Mayor Plante has called Pierre Poilievre disrespectful over his sneers at her and at Quebec City mayor Bruno Marchand. But Poilievre’s tactics of low‑grade disrespect are carefully chosen to please his own‑the‑libs supporters.
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Kate
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Kate
The discovery of a letter written by Jeanne Mance in 1653 sheds some light on the earliest years of this city, including that it was nearly abandoned after the number of French settlers fell to 50. It was money from the Marquise de Bullion (after whom the Plateau street is named) that raised further recruits in France to repopulate the European settlement here.
Tee Owe
This is truly fascinating and enlightening – to think that Montreal nearly never happened, and that private money and the efforts of this person (who happened to be a woman) made it happen – where are there equivalents elsewhere? I suspect none. Thanks for this link.
Tee Owe
BTW I lived on Rue Jeanne Mance at one time, so I relate to her indirectly
Ian
Money and the ethnic vote, eh
anton
“where are there equivalents elsewhere?”
I bet there were other colonilization projects with similar stories. Perhaps even recently somewhere.
Ian
The Balfour declaration was authored in part by Walter Rothschild and much of the funding for the creation of Israel came from the Rothschilds.
Rhodesia was named after & largely the brainchild of Cecil Rhodes (also the Rhodes scholarship)
… a rich and powerful benefactor is useful to any colonial project.
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Kate
It’s another slow news day, a firebombing in Anjou and shots fired at an off‑island house being the biggest stories.
I’ve added a layer for “shots fired” and another for off‑island homicides to the incident map.
qatzelok 13:03 on 2024-01-20 Permalink
*Quebec-bashing” still plays well among the less educated, and Pierre’s handlers know this.
That he is inadvertently *campaigning for the Bloc* is an accident of strategy.
Ian 13:57 on 2024-01-20 Permalink
Is it Quebec bashing, though? He made the effort to praise other Quebec municpalities he thinks he has a chance to win.
He’s still stupid and wrong – but stupid like a fox (to quote the Simpsons), or so I’m sure he imagines himself – as a cunning strategist (lol).
Michael 14:15 on 2024-01-20 Permalink
Regardless of PP’ petty politics, Plante’s feet need to be put to the fire regarding the housing situation here. We found a place to rent 2 years ago that if we moved will cost $300 more for same apartment.
She can’t just sit there and say she has nothing to do with the housing situation and its Quebec’s fault there is no money for the city to build housing. Every time reporters ask her she blames it on Quebec.
Blue Bonnets has been sitting there under her administration since 2017? And where is the shovel in the ground? Its 2024 now.
There are many things she can do to incentive developers to build more but she wont do it.
PO 14:27 on 2024-01-20 Permalink
@Ian- stupider** 😛
Michael 14:35 on 2024-01-20 Permalink
Kate you were right, we can build a lot more.
I was thinking about all those empty backyards in the west island. We need to allow duplex or triplex ADUs out there like in the United States.
Also eliminate CCU completely and bring permit processes down to 2 months tops. No permit taxes either or parc taxes. Lots of owners will suddenly think twice about building ADUs.
Mark Côté 13:40 on 2024-01-21 Permalink
Indeed, the city seems to slow down housing construction a lot, and the elected officials claim to be powerless in this.
Ian 10:08 on 2024-01-22 Permalink
Oh hey look what’s in the Star yesterday
Investors, not immigrants responsible for fewer homes and higher rent
“Canadians grappling with skyrocketing rent and home prices are being led to believe that an influx of immigrants outpacing the construction of homes is causing the crisis.
But that’s not true. The real issue is that investors and builders are building fewer homes to keep prices high.”
SMD 12:30 on 2024-01-22 Permalink
Similarly, I appreciated this analysis from Aurélie Lanctôt in Friday’s Le Devoir:
Ephraim 14:38 on 2024-01-22 Permalink
The house situation was created by BOTH parties over the years. It’s entirely disingenuous to suggest that it was the Liberals or the Conservatives. Nothing has been done to make building faster, easier or more cost effective at all. It’s an industry still mired in the past and building on site while we have factories building everything else. Point me at the one government that has actually invested in construction innovation.
Kate 19:00 on 2024-01-22 Permalink
SMD, that’s an excellent point from Aurélie Lanctôt. Thank you.
Neoliberalism has spooked us all about government intervention, but it’s needed to improve the housing situation.