Tag Archives: SPVM
This Isn’t Normal
On April 3rd I was covering the anti-austerity demonstration organized by the ASSÉ student collective for CJAD, keeping myself at the front of the line snapping photos of what some fear may be the return of regular and illegal student … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Scenes from the City, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Anti-Austerity, ASSÉ, Canadian politics, Montreal Police, Police brutality in Montréal, Québec Politics, Quebec social values, Social Commentary, SPVM, Student Demonstrations in Montreal
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Montreal Cops, the Homeless Problem & Paradoxical Undressing
Today’s news is that the Montreal police (SPVM) will discipline an unnamed constable for threatening to lock a homeless man (seen on a remarkably frigid day last week in nothing but shorts and a t-shirt outside the Jean-Talon Métro station) … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Political commentary, Scenes from the City, Social commentary, Video, What were they thinking?
Tagged Contemporary Social Problems in Major Cities, Homeless problem in Montréal, Montreal City Living, Montreal Police, SPVM, Urban Living
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The Shame of Montreal – SPVM Brutality Over a Noise Complaint
What the fuck SPVM? You guys we’re the no.5 top local twitter feed on Cult #Mtl’s BOM list; frankly I expected better. Le Devoir is reporting that the man wrestled to the ground in the video above is the proprietor … Continue reading
Public may panic if provided with basic statistical information…
So apparently the Montreal Police think the public would panic if we knew the Métro’s actual crime statistics, as they apparently have been feeding us bullshit for years. The Gazette filed an access-to-information request a few years back to get … Continue reading
This is why we can’t have nice things – Cabot Square Edition
A couple of nights back I was having a smoke in Cabot Square, arguably our city’s most dysfunctional public place, before a flick at the Forum. I think Cabot Square could be a great place, but a number of changes … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Scenes from the City, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged Cabot Square, Montréal public-space, Montreal Forum, Public displays of lunacy, Shaughnessy Village, SPVM, STM, Urban Renewal, Vandalism in Montreal
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Cabot Square Redux: not quite paradise, kind of a parking lot…
After about a year’s worth of work, Cabot Square re-opened to the public on Wednesday July 8th. The major improvement involves two outreach workers who will now use the square’s renovated stone kiosk (vespasienne) as home base to provide services … Continue reading →
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