Many city roads and bridges are crumbling. The rest are under construction. Coderre asserts things are improving, but not everyone agrees
Carlos Leitão, Quebec’s finance minister, presented his budget update in late October. The budget included a larger than expected $2.2-billion surplus for the year ended March 31, 2016, and projections for continued budget surpluses in the next three fiscal years. But not everyone is happy. The surplus actually was $3.6 billion, but Leitão announced the […]
Combining the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec and Caisse centrale Desjardins would simplify financial disclosure efforts
One can easily imagine mordecai Richler sitting on a bar stool, cigar in one hand and a glass of Scotch in the other, having a good laugh at Montreal’s politicians and bureaucrats, who so badly bungled a tribute to him. Or taking to his trusty Smith Corona manual typewriter and mercilessly skewering them with his […]
Whiffs of scandal and cabinet turnover have plagued the Liberal premier. But voter support still outpaces that of his rivals
It's been 40 years since Montreal's ambitious but troubled Olympic Games. This year, the city's "legacy" projects include tearing down an expressway and sprucing up the main commercial street
Politics in Quebec is always a box of chocolates. After a disastrous start to the year, including a divorce from Quebec media diva Julie Snyder, Pierre Karl Péladeau focused his energies on leading Quebec’s Opposition party, the Parti Québécois (PQ). Indeed, PKP’s early-morning news conferences and stinging attacks on Liberal Premier Philippe Couillard’s government suggested […]
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Like many cities, Montreal struggles with limited taxation powers. The mayor wants to boost business by diversifying the tax base
Although Quebecor scion and PQ leader Pierre Karl Péladeau has run into political headwinds, he shows no signs of leaving