Coderre pushes on law and order
Denis Coderre held a presser Thursday on the site of the recent shooting in St‑Michel the day before. TVA says bluntly Élections municipales: les hostilités sont lancées.
Why are guys are going around shooting their guns at nobody? I wonder who’s been putting them up to that.
PO 07:02 on 2021-09-17 Permalink
Some jokingly suggested once that the best way to keep rent from rising in one’s neighborhood was to fire a few blank rounds in the area every once in a while.
Kate 09:08 on 2021-09-17 Permalink
It crossed my mind that Coderre may be shooting himself in the foot. He’s always wanted to do the “world class city” shtick, but pushing hard on law and order risks making the city sound much more dangerous than it is. Notions like this get into international news and social media, and the next thing you know, people are asking on social media whether Montreal is a safe place to visit.
PO 14:30 on 2021-09-17 Permalink
Also crossed my mind- it would be hilarious is Coderre was paying some hired goons to fire off guns across the city at random just to make it an issue he can campaign on. Seems like a very Coderre thing to do.
Not an impossibility for a guy who more or less wiretapped a journalist.