Two real estate agents have been found guilty of inflating prices by submitting fake offers.
One of these people was a star on a reality show, too. Guarantee of character, isn’t it!
More amusingly still, another real estate honcho has been accused of arson attacks against his competitors.
Salt of the earth, I’m telling you.
Unanimously, city council resolved Tuesday that they want an extra REM station to serve the planned Bridge‑Bonaventure area. The intended Griffintown station won’t open before 2027 anyway.
The La Presse headline here says “Montréal exige deux nouvelles stations” but the story only talks about their call for one extra Griffintown station – Griffintown-Bobino, perhaps.
François Lambert – yeah, as an anglo I had no idea who he is either – has announced his intention to run for mayor in the next election. Like his master Poilievre he calls Valérie Plante incompetent.
He’s been on Quebec’s version of Big Brother. Great CV for politics.
It would be nice to have an actual opposition that could run a campaign on ideas. Instead we have a bunch of culture war trolls.
Never heard of him either but, then again, I don’t follow pop culture or watch TV.
At first glance, he kind of comes across as a white franco Québécois analogue to Balarama Holness: a photogenic, former media personality with a bit of name recognition and no track record in politics who somehow thinks that qualifies him for mayor.
I’m gathering that what Lambert is really known for is doxxing himself on Twitter.
We’re to expect freezing rain starting Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. An encore for Friday morning is also in the cards.
A woman was killed Tuesday morning in a parking lot in Dollard when a snowplow knocked her down.
Another theme lately is the closure of private long‑term care homes, owners having calculated that they can make more money if they renovate and rent out as apartments. La Presse has a dossier Wednesday examining this trend, its effects on the elderly residents who thought they would end their days in a place, and an accounting of how many care home places have been lost recently.
And of course, getting employees for these care homes is another problem
Hiring suitable people and administering them effectively for a care home is a much bigger job than keeping a janitor or two on staff for apartments, but back in the day, you’d also charge a lot more for it. Now with rents sky high, the situation has changed.
Yes, but often also comes from foreign labour or immigrants
A new permanent homeless shelter downtown, with 114 apartments, was delivered in November but is still mostly empty. Philippe Teisceira‑Lessard doesn’t go into great detail, but sketches out how bureaucratic obstacles have stalled the occupation of the entire building.
I can see the other side of the coin, though – Accueil Bonneau, which is now administering the building, must have to choose carefully. There would be risks from some potential tenants, but then you’re still favouring peaceful and orderly people over chaotic ones – and being chaotic must, in some cases, be exactly what delivered some people to the street.
Ephraim 17:05 on 2024-01-24 Permalink
And “…could then be fined up to $50,000 per charge, suspension or even revocation of their licenses.” from https://www.oaciq.com/en/articles/le-comite-de-discipline-de-l-oaciq-rend-une-decision-de-culpabilite-contre-christine-girouard-et-jonathan-dauphinais-fortin
So basically you defrauded the public, got caught and they still suggesting that they might have their licence revoked… This isn’t a baseball game, you can’t ask the public to trust an industry that doesn’t have a one strike and you are OUT rule. The OACIQ should be ashamed of themselves for even suggesting that they could get their licences back. Would you trust a financial advisor who has been convicted of fraud?
Michael 10:59 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
No where in that link you posted Ephraim does it say they could get their licenses back.
They are not allowed to do any brokerage activities at the moment until OACIQ delivers their sanctions.
If OACIQ delivers a revocation of the license where does it say they can get their license back?
Ephraim 11:40 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
Michael in French it clearly says “pourraient alors se voir imposer des amendes pouvant aller jusqu’à 50 000 $ par chef d’accusation, la suspension ou encore la révocation de leurs permis.”
So, they could be fined, suspended or have their licence revoked. Two out of those three mean that they get their licence back, one immediately, one eventually and only the last option says that they will lose their licence.
Michael 20:20 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
The judgement has yet to be rendered so let’s save our outrage for when that happens.
Kate 11:25 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
Michael, the two real estate people mentioned in the CTV article have already been found guilty. Judgement has been rendered.