Tag Archives: 2013 Montreal Municipal Election
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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Your City, Your Candidates – Cindy Filiatrault
You know the deal – series on Forget the Box. Stay tuned for Sud-Ouest borough mayor candidate Jason Prince and my one-on-one with Richard Bergeron. I’ll try and get a half decent summary going at some point soon. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Perspectives on the City, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged 2013 Montreal Municipal Election, Cindy Filiatrault, City of Montreal, Cote-St-Paul, Equipe Mélanie Joly, Little Burgundy, Mélanie Joly, Montréal Politics, Notre Dame West, Pointe-St-Charles, Saint-Henri, Sud-Ouest Borough, Ville-Emard
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Your City, Your Candidates – Michael Simkin
Well, there’s less than a week to go before we head to the polls and decide which chump is right for the job of managing this at times ridiculous city. Perhaps I’m getting cynical. I’m getting cynical, but I think … Continue reading
Your City, Your Candidates – Marvin Rotrand
I sat down recently with long-time Montreal city councillor Marvin Rotrand to discuss Snowdon, Cote des Neiges, public transit and a lifetime of experience in Montreal municipal politics. He is the first candidate from the Marcel Coté coalition to agree … Continue reading
Your City, Your Candidates – Nairi Khandjian
This was originally posted to Forget the Box as part of a series I’m doing: you can find the original here. Nairi Khandjian is a friend, a young woman looking to represent the people of Norman-McLaren district in Saint Laurent … Continue reading
Oddball Ideas for the New Mayor
Denis Coderre was sworn in as the 44th mayor of Montréal last Thursday, along with the city’s estimated 50,000 councillors (I kid, there are 102 councillors, and I’m not altogether certain we’re over-represented, but I digress). Coderre said everything one … Continue reading →
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