Notes on what’s open and closed over the variously named long weekend.
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Kate
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Kate
With the Grand Prix now taking place in May, there’s a possibility the event may conflict with a Canadiens playoff game. Grand Prix is the weekend of May 22‑24, not the impending long weekend.
Strippers at Montreal clubs are planning a walkout for Grand Prix weekend, in an attempt to establish their right to be paid.
SMD
All sex workers are encouraged to strike: “On May 23 the Sex Work Autonomous Committee is inviting sex workers and allies to participate in activities and a protest — and encourage sex workers to deprive the city of their services. Their demands? Abolishing the bar fee in strip clubs. Gaining worker status with Quebec’s labour board, the CNESST, to get protections like sick leave, disability, Employment Insurance, and a way to report unjust or unsafe labour practices. Fully decriminalizing sex work. And eventually, even a wage.” From some deep reporting by The Rover.
Kate
Thank you, SMD.
PatrickC
Maybe the strippers should join up with the blue collar workers who, as you reported, intend to “make themselves visible” during the Grand Prix days.
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Kate
A man who had just been arrested in connection with a vehicle theft network had his business set on fire overnight in St‑Laurent, destroying vehicles and damaging the building.
Nicholas
Tying up loose ends by burning the evidence.
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Kate
CTV has a piece on the river ferry schedule for this summer.
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Kate
CBC offers a video aperçu of the West Island REM and accesses to its four new stations.
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Kate
The massive tunneling machine installed to extend the blue line will finally get to work soon after months of preparation and testing. A name has been chosen but not announced yet.*
*Diggy McDigface?
DeWolf
Tokébakicitte. Le nom du tunnelier est clairement Creuse-moé ça, Ginette.
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Kate
Lawyer Daniel Rochefort, who established a reputation for defending police officers, has been arrested under suspicion of sexual assault on a minor and producing child porn. Police are seeking other victims. An adult woman, one of his clients, is also accusing him in civil court of sexual impropriety.
Later on Thursday, La Presse reports that Rochefort had been fired by the Université de Montréal in 2022 after complaints from a student about his sexual advances.
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Kate
Kahnawà:ke has rejected having cannabis stores on its territory.
Ian
Ah well there’s still Oka and the gas is cheaper, too.
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Kate
CBC looks into how building fires displace tenants and allow owners to renovict at will.
Nicholas
One of the landlords is the lawyer charged with sexual assault of a minor in the story you posted just after. I was listening to the podcast and did a double take when I heard, “Rochefort was in court this week to face unrelated criminal charges in connection with sexual abuse of a minor.”
DeWolf 21:16 on 2026-05-14 Permalink
Variously Named Long Weekend should be the official name!