“Calèche” industry was long intertwined with defunct harness track, start of the Premarin industry, horse slaughter, and a notorious glue factory MONTREAL, Quebec––The last vehicle-pulling horses in Montreal, Quebec, are to be off the streets before sunset on December 31, 2019––an hour which, as this article is posted, has already come and gone. “Far […]
How the Pit Bull Federation of South Africa views Galunker
by Barbara Kay [Montreal resident Barbara Kay is a columnist for The National Post, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.] On November 5, Montreal’s mayoral election produced a surprise upset, and by a significant margin, for incumbent Denis Coderre. The new mayor, Valérie Plante, is a relative newcomer to urban politics. Plante is a genuinely nice individual, […]
Montreal pit bull ban likely to fall after upset mayoral defeat
Proposed provincial pit bull ban introduced in April 2017 remains pending MONTREAL, Quebec––The November 6, 2017 upset defeat of incumbent Montreal mayor Denis Coderre by challenger Valerie Plante is “A devastating loss to the people of Montreal and victims of pit bull attacks everywhere,” the victim advocacy organization National Pit Bull Victim Awareness predicts, […]