Tag Archives: Montréal Politics

Sainte Louise Harel РLes m̻mes causes produisent les m̻mes effets

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

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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Meet Your Next Mayor

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Ensemble nous allons définir une belle avenir pour Montréal. Projet Montréal’s Richard Bergeron, the only legitimate mayoral candidate in Montréal’s 2013 municipal election, isn’t looking to tell you about his party or its ideas, but rather wants to hear what … Continue reading →

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Student Activists: A New Source of Revenue for the Montréal Police

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Welcome to Montréal, Québec – where civil disobedience has been turned into a revenue generator for the city’s police department. Using an unethical and possibly illegal method called ‘kettling’, Montréal Police gather around a gathering and slowly process all the … Continue reading →

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Changing the Game

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

We need to change the question of Québec independence. From the ground up, in fact. For nearly forty years Montréal has been on a veritable decline – in terms of economic security, long-term investment, population growth and relative political power … Continue reading →

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Leadership

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Taylor C. Noakes

Jean Drapeau with the French actor Jean Marais, 1965 A fascinating piece by noted Montréal affairs columnist Francois Cardinal on why we simply have no reason to be as down on ourselves as we so stereotypically are. He attributes the … Continue reading →

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Mountains out of Molehills (and Mountains beyond Mountains)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

This man is not yelling in French. And it’s pissing people off. This is Randy Cunneyworth, the new Interim Head Coach of the Montréal Canadiens, hired after Jacques Martin was dumped by General Manager Pierre Gauthier on Saturday. He’s been … Continue reading →

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