Category Archives: Let’s make this an election issue
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There’s been a bit of buzz lately concerning both the future of the Olympic Stadium and the possible return of the Montreal Expos, two of my favourite subjects, incidentally. There’s a lot of information floating around so I figured I’d … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged Baseball in Montreal, Montréal Expos, Montreal History, Montreal Royals, Olympic Stadium, Pro Sports in Montréal, Warren Cromartie
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Even More Champlain Bridge Blues
Superpoutre… guess we can all add that one to the lexicon. I have a feeling it may become quite common. For the uninitiated, the ‘Superpoutre‘ or superbeam (a 75-tonne steel reinforcement beam), was successfully installed on the Champlain Bridge over … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Urban Redevelopment, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Champlain Bridge, Denis Coderre, Denis Lebel, Infrastructure in Montreal, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Bridges, Poul Ove Jensen, Transport in Montreal
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Champlain Bridge Blues
So here’s our situation. The most used bridge in all of Canada may be in danger of breaking apart and partially collapsing. Last week a known crack was determined to have widened enough emergency repairs and lane closures were merited. … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Political commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged AMT, AMT Commuter Rail Lines, Champlain Bridge, Commuting in Montreal, Longueuil, Métro, Métro de Montréal, Métro Expansion, Montréal Bridges, Public Transit in Montreal, South Shore
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Well that was disappointing…
Now that I’ve had a bit of time to digest the results, here are some thoughts on the 2013 Montreal municipal election. Ideas didn’t matter. The election was entirely personality-driven and, once again to our detriment, over-focused on the person … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Social commentary, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged 2013 Montreal Municipal Election, Bill 60, Compulsory Voting, Denis Coderre, Election Results, Marcel Coté, Mélanie Joly, Montréal Politics, Projet Montréal, Richard Bergeron
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The Most Important Thing You Haven’t Heard About
The Trans Pacific Partnership has been described as ‘NAFTA on steroids’. While I don’t generally care for such pop metaphors this one may be quite apt. It’s also been described as a multi-national agreement on enforced monopolies, one that would … Continue reading
Feeding Poor Children: Not a Tory Priority
Straight from the horse ass’ mouth, Tory industry minister James Moore says it’s not his responsibility to feed his neighbour’s child, this in reference to the fact that child poverty is an area of provincial jurisdiction, not federal. The minister, … Continue reading →
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