Politics / Politique
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Photo du jour : Let the games begin
« La vraie réussite d’un leader se trouve dans le fait qu’il laisse, au peuple, la soif et le dessein de continuer son rêve. » Louise Harel...
By Émile Thomas -
Metro to be expanded on three lines, eleven new stations to be built
The news broke yesterday before any announcement was made: the Metro will be expanding. The news was later confirmed at a joint news conference with...
By Chris Erb -
La démocratie et la planification
« La démocratie est le pire des régimes, à l’exception de tous les autres. » – Sir Winston Churchill Qu’est-ce que la démocratie ? Conçue en...
By Émile Thomas -
Patronage, Corruption, Underworld: the movie
Well, it can’t be ignored. Montreal City Hall sketchiness has reached such astronomical proportions that The Economist ran a piece about it on June...
By Alanah Heffez -
Discontent over the Turcot grows stronger (and more political)
Source: MTQ Sitting in the over-heated community centre in St. Henri, hearing one presenter after another condemn the Turcot project, it became clear that...
By Jacob Larsen -
Cyclists and their routes: McGill researchers undertake Montreal’s largest cycling study
How well does de Maisonneuve work for you? If you ride a bicycle in Montreal, you are confronted with many styles of roads and bike lanes to ride on. Some...
By Jacob Larsen -
De quoi avez-vous rêvé hier soir pour Montréal ?
Au sujet de son arrivée au Canada, il y a presque 40 ans, mon père prétend que : « Malheureusement, je suis arrivé à Toronto ; heureusement, je suis restÃ...
By Émile Thomas -
Makeover proposed for the Palais de Justice
Back in the dead of winter, I did a short post that included a photo of the austere, East-facing wall of the Palais de Justice. My immediate reaction was...
By Jacob Larsen -
The Art of Persuasion: Combatting Suburban Flight
Last September on this site, we mentioned the City of Montreal’s advertising efforts to stem the tide of people fleeing the island for the fool’s gold of...
By Olivier Plessis -
Labonté Promises Audacity
Ville-Marie borough mayor Benoit Labonté has announced his intent to run for mayor next November and promises voters audacity. Perhaps the slogan has a...
By Alanah Heffez -
The STM Needs New Ways to Make Ends Meet
Last week the mayor announced $40-million cut in spending on transit, about 4% of the STM’s annual budget. And this, he assured us, was supposed to...
By Alanah Heffez -
Louise Harel for mayor?
For the past year or so, it has been taken for granted that this year’s race for mayor will pit Gérald Tremblay against Benoît Labonté, with Richard...
By Christopher DeWolf