Projet Montreal at Concordia

Montréal a maintenant sa première mairesse.
Je ne pourrais être plus fière.

On recule d'une heure, mais on fait un grand pas en avant. Prêts et prêtes pour le changement? 😁

Le vote a lieu ce dimanche! Pour mieux comprendre les enjeux de ces élections, c'est par ici ➡️ http://bit.ly/2zrgFqz

L’arrondissement de Parc-Extension est particulièrement touché par la précarité, avec une proportion de travailleurs et travailleuses pauvres évaluée à 30,7% en 2006 et un taux de chômage avoisinant les 15% en 2013, alors que pour le reste du Québec, le taux de chômage est à 7,5%.
Ensemble, à partir du 5 novembre, nous pouvons élaborer un véritable plan de lutte contre la pauvreté et le chômage dans Parc-Extension! 💼
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The borough of Parc-Extension is particularly affected by job insecuirty, with a proportion of poor workers estimated at 30.7% in 2006 and an unemployment rate of around 15% in 2013, while for the rest of Quebec, the unemployment rate is at 7.5%.
Together, from November 5th, we will develop a real plan to fight against poverty and unemployment in Parc-Extension! 💼

A day to celebrate, indeed. We will still need to find ways to further mobilize all levels of governments to increase our efforts. This is specially relevant for Ville de Montréal, as a global city. Let's get involved!

Today, we’re celebrating a big day for our planet! The is officially in force.

We deplore that the free opening hours to the exterior site of the Botanical Garden have been cut. Add your voice by signing the petition!

Give back our access to the Botanical Garden At the June 16th city council, Projet Montréal elected officials filed a motion seeking to give back citizens the same access they had to the Botanical Garden prior to the Mosaïcultures held in 2013. Previously, residents had free access to the exterior gardens of the Botanical Garden, from dawn to dusk. From now on, it is only open from 9 am to 6 pm – unless one choses to purchase the early-bird pass to have access from 6 to 9 am. There is no card for access after 6 pm, even though there is still lots of daylight.

Benjamin Barber on why mayors should rule the world...

Why mayors should rule the world It often seems like federal-level politicians care more about creating gridlock than solving the world's problems. So who's actually getting bold things done? City mayors. So, political theorist Benjamin Barber suggests: Let's give them more control over global policy. Barber shows how these "urban…

In his 20s Richard Bergeron was a taxi driver in order to finance his studies. He's now chief of Montreal's official opposition.

How cool is that?