The affair of the anti-radicalization centre is thickening up. La Presse found that the document available through access to information was largely censored but the visible parts suggested the city comptroller was angry that centre director Herman Deparice-Okomba criticized La Meute and that he characterized the Quebec City mosque attack as terrorism. This Twitter thread by Les Perreaux lays it out in detail, although why the comptroller was more concerned to protect white supremacist groups than to do their job – minding city funds – is an interesting question.
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Kate
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Kate
Even though its security has a bad reputation for overdoing their response to minor infractions, the STM wants its goons to count as special constables in the eyes of the law.
JP
no…please no.
dwgs
I just walked through the concourse beside McGill Metro. There was a vaguely punkish looking girl being questioned by an STM cop just inside the turnstiles. She was maybe 5’5″ and 110 lbs. Three other STM cops surrounded her, feet apart, arms akimbo or crossed, looking every bit the part of thugs. The smallest of them probably had 60 lbs on her. I stopped to watch for a couple of minutes and one of them noticed and tried to stare me down. I swear all they are missing is the hobnailed boots. Yeah, these are the guys we want to give more power.
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Kate
It’s a tribute to the Plante administration that Projet Montréal’s war chest continues to grow while the opposition party is in debt.
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Kate
Facing a housing crisis, the city promises “special measures” to help tenants who haven’t found new places to live – but it’s not clear yet what they will be.
SMD
More background in Le Devoir, and this note:
« Pour l’instant, la Ville suit la situation de près et offre un service d’aide aux locataires en difficulté par l’entremise de l’Office municipal d’habitation de Montréal. »
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Kate
The boil-water advisory has been lifted in Anjou.
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Kate
A man was stabbed in St-Léonard on Tuesday, not fatally, and a suspect – a woman – was arrested.
Tuesday evening witnesses heard a shot in a mall parking lot in St-Léonard, but although a potential victim turned up unhurt, details are scanty.
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