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@NoLore You didn't say it, but it's one of the obvious options. I suppose there could be a kind of free taxi service for seniors, but it would be a hard sell.

@MTLCity Where did I say that the solution is to have family to drive them around?

An 81 year old woman was run over by her own car as she tried to pay for hospital parking today. Which begs the question: 1. why do we charge for hospital parking? 2. why are people older than 80 being forced to drive everywhere?

The vast majority of Quebecers (84%) have a negative opinion of Elon Musk. Musk is literally as unpopular here as Donald Trump. Even on the rare chance that Quebecers actually agree with his opinion, we absolutely don’t give a fuck about anything he has to say. ⚜️

@ToulasTake So much.

I care about Elon Musk’s take on the Air Canada-Michael Rousseau mess as much as I care about Elon Musk’s take on pretty much anything else.

@CTVMontreal Why should we care what Musk says about this?

‘That’s crazy’ Elon Musk weighs in on Air Canada CEO resignation, French-language laws ctvnews.ca/montreal/artic…

Hey @MTL_Ville, if you’re going to release something about how you want to create “cohabitation” with the city’s nightlife, maybe don’t use words like “noise pollution” to describe the sounds coming out of our venues.

@ToulasTake I bet Cohen didn't write "Montréal"

Like every year, I quote Leonard Cohen when spring arrives in Montreal. ❤️

@EmberExplores We used to joke that there should just be a custom Duolingo style app for Quebec, but you know it would be terrible, take 10 years to make, come in $1BN over budget and be designed by the mob.

Montrealers will really say, one day later, 'It's not so bad, winter's almost over' meanwhile the whole city looks like this.

@mtlgazette "A public consultation was held in mid-February, though no residents attended."

Montreal cemetery considering 'immersive' nighttime tours to boost revenue montrealgazette.com/business/local…

@journalmetro C'est le chevalier lui-même?

Le Québec interdit la pêche du chevalier cuivré, une espèce menacée, afin de préserver sa survie dans toutes les zones de pêche. #ProtectionDesEspèces journalmetro.com/actualites/321…

@DropAPinShow Kinshasa

What French-speaking city has the highest population?

@ToulasTake Someone really needs to sit Drainville et all down and tell them look, headscarves on a small minority of women does not mean that the Grande Noirceur is coming back.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, there will come a time in history when Quebecers will cringe at this legislation.

Canada should help Cuba.

@ToulasTake I haven't been a fan of hers, but she's right about this.

"We brought those people to us because we needed them. And they left everything behind to buy a home, have kids here, work here, make their lives here." Reinstating PEQ for immigrants would be 'keeping our word': Montreal mayor | Montreal Gazette montrealgazette.com/news/montreal-…

@NoLore Talk to Daraja Press. It's in their wheelhouse.

Sometimes I think about how my book pitch on fascism in Canada like 2 or 3 years ago was passed on by all the major publishers.

Montreal police paid $1.8 million to purchase AI video analysis software last year, but refused to name the specific software or company. A student newspaper, The Concordian, did the digging. It's iMotion ROC, a product with scary capabilities.

@CTVMontreal She should kill off the whole damn thing.

Quebec constitution: Fréchette could remove article on abortion if she wins CAQ leadership ctvnews.ca/montreal/artic…

@MTL_Ville Link est brisé

En cette semaine de relâche, Montréal fourmille d'activités. C'est le moment d'en profiter! beta.montreal.ca/actualites/rel…

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.