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The new Mobilité Infra Québec agency, a historic step backwards for public transport
The creation of Mobilité Infra Québec has been described as a small revolution in the planning of major public transport projects. Above all, it is a subtle centralization initiative in…
In public transport, this is not a deficit
We hear a lot these days about the “deficit” of public transport companies, which would have to be eliminated by various means. This is, in my opinion, an inappropriate semantic…
Size of the federal public service | The lack of control of the federal government denounced
(Ottawa) The Conservative Party and the Bloc Québécois denounce the government’s lack of control over the continued increase in the number of federal civil servants and the use of consultants.…
Public transportation | Barely revealed, the Mobilité Infra Québec agency is causing concern
Barely filed, immediately denounced. The government’s bill creating Mobilité Infra Québec, this transport agency supposed to reduce project costs and deadlines, is already causing a lot of concern in the…
Minister Geneviève Guilbault tables Bill 61 creating a new agency for public transportation projects
The Minister of Transport, Geneviève Guilbault, tabled Bill 61 on Thursday creating Mobilité Infra Québec to land major public transport projects faster and at lower cost. The future agency will…
Decriminalization of drugs in public places | Ottawa allows British Columbia to reverse course
(Ottawa) Canada’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Ya’ara Saks, announced Tuesday that the federal government has accepted British Columbia’s request to reverse its three-year pilot project to decriminalize drugs…
“The NGOs were consulted beforehand by the French public authorities,” assures the deputy director general of Reporters Without Borders
Published on 07/05/2024 22:59 Video length: 4 min Xi Jinping’s visit to France: “NGOs were consulted beforehand by the French public authorities”, assures the deputy director general of Reporters Without…
Serial sperm donors | A “case of public health”, according to Dubé
(Quebec) Christian Dubé calls for the intervention of Public Health to better regulate artisanal sperm donation, after the revelations of Noovo Info on serial sperm donors. The families of these…
Geneviève Guilbault wants to resolve the deficits of public transport companies by the summer
The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Geneviève Guilbault, wishes to resolve the contentious issue of financing public transport for the year 2025 before the summer. At the end of…
“More than 300,000 taxpayers” have filed their tax returns via the mobile application, indicates the Director General of Public Finances
“More than 300,000 taxpayers” have made their income declaration via the mobile tax application, a tool available for the first time this year, indicates Amélie Verdier, Director General of Public…
Montreal Botanical Garden | Greenhouses closed to the public
The greenhouses of the Montreal Botanical Garden have been closed to the public since the beginning of the year and will remain so for months, indicated to The Press the…
Montreal public markets | The absence of composting denounced
” It’s horrible. It’s a lack of civility. We should be concerned about composting,” exclaims Angèle Deblois. Market regular Jean-Talon has just learned that there are no composting facilities in…
Creation of the Mobilité Infra Québec agency | Guilbault wants to control “the destiny of public transport”
(Quebec) Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault wants to “take control of the destiny of public transportation” and “centralize [sa] planning” with the creation of an “independent” agency. Mobilité Infra Québec will…
Public transport: Geneviève Guilbault wants more results from the ARTM
The Regional Metropolitan Transport Authority (ARTM) organizes “a lot of meetings” without delivering enough results, according to the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Geneviève Guilbault, who wants transport companies…
Minister Geneviève Guilbault and mayors will discuss the deficits of public transport companies on Monday
The Minister of Transport, Geneviève Guilbault, has summoned the mayors responsible for transport companies for a meeting which must take place on Monday. M’s press secretaryme Guilbault, Maxime Roy, confirmed…
back in business, Charles III is “doing well” and is impatient to resume his public activities
In the United Kingdom, King Charles III, still undergoing treatment for his cancer, is gradually resuming his public engagements. Published on 01/05/2024 09:42 Update on 05/01/2024 5:13 p.m. Reading time:…
Public schools | Drainville maintains existing mixed toilets, but prohibits new ones
(Quebec) Bernard Drainville officially prohibits school service centers from installing new mixed toilets and building them in new schools, but he will not touch the 301 buildings which to date…
Public transportation | Two researchers denounce Geneviève Guilbault’s approach
The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Geneviève Guilbault, demonstrates a “vision of the 1970s” with her approach to public transport, denounce two researchers from Polytechnique Montréal. Catherine Morency, holder…
a first public reappearance for Charles III
Published on 01/05/2024 12:01 Video length: 2 min United Kingdom: a first public reappearance for Charles III United Kingdom: a first public reappearance for Charles III (Franceinfo) Suffering from cancer,…
Oil giants have ‘misled the American public about their role in the climate crisis’ since ‘at least’ the 1960s, says report
“It is high time to hold “Big Oil” accountable for its campaign of deception,” asserts an American report from a commission of inquiry of elected Democratic officials published Tuesday. Published…