REM NDAs raise eyebrows
Elected officials have been forced to sign NDAs about the REM, raising questions about keeping voters in the dark. But the Caisse has never been concerned about democratic debate, as sketched here with the headline “Tout est décidé d’avance”.
This is the biggest story in the shaping of this city for a generation or more, but it’s not being decided for or by the residents of the city nor their elected representatives.
DeWolf 10:28 on 2021-03-15 Permalink
That’s outrageous.
I assume parliamentary privilege does not extend to the city council chamber. But there’s always a chance some dedicated Québec solidaire MNA could blow the whistle on any scandalous or damaging info that emerges as the CDPQ rams through this project.
Su 10:47 on 2021-03-15 Permalink
Reminds me of the muzzling of staff whistle blowers at the Glen Hospital. They were forbidden to talk to the press . Public Private “partnership”- trickle down dictatorships.
Raymond Lutz 11:29 on 2021-03-15 Permalink
Si on veut savoir vers où on s’en va, c’est pas aux States qu’il faut regarder, c’est en France: ce muselage des lanceurs d’alerte et du journalisme d’investigation a depuis quelques années un cadre juridique avec la Loi relative à la protection du secret des affaires, grâce à Macron alors ministre (ref).
Et sous la loi “Sécurité globale” qui sera bientôt effective, personne n’aura le droit de filmer les “forces de l’ordre” dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions.
Comme écrit Lordon, «Le capitalisme ne rendra pas les clés gentiment».
qatzelok 11:45 on 2021-03-15 Permalink
While doing a family bike tour along the canal last summer, a 10-year-old passenger remarked how shockingly ugly the REM was where it goes over the canal near the Peel Basin.
I guess he wasn’t consulted. Nor was Heritage Montreal.