Daniel Alexandre Portoraro

It's increasingly clear, from the way the protesters in Montreal are acting, how nonsensical their cause for protest is.

Culminating in a march of some 100,000 people, Tuesday marked the 100th day of the student strike in Quebec. Why this is a cause for celebration is beyond...

Back in March, Michael Ball of the Montreal Gazette described the then-novel Quebecois protests as "charming." In his piece, "Those kids made me smile," Ball argued that while he did not agree with the motives behind the protests, their conduct -- sorry, comportement -- was "admirable." He claimed...

As jurors in the Tori Stafford decide fate of accused child killer Michael Rafferty, the gruesome details of the case have renewed calls to bring back the death penalty in such brutal murders. Abubakar Kasim argues that those who are are opposed to the death penalty would change...

This past weekend, the entertainment industry sunk to a new low, and was met with thunderous applause.

In the drug-induced haze of the Coachella Music Festival, long-dead rapper Tupac Shakur made a surprise appearance, thanks to the good folks at Digital Domain and AV Concepts, who projected the...

Clearly, Greg Smith is the very product of the environment he is so quick to criticize.

Under the guise of a now viral op-ed piece in the New York Times, Smith -- once a Goldman Sachs executive -- has successfully guaranteed that every employer, every corporation, every Jack,...

As demonstrations against Israel take place this week on some university campuses -– part of the annual “Israel Apartheid Week” – a Jewish retailer in B.C. fears more demonstrations in front of her very own storefront.

Lavan, a cosmetic and skincare store, opened a year and a...

In its attempt to shut down the C-30 Bill, Protecting Children from Internet Predators, someone using an IP address linked to the House of Commons decided to begin a Twitter entitled Vikileaks30: Its slogan read "Vic wants to know about you, let's get to know about Vic."

Apparently, one of...

In recognition of National Quitting Smoking week, two of Huffpost's young contributors, Miranda Frum and Daniel Alexandre Portoraro, have volunteered to quit smoking and keep a journal about it. Readers: Support them! And please share your own struggles about trying to kick an addiction, whether it was cigarettes or anything...

In recognition of National Quitting Smoking week, two of Huffpost's young contributors, Miranda Frum and Daniel Alexandre Portoraro, have volunteered to quit smoking and keep a daily journal about it. Readers: Support them! And please share your own struggles about trying to kick an addiction, whether it was cigarettes or...

In recognition of National Quitting Smoking week, two of Huffpost's young contributors, Miranda Frum and Daniel Alexandre Portoraro, have volunteered to quit smoking and keep a daily journal about it. Readers: Support them! And please share your own struggles about trying to kick an addiction, whether it was cigarettes or...

In recognition of National Quitting Smoking week, two of Huffpost's young contributors, Miranda Frum and Daniel Alexandre Portoraro, have volunteered to quit smoking and keep a daily journal about it. Readers: Support them! And please share your own struggles about trying to kick an addiction, whether it was cigarettes or...

You don't know much about Kim Kardashian, but you've seen her on TV a few times. You don't understand why she has her followers. She doesn't really do anything, does she? But in any case, she has her fans. Come to think of it, you don't especially like Kim Kardashian....

"I don't want to debate the merits of the Occupy movement; it's not my area of expertise," says Huffpost contributor Josh Scheinert in a critique of my critique of Time's "Person of the Year" cover. It's an odd thing to say considering the...

So maybe after work you go to another one of those coffeeshops, but the smaller, more free-trade type than the one you work in. The coffee is somehow more organic here and the cups bigger. Joining the row of people who look just like you, you'll pop open the Macbook...

The Occupy Movement seems to have three topics that keep it in the press: 1,000-person marches, instances of police brutality, and eviction notices. But from a group that says on one of their Twitter feeds, "Sorry for...

UPDATE: More protesters began arriving just before noon. A police officer put the number at 1,200, but to me it seemed more like 400. The tents had already begun folding like houses of cards, mostly at the hands of city workers.

While the police continued to go about their job...

As winter looms closer, mayors across Canada are voicing their frustrations at the (in)activity of the Occupy protests, and are calling for the shutting down of the camps. Yesterday scuffles between police and protestors erupted after Halifax's mayor ordered the latter's eviction from Victoria Park.

But...

When thinking of sending our troops overseas, we seem to forget that the burden of war is placed on both sides of the ocean; at home, and in a foreign land. When I was at CFB Petawawa, I spoke to one soldier about the burden his wife...

From the tender age of illiteracy, to the present, I have always had a deep adoration for French comic books (and no, not "graphic novels"). The top of my list has, and always will be, The Adventures of Tintin. One could imagine my sadness when I found out my childhood...

HuffPost contributor Daniel Portoraro spent a week with the Canadian Forces undergoing basic training. His unique perspective gave him a more personal insight into our soldiers' daily lives, and indeed into the broader debate over the future role of the military post-Afghanistan. This is the last of a...