Subscriber Bonus Video: St-Jean à Montréal-Nord

Half-parade, half-block party, Quebec's National Holiday has a distinct flavour in Montreal's North End.

“Chris, you made it!”

Will Prosper burst out of the parade to shake my hand. I’d never seen him so happy.

Prosper has worn his share of hats over the past 20 years. He’s been a cop, an activist, a youth football coach, a documentary filmmaker and a mentor to young Black men in Montreal’s most diverse borough, Montréal-Nord.

The 47-year-old is perhaps best …