Fréchette: $700M for hospital
The new premier has announced $700M for the Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital, which has been in need of renovations for years.
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Nicholas 14:48 on 2026-04-23 Permalink
Of course the only thing they had actually funded before this was parking. Though it is interesting that more than half this money is to buy nearby property.
On a tangential health note, it is really neat at the CHUM where you scan your health card at any kiosk and it finds your appointment, confirms info, reminds you which floor to go to and where, and then when they’re ready for you a board tells you which room to go to, like at the SAAQ. No hospital card needed. Still there are a ton of volunteers guiding people, but it really helps, and I hope HMR does the same thing, plus all the hospitals.
Joey 14:57 on 2026-04-23 Permalink
IIRC the argument was that it made the most sense to renovate the parking garage first, from a construction sequence perspective. Still very positive to see this investment from the Frechette government. Though the CAQ has seen a slight uptick in the polls, the odds are stacked against them for this fall. Frechette will have to choose from three options, IMO:
1. Try to win the election – be smart, calculating, and force PSSP and Milliard to make mistakes.
2. Try to unite the CAQ/solidify your position and focus on whatever election will follow this October’s
3. Try to do as much as you can between now and October – really mid-June, given the National Assembly calendar – to leave your mark on Quebec (classic example: Kim Campbell’s major public service restructure during her few months as PM).
If I were her I’d do more of this – unblock major, delayed long-term projects, like a transit plan for the east end.
Nicholas 15:28 on 2026-04-23 Permalink
One of the first supporters of Fréchette to run just left the CAQ to sit as an independent because she appointed Drainville and some of his top supporters to her cabinet. This guy thinks they’re bad, she’s trying to keep the team united, and the fractures that Legault papered over are showing.
Kate 15:51 on 2026-04-23 Permalink
Gilles Bélanger. He had reason to expect a role in the cabinet so he flounced out.