
Two petitions worth signing
Last week 23 officially bilingual municipalities across Quebec, led by Cote Saint-Luc, launched a lawsuit challenging several aspects of Bill 96 that affect municipalities.
Last week 23 officially bilingual municipalities across Quebec, led by Cote Saint-Luc, launched a lawsuit challenging several aspects of Bill 96 that affect municipalities.
When I first heard about the being “woke,” I laughed. It was so stupid, so juvenile, so self-righteous. How could people fall for this nonsense? Surely, clear thinking people would see through the absurdities. Well, I was wrong.
When one considers what Japan did in World War II, one might wonder how I can even suggest that Japan is the most civilized country in the world. Nevertheless, having just returned from a little over three weeks there, it is certainly the impression that I am left with.
This Friday at least 306 residents must come out and sign the Register at the Hampstead Community Centre 30 Lyncroft between 9 am and 7 pm. Otherwise, the by-law will pass with no further council votes and Old Hampstead will be changed forever.
In April, 2021 the Hampstead council passed a draft by-law to raise the FSI (a measure of house volume) from .52 to .80 in Old Hampstead. That is a dramatic 54% increase. That would be bad enough but the true effect will be a doubling and tripling in the size of homes in Old Hampstead.
Politicians of all stripes are weighing in on the Roxham Road immigrant/refugee “problem” and there is push back from various organizations who feel bad for the refugees. Both sides are using half truths to make their cases.
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