Montreal politics

The City of Montreal's project to develop the "Great West Park," which would be the largest urban park in the country, will receive a $50 million investment from the federal government which sees it as a way of protecting the island against floods.

A Superior Court Judge's decision to allow a class-action lawsuit to proceed means the city of Montreal and the SPVM can no longer deny racial profiling exists. 1

The mass resignation comes at a time when the corporation overseeing the markets was working with Montreal to change how they are governed. 1

After parents with children in a popular cheerleading training club started complaining about new parking restrictions, a Montreal borough is ordering the cheerleaders to find a new place to practice. 1

A depanneur owner in Montreal's Little Italy neighbourhood says he has closed his business early all summer because of construction work being done on the sidewalk in front of his store. 1

The city of Montreal is going to spend months studying failing storefronts in multiple neighbourhoods in order to figure out how to help merchants succeed. 2

The city of Montreal has given $2.3 million to L'Anonyme to purchase and renovate a building at 3629-3631 Ste. Catherine St. East so that the organization can offer up to 14 rooms to people in need.

Montreal Police target cyclists 42 times more for tickets than Toronto. 1

The opposition at city hall has chosen its mayoral candidate for the upcoming Plateau-Mont Royal by-election. 1

A Quebec judge has rejected an application by Montreal pet store owners for an injunction suspending a bylaw that bans the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits that don't come from shelters or veterinary clinics.

The City of Montreal wants to create the largest urban park in Canada on the West Island. 1

A nice bike path network in Montreal’s East End may mean quicker commutes for cyclists but some people with disabilities say it’s making it harder to get around. 1

One of the candidates to replace Luc Ferrandez as the Borough Mayor for the Plateau-Mont Royal in Montreal wants to make the area more amenable to bicycles and to impose rent control for neighbourhood merchants. 1

The Montreal city councillor has filed a motion to municipal council asking for a moratorium on the use of surveillance technology, including facial recognition programs, by the SPVM and other security agencies to ensure the rights of citizens are respected. 2

The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) says two bylaws implemented by the city of Montreal will likely not produce the results intended.

About 100 people dove into the St. Lawrence River Tuesday as part of the annual "Grand Splash" event. 1

Last year, it launched a pilot project that added 20 electric bikes to its fleet, and Bixi plans to add more electric bikes in the coming months. 2

Benoit Dorais, the President of the Executive Committee of Montreal, apologized Thursday for his lack of judgment while driving. 1

Merchants on Bishop Street will have to endure another round of construction in the coming weeks. While the STM has almost finished the Bishop mechanical ventilation station (MVS) five months earlier than planned, a new project will begin in the coming weeks. 1

Several Montreal pet stores are suing the city over a new rule that forces them to get their dogs, cats and rabbits from shelters. 1