The Prince Arthur Herald
Encyclopedia
The Prince Arthur Herald is a bilingual blog
based in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. The blog was founded by a group of students at McGill University
in January 2011, who felt ostracised by the political perspectives represented on the McGill campus. The blog publishes new content daily using the voluntary contributions of a number of students, bloggers and journalists in Montreal and the rest of Canada. It is generally considered to be right-wing, with most of its columnists espousing conservative or classical liberal
perspectives. Its features generally cover issues dedicated to political debates in Canada and suggest that there should be a reduced role for government to play.
Recently the Prince Arthur Herald has come under intense scrutiny after publishing an anti-gay-adoption article. This article was syndicated from Mercator.net, and was not written by any of the Herald contributors. It was openly offensive and blatantly poorly written, causing the resignation of 4 members of the editorial board, and over 10 contributors.
, Queen's University
and the University of Ottawa
. The Prince Arthur Herald has also been featured on Ezra Levant's show, The Source
on Sun News Network.
Blog
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based in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The blog was founded by a group of students at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in January 2011, who felt ostracised by the political perspectives represented on the McGill campus. The blog publishes new content daily using the voluntary contributions of a number of students, bloggers and journalists in Montreal and the rest of Canada. It is generally considered to be right-wing, with most of its columnists espousing conservative or classical liberal
Classical liberalism
Classical liberalism is the philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due process, and liberty of individuals including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and free markets....
perspectives. Its features generally cover issues dedicated to political debates in Canada and suggest that there should be a reduced role for government to play.
History
The bilingual Prince Arthur Herald was founded by two students at McGill University at the beginning of January 2011. It was launched with a total start-up cost of $150 and is named for the McGill ghetto's principal artery. Fundraising brought in $11,000, enough to pay a web designer and to formally incorporate at the federal level. The publication receives no public money whatsoever.Recently the Prince Arthur Herald has come under intense scrutiny after publishing an anti-gay-adoption article. This article was syndicated from Mercator.net, and was not written by any of the Herald contributors. It was openly offensive and blatantly poorly written, causing the resignation of 4 members of the editorial board, and over 10 contributors.
Editorial Staff
The Prince Arthur Herald has two teams of editorial staff: one English and one French. Both sections' editors and writers do their job completely voluntarily. According to an interview with the organization's Chief Financial Officer, there are about fifty writers, eight editors and two publishers located at McGill UniversityMcGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
and the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
. The Prince Arthur Herald has also been featured on Ezra Levant's show, The Source
Ezra Levant
Ezra Isaac Levant is a Canadian lawyer, conservative political activist and media figure. He is the founder and former publisher of the Western Standard, hosts The Source daily on Sun News Network, and has written several books on politics....
on Sun News Network.