The Plante Administration really isn’t wasting much time implementing their election promises. The pit bull ban is gone, so is the Formula E, and now […]
Author: Jason C. McLean
Bye Bye Montreal Formula E: Plante Fulfills Another Campaign Promise
During the 2017 Montreal Municipal Election campaign, Valérie Plante said that she would either move the Formula E electric car race to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve […]
Net Neutrality Under Threat…Again
Tomorrow morning, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US is set to scrap Net Neutrality. Specifically, they plan to eliminate Title II protections that […]
Montreal is Scrapping Breed-Specific Legislation
That didn’t take long. Less than a month after taking office, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s Projet Montréal administration announced they will fulfill an important campaign […]
Who will be FTB’s Person of the Year for 2017? Time to Vote!
Last year, as an alternative to Time Magazine naming then President-Elect Donald Trump its Person of the Year, we decided to invite our readers to […]
Valérie Plante Announces the Members of Montreal’s New Executive Committee
A few days after being sworn in as Mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante has unveiled our city’s new Executive Committee. This is the group that generates […]
Montreal Municipal Election 2017 Breakdown: Valérie Plante’s Historic Victory and Other Highlights
Usually when writing these election breakdowns, I always have to search for the silver lining. Not this time. I’m very proud of Montreal. First, we […]
The Other Shoe Just Dropped: Gilles Duceppe Endorsed Denis Coderre
Wow, they’re actually admitting it. On-again/off-again Bloc Leader and die-hard soverignist Gilles Duceppe endorsed Denis Coderre, a staunch Liberal and federalist, in his bid for […]
The Top Three Reasons Forget the Box Readers Endorse Valérie Plante for Mayor of Montreal
It wasn’t even close. Forget the Box readers have selected Valérie Plante, leader of Projet Montréal, to be the next Mayor of Montreal in our […]
The Montreal Mayoral Debate in English: Watch and Read Analysis
Debate Season 2017 in Montreal is done. There were only two debates between incumbent Mayor Denis Coderre and challenger Valérie Plante of Projet Montréal (unless […]