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Category Archives: Politics

What Is Wrong With Canadians?

July 28, 2015by neath 2 Comments

Meet Dean A. Del Mastro. Yep, that is good old Dean being escorted to prison. From Wiki – Dean A. Del Mastro (born August 16, 1970) is a former Canadian […]

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Community, Photographs, Politics

Bargain Basement Citizenship and the Decline of Democracy

October 11, 2012by neath Leave a comment

Excellent blog post from Alex’s Blog that looks at the decline of democracy in recent decades. If Mitt Romney,  after the most entertainingly stupid political campaign in the history of […]

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Democracy, Politics

Johnny Rocco Explains Politics

February 18, 2011by neath Leave a comment
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Politics

Humanity In A Holding Pattern

July 15, 2008by neath 2 Comments

In the last 40 years, we, humanity, have been asked to simultaneously believe that a man can walk on the moon, but an electric automobile  would require something of an […]

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Politics

Griffintown Destroying Montreal

May 19, 2008by neath Leave a comment

And City Hall is enjoying the ride. There is an article in today’s Gazette entitled, “City Builds Discontent”, that discusses concern about the economic impact of the Griffintown project on […]

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City Hall, Disasters, Politics, Urban

Another Griffintown Commentator

May 6, 2008by neath Leave a comment

Latest installment in my series of essays that shows who was criticizing the Griffintown proposal and why. My point, of course, is that if there was an ounce of compassion […]

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architecture, City Hall, Politics, Urban

Will politics doom Montreal’s Griffintown?

April 17, 2008by neath 2 Comments

That’s the headline on this article from the Globe & Mail. “If every city has its share of don’t-know-what-you’ve-got-till-it’s-gone horror stories, Montreal has probably surpassed the North American average when […]

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City Hall, Development, Politics

Conflict Of Interest in Griffintown Project?

January 11, 2008by neath 3 Comments

Henry Aubin wrote a very interesting column in Thursday’s Gazette. In it he discusses the “proposed” Griffintown Project and the extent of the involvement of a development firm called Devimco. […]

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City Hall, Development, Politics, Urban

Infrastructure Collapsing in Canada?

November 20, 2007by neath 6 Comments

This is going across the wire today. Canada’s infrastructure deficit hits $123 billion, report says OTTAWA – Canada’s water treatment facilities, roads and public infrastructure is on the verge of […]

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Collapse, Construction, Development, Global Warming, Infrastructure, Overpasses, Politics, Sustainability

Johnson Commission Report

October 19, 2007by neath Leave a comment

This Gazette article looks at what some of the likely proposals of the Johnson Commission (due on Thursday) will be. One significant suggestion will be redirecting authority of bridges and […]

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Driving, History, Overpasses, Politics, Structures, Urban

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