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Studies for the Quebec portion of the Gatineau tramway are already “budgeted,” says Ottawa
Studies on the Quebec part of the Gatineau tramway are already “budgeted” by the federal government, assures the Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez. “For Quebec studies, [il] is reserved, we…
No funds for the Gatineau tramway in the federal budget
A blow to Gatineau residents: no funding for the tramway is planned in the 2024 federal budget. The Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, had nevertheless confirmed less than a month…
The tramway, more efficient than a light metro in eastern Montreal, according to a study
A tramway in eastern Montreal, in addition to being much less expensive than an automatic light metro, would be advantageous for users in terms of travel time. This is the…
Quebec and Chaudière-Appalaches | The government launches a public consultation on the third link and the tramway
Quebec is officially launching its public consultation on mobility in the Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, with the main objective of surveying the population on the third link and tramway projects. However,…
Tramway in eastern Montreal | Plante does not fear the same outcome as in Quebec
Valérie Plante does not fear replaying in the same film as in Quebec, even if it is a tramway which will ultimately be recommended to the Legault government to replace…
The REM and the Quebec tramway will have marked the year of the Caisse
For the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the year 2023 was the year when the REM and the Quebec tramway took precedence, in the public space, over its…
Suspicion of manipulation surrounding the presentation of a survey on support for the Quebec tramway
The latest survey commissioned by the City of Quebec on the subject of the tramway continues to generate ink, one month after its presentation. A series of emails, exchanged ahead…
Quebec Tramway | Mayor Marchand’s office directed the presentation of a survey
(Quebec) The Quebec mayor’s office oriented the presentation of a recent survey on the tram project in such a way as to inflate the appearance of support for the project,…
Lachine tramway project | Valérie Plante requests a resumption of the process
The mayor of Montreal said she was “very concerned” to have learned of the suspension of public consultations on the tramway project in Lachine, information revealed by The Press last…
Laval University calls for the rapid return of the tramway to the government’s pipeline
Three weeks after the Quebec City tramway was put on hold by the CAQ government, Laval University still refuses to talk about it in the past tense. In a letter…
Tramway and 3rd link: a failure for Quebec
Making something new out of something old, while achieving a budgetary miracle of biblical caliber. Published at 12:58 a.m. Updated at 6:00 a.m. This is a bit, a lot, the…
Tramway: the CAQ wants to develop the CDPQ’s mandate with the City
The Legault government wishes to involve the City of Quebec in the development of the official mandate which will be entrusted to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec…
QS and the PQ want to know: Since when has the CAQ been discussing the tramway with the CDPQ?
Québec solidaire and the Parti Québécois want to know since when the CAQ has been discussing the Quebec tramway project with the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ),…
The decision to send the Quebec tramway file back to the analysis stage is an aberration
What is the vision that governs public transport infrastructure projects in Quebec? In this matter, the extent of disorder and incoherence is infinite. The latest decision by François Legault’s government…
The CAQ dreams of “ambition” in Quebec at a time when its results come under criticism due to the abandonment of the tramway
Two days after the resounding cancellation of the Quebec City tramway, the government invited Mayor Bruno Marchand on Friday to applaud a new dream: the launch, next week, of a…
Quebec Tramway | Already 527 million invested
(Quebec) The City of Quebec and the governments have already invested $527 million in the tramway project, revealed Bruno Marchand on Thursday. The mayor also indicated that he had no…
Quebec City Tramway: It’s up to the government to pick up the pieces, says Mayor Marchand
The government has pulled the rug out from under the City of Quebec and its tramway: it is now up to it to clean up the mess. On Thursday, the…
Quebec Tramway | The project victim of an “attempted sabotage”, according to Duclos
(Quebec) The federal MP for Quebec does not mince his words in the face of the about-face announced Wednesday evening by the Legault government in the matter of public transport…
Quebec Tramway | Legault takes over the project and entrusts it to the Caisse de dépôt
(Quebec) Faced with the explosion in costs of the capital’s tramway project, the Legault government takes the file out of the hands of Bruno Marchand and asks the Caisse de…
The Legault government entrusts the Quebec tramway to the Caisse de dépôt
Faced with an explosion in costs and the unpopularity of the project, François Legault will remove the tramway from the hands of the City of Quebec and will instead entrust…