http://www.boulosblog.com I want to hear from you Montreal Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:17:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I originally began writing this post as a sort of greeting card to my readers (insert the sound of crickets chirping here). But after writing the usual Hallmark-style intro, and reminiscing about the year that was, I realized that I wasn’t really buying my kitschy holiday message! So I deleted it ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/12/242/ Well, it has been a while since my last blog post. I have had more than 3 weeks to think about the election, the outcome and what I could have done differently. And before I begin, rest assured…this is not going to be a “sour grapes” rant about why I ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/11/lessons-learned/ My fellow Montrealers…this indeed is it. With Election Day around the corner, only one thing remains to be said…thank you. Thank you to my family for your understanding, patience and undying support over the past few months; your love and encouragement have been a real inspiration. Thank you to all my outstanding ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/10/this-is-it%e2%80%a6/ Well, it’s just about that time...this Sunday October 25th is the advanced poll. To fulfill a promise I made a while back, today’s blog post is a personal and very brief overview of the 3 main municipal political parties’ platforms. Although I am running as an independent candidate for city ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/10/time-to-vote/ Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I know I’m a day late, but it's still worth saying. We're past the half-way point in the electoral campaign - only 19 days till the big day! I've been keeping quite busy, attending neighborhood meetings and going door-to-door to meet my constituents. My exchanges with the residents ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/10/this-is-our-home-we-live-here/ This weekend the Tremblay administration promised $21 M a year over the next four years for park improvement, protection and wireless internet service. I won't get into how ironic I find it that this promise was also made in 2005, only to be "revised" after the election (actually, funding to ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/10/decisions-decisions%e2%80%a6/ There has been a lot of talk about some of the provisions contained within the controversial Bill 22. So I thought, before arriving at Election Day, I should clarify exactly what this Bill entails. Bill 22 is the provincial government’s mechanism for making changes to Montreal’s charter. And one of ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/09/bill-22/ Today is car free day in downtown Montreal, this is an annual tradition that started seven years ago, and is sponsored by the AMT (Agence métropolitaine de transport) to promote the use of public transportation from the suburbs. How can anyone be against such an initiative? I think it’s a ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/09/a-day-free-of-cars%e2%80%a6/ Green is good for business If you’ve been reading my blog then you know that I often promote a sustainable urban structure; and if you’ve been reading the news, watching TV or just breathing, in the past decade, you know that I’m not alone in doing so. I heard a comment not ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/09/green-is-good-for-business/ There was an article in last weekend's Gazette about McGill students and community associations working together to clean up their neighbourhood and to improve relations between students and other residents (McGill students get their hands dirty: by Monique Muise). Students do get a bad rap for being litterers, loiterers and public ... http://www.boulosblog.com/2009/09/community-clean-up/