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12 minutes ago, maxi2515 said:

Demain matin 9h, une annonce majeur est prévu 

Uniqlo. 

Jesus Westcliff, poop or get off the pot!  

Winter and fall are both terrible times to launch any residential sales.  That's likely why we've seen 6 months of nothing here.  

I am sure we will see a bunch of pre-announcements from now through April with sales starting in May / June.  

My guess is multiple buildings of a lower height.  You don't buy a lot of that size and put up a single tower.  

The renderings look like they were put together by someone in their first year of design school:  http://aptsdorchester.com/photos/

Yikes.  

Three months?  They haven't even started the interior finishings yet.  

58 minutes ago, fmfranck said:

So, politics should only be about economic growth? Or if it "also" should be about other things, why not about this topic specifically, if that is the will of the majority and that it falls within the confines of legislative power? Isnt this what our democratic system is all about?

You are generalizing again.    

And there is no proof this is the will of the majority.  90% of people saying they believe French is threatened is VERY different from tacit approval for legislation against something as trivial as "Bonjour, Hi".  Ask the majority of people about this Bonjour / Hi thing and I'm sure their reaction would be:  "LOL, why should I even care?".  

Or are you saying that "Bonjour, Hi" is an existential threat to the French traditions of Quebec or fundamentally diminishes the culture in some way?  If so, then this is DEFINITELY something we need an immediate study on and we CERTAINLY need to spend a few million funding a proper cross-Quebec fact finding commission!  Because that's the democratic way, right?  

32 minutes ago, fmfranck said:

wait. So you think that saying "Bonjour" to someone will threaten your local commerce? Are you having a laugh?

No.  Not at all.  I didn't even insinuate that.  The whole "Bonjour / Hi" debate simply reaffirms the ROC's and others' opinions that priorities here in La Belle Province are thoroughly broken.  The idea behind this whole discussion revolves around the idea of petty identity politicking.  That fact alone threatens our ability to conduct local and international commerce.   Heck, I'm completely OK with the "Bonjour" part but for it to come up in governmental discussions?  That's ridiculous.

I'm not even laughing.  This is very serious. Its actually depressing knowing that there's a section of our population who think these asinine, outdated political topics AREN'T toxic to our ability to attract and retain the very best talent or our ability to do business internationally.  Again, this is about politics and nothing more.

Just to reaffirm my opinion;  my concern is about government overreach, NOT "Bonjour".

19 minutes ago, fmfranck said:

1st : Québec's economy is doing as well as it has been in quite some time. What's "broken" is perhaps your perception or pride in the city/society in which you reside. 

2nd : People always want to think that their opinion is shared by a majority of people. Unfortunately for you, i dont think anecdotes and personnal opinions can supercede opinion polls. I wont go through them all here, but in 2009 90% of french quebeckers thought french was threatened in Montréal. Some other polls (not a lot) have been done since then, and they maintain the same tendency : a perception, from the french majority, that their language is declining in the city of Montréal. Wether thats true or not, you can't deny the fact that this IS a concern for francophones. The fact that the National Assembly voted UNANIMOUSLY to back this motion shows how popular it is deemed to be by political analysts.

3rd - You can, of course, choose to do whatever you want in your commerce (perhaps except refusing totally (or not being able) to serve people in french, but then again, ive seen this happen on many occasions) as this was a non coercive motion. 

I think this is simple.  

If someone came up to me and asked if French was threatened, I'd say yes; absolutely.  

If someone followed up that question to ask if I was concerned, I'd say yes; absolutely.

If someone followed up yet again and asked what, if anything, could be done to counteract that trend I'd say:  build a time machine and go back to a time when international commerce was more regional commerce and the internet didn't exist.  

Time to start striving towards the future rather than living in the past.  EVERY time in the modern age that a culture was forced upon a populace rather than naturally protected through thoughtful assimilation, it has ended by rejection.  This is no different.  

With all the issues plaguing the province, THIS is what makes headlines at the National Assembly?  

Regardless of the petty language politics every single person in Quebec should be outraged that we, as a society that is supposedly trying to haul our butts out of the economic stone age, are even dredging this up again.  

I'm more disgusted with the politicians on this one than anything else.  GET YOUR BUTTS MOVING ON FIXING STUFF THAT'S BROKEN.  

On a side note, it also highlights just how out of touch with reality these politicians are.  Personally, those shills won't tell me how to greet my clients; that's my decision, particularly with so many international visitors, students and workers here in Montreal. 

Folks are fed up with this BS; particularly francophones who work in the service industry.  I'd say that 90% of our group of friends are 25-35 year old francophones who work as waitresses, chefs, nurses, doctors, baristas, etc.  Every one of them laughed this off and will continue using "Bonjour, Hi" and then simply switch to the language of preference for the individual they are serving.  The discussion at dinner last night was pretty straightforward; this is about making the CUSTOMER happy and not pandering to some egotistical politician who is trying to make hay with a dead subject.   

Build it properly rather than rushing and building it on time.  

People with no clue about on-site deficiencies will look at that number and throw a fit.  Folks who understand project deficiencies on even the smallest project will look at that number and marvel at how low it is.  

Think of how many deficiencies you find after you buy a new house and do your first walk through.  If that number is under 100, its a miracle.   

Makes me PROUD.  

Great choice.  Close to a large interchange and intermodal train tracks.  

http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/not-too-late-to-send-rem-train-back-to-drawing-board-experts

In December 2016, Plante wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call for changes to the REM, saying it “does not respond adequately” to Montrealers’ transit needs.

But a spokesperson for Plante indicated the incoming administration is not interested in revisiting the rail plan.

“We’re not in the business of stopping the REM, we want more public transit options, not less,” Marc-André Viau, Plante’s press secretary, told the Montreal Gazette.

This is what happens when you get rid of our most exciting players and replace them with a bunch of robots.  If the team was losing but they were exciting to watch, people would likely still care.  But as it stands, the team we now field is simply B-O-R-I-N-G.  

39 minutes ago, SkahHigh said:

Projects get brought to court by NIMBYs all the time everywhere, but whatever suits your anti-Quebec agenda I guess...

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Purple-Line-Opponents-File-New-Lawsuit-in-Controversial-Judges-Court/

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article169006022.html

https://sfbay.ca/2017/02/06/group-files-lawsuit-to-block-geary-bus-rapid-transit-project/

http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4559474&itype=CMSID

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2017/05/11/both-sides-of-lawsuit-against-brightline-herald.html

Concernant Mme Hackney, je doute que son opinion sur le sujet soit éduqué:

Pour que le transport en public fonctionne bien, il ne doit pas être pris dans les embouteillages ! Et si les gens l’utilisaient davantage, il y aurait moins d’embouteillages. Les voies réservées pour les autobus ne sont pas toujours respectées par les automobilistes. Il faut y voir, et faire payer l’amende prévue pour les infractions. Et pourquoi il ne pourrait y avoir des voies réservées et des autobus express sur l’autoroute 40 ? Cela rendra service en offrant une autre option de transport, beaucoup moins couteux que le REM, aux banlieusards. 

http://ocpm.qc.ca/sites/ocpm.qc.ca/files/pdf/P-83/7.57_alison_hackney.pdf

Il y a déjà des voies réservées sur la 40 utilisées par les lignes express 419, 470, 485, 475 et 409. On voit que ça marche!

What these people don't understand is that reserved bus lanes end up ADDING to the congestion since those same buses have to enter the general road network somewhere.  

Why do they need consultations?  There have already been studies about it and a bunch of citizen-driven petitions.  

This can't be for real.  

The problem here is that the people who SUPPORT this are not being heard.  It's always the complainers who are heard more loudly.  

1 hour ago, nephersir7 said:

Who "allowed" you to say this?

Voicing opinions is one thing.  My opinion can't influence the outcome on a project that has broad-reaching societal ramifications.  But those with money can.  

Using lobbying money to undermine (or at least permanently delay) a key economic project for the benefit of unions, etc. is disgusting.  Period.  

This is why we can't have nice things.  Too many people are allowed to have their say.  

I've been pretty quiet in this thread but........

If I was still a resident on-island I would have voted for Plante solely for her stance on bringing the Expos back.  Instead of Codere's frothing-at-the-mouth fanboyism the whole situation needed a pragmatist.  After seeing countless cities spend over a billion dollars on handouts for an MLB team (or any professional franchise for that matter), its obvious the gravy train needs to stop.  

If that means the Expos remain a fond memory, then that's fine by me.