Politics / Politique
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L’audace et son prix politique
On se plaint souvent qu’au plan politique Montréal est otage d’un certain immobilisme. La ville est confrontée avec une foule de défis...
By Devin Alfaro -
Free parking for non-residents to end in Plateau
The newly elected Projet-Montréal borough council in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal have indicated that they plan to phase out free parking spaces in favour of...
By Chris Erb -
Save the Main
A feature interview with Eric Paradis, organizer of Save the Main, about the city of Montreal’s plan for Boulevard Saint-Laurent.
By Adam Bemma -
And they’re off!
Earlier this week Montreal City Council met for the first time since the November 1st election. Notable decisions made include: – unanimous motion...
By Devin Alfaro -
Greenwashing for the masses: The Premier’s message on the eve of Copenhagen
A screenshot from the Government’s website on Quebec’s position at the Copenhagen climate talks Premier Jean Charest is spreading the gospel...
By Jacob Larsen -
Michel Labrecque reste à la STM
Malgré sa récente défaite électorale, Michel Labrecque conservera la présidence de la Société de transport de Montréal, poste qu’il détient...
By Devin Alfaro -
The Montreal Logo
It’s a symbol that’s familiar to all Montrealers. It appears on street signs, official correspondence, libraries, city vehicles, and city...
By Devin Alfaro -
IPAM sets the stage for more inclusive long-term planning
Just when Montreal was in need of a superhero, the Institut de Politiques Alternatives de Montreal enters the scene with an all-star team to tackle urban...
By Alanah Heffez -
And the winner is: Louise Harel!
If this were 2002 rather than 2009, Louise Harel might be spending this week looking more like the photo above (she’d be smiling). Why? Well...
By Chris Erb -
Transit and the Election: 1 step forward, 2 steps back
So Projet Montréal, the party who put transit at the top of the agenda -at least before cries of corruption drowned out any other issue- earned 10 seats...
By Alanah Heffez -
Montréal is a pathetic
« Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. » – A very wise man Il semble que j’ai oublié un dernier...
By Émile Thomas -
Spacing Montreal invites you to an evening of Turcot talk and other municipal madness: Wednesday November 4
If following the growing panic over H1N1 doesn’t hold the same appeal for you as Montreal’s recent election campaign, there’s another...
By Spacing