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Municipal elections and French language laws are a hot subject. But...the front and center issue are bike lanes. The outgoing administration, 2 time winner, has went bike lane crazy. Although very successful, as the video suggests, which is good, the mayor of Montreal also neglected to address and the automobile. She waged war on the automobile rather than make cars and bikes live together in harmony. Now these elections are all about automobile love and bike hate. Truth be told, Montreal businesses ARE suffering BECAUSE parking and getting around the city centers have been hijacked by bike paths. While the people living in those areas is great, people coming INTO the city with their cars cant do it and so by pass Montreal all toghether and find their entertainment and shopping needs in the suburbs. I like the idea of bicycles in the city, but not total obliteration of car driving either. Plus, all the city money available from the Provincial government went to construct these bike paths but NONE of it went to updating aging subterranean infrastructure (lots of aging pipes broke and flooding happened downtown and old Montreal etc.), repairing potholes and even having decent snow removal. Montreal issues.

Its inevitable. This admin along with several rich folk who do not want to pay their fair share in taxes want oligarchy and fascism for the US. If protests wont work, and they wont as that means a government cares for what its citizens wants and needs, then violent clashes will eventually happen if the citizens do not agree with their freedoms be taken away. And let us not be blind to the fact that yes indeed, American citizens' rights ARE taken away. Piece by piece ever so slowly. But its not as if the process is behind closed doors. Its WIDE open. Even Indigenous peoples are involved. And its THEIR land to begin with that Americans and Canadians play greedy with... But sadly, these protests will not work. It is by design from this admin to turn the country into a fascist country.

Arrested and detained for exercising a constitutional right to free speech. By ICE agents who's authority is not even legal but because fascism has started in the US. Antifa BTW...means anti-fascism Good luck to ya'll...

You (personally) might not understand how LIVID I am with MAGA, Trump and all this shyte going on down. You (personally) might not understand how MOST Canadians are LIVID with MAGA, Trump and all this shyte going on down. And (YOU) in general speak to mean Americans... But we are. (We) as in MOST Canadians. American media does NOT give you the facts. American media disguises what is happening between our countries but also masks what Trump and his administration has been doing to jeopardize and sabotage the Canadian economy. Also, American media also plays the victim card when Canadians lash out and call out Americans. To boot, American businesses, forget American Trump appointed politicians, real American businesses with real deal Americans shame blame Canadians for reacting the way we are in boycotting American products etc. American citizens were shocked when Canadians were booing the American national anthem during hockey games and were angered while IGNORING the fact that Trump was insulting OUR Prime Minister while ALSO threatening annexation. And I have @ccap41 also taking offense by that fact that I continue to bash Americans. Well...PHOQUE YOU!!! He has an avatar CONDONING HIS PHOQUING PRESIDENT'S WORDS. I CANT EXPRESS MY ANGER TOWARDS AMERICANS WHILE HE CAN INSULT MY PHOQUING EXISTANCE AS A SOVEREIGN CANADIAN???!!! Can you KNOW UNDERSTAND THE HYPOCRACY of YOUR phoquing people towards Canada and CANADIANS being LIVID???!!! We as Canadians decided to stop visiting Vermont, Vermont businesses want us back... But in their apologetic TV advertisements its just them complaining that they are going out iof business and want us back because our business dollars arent there anymore... New York State and California tourist adverts apologize for Trump's behaviour, but they too, NEED Canadian dollars because THAT is what the adverts say. They need Canadian money to stay afloat? Sorry but fix your phoquing problems. Canadians do not want to be arrested and detained... Yeah about that... Yes...Innocent Canadians have been detained. Your news does not cover those stories... Florida politicians and Kentucky whiskey distillers openly mocked Canadian money... Now that there is no Canadian money, these phoques now say that its not fair and Canadians are not playing nice. You guys have NO IDEA how livid we are. But forget how livid Canadians are. I know there are protests against Trump. But its not enough. TOO many Americans are still passive on what is going on. And THAT makes me even MORE livid... I apologize about my insulting you (personally) and others that are not in the category that I have been pissed at. When I say phoquing Americans this and phoquing Americans that, do not include yourselves then. But you REALLY have to understand the severity of US/Canada relations. Its not just about losing the Jeep production in the Ontario factory and Canadians losing jobs at stake. Its severe as it is. But IMPLICATIONS of Trump saying he wants to destroy Canada's economy (yes, he REALLY did say it like that) so that Canada will become the 51st is..is... well...war. My swearing and calling you phoque this and phoque that is quite phoquing mild as to what your president has done. It has also caused MAGA mad enough to want to try and put American soldiers on Canadian soil. And no, it aint just tik tok red necks that say this. Red State politicians want American soldiers on Canadian soil... Thank you. I will. But if I get triggered somewhere somehow. Please allow for me to rant. I do have hatred for some Americans. But that pains me. I also use STRONG language to put fire in YOUR asses so you guys COULD fight fascism in YOUR country. Its self serving as like I said, YOUR shyte might come into MY country if YOU guys do NOT fight it in YOUR country fast enough...

And you could laugh at this as well...thinking that the US is not falling has fallen. Be angry at me because I choose to inform you while calling you dumb because you REFUSE to see the shyte all on your own. https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-debbie-brockman-wgn-employee-detained-federal-agents-lincoln-square-says-she-did-nothing-wrong/18007191/ https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/14/wgn-employee-hires-lawyer-after-being-violently-assaulted-by-immigration-officers/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/us/wgn-employee-detained-debbie-brockman

Hmmmm... questionable. Yes. Of course. What have I been saying all this phoquing time???!!! That American and Canadian economies have been intertwined for as long as it HAS been. Since the US became a country. Since 1812. Since even BEFORE when North American indigenous people actually owned the lands and did trading with themselves. Why do you think I mentioned the Edmund Fitzgerald with the CSL Niagara and Tadousac??? Do I have to SPELL it out for you???!!! And COUNTLESS of OTHER little facts here and there. When I say that CANADIAN IRON ORE was shipped to Detroit for DIRT CHEAP and Detroit built cars for the US and Canada with factories in the US AND Canada... Same thing with the trees. Yeah...well... debatable. if I have to spell it out, David. And quite frankly, if you or any other dumb American did NOT know.. its PHOQUING nerve wracking when talking to Americans, they DO leave out the IMPORTANCE of CANADA within North America. And I bet its DOUBLY frustrating to MEXICANS when even CANADIANS dont mention what MEXICO brings to the table when it comes to the North American economy... Well yeah. But...Americans LEARN from Canada too? Or is it American greatness and that phoquing ego of your people that does not allow for Canada to actually be good at something... A Canadian engineered and produced airplane... Blackberry is a Canadian Company So is Multimatic...where Ford built the Ford GT and now the Mustang GTD... Yes...thank-you for an acknowledgement. Again...questionable. You are getting angry at a poster for shoving it in your face. But Im just a nobody on the internet. GET ANGRY AT WHO IS CAUSING YOUR WORLD TO BE UPSIDE DOWN. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!! BECAUSE YOUR COUNTRY'S DOWNFALL ALSO MEANS MY COUNTRY'S DOWNFALL AS WELL BECAUSE OF MAGA. And the kicker, YOUR PRESIDENT HAS DECLARED WAR ON MY COUNTRY ON TOP OF ALL THAT SHYTE... What is it that YOU phoques guys do NOT understand by all of this???!!! Its NOT just hapenning to you in YOUR country, SHYTE MAY ALSO HAPPEN TO MINE AS WELL. CANADA is DE-COUPLING from the US JUST to be protected ECONOMICALLY. BUT...there MIGHT be a PHYSICAL war to happen... DO YOU UNDERSTAND???!!! This is NOT in some foreign land somewhere. In an African blood diamond setting or in the Middle East. THIS is in AMERICA. Canada might be next? If your loser President feels comfortable in pointing guns at CIVILIANS in YOUR country? Do NOT give me ILLEGALS!!! Democratic countries DO NOT resolve issues with VIOLENCE... And? As a Canadian, Im allowed to give you my opinion. As a human as well. BUT...since you want to throw American shyte towards me... My dad's doggy tags. Left: Canadian army during WW2. Right: American Army Airforce during the Korean War. I am not exactly an American citizen. I could be one if I enacted upon becoming one.

Well...yeah about the forestry. Plus Canada has forests that have been untouched since the dawn of time and trees that have been left to grow for hundreds if not thousands of years, the wood is as strong as Paul Bunyan himself... THIS is a VERY big reason why CANADIAN lumber is sooooooo coveted by American and Canadian wood builders. Couple that with the fact that these forests could swallow SEVERAL US States in them... Also add to the fact that Canadians deforest with the LOWEST rates of any other country in the world AND our logging is as efficient as it could be making Canadian lumber as cheap as it could be benefitting YOU dumb Americans the MOST without tariffs... Sure American lumber companies dont benefit...but simply put, US lumbar companies do not have the phoquing resources...ie the phoquing trees, to phoquing compete. But I guess...uneducated and misinformed moronic Americans will always fall for snake oil salesmen ignoring the fact that ALL phoquing Americans BENEFIT from CHEAP PHOQUING CANADIAN LUMBER!!! At least Katy Perry understands the benefits of Canadian wood!!!

As far as politics go, the US still sucks! Phoque the US. The US is too stupid to understand the little things, let alone the BIIIIG things in life. ALWAYS shooting themselves in the foot. Literally too. https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/58206/ten-years-later-how-plaxico-burress-shooting-unraveled-nfls-best-team I am embarrassed by being on the same continent as you American phoques.

It would be quite foolish to do a Canada/US fight with hockey. 1. Although there are more American teams in the NHL, always has been, the American population is greater than Canadian. 10 times more greater, the NHL STILL is predominantly Canadian born players. Approx 42% in 2025 versus the approx 30% of American players. 2. The best of the NHL players ARE Canadian. While other nations may have a prolific player here and there, like an Ovechkin, Russian, who happens to be the GOAT in goal scoring as of last year, or a Lane Hutson, a rookie American defenseman playing for Montreal who is poised to be one of the best defenseman in the NHL in his time eventually, consistently the best players ARE from Canada. While the Stanley Cup will probably be awarded to an American team again this year, the best player, the Captain of the team and the coaches are probably going to be ALL Canadian not to mention that the make-up of the team WILL be Canadian majority by a % of at LEAST 50%. The rest of the team will be a hodge podge of other nations. A couple of Nordic Europeans, a couple of Russians and a couple of Americans. Baseball...baseball is a sport to make fun of Canada with. Basketball too. Although there are quite a few Canadians that are shining in the NBA. Talk is that Montreal is in the talks of getting a NBA team. It helped that 2 prominent players on opposing teams in the finals were from Montreal. Make fun of Montreal and/or Canada that we cant support any other sport other than hockey. Its fair. Make fun of Toronto ALL you want. I will probably join you. But to try to get my goat on hockey will never work... PS. Jim Montgomery is from Montreal. He went to my high school. Or I went to his as he is a couple of years older than I. I probably saw him in the hallways, but I do not remember him. I played on the high school hockey team. He did not. He probably wasnt interested as he played for city leagues. I did not.

GOALTENDERS #50 Jordan Binnington (G) 32 1993 Richmond Hill, ON, CAN 6'2" 172 L 26/27 $6,000,000 #30 Joel Hofer (G) 25 2000 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'5" 179 L 26/27 $3,400,000 DEFENSEMEN #6 Philip Broberg (D) 24 2001 Örebro, SWE 6'3" 198 L 25/26 $4,580,917 #72 Justin Faulk (D) 33 1992 South St. Paul, MN, USA 6'0" 216 R 26/27 $6,500,000 #17 Cam Fowler (D) 33 1991 Windsor, ON, CAN 6'2" 209 L 28/29 $6,500,000 #51 Matt Kessel (D) 25 2000 Scottsdale, AZ, USA 6'3" 203 R 25/26 $800,000 #23 Logan Mailloux (D) 22 2003 Belle River, ON, CAN 6'3" 212 R 25/26 $875,000 #55 Colton Parayko (D)"A" 32 1993 St. Albert, AB, CAN 6'6" 229 R 29/30 $6,500,000 #75 Tyler Tucker (D) 25 2000 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 6'2" 205 L 26/27 $925,000 FORWARDS #77 Nick Bjugstad (C/RW) 33 1992 Blaine, MN, USA 6'6" 205 R 26/27 $1,750,000 #89 Pavel Buchnevich (W/C) 30 1995 Cherepovets, RUS 6'1" 196 L 30/31 $8,000,000 #81 Dylan Holloway (W/C) 24 2001 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'1" 205 L 25/26 $2,290,457 #71 Mathieu Joseph (RW/LW) 28 1997 Laval, QC, CAN 6'1" 190 L 25/26 $2,950,000 #25 Jordan Kyrou (C/RW) 27 1998 Toronto, ON, CAN 6'1" 196 R 30/31 $8,125,000 #63 Jake Neighbours (LW/RW) 23 2002 Airdrie, AB, CAN 6'0" 201 L 26/27 $3,750,000 #10 Brayden Schenn (C/W)"C" 34 1991 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 6'1" 201 L 27/28 $6,500,000 #21 Jimmy Snuggerud (RW) 21 2004 Chaska, MN, USA 6'2" 187 R 26/27 $950,000 #70 Oskar Sundqvist (C/RW) 31 1994 Boden, SWE 6'3" 220 R 25/26 $1,500,000 #22 Pius Suter (C/W) 29 1996 Wallisellen, SUI 5'11" 174 L 26/27 $4,125,000 #9 Alexandre Texier (C/LW) 26 1999 Grenoble, FRA 6'1" 194 L 25/26 $2,100,000 #18 Robert Thomas (C/RW)"A" 26 1999 Aurora, ON, CAN 6'0" 187 R 30/31 $8,125,000 #13 Alexei Toropchenko (RW/LW) 26 1999 Moskva, RUS 6'6" 223 L 25/26 $1,700,000 #26 Nathan Walker (LW/RW) 31 1994 Cardiff, GBR 5'9" 187 L 27/28 $775,000 Position: G: 2, D: 7, F: 14Av Age: 27.83 yearsAv Ht: 6'2"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams » Total Cap Hit: $94,874,849 Cap data powered by 2025-2026 St. Louis Blues Staff Head CoachJim Montgomery Asst. Video CoachRyan Stacey Team Staff History 2025-2026 St. Louis Blues Captains "C" Brayden Schenn "A" Colton Parayko Robert Thomas

2 mines. Both ventures are about mining these rare earth metals on US territory. One in Nevada and the other in Alaska. It is more of a threat on the way the US is treating Canada like an enemy for an ENEMY Canadian company of the US to mine US rare earth metals which will be owned by ENEMY Canadian ownership. THIS way, the US government is SLEEPING with the enemy in having a small but somewhat of a control in 5% and 10% stake. One is a 5% stake https://globalnews.ca/news/11467110/trump-alaska-mining-road-critical-minerals-trilogy-metals/ The U.S. government said last week it is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, another Canadian company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a 5% equity stake in the company and a 5% stake in the Thacker Pass lithium mining project, a joint venture with General Motors. and the other is 10% stake. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/us-government-to-take-10-stake-in-canadian-mining-company-trilogy-metals/ Vancouver-based Trilogy Metals Inc. says the U.S. government will take a 10-per-cent stake in the mineral exploration company, which has mining interests in Alaska that Washington wants to see developed. This is actually more of an economical harm and an eventual capitulation.

I could see one of those going bankrupt and gone within the decade without any other company picking them up. Probably Ford. At least GM has EV development on par to the best of the best in the world, which now would be from China. I read somewheres that GM has 800V platform ready to go in China but will not release that here in North America for various reasons. But in the long term of things concerning the global temperature around the US and how it conducts itself on the world stage, and from within, I dont think that an 800V platform will protect GM from the inevitable downfall that is to come BECAUSE of what is happening. Ford started this stackable EV platform network thing just a tad too late. I dont think Ford makes the cut. The F-150 has gotten to be too expensive for an average Joe to buy that if and when the US economy collapses, F-150 sales will mean jack shyte. Its only in North America where full sized pick-ups mean a damned thing. I dont think when the US economy has tanked that full sized pick up truck sales will be all that important to any OEM. Lets say Canada drops its Chinese EV tariffs and China floods the Canadian market and Canadians just outright gorges on Chinese EVs, the sales from Canada that GM and Ford make will be DEVASTATING to Detroit. Ouur GM and Ford factories will close for sure. But...the SUPPLY chains will also falter for GM and Ford from Canada... Maybe Canada brokers a deal for Chinese OEMs to take over former GM and Ford factories? Maybe Chinese OEMs construct new ones? Maybe China says no to that. Canada could also go to Stellantis and Mercedes/BMW/VAG and possiby Peugeot/Renault? Mexico and Canada do not have tariffs on cars being built in Canada or Mexico... This is a mess ANYWAY you slices it.

On another note... The Toronto Blue Jays are getting their asses kicked by the Mariners. Game is still on and the MAriners are winning 10-3 bottom of the 7th. Not a pretty site. As much as I am all about Elbows up and would have liked to see the Blue Jays kick some Yankee ass, which they did, literally kick Yankee ass En Espagnol As a Montrealer, and an Expos fan, I can also find some joy in this ass kicking on the Blue Jays. The song is catchy as phoque!!! Go Blue Jays! Oh... Lets plug something about Montreal to change the vibe. Like I promised. Proud to be from Montreal!

Maybe the cheery song might take the sting out of your reality of how shytty your country has become...

Urban hiking in Montreal is awesome. Lots of locals bitch about our bike paths. And to a certain degree, they would be correct as bike paths have taken over. And as an automobilist in Montreal...yeah. BUT...what most automobilists in Montreal have failed to realize that the people, the young families that CHOSE to ACTUALLY LIVE in the city centers ENJOY those bike paths. The safety and the ease of biking anywheres in the city centers with their KIDS enjoying the OUTDOORS. Montreal was ALWAYS a walkable city until the cars invaded. The walkable and bike-able paths fought back to re-acquire what was rightfully theirs before the automobile made its appearance. And this is not even on the mountain. The mountain has its own natural preserved beauty. This is in Anjou. A burrough to the north east of the island.

OK...the first post that Ill make to turn it around. Montreal has allocated I dont know how many more billions to fix the Olympic Stadium's roof once again. It is cheaper to spend billions than to tear it down. And at this point, the Olympic Stadium, for better or worse, symbolises Montreal. The architecture that is both beautiful and unique but arrogant and self serving and corrupt. This stadium is part of Montreal's fabric whether we as Montrealers like it or not. So might as well embrace it. Love it and live with it. Show case it the way we showcase other Montreal beauty. It is the start of the renovation project. Beautiful photography. Enjoy.

Montreal is cool. But all the enlightened Americans know that already. Its useless for me to state how wonderful Montreal is, its to deaf ears. Why? Miserable Americans themselves do not know how cool their own country USED to be. When America actually meant for something, let alone for them to give a shyte about Montreal. My life is great. Thanks for the encouragement. Nobody on here (certain posters) gives a shyte for that though. So...they get a dose of American reality instead. Believe me, I know how lucky I am to be living where I am. Montreal has got its problems. We are on civic elections shortly and the shortcomings of Montreal, and the Province itself (language laws again) is front and center which will spill unto the Provincial elections next year. Or the next. I now MORE about American politics at this juncture than of my own backyard... Canadians are rallying ALL by themselves to boycott ANYTHING America. It is quite the contrast of decades past to where Canadians are THAT much united. However, Quebec politics of language and Quebec culture and the protection of has crept in in these elections and are about to open old wounds DESPITE how much Quebecois are united with the rest of Canada. Our politicians. whether its Maple Maga, or Quebec culture protectionists, or Albertan, play by the Trump political playbook...

Make that book with me riding on Pegasus holding the lifeless head of Charlie Kirk as a stand in for Medusa flying high right beside Trump (as a stand in for the windmill and the Kraken) and dead Charlie's stare is turning the Maga world into stone and you got me.

There are no imaginary beasts with that dude you just quoted. The windmills are real with him and the other dude form Saint Louis. Sorry that you are in the crosshairs.