Politics / Politique
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Où est Gerry ?
The federal campaign has drawn to a close and the polls are open. The politicians have made their pitches and it’s now up to the population to...
By Devin Alfaro -
Battleground Montreal?
One of the growing stories of this federal election is the rise in support for the New Democratic Party in Quebec. Traditionally a non-entity in the...
By Devin Alfaro -
Comment fait-on un grand projet d’aménagement urbain?
C’est hélas une question que se posent trop rarement nos politiciens et nos journalistes, qui s’intéressent à la surface de...
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Are we “Too Montreal” for the Conservatives?
“Montréal! Tu n’es qu’une salope Et tu manipules le jeu” — Xavier Caféine There was once a legend, concocted deep in the countryside of...
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A Rob Ford in Montreal?
One of the most notable events in urban Canada last year was the election of Rob Ford as mayor of Toronto. Progressives across the country cringed as they...
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Université de Montréal expansion raises concerns in Parc-Extension
The site of UdeM’s new Outremont campus. The past decade has seen the construction of major university building projects at Montreal universities...
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Too many councillors in Montreal?
An argument that has been circulating in the media lately is that Montreal is “over governed” because it has too many elected officials...
By Devin Alfaro -
City Hall veteran Michael Fainstat passes away
Michael Fainstat and Mayor Jean Doré upon the RCM’s victory in 1986 (photo links to La Press obituary). The passing of 2010 also saw the passing of...
By Devin Alfaro -
Saint-Sauveur needs a saviour
“Sauvons l’église Saint-Sauveur!” I wrote three years ago. And for three years, it seemed vaguely possible that the 145-year-old church on...
By Christopher DeWolf -
How the City Can Talk so Kids Will Listen
Last month, Montreal’s Commission du conseil municipal sur les services aux citoyens, in collaboration with Montreal’s Youth Council, planned...
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Losing sight of the highway for the green: Understanding the “new” Turcot plan
Welcome to Portland boul. Notre-Dame In the face of harsh critiques from just about every imaginable governmental and non-governmental body in the...
By Jacob Larsen -
Bergeron out of the Executive Committee
Almost a year after it started, Projet Montréal leader Richard Bergeron’s participation in Montreal’s Executive Committee has come to an end...
By Devin Alfaro