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Montreal Will Take Steps To End The Rampant Use Of Orange Cones Around Construction Sites

The days of navigating an endless maze of orange cones and gigantic roadwork signs in Montreal may be numbered. Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault announced on April 24 that city construction sites are about to get a makeover.

At the Strategic Forum on Transport Infrastructure, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, Guilbault shared new adjustments to signage standards that will take effect in June. The changes are aimed at reducing the impact of construction sites on downtown traffic.

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Quebec Is Ditching Its Plan For A New Highway Under The Saint Lawrence River

The highly anticipated "third link" tunnel project connecting Québec to Lévis is no longer prioritizing car lanes, according to the Journal de Québec and confirmed to MTL Blog by Minister of Transport Geneviève Guilbault's spokesperson Maxime Roy via email.

Guilbault is set to formally announce this shift in focus at a press conference on Thursday, Roy told MTL Blog. Initial plans for the third-link tunnel included three lanes in each direction stacked on top of each other in a two-level setup, with one lane in each direction reserved for electric buses, plus connections to Québec City's forthcoming tramway.

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Photos Show A Group Of Montreal Orange Cones In The Exact Same Spot Since 2007

Quebec Minister of Transport Geneviève Guilbault has vowed to "do better" after La Presse revealed officials have placed sets of downtown Montreal orange cones in the exact same spots for at least 15 years.

"Before we bring back more, I've asked the management of [Transports Québec] to identify all these [cone] storage locations and clean them up," the minister wrote on Twitter in response. "We all want mobility to be more fluid and user-friendly in Montreal."

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Jean Boulet, Who Said 80% Of Immigrants Don't Work, Will Still Be Quebec Labour Minister

Following a blowout victory in the Quebec election thanks, in part, to the province's first-past-the-post electoral system (which allowed the CAQ to claim 72% of National Assembly seats with 41% of the vote), François Legault has unveiled the next Quebec cabinet.

Jean Boulet notably returns as labour minister following his outcry-inducing claim in September that "80% of immigrants go to Montreal, do not work, do not speak French or do not adhere to the values of Quebec society."

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A Université Laval Job Posting That's Not Open To White Men Is Concerning Some Politicians

A Quebec university's job posting* that's not open to white men is troubling a few politicians. Calls for candidates for Canada Research Chair positions at the Université Laval in Quebec City are reserved for women, disabled people, Indigenous people, and people from visible minorities.

The university says the practice aligns with its Inclusion Action Plan.

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Québec Solidaire Daddy GND Is Now A Real-Life Dad & He Revealed His New Daughter's Name

Québec solidaire spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, affectionally dubbed GDN on the interwebs, is a new father. His first child with partner Maëlle was born on Sunday, February 27.

In an Instagram post on Wednesday, he revealed her name is Hélène Nadeau-Desjardins.

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Quebec Is Investigating Fake Vaccine Passports & Fraudsters Could Face Criminal Charges

Quebec's anti-corruption agency (UPAC) and the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) are currently investigating the production and use of fake vaccine passports throughout the province.

Minister of Public Security Geneviève Guilbault spoke on Radio-Canada's Tout Un Matin, revealing that the UPAC and SQ have 150 investigations in progress on cases of fraudulent vaccine passports. While she could not provide an exact number of false vaccine passports currently in circulation across Quebec, Guilbault stated that each file could potentially contain "several fakes or several people involved in fraudulent schemes."

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All Quebec Police Officers Will Now Have To Undergo Training To 'Counter' Racial Profiling

After five Quebec police officers were suspended after a video of a violent arrest was widely shared on social networks, the Quebec government announced on December 5 that "training to counter racism and racial and social profiling" would be implemented for all police officers in the province.

"The issue of racial and social profiling is a constant concern for the Ministry of Public Security and our police forces. Policing is a demanding profession and must be carried out to the highest standards of public service. The training of all our police officers will contribute to improving practices," said Geneviève Guilbault, Minister of Public Security.

This training will allow police officers to understand "the issues" they face "in a diverse society" and will allow them to better "situate the legal framework of police interventions with respect to human rights," the government's press release stated.

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Quebec Is Fighting Domestic Violence With New Tracking Bracelets That Send Police Alerts

Quebec is taking a new approach to the fight against domestic violence and femicides by introducing tracking bracelets designed to keep violent partners away from victims.

Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday, where she mentioned the troubling number of femicides in Quebec over the past year — an amount she said "traumatized" Quebecers.

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Quebec Is Officially Proposing A Law To Restrict Anti-Vax Protests At Schools & Hospitals

On Thursday, the Quebec government will introduce a new bill at the National Assembly to "regulate anti-vaccine demonstrations near our schools, daycares, hospitals and vaccination clinics," according to Premier François Legault.

"I understand that it is delicate to restrict the right to demonstrate, but frankly, there are limits," Legault wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday morning.

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Montreal & Quebec Police Will Team Up To Combat Gun Violence & Trafficking In Montreal

At a press conference on Wednesday, Mayor Valérie Plante and Deputy Premier Geneviève Guilbault announced a partnership between the provincial and municipal police forces to combat gun violence in Montreal and prevent firearms trafficking.

The response comes after three people were killed in a shooting at a Rivière-des-Prairies apartment building on Monday night. Two other victims were injured in the shooting.

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Legault & Plante Have Reacted To The Montreal Shooting That Left 3 People Dead

Political leaders in Quebec have spoken out about the shooting in Montreal on Monday, August 2. Three people were killed and two others were injured.

Premier François Legault and Minister of Public Security and Deputy Premier Geneviève Guilbault both referred to the incident as "worrying," while Mayor Valérie Plante added that "gun violence must stop."

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