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J’étais la en fin septembre. Toujours aussi spectaculaire … je suis du pour publier mes photos de voyage.

🤣🤣🤣 ayoye on va l’avoir notre cheap Times square comme à taranta

🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ Ce n’est pas une blague, il faut maintenant payer pour s’assurer d’avoir un câlin avec Youppi https://www.journaldequebec.com/2023/12/02/ce-nest-pas-une-blague-il-faut-maintenant-payer-pour-un-calin-avec-youppi

Ouais dommage

Hahahah j’étais là aussi. J’ai trouvé ça drôle les cônes, j’ai pensé à ce fil 😂😂😂

I am for more density, of course, there should even be a 50 stories on top (if office demand was there)... but the current building that could serve as a podium is really beautiful! Its a shame

I was honestly thinking the CAQ would be this, they are populist. But clearly it’s not the case.

Ça fait mal au coeur voir ce vidéo là... la honte

Il faut aussi tenir compte de la capacité de payer par habitant... et là encore, ça va mal... ils sont beaucoup presque deux fois plus en Ontario et à Toronto pour support ces KMs.... peu importe l'achalandage.

Est-ce que l'implémentation du SRB à augmenté l'achalandage?

Une IA capable de produire des médicaments s’installe à Montréal Alain McKenna Getty Images Insilico Medicine s’établira dans le deuxième plus haut gratte-ciel de Montréal, le 1250 René-Lévesque. Forte d’un investissement de 400 millions $US, la société de Hong Kong Insilico Medicine a récemment commencé les essais cliniques de phase 2 de son premier médicament conçu entièrement par l’intelligence artificielle (IA). L’inauguration ce vendredi à Montréal de son siège social canadien vise à accélérer le développement d’autres médicaments similaires. Insilico Medicine a annoncé au début de l’été que son traitement contre la fibrose pulmonaire idiopathique était devenu le premier médicament conçu par une IA générative à atteindre le stade des essais cliniques sur des humains. Le traitement en question a nécessité deux ans d’un développement effectué à partir d’une plateforme logicielle appelée Pharma.ai et créée à l’interne par Insilico Medicine. Comme quoi les choses peuvent aller vite dans le secteur pharmaceutique, la jeune pousse spécialisée dans les technologies médicales dit avoir, à l’heure actuelle, dans ses laboratoires, une trentaine d’autres projets de médicaments conçus par l’IA, dont cinq approchent l’étape des essais cliniques sur des humains, s’ils n’y sont pas déjà. IA et pharma tout-en-un Une caractéristique d’Insilico Medicine qui lui permet d’aller aussi vite est que l’entreprise est composée de deux unités séparées : la première travaille sur les algorithmes d’apprentissage et de renforcement machine qui donnent vie à son IA, alors que l’autre récupère ce que cette même IA produit pour le transformer en médicaments potentiels. « C’est vrai, nous faisons les deux », dit en entrevue au Devoir la présidente d’Insilico Medicine Canada, Petrina Kamya. « Nous avons un p.-d.g. pour la division logicielle et un p.-d.g. pour la partie pharmaceutique. » Insilico Medicine Canada est devebu membre, en juin dernier, de la Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain en vue de s’implanter dans la métropole québécoise. Grâce à un investissement de sa part de 2,8 millions de dollars, elle peut aujourd’hui confirmer qu’elle s’installe définitivement au Québec, avec comme objectif de faire passer de 14 à 60 le nombre de ses employés dans la province. Le rôle des nouveaux venus en sera un axé sur la technologie, précise Petrina Kamya. « Nous avons déjà trouvé plusieurs applications d’IA potentielles, dit-elle. Nous en avons développé trois, mais nous continuons le développement d’autres outils. Comme notre équipe médicale utilise notre IA, nous pouvons mieux savoir quelles sont les étapes du développement des médicaments où une IA peut aider le plus. » Les pharmas dans le viseur Insilico Medicine n’a pas demandé de financement public pour s’établir à Montréal. C’est strictement la réputation de la ville en matière de recherche médicale et d’IA qui a attiré l’entreprise ici. En plus de son siège social à Hong Kong, elle compte des bureaux à New York, à San Francisco et à Abou Dhabi, entre autres. « Nous sommes déjà bien établis », assure sa patronne canadienne. « Nous comptons 42 clients et partenaires dans le monde, déjà, dont les géants pharmaceutiques Sanofi, Novo Nordisk et Eli Lilly. Nous avons aussi des partenariats avec l’Université de Toronto. Nous discutons avec d’autres universités ici, car nous désirons nous ancrer durablement au Canada. » L’arrivée à Montréal d’une entreprise qui a déjà une certaine expertise en matière de conception à partir de modèles d’IA de traitements médicaux est une bonne nouvelle pour le secteur pharmaceutique québécois et même canadien. La recherche de médicaments à l’aide de l’IA est une tendance forte dans l’industrie à l’heure actuelle. La mise au point de nouveaux médicaments coûte des milliards de dollars et peut prendre jusqu’à une quinzaine d’années avant d’aboutir — et le succès de l’opération n’est pas toujours garanti. https://www.ledevoir.com/economie/802585/montreal-ia-capable-produire-medicaments-installe-montreal?

Mount Royal Cemetery threatens legal action over car ban “By deciding to permanently close the Camillien-Houde route, the city is acting illegally and contravening the rights of (the cemetery) as well as its contractual obligations.” Published Nov 27, 2023 • Last updated 6 hours ago • 3 minute read Cars drive on Camilien-Houde Way on Mount Royal in Montreal, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Mount Royal Cemetery says Montreal’s plan to close the mountain to car access from the east is illegal and contravenes a 1928 agreement between the cemetery and the city. The cemetery sent a lawyer’s letter to the city in September, a week before Mayor Valérie Plante announced that Montreal will close Camillien-Houde Way to car traffic in 2027. “Inevitably, the closure of the Camillien-Houde route will cause major harm and significant damage to our client,” the cemetery’s lawyers said in the Sept. 8 letter, a copy of which was obtained by the Montreal Gazette. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “More particularly, this closure will undoubtedly have the effect of diverting transit traffic towards the cemetery access road, which would notably damage cemetery roads, harm the tranquillity of the premises, cause significant inconvenience and endanger the health and safety of customers, users and visitors as well as employees.” The lawyers added: “By deciding to permanently close the Camillien-Houde route, the city is acting illegally and contravening the rights of our client as well as its contractual obligations.” The cemetery learned of the plan in August during a meeting with the city. Until then, it hoped Plante would allow car traffic to continue on Camillien-Houde, as recommended by Montreal’s public consultation office in 2019, the lawyers said. But under the city’s plan, paths for pedestrians and cyclists will replace the Camillien-Houde roadway. Last week, the Gazette revealed that Montreal was warned in March that the project would reduce accessibility and that the legal agreement with the cemetery could throw a wrench in the plan. The warnings were in a March 2023 city-commissioned traffic management study by engineering company CIMA+. Headline News Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In the 1920s, Montreal swapped land with the cemetery as it expanded Mount Royal Park and developed plans for a tramway along the route that eventually became the Camillien-Houde roadway. The deal included a notarized document allowing the cemetery access to the right of way in perpetuity. “An agreement dating from 1928 with the city of Montreal guarantees (the cemetery) access from the road for vehicles coming from the east or west,” the CIMA+ report said. Though it doesn’t have a similar agreement, neighbouring Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery would also face accessibility issues, CIMA+ said. In the letter, the cemetery’s lawyers gave the city 10 days to confirm “it will respect (the cemetery’s) rights of access and passage, that it will revise the project accordingly and, ultimately, that it will not close the Camillien-Houde route.” Montreal has not done that, Maxime Jacques, the cemetery’s executive director, said in an interview Monday. Before deciding whether to proceed with legal action, the cemetery is waiting to see what comes of a December meeting where officials from the two sides are to discuss the Camillien-Houde plan, he said. As it stands, the Camillien-Houde project is “total nonsense,” Jacques said, noting visitors would have a harder time reaching the cemetery, with through traffic using the cemetery as a shortcut. But the city appears to be standing by its plan. “Cemeteries are important institutions on Mount Royal and it is absolutely essential that they are accessible to all people who wish to go there,” the mayor’s office said in a written statement to the Gazette. “The cemeteries will continue to be accessible in the project as presented.” Visitors will continue to be able to reach the cemetery by car or bus from the west or via entrances at the foot of the mountain, the statement said. Visitors will also be able to reach the cemeteries on foot via the new path that will replace Camillien-Houde, the mayor’s office said. ariga@postmedia.com https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/mount-royal-cemetery-threatens-legal-action-over-car-ban

Mount Royal: Montreal was warned car ban would reduce accessibility Six months before Mayor Valérie Plante announced Camillien-Houde Way's revamp, her administration was also cautioned about a 95-year-old legal document that could throw a wrench into the plan. Published Nov 24, 2023 • Last updated 4 days ago • 7 minute read A motorist, a cyclist and a runner share Camillien-Houde Way heading up Mount Royal on Thursday November 23, 2023. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Before announcing it will permanently ban car access to Mount Royal from the east, the Plante administration was warned such a scheme would decrease accessibility and cause thousands of people to drive up to an extra 12 minutes every day. The city of Montreal was also cautioned that a 95-year-old legal document could throw a wrench into any attempt to shut Camillien-Houde Way to reduce through traffic on the mountain. The warnings were given to the city in a March 2023 traffic management study by engineering company CIMA+, obtained by the Montreal Gazette via an access-to-information request. Six months later, Mayor Valérie Plante announced Montreal would completely shut Camillien-Houde to cars, the roadway replaced with space for pedestrians, cyclists and buses. A road with two names bisects Mount Royal. From the east, drivers arrive via Camillien-Houde, which begins at Mont-Royal Ave. in Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. From the west, drivers take Remembrance Rd., which begins at Côte-des-Neiges Rd. Camillien-Houde and Remembrance meet near the top of the mountain at Smith House, a park hub. Under the city’s plan, Remembrance will become the only road for drivers heading to Mount Royal’s attractions. The CIMA+ document provides a detailed look at the options Montreal considered behind closed doors before deciding on its plan. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announces the redesign of Camillien-Houde Way on Sept. 13, 2023.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette A recreational oasis Plante has been looking to reduce the number of vehicles on Mount Royal since 2017 when cyclist Clément Ouimet died after his bike struck the rear door of an SUV making a U-turn on Camillien-Houde. Drivers should not be using the roads as a shortcut to reach other parts of the city, she says. Any vehicles on the mountain should be there to reach parking lots so they can enjoy the mountain. Flora and fauna should be the focus, with the mountain treated as a recreational oasis that’s safer and more pleasant for pedestrians and cyclists, the Plante administration says. During the summer, an estimated 1,000 cyclists per day use Camillien-Houde. In 2019, Montreal’s consultation office was sharply critical of a 2018 city pilot project that banned through traffic. The rebuke came after the most popular consultation ever held by the Office de consultation publique de Montréal, with 12,000 people taking part. The OCPM recommended car traffic be maintained on Camillien-Houde and Remembrance, with the roads transformed into a slow-moving, tree-lined scenic drive “to enhance the Mount Royal experience and the discovery of its landscape, natural and cultural heritage while reducing and discouraging through traffic.” $91-million overhaul Four years later, in September 2023, Plante ignored the OCPM’s recommendations. Headline News Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. By 2027, the road will be turned into a pedestrian promenade and bike lane as part of a $91-million overhaul, with the Camillien-Houde portion set to cost $38 million. Plante promised improved bus and adapted transit services. Emergency vehicles will be allowed on the new bike path. “The mountain will no longer be a shortcut, but it will remain an international-calibre destination,” Plante said at the announcement. The plan may “shake up some habits” among drivers, but it will improve air quality, preserve biodiversity and enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety, she said. The city of Montreal plans to close Camillien-Houde Way to cars, leaving Remembrance Rd. as the only way to reach mountain attractions by car. Source: CIMA+ The project was applauded by environmental groups, which called it a “courageous and, above all, coherent move.” Critics, including a group representing people with disabilities, argue it will reduce mountain accessibility. The scenario Plante chose is one of four CIMA+ analyzed in its 87-page report. By eliminating car traffic on Camillien-Houde, the mountain would be made safer for cyclists and pedestrians, both on Camillien-Houde and Remembrance, the company concluded. On the other hand, the measure would “reduce accessibility” to the mountain, the report says. Mountain visitors coming from the east in cars would have to circumvent Mount Royal, driving to Côte-des-Neiges to reach Remembrance. The detour is about five kilometres long. The study does not estimate how many people would be affected. Another consequence: drivers who currently use the road as a shortcut would have to take alternative routes that will add up to 12 minutes of driving time, the report said. Using figures from 2018, CIMA+ said Camillien-Houde is used by about 10,000 cars on weekdays and 7,700 on weekends. Much of that is through traffic — 8,500 cars on weekdays and 3,400 on Saturdays and Sundays. That means, with Camillien-Houde closed, almost 50,000 car trips per week will take the five-kilometre detour, adding traffic to streets such as Pine Ave. and Côte-Ste-Catherine Rd., both of which circumvent the mountain. CIMA+ estimates detours will add 10 to 12 minutes to trips at rush hour, with drivers diverted to Outremont, Côte-des-Neiges and downtown streets. Cars drive on Camillien-Houde Way on Mount Royal on Thursday November 23, 2023. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Cemetery activities ‘disrupted’ CIMA+ also warned that eliminating through traffic could “disrupt activities, particularly funeral processions” at the two cemeteries on the mountain — Notre-Dame-des-Neiges and Mount Royal Cemetery. In the case of Mount Royal Cemetery, an agreement dating from 1928 with the city of Montreal “guarantees access from the road for vehicles coming from the east or west,” CIMA+ noted. “Users of the cemetery (visitors and processions) must be able to travel on the axis at all times and arrive from the east and west.” CIMA+ raises the prospect of that agreement being revised “to limit this privilege to certain specific users (for example, processions or maintenance).” Mount Royal Cemetery has long been vocal in its opposition to a ban on through traffic. It says Plante’s latest plan could discourage cemetery visitors because of extra travel time. “In essence, this will reduce access to the mountain,” cemetery general manager Maxime Jacques told the Gazette in September. He said he’s also worried through traffic will use roads within the cemetery as detours, endangering visitors. Though it doesn’t have a similar agreement, neighbouring Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery would face similar accessibility issues, CIMA+ said. An artist’s rendition of the pedestrian and bike paths that will replace Camillien-Houde Way. Source: City of Montreal The history of Camillien-Houde is intertwined with that of Mount Royal Cemetery. In the 1920s, Montreal swapped land with the cemetery as it expanded Mount Royal Park and developed plans for a tramway on the mountain. In 1928, the two parties signed a notarized agreement. It says Mount Royal Cemetery “shall have the right of way and access to the new road and tramway line at any points the Cemetery Company may from time to time request, with the proviso that the use of the roadway shall at all times be free to the Company for any service which it may require,” according to a cemetery document submitted to the city in 2018. Montreal was eager to improve access to the mountain from the east, first by public transit, then by car. When the tramway opened in July 1930, the Gazette said it was “expected to (become) one of (the city’s) most popular scenic routes as well as providing easy access to the top of Mount Royal.” In 1958, cars took over. The tramway was gone, replaced by a concrete-and-asphalt parkway billed as a scenic drive — Camillien-Houde Way. It was built as part of a major Mount Royal Park revamp that included new parking lots and a restaurant at Beaver Lake. The cemetery has said its “rights of access and passage” were reaffirmed during the construction of the road. The CIMA+ report includes three other scenarios to reduce through traffic, all of which have pros and cons: Stopping cars midway One of the options considered would have blocked cars midway, blocking through traffic. Source: CIMA+ Similar to the 2018 pilot project, cars would be blocked from crossing the mountain. Those arriving on Camillien-Houde would have to turn back and take the same road to leave. The same would apply to Remembrance. Cyclists, pedestrians and buses would be allowed to cross the mountain. This scenario would improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians and significantly reduce the number of cars on the mountain, but accessibility would be curtailed, CIMA+ said. Cutting through traffic in half One scenario would have turned Camillien-Houde Way into a one-way street westward. Source: CIMA+ Camillien-Houde would become a one-way road westward for both through traffic and drivers heading to mountain attractions. Drivers arriving on Remembrance would only be able to reach Smith House. Blocked from reaching Camillien-Houde, they would have to leave via Remembrance. Drivers coming from the Plateau would also have to leave the mountain via Remembrance. This scenario would improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians, eliminate half of through traffic and reduce the number of cars on Camillien-Houde, CIMA+ found. Mountain accessibility would be maintained, but turning Camillien-Houde into a one-way road could cause confusion, the report said. Flexible access Access to the mountain could change depending on the season, the time of day or whether it’s a weekday or a weekend, CIMA+ said. Such a system could see Camillien-Houde and Remembrance partially or completely closed to car traffic at certain points. This would allow authorities to maintain accessibility but cut car use at times when cyclist traffic is high. However, “the variability of traffic patterns could lead to confusion,” CIMA+ found. ariga@postmedia.com https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/mount-royal-montreal-was-warned-car-ban-would-reduce-accessibility

Petite panique de la brigade fafans de projet Montréal... "C'est pas l'apaisement de la circulation le problème... c'est l'augmentation de la congestion le problème..." lol ben oui, comme si la congestion n'est pas un résultat direct de l'apaisement de la circulation... zéro rigueur. Imagine un camion de pompier qui doit passer les 37 dos d'ânes pour arriver à port... faire 3 bifurcations à cause des sens uniques, tout en faisant attention de pas frapper les pots de fleurs, les stations bixi, les saillis surdimensionnés et j'en passe. Hausse du temps de réponse Le chef des pompiers blâme la congestion et les chantiers Philippe Teisceira-Lessard La Presse Publié hier à 11h51 PHOTO PATRICK SANFAÇON, ARCHIVES LA PRESSE À la suite de l’incendie mortel du Vieux-Montréal, le service des incendies a été convoqué devant la Commission de la sécurité publique pour qu’il explique ce qu’il a fait pour améliorer les inspections de bâtiments patrimoniaux. Le directeur du Service des Incendies de Montréal Richard Liebmann La légère hausse du temps de réponse des pompiers de Montréal dans les dernières années est liée à la congestion routière et à l’omniprésence des chantiers, a indiqué lundi leur grand patron. Les pompiers de la métropole prennent en moyenne 5 min 15 s pour arriver sur les lieux des appels en 2023, alors qu’ils prenaient 4 min 58 s en 2019, soit une augmentation de près de 6 %. « Ce n’est pas une grosse augmentation, on parle d’une petite variation, mais […] on voit qu’il y a quand même une tendance à la hausse », a dit le chef Richard Liebmann, en marge d’une présentation à l’hôtel de ville. Il a répété à plusieurs reprises qu’il n’y avait « rien d’alarmant » dans cette hausse. « Les différents chantiers de construction, la circulation, l’achalandage font en sorte que le temps de trajet a augmenté un peu, de quelques secondes. » Le chef Liebmann a souligné que ses équipes travaillaient sur la réduction des délais entre la réception des appels au 911 et le départ des camions des casernes, afin de tenter de retrancher des secondes au temps de réponse total. Le président de l’Association des pompiers de Montréal (APM), Chris Ross, a affirmé que ses syndiqués constataient eux aussi l’impact de la réalité routière sur leur temps de trajet. Les mesures d’apaisement qui se sont multipliées dans les rues de Montréal dans les dernières années ont eu un effet direct. « On cherche souvent à ralentir les citoyens », a dit M. Ross. « Toutes ces choses qui ralentissent la population ralentissent aussi les pompiers. » https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2023-11-27/hausse-du-temps-de-reponse/le-chef-des-pompiers-blame-la-congestion-et-les-chantiers.php?sharing=true

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Ça c’est un quadrilatère en particulier. C’est pas une étude exhaustive 🤣 Aussi le gros problème c’est le sur-conage. Tsé y a un mini chantier mais il faut placer des cônes à 400 mètres à la ronde. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Ça n’existe plus les grands boulevards de Paris. C’est rendu des axes de mobilité actifs et inclusifs.

Effectivement, à part les quelques quartiers centraux, pas de moyen rapide d’aller à YUL. Du métro Concorde c’est même plus rapide en bicyc 🤣

T’aimes pas les etobus Rocco?!?

En pleins ce que je pensais.

lol je pensais à d’autres choses mais bon ça fonctionne aussi je suppose.

Plan to bring in South Korean workers for NextStar battery plant sparks backlash NextStar CEO says workers being brought in for their 'specialized expertise' CBC News · Posted: Nov 20, 2023 1:47 PM EST | Last Updated: November 20 The NextStar EV battery plant in Windsor, Ont., is shown under construction in the summer of 2023. ( Patrick Morrell/CBC) A spokesperson for Canada's minister of employment says they have not seen "reasonable justification" from NextStar for the use of temporary workers from South Korea, as the news sparks backlash among politicians who want to see jobs go to Canadians because of the massive subsidies the EV battery plant received. The NextStar EV battery factory, a partnership between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution, received about $15 billion in subsidies from the federal and provincial governments. Windsor's police chief met with the South Korean ambassador last week ahead of the arrival of the workers next year. According to a social media post from the police service, about 1,600 South Korean workers are coming to Windsor for the project. NextStar CEO Danis Lee in a statement that equipment installation at the facility required the workers. "The equipment installation phase of the project requires additional temporary specialized global supplier staff who have proprietary knowledge and specialized expertise that is critical to the successful construction and launch of Canada's first large-scale battery manufacturing facility." The company said it was "fully committed" to hiring more than 2,500 Canadians and 2,300 local tradespeople for the construction and equipment installation. A spokesperson for Randy Boissonnault, minister of employment, workforce development and official languages, said they expect "all businesses operating in Canada to use and benefit from the skilled workers in this country." "We have not yet seen a reasonable justification for needing to bring in large numbers of foreign workers and would ask NextStar to prioritize Canadian talent," said Farrah Kerkadi, press secretary to the minister. Kerkadi said a labour market impact assessment (LMIA) has been submitted and approved for one staff member. "We will continue to closely monitor any further requests for Temporary Foreign Workers from NextStar." LMIA applications are made to the government to demonstrate the employer needs international labour when the domestic labour market is insufficient. Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre raised the issue in a news conference on Monday, calling for an inquiry into how many of the jobs will go to temporary foreign workers. WATCH: Poilievre speaks out over planned use of temporary foreign workers Conservative leader wants to see inquiry over battery plant hiring Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks about against a plan to bring South Korean workers to Canada to help build the NextStar electric battery plant in Windsor, Ont. "And now we learn that the $15-billion grant to the Stellantis plant will fund mostly jobs for non Canadians — not immigrants, we love jobs for immigrants — jobs for people who are not Canadian citizens and will not be Canadian citizens," he said. "They will come here, get a taxpayer-funded paycheque and take it back to their country." Over the summer, NextStar began hiring for the first 130 jobs at the facility, including for roles in HR, communications and finance as well as engineers. On Monday, Unifor national president Lana Payne said reports on the matter raised "serious flags" for the union, which represents workers at Stellantis' Windsor Assembly Plant. "We believe the shift to electric vehicles must be led by good jobs, with union contracts, for workers in Canada," Payne said. "Workers should not be subject to exploitative hiring programs, like the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, that was significantly expanded under the Harper Conservatives but also endorsed by consecutive federal governments, Payne said. But, she said, clarifying statements from the company have "alleviated some of our union's immediate concerns." "To be clear, our union will closely monitor the hiring process to ensure Canadian workers are first to benefit from this historic investment in the auto sector and that NextStar fulfils its stated commitment to good jobs in Canada." WATCH: Masse speaks on South Korean workers coming to work on NextStar Windsor MP says it's 'shocking' to learn of NextStar plans to hire temporary foreign workers NDP MP Brian Masse, who represents Windsor West, says he wants to see Canadian workers build the upcoming EV battery plants in Windsor, Ont., and elsewhere. In a press conference Monday afternoon, NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West) said the news was "shocking." "At no point in time did I ever expect … that we wouldn't have Windsorites or people from Essex County or people from all over Ontario and other parts of Canada, building the facilities and the cars and the parts and … of course the batteries … especially given the high degree of subsidies that are taking place," Masse said. Crews work at the Windsor electric vehicle battery plant in a May 2023 file photo. (Samantha Craggs/CBC) During question period on Monday, Liberal MP Irek Kusmierczyk (Windsor-Tecumseh) spoke about the Canadian jobs the project will bring and condemned Poilievre for his comments. "I am proud that it was this Liberal government that delivered the battery plant for Windsor, including 2,500 jobs," he said. "We will continue to work with unions, will continue to work with Stellantis to make sure that local Canadian workers are prioritized … We believe in Canadian workers. We believe in electric vehicles. We believe in climate change. Why is the Conservative leader so against the battery plant, so against Canadian workers and is completely empty on climate change?" On Friday, NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) wrote to Premier Doug Ford and provincial labour minister David Piccini noting "significant concern that NextStar and potentially many others in the EV battery supply chain will be relying on temporary foreign workers rather than local workers to build and operate the facility." Foreign workers temporarily expected in battery electric sector: Auto forecaster Joe McCabe is the president and CEO of Auto Forecast Solutions. He says that the end result of the NextStar facility is more employment for local workers — but news of South Korean workers coming to NextStar is "100 per cent" what he expected. "This is what's going to happen with every partnership, especially in the electrification space with a foreign entity, and I think it's got to be sort of the pill that needs to be swallowed for a short amount of time," McCabe said. "Anywhere you're going to partnership with a foreign entity, you're going to have representation from that foreign entity … at least for the kickoff, especially in a battery electric field." Calls for an all-Canadian project from top to bottom are "short-sighted," he said, especially as the plant works to get up and running. "I think you've got to bring the people that know the technology and are skilled and it's their backgrounds, their wheelhouse that come in, set the stage, make sure everything is ... running smoothly and then hand the keys off," he said. "I think Canada should be very excited about the investment. It should be seen as an absolute win, especially in this space, especially in the North America market … I think there should be less about the short-term impact of who's involved with its success and more about the long-term viability on the Canadian economy and Canadian labour." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/stellantis-lg-energy-nextstar-electric-vehicle-battery-1.7033732

There's aloooooot of stuff that are expensive that their exclusive users don't want to pay for... wink wink... I can give you a long list but lets say there's no need to go off topic much further.

1000% man.... Montmorency metro is another exemple.... they cut down many levels of parking to about 2, with a huge lot... that could've been a park or something else and 10 levels of parking... tons more of people would use the metro. But no.