“A terribly outdated venue far removed from the downtown core.”
Here we are spending what I bet will end up being $1 billion on a roof for a stadium that has been nothing but a financial catastrophe since Day 1.
Parc olympique vice-president Nadir Guenfoud says “we can’t afford to get it wrong for a third time” — but I don’t see what difference that makes. With no sports teams using the venue, Guenfoud is hoping for generational acts like Taylor Swift to fill the stadium. Seriously?
It is a terribly outdated venue far removed from the downtown core, and I believe the roof project is irresponsible and an insult to taxpayers.
David van der Walde, N.D.G.
Give us solutions, not platitudes
Using a term popularized by TikTok, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland describes the economy as going through a “vibecession” — in other words, Canadians’ perception is wrong and the economy is actually healthy.
Meanwhile, she paradoxically promotes an “inflation relief” GST holiday as a response to years of economic turmoil.
For many young Canadians, the GST holiday feels more like a slap in the face — a reminder we have no real disposable income to spend on gifts and alcohol.
Every dollar we earn must be saved if we want even a faint hope of affording a home someday. That’s assuming there’s any money left to save after paying skyrocketing rents.
For the young Canadians who own homes, disposable income is equally scarce, burdened as they are by over-leveraged mortgages. Meanwhile, wages have stagnated.
When politicians insist the economy is thriving, I feel they’re not just out of touch — they’re actively gaslighting us.
We don’t want hollow platitudes or token gestures. We need real action: housing policies that achieve affordability, and wages that reflect the cost of living.
The longer our leaders cling to their narrative of economic success, the more they erode their credibility.
Elisha Krauss, Plateau-Mont-Royal
Congrats, in all three languages
Congratulations to the John Abbott students (and teachers) for participating in the judging of a prestigious literary prize in France.
We note the deafening silence from Quebec politicians on the subject. One wonders what the reaction would have been to a French school participating.
I also find it interesting that the story features Andrea Sanchez Benitez, who is trilingual and fluent in French and who speaks Spanish at home.
As we know, for the Coalition Avenir Québec government and other language hawks, a key benchmark for the health of French is the language spoken at home. On this logic, Sanchez Benitez would be part of the problem when in fact she is part of the solution and can be a great contributor to our province.
Brian Burke, Montreal West
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