The Charbonneau commission, recently given full powers to delve into corruption and collusion in Quebec’s construction industry, will hold most of its sessions in Montreal.
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Praise and success for the Riopelle exhibit at the Maison du Festival de Jazz, which continues till Christmas Eve.
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French comic Anne Roumanoff gives us her take on Montreal in Figaro Madame – I don’t know anything about her except from this incomparable piece about Montreal French by Maciej Ceglowski – she likes it, even the Jean Coutu and Dollarama. Also today a beautifully detailed description of the city from an Algerian writer who really must learn to paragraph more often. “Ville du rayonnement culturel et scientifique” – not so much about the spas and shopping.
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The indignés are emulating their brothers in… Saint-Léonard? Yes, they’re putting up Tempos as an alternative to the more solid wooden structures the city asked them not to install. But instead of sheltering cars, these will protect food supplies and offer shelter to human beings.
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Moisson Montréal, which calls itself Canada’s largest food bank, is facing a thin Christmas this year as only a fraction of the usual number of businesses have offered to chip in.
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Christopher De Wolf singles out some of Alfred Bohn’s best photos of Montreal in the 1950s on Urbanphoto. The impression is like seeing a picture of a young woman in garish clothes and a big hat who happens to be your mother.
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Shawn
These are great. What a style.
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If you’ve never been, check out the archive center on the 3rd floor of the Maison du Jazz. It’s a great place to chill out and browse some concert videos.