Category Archives: Commentary
Case for a City State No. 1 – Champlain Bridge Replacement Project is Federal Extortion
I’ve decided to start a series I hope will help make the case for why our city needs to evolve into a city-state responsible for its own internal affairs. I firmly believe this is the ideal future political arrangement for … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Economic commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
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To Hell with Rob Ford & Jeremy Searle
Last week I watched a cavalcade of federal and provincial politicians, in addition to various members of Rob Ford’s family, talk about the mayor’s ‘personal tragedy’. They all hoped he’d ‘go get some help’ and ‘treat his disease’. I wanted … Continue reading
A few things every Montrealer ought to know about Mirabel International Airport {Updated – May 2014}
Recent news is that the unelected government agency responsible for Montreal’s airports will seek to demolish the iconic main terminal of Mirabel International Airport, effectively shutting the door on ever using it again. The terminal has been abandoned, but maintained, … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Political commentary, Social commentary, Unrealized development projects, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Canadian Airports, Gare Centrale, High Speed Rail, Mirabel, Mirabel International Airport, Montréal Airports, Montréal Real Estate, Ottawa, Transit in Montreal, Transport in Montreal
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Tempest in a Teapot
Story out today in the Journal de Montréal about how the Azur Métro cars will be ‘too big and too heavy’ to operate in our Métro tunnels and that work had to be done to adjust the infrastructure so as … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Political commentary, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Commentary, History of the Montreal Métro, Métro de Montréal, Montréal Métro, Montréal Urban Planning, Politics of Montreal, Public Transit in Montreal, STM
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After the sabbatical…
So here’s the deal… After many months trying to figure out what to do with this blog, and after being accosted by a variety of people inquiring, angrily, whether I was ‘that guy with the Montreal blog’, I figured, much … Continue reading →
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