Colosseum of books right outside your window. #VancouverPublicLibrary
June 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM