The question is valid. Beyond the excess of zeal, the arrogance and the obvious desire to harm restaurateurs and merchants, this story has become the last straw in the eyes of Montrealers.
Bad for his city
When Mme Sandra Ferreira said in tears that she felt bad for her city, she unwittingly became the spokesperson for many citizens who feel the same way, but who do not have the platform to express it.
The slow reaction of the City and its administration, which could have acted the day after the events to save the evenings of Saturday and Sunday, is the symptom of a paralyzed city, incapable of acting quickly, especially when it is at fault.
Emergency
The administration did not seem to have the will to quickly resolve the situation, did not perceive the urgency of the situation and the irreparable damage caused to restaurateurs and to the reputation of Montreal, and preferred to wait for the conclusions of a post-mortem instead. than to act to mitigate the consequences.
Of course, it was not Valérie Plante who intervened on Friday evening, but it was she who did not act on Saturday and Sunday. She was the one who apologized too late. It was she who defended the SIM’s decision until Monday. She is therefore responsible.
Fed up
The poorly planned construction sites, the installation of an injection and inhalation site near a primary school, the filth of the city, the war declared on the automobile are the result of an administration too far removed from the reality and concerns of ordinary people.
Yesterday, it was Luc Rabouin, president of the executive committee, who went to meet the restaurateurs to announce the measures taken as well as the suspension of the zealous agents. Why wasn’t it the mayor? What was more urgent for her to do than to be there and send a clear message not only to the public, but also to her own administration, that arrogance is not acceptable?
Valérie Plante has already been “the man for the job”, is she still?
