Christopher Curtis

Montreal

Founder and Editor at The Rover

Freelance Contributor at Radio-Canada

Hello! I co-founded The Rover, an award-winning journalism project. We tell stories that slip through the cracks. DMs open. [email protected] He/Him/Woke

Articles

Opinion: Arcade Fire’s Rotten Legacy – The Rover

3 days ago | therover.ca | Yara El-Soueidi |Christopher Curtis

When I wrote my last piece about Arcade Fire, I thought it would be the last we’d hear from them for at least 10 years. Win Butler was accused of serious misconduct. Artists were pulling out of their tour. CBC Music stopped playing their songs. Everyone in Montreal and the indie scene seemed bent on not wanting to hear about them or anyone accused of sexual misconduct anymore. We had gone through a reckoning of sorts. Our cultural scene had facilitated abuse for years; it was time to change.
Editor’s Note: Covering the Federal Elections at The Rover – The Rover

1 week ago | therover.ca | Savannah Stewart |Christopher Curtis

In case you didn’t notice, The Rover went pretty hard this election. It was the second federal election that The Rover’s covered since its founding, but back then “The Rover” equalled “Chris in his kitchen,” not “Chris and Savannah in Chris’ basement supported by a rag-tag group of the city’s finest young journalists.” Naturally, we got a lot more done this time, and I hope you appreciated the work we put into it.
Toxic Secrets: A Dirty Deal in Blainville – The Rover

1 week ago | therover.ca | Eanna MacKey |Christopher Curtis

As the mid-April spring breathes life into the thawing permafrost, a lone goose returns home after another brutal Quebec winter. But where it once found shelter in a lush forest, it now sees only ruin — millennia of habitat shredded by the woodcutter’s blade, splinters flying like shrapnel, as the scent of sap hangs in the air. It lets out a haunting cry — a lonely wail for its vanished flock, echoing across the scarred landscape. Something sinister is unfolding in Blainville.
A Private Monopoly on Gender-Affirming Surgeries Raises Concerns – The Rover

2 weeks ago | therover.ca | Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand |Christopher Curtis

The only clinic offering gender-affirming surgeries in Quebec, GrS Montreal, has a special agreement with the Ministry of Health, which provides patient coverage but does not fully integrate care into the public system: care is entrusted exclusively to the private company.
First Nation Leads Fight Against Nuclear Dump – The Rover

2 weeks ago | therover.ca | Christopher Curtis |Isaac Peltz

KEBAOWEK, QC — “You don’t build a nuclear waste dump 1.1 kilometres away from your drinking source.”Chief Lance Haymond could make any number of arguments against the $26 billion project to store nuclear waste at Chalk River. He could tell you about the three bear dens and eastern wolf habitat that would be destroyed to make way for a mountain of radioactive materials.
There's no Influx: Canada sees drop in asylum seekers, many turned away sent to ICE – The Rover

3 weeks ago | therover.ca | Neha Chollangi |Christopher Curtis

Illustration: Chris CurtisWhen President Donald Trump announced his plan for mass deportations of people in the United States, specifically those under the Temporary Protection Status (TPS), Canadians assumed that those under attack would flee north. At a campaign in British Columbia earlier this month, Liberal Leader Mark Carney said that the influx of migrants coming into Quebec from the U.S. is “unacceptable” and that the U.S. cannot be sending all their asylum seekers to Canada.
Where Do Parties Stand on the Toxic Drug Crisis? – The Rover

3 weeks ago | therover.ca | Iness Rifay |Christopher Curtis

In 2024, an average of 21 people died every single day in Canada from opioid toxicity. This amounts to over 50,000 deaths since the count began in 2016. Quebec is also seeing a sharp increase in overdose poisonings, with 33 per cent more deaths in 2024 than the year before. The Institut national de santé publique du Québec foresees 2024 being the worst year on record for the province in regards to the crisis.
What Social Programs Are the Parties Promising? – The Rover

3 weeks ago | therover.ca | Savannah Stewart |Christopher Curtis

Millions of Canadians already cast their ballots during advance voting over the weekend, even without seeing the Conservative Party’s costed platform, which came out Tuesday of this week. For those who want all the facts before they make their final choice, here are the three main parties’ social programs promises, stacked up and ready for you to compare.
Organized Crime Could "Take Advantage" Of Political Turmoil on Mohawk Territory – The Rover

3 weeks ago | therover.ca | Christopher Curtis

The Sweet Grass Lodge was the site of an early morning gunfight last November. PHOTO: Chris CurtisKanesatake’s band council is careening towards disaster. Two chiefs have been sacked, a criminal investigation into the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) territory’s finances is ongoing and, depending on who you ask, the next band election is either on June 14 or Aug. 2.
Le NPD vacille, entre accusations de harcèlement et effondrement interne – The Rover

3 weeks ago | therover.ca | Isaac Peltz |Christopher Curtis

Cet article a été traduit de l’anglais par Géraud Le Carduner. Cliquez ici pour lire la version originale, publié le 12 avril 2025. Un organisme politique bénévole se dit visé par une campagne de harcèlement organisée par le Nouveau parti démocratique (NPD). En parallèle, plusieurs personnalités numériques ayant déjà collaboré avec le NPD ont coupé les ponts, accusant le parti de négligence envers d’autres créateurs et de dysfonctionnement interne.