Category Archives: Commentary
Remixing the Transit Cocktail
I’ve been busy interviewing local candidates in the run-up to the election for Forget the Box (you can see the series here) and I’ve noticed that pretty much everyone I’ve spoken to so far has spent at least a little … Continue reading
A few things since I’ve been gone…
So I should start off by saying that yes, there has been a flu bug going around, and I caught it and have been bed-bound since Friday night. The most walking around I’ve done since then was to walk from … Continue reading
Sad News for Montreal Conservationists – Angell Woods to be Razed for Housing
The Mayor of Beaconsfield, one of the wealthiest cities in Canada and a West Island suburb, has announced that a portion of Angell Woods, a large undeveloped tract of old-growth forest between highways 20 and 40, will be developed for … Continue reading
Premier Marois to Stifle Opposition with Métro Extension Plan
The mayoral contest officially kicked off today with Projet Montréal taking a strong lead, winning the idiotically-named ‘poster war’ thanks primarily to the fact the party is fielding 103 candidates and an immense volunteer effort. Aside from Projet’s street sign … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Blue Line, Métro de Montréal, Métro Expansion, Métro Expansion Plans, Montréal Métro, Montréal public-transit, PQ, STM
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Monsieur (ou Madame) le Maire – Tear Down This Cross!
Today the PQ’s secularism charter was unveiled, detailing the party’s plan to prohibit public servants, everyone from judges to nurses, corrections officers to daycare workers, from wearing overt and conspicuous demonstrations of their faith. In real terms this means wearing … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged 2013 Montreal Municipal Election, Montréal Politics, Québec Society, Quebec culture, Quebec politcs, Quebec social values, Quebec sovereignty
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Mister Ford is Going to Jail
It’s like watching a train wreck (speaking of…) The disgraced mayor of Toronto has admitted, albeit in vague terms, that he has smoked crack cocaine and estimates it occurred roughly a year ago. He maintains he is not an addict … Continue reading →
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