Remembering the criticism Ignatieff faced for his stays in the U.S. this past election, it will be interesting to see how the public deals with Marc Garneau’s worldliness. Garneau was the first Canadian to go in to spacehe is now running for interim liberal leader.

After a brutal election that saw Liberals sink to a historic low, Garneau hopes to help the liberal party rebuild. Although he is running for interim leader, it is unclear whether he will run for the permanent position.

Amid the recent animal abuse controversy, the city of Montreal will soon announce a new policy targeted towards pet owners. The integrated animal control policy will focus on informing people about their responsibilities as pet owners. 

Almost a month after the disqualification of both slates in the Concordia Student Union elections, both teams have had their disqualifications reversed, and will have their elections expenses reimbursed. In a Special Council Meeting Wednesday night, council voted to recognize the victorious candidates of the Action slate. They ultimately decided that not all candidates are guilty by association, as many of the violations were committed by only a few members of the slate.

The American ‘metal’ band Deftones reigned over a full house on May 4th. Metropolis was at full capacity; people could barely walk to the bar without bumping into someone. Personally, I had never seen the venue so crowded. Fans flocked from all over the country just to see these guys perform live. “I bought my ticket off some dude from Vermont,” exclaimed one fan that had searched craigslist for a ticket after he found out that the show was already sold out.

News read and produced by Erica Fisher

Stories written by AJ Cordeiro, Dominique Daoust, Alina Gotcherian and Corentine Rivoire.