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 […]
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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 […]
Unknown Montreal Bus Driver May be the First Casualty of C-62
On Friday morning, transit users stood at stops along the 80 du Parc South route wearing surgical masks and other face coverings to protest recently […]
Quebec Just Went Full-On Ignorant, Bigoted and Needlessly Hurtful with C-62
This is not the time for nuance. This is the time to feel embarrassed as Quebecers and angry at our government for removing any illusion […]
No Matter What You Think of the Proposed Pink Line, Public Transit is Not a Joke
Valérie Plante and Projet Montréal want to expand the Montreal Metro with an entirely new line, the 29-station Pink line, which would run from Montreal […]
Reopening Barely Healed Wounds: The Negligence Trial for Lac Mégantic Begins
This past Monday, after nearly three weeks of jury selection, the trial for Lac Mégantic began in Sherbrooke. Train engineer Thomas Harding, 56, railway traffic […]
Canines, Construction and Commemorative Decorations: A Crash Course on Montreal’s Upcoming Municipal Election
The City of Montreal is a mess and it’s time for change. The municipal elections are this November and candidates are clamoring to show that […]
Sidewalks as Bike Lanes: Replacing One Dangerous Situation with Another
In 2014, a truck ran into and killed cyclist Mathilde Blais as she rode through an underpass on St-Denis. City Hall opposition party Projet Montreal […]
A Grassroots Candidate: Accountability, Construction and Sue Montgomery’s Bid to be Mayor of Côte-des-Neiges/NDG
Anyone living in the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough will tell you that unless you are construction worker with a cushy government contract, the area is a living […]
FTB Poll: Mayor of Montreal 2017
On November 5th, 2017, Montrealers return to the polls to determine if Denis Coderre will remain the city’s mayor for the next four years or […]