Politics

Unionists pleased with Ottawa’s investments, while seniors complain they were left outFrom labour unions, to associations representing the interests of senior citizens, to trade groups and special interest lobbyists, the overall response to the federal budget tabled by Liberal...

Seven-term local rep lost November 2 election by 44 votes after a recountFor someone who just lost her first election in 27 years, Mary Deros was in a remarkably upbeat mood earlier this week, around two weeks after the...

Veteran Parc Ex city councillor says she’s ‘not going out without a fight’Veteran Parc Extension city councillor Mary Deros, who was hoping to win a record-setting eighth term, says she will be asking for a vote recount after falling...

Ottawa hopes to attract $500 billion in private investment through nationwide programFederal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson made stops in several Quebec regions recently while on a whirlwind tour of the province to announce Ottawa’s support...

In its 2025 election campaign platform, Projet Montréal says it is setting aside slogans in order to offer the centre city’s voters concrete solutions for priority problems.The most pressing of these, according to the party’s 2025 campaign platform, is...

In a preamble to Ensemble Montréal’s 2025 electoral platform, the party’s mayoralty candidate, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, says she dreams of an accessible and inclusive city.“A city where everyone has a roof over their head and can thrive,” states the...

Fears Parc Ex voters will be disoriented without their usual info cardsWith the postal service labour dispute still unresolved and door-to-door mail delivery uncertain, incumbent Parc Extension city councillor Mary Deros is worried that confusion resulting from Canada Post’s...

‘It’s not normal to have a city where citizens don’t feel safe,’ says mayoralty candidateOn opening day last week of the campaign for the City of Montreal’s municipal elections scheduled around a month from now, Ensemble Montréal mayoralty candidate...

It is an eternal concern of any society for 5 millennia. Taxes! For Park-Extension residents it is also a concern especially in view of an exploding worldwide inflation new epidemic. Park-exers join over 72% of Canadians who believe that...

Re-elected at the head of a majority government, here are the priorities which the head of the CAQ will have to tackle. To "do more and do better", as the leader of the Coalition avenir Québec has pledged, the...