Tag Archives: Montréal

To Hell with Rob Ford & Jeremy Searle

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

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 →

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Voter Suppression in 2014 Quebec Election

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

Hundreds of people have been turned away from voter registration centres in the Montreal region, notably in the Westmount-St-Louis and Saint-Marie-Saint-Jacques ridings, because they ‘lack the intent’ to stay, live and work in Quebec. Nearly all of these people have … Continue reading →

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So we’re getting light rail anyways…? (Updated)

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

I’m almost willing to place a bet on it… When the time comes to publicly eulogize Richard Bergeron (which I hope is a very long time from now), someone will remark how the Champlain Bridge LRT is his legacy. There … Continue reading →

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A List of Places Oddly Not Connected to Montreal’s Underground City

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

You’ve probably heard this factoid once before – Montreal has the world’s largest underground city. It’s true, though an unfortunate number of American tourists routinely come here hoping to see some kind of super-sized subterranean lair replete with cave-dwelling French … Continue reading →

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A hipster doofus waltzes about the city…

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes
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I want to go to there…

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Thanks to the magic of this isometric view of the city’s downtown core, you can appreciate a curious design element of the Sun Life Building that’s fascinated me for years. The Sun Life Building is the big grey pyramidal building … Continue reading →

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