Port czar Patrice Pelletier has an ambitious scheme to massively ramp up throughput at the port of Montreal, which will bring financial benefits to the city but also environmental problems as more trucks and trains pass through town.

Pelletier should also commit to cleaning up the toxic spill of paraxylene that lingers in the port since an incident in 2003. As port activity grows, the city has to know that there are emergency measures in place to deal with mishaps and incidents that could endanger the populace. posted at 08:18