Politics / Politique
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Election Signs: Defend NDG!
In the provincial elections last winter, the Green Party’s candidate in NDG, Peter McQueen, ran a campaign that appealed to neighbourhood angst more...
By Christopher DeWolf -
How to ruin and revive a main street
Two of Montreal’s newspapers turned their attention to the city’s main streets today. The Gazette bemoans the state of “the black hole...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Élections fédérales en novembre? Federal election in November?
Allons-nous ou allons-nous pas à nouveau voir notre ville placardée de pancartes électorales? Les discussions sur la Colline Parlementaire s’animent...
By Cédric Sam -
It’s Car Free Day!
Today is Montreal’s fifth annual edition of Car Free Day, known officially (and awkwardly) as “In town, without my car!” The east end of...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Get on the bus!
In his post urging Montreal to get bent, Chris Erb briefly mentioned the mayor’s plan to overhaul Montreal’s bus network. Monday’s...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Montreal’s vanished newsstands
Kate McDonnell snapped this photo of a newsstand at Pine and St. Laurent in 1991. Back then, it was one of three remaining outdoor news kiosks in...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Butting out litter
The City of Montreal and the EcoQuartier of Point-aux-Prairies want smokers to think twice before throwing butts on the ground. And to make it easier...
By Misha Warbanski