Montreal politics

The debate over through traffic on Mount Royal continued on Tuesday night at an information session three weeks before the ban is set to go ahead. 1

Giuliana Fumagalli - the mayor of Villeray-St-Michel-Park-Extension - has been suspended over allegations of harassment in the workplace. 1

On Saturday, the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) announced seven new candidacies for the upcoming elections on the Island of Montreal, where the party currently has no MNAs. 2

The first estimates to repair the building delivered to city executives in 2015 said it would cost $30 million, with a possibility that repairs could go up to $60 million. But those estimates, and even an estimated repair cost of $72 million reported last month have proven to be woefully inadequate. 1

It's the summer of the cyclist in Montreal. On multiple occasions this summer the city of Montreal plans to ban cars from multiple streets for hours at a time 2

The self-cleaning public toilets that are under construction in Montreal are causing a stink with residents and merchants in Chinatown. 1

Six months after taking office, Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante and her Projet Montreal team took stock of their term thus far on Sunday at a convention. 2

Traffic on Mount Royal remains a hot topic two days before public consultations are set to begin.

Valerie Plante's administration is going to limit car traffic to one lane for a seven-block stretch of the street, turn McGill College into a public square, and renovate other parks. 3

Over three days more than 1,000 volunteers will scour streets and alleys to tabulate the city's visibly homeless population. 1

Developers have been eyeing the greenspace for years. Now, Montreal has moved to expand it.

The City of Montreal unveiled part of its public works agenda for the year on Monday, and more roadwork is on its way. 1

Every Montreal police officer should have access to a Taser by 2020 if interim chief Martin Prud'homme has his way. 1

Critics are wondering why the extension to Montreal's metro system is going to cost so much. 1

It’s official. After 30 years of rumours, the metro’s Blue Line will get extended. 1

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante will meet this Friday with two men trying to bring a Major League Baseball team to the city: Stephen Bronfman and Mitch Garber. 1

City hall is working on a new business plan for Montreal. The city announced Tuesday that an advisory committee has been formed to come up with a trade action plan.

Merchants who survive on this stretch of the downtown core are pleading with the city to help them avoid bankruptcy

A fire at Irish Embassy uprooted several businesses, another casualty for merchants operating along the downtown, construction-plagued stretch of Bishop St. 1

If current polling projections hold, Canadians could be reintroduced to a political reality in Quebec not seen since the late 1960s -- a party other than the federalist Liberals or the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois running the province.

Montreal’s upcoming light-rail system has reignited a debate about traffic in the West Island, with the mayors of Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Kirkland saying the time has come to build a new urban boulevard. 1

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante reacts to the budget and what’s in it for the province’s largest city.

White collar workers are protesting outside city hall, unhappy with Mayor Valerie Plante.

The Quebec government and the City of Montreal are increasing funding to help immigrants find jobs. While the unemployment rate in Quebec is currently 5.5 per cent, for new arrivals it's 16 per cent. 1

Amid ongoing debate over the place of the automobile in urban centres, the City of Montreal has announced its is following through on a plan to boost fines for parking and traffic violations.

A new bylaw will keep St. Andre St. in the Plateau accessible to drivers but will give priority to cyclists and pedestrians in a bid to make the street safer. 1

McGill University's Myrna Lashley on Montreal's plan to fight discrimination against cultural communities.

The borough began investigating SER Environment after multiple complaints from citizens, with inspectors tracking the vehicles as they went along their routes. 1

NDG-Cote-des-Neiges city councillor Marvin Rotrand speaks to Camilien-Houde Way controversy and what Mayor Valerie Plante must do.

The city of Montreal is apparently going to hold public consultations after all on a pilot project to ban through traffic on Mount Royal. 2