Miriam Lafontaine

Miriam Lafontaine is a freelance journalist based in Montreal. Her work has appeared in The Eastern Door, Le Devoir, CBC Montreal, CBC New Brunswick and the Toronto Star.

In Montreal, transit underfunding and privatization pushes workers to strike, impacting millions of users
In Montreal, transit underfunding and privatization pushes workers to strike, impacting millions of users
Labour News
June 13 2025
‘You used the system to oppress us’: Montreal to apologize, pay $6 million for illegal arrests
‘You used the system to oppress us’: Montreal to apologize, pay $6 million for illegal arrests
Police State
January 30 2023
Education in crisis: Teachers are burning out, unions are preparing to strike
Education in crisis: Teachers are burning out, unions are preparing to strike
Unions
March 22 2021
Drug overdoses rise in Montreal but government is slow to release figures
Drug overdoses rise in Montreal but government is slow to release figures
Health Care
December 3 2020
Investigation: Montreal journalists face police intimidation, brutality when reporting at protests
Investigation: Montreal journalists face police intimidation, brutality when reporting at protests
Police State
June 2 2020