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Montreal's #MeToo Comedy Crisis Is No Laughing Matter Long considered the "capital of Canadian humor," the Quebec city is currently facing simultaeous storms: the pandemic, #MeToo accusations and a deeper debate on the limits of comedy. MONTREAL — At the Just for Laughs festival ticket office, on Boulevard Saint-Laurent, the windows are dirty, the walls covered with graffiti and the doors are decidely closed. An old poster announces the shows "from July, 10 to 28, 2019." Only a few red lanterns remain lit. The heart of humor in Quebec seems to have stopped beating. For nearly a year, the ...

Group holds vigil outside courthouse in support of sexual assault victims, following Rozon acquittal A group of women who organized a vigil outside the Montreal courthouse Wednesday night following the acquittal of Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon say they want widespread change in how sexual assault victims are treated in Quebec's justice system.  Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 16, 2020 10:05 PM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020 Annick Charette, the 60-year-old accuser of Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon, attended a vigil in support of her, after a Quebec Court judge ...