Robert Libman owes me 320 hours of my life
Of all the proposed infrastructure projects, none would have a biggest impact on my commute than linking the two halves of Cavendish Boulevard. For the past 8 years, I have lived in Pierrefonds and worked at the tip of Royalmount avenue. This means that there is no other option for me than to go through this urban abomination that is the juncture between Cote de Liesse and the Decarie Exchangeway. Adding an extra ten minutes to each trip (a very generous assumption) adds up to 320 hours over 8 years.
Before “one island, one city”, the strongest opposition to the project came from residents of C
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According to this article you may find that Cavendish glitch in your commute is the least of your worries. If I were you, I’d look for a place in town and stop smogging up the city with your gas guzzler.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7203633
While I do think Kim has a point, Libman’s opposition to the project is a perfect example of the “pas dans ma cour” syndrome. Suburbanites fighting each other, sort of.
Re the removal of the photos in the library: Unfortunately,I read about it after the fact and I regret not seeing the exhibit. This is not the first time that our CSL Mayor Robert Libman has done foolish things and I would be surprised if he is re-elected. He is still trying to get over the public distaste of a) his opposition to demerging the suburb from Montreal and b) his support for the building of an orthodox synagogue in a central place - both of which were soundly defeated.
This time he is ostensibly guilty of submitting to the wishes of someone who could not stand to see the Kazemi photos depicting the plight of Palestinians in Israel. In causing the photos to be removed, his conclusion that “in the future, such politically charged work won’t be displayed at the library” goes beyond the offense to the memory of a courageous photographer as it reveals both his lack of judgment and his readiness to impose artistic censorship on the community. Library officials should have fought him on this..Sam