Category Archives: Commentary

The Shame of Montreal – SPVM Brutality Over a Noise Complaint

What the fuck SPVM? You guys we’re the no.5 top local twitter feed on Cult #Mtl’s BOM list; frankly I expected better. Le Devoir is reporting that the man wrestled to the ground in the video above is the proprietor … Continue reading

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Public may panic if provided with basic statistical information…

So apparently the Montreal Police think the public would panic if we knew the Métro’s actual crime statistics, as they apparently have been feeding us bullshit for years. The Gazette filed an access-to-information request a few years back to get … Continue reading

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This is why we can’t have nice things – Cabot Square Edition

A couple of nights back I was having a smoke in Cabot Square, arguably our city’s most dysfunctional public place, before a flick at the Forum. I think Cabot Square could be a great place, but a number of changes … Continue reading

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Sainte Louise Harel – Les mêmes causes produisent les mêmes effets

Well, the first post on this site from someone other than myself. My first contributor! And he’d prefer to remain anonymous… Perhaps it’s best. He’s been working for the city for a while now, and has the pulse of the … Continue reading

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