The Westmount examiner, 1 février 2001, jeudi 1 février 2001

[" Canadian Publication no: 1375822 WHEALY Vol.66, No.4 - Thursday, February 1st, 2001 * www.westmountexaminer.com« (514) 484-5610 + 9,800 copies i [RYE EE i COOL RECEPTION AWAITS BOURQUE IN WESTMOUNT Martin C.Barry PP in.the welcome mats, Westmounters\u2014 Montreal Mayor Pierre Bourque will be paying us a visit.Following the passage of Quebec\u2019s Bill 170 in December, Bourque is touring Montreal Island's suburbs, trying to convince residents to hop aboard his \u2018One Island, One City\u2019 bandwagon.He will be making a stop here in March.40005814 4160 St.Westmount MAKING ALL OF WESTMOUNT YOUR HOME 6 reg.1 Try our delicious hot chocolate or cappucino PLUS MANY MORE IN-HOUSE SURPRISE SPECIALS ; > We carry a wide variety of specialty bagels sa \u201cThe one place where he\u2019ll be the least welcome is Westmount,\u201d Mayor Peter Trent said this week.\u201cThere\u2019ll be no welcome mat rolled out for him, that\u2019s for sure.I'd be surprised if he even gets one person inviting him to our city.I don\u2019t know where he could possibly come where he wouldn\u2019t get a very negative reaction.Certainly in those cities that have taken legal action against Bill 170, I'm sure he will not get a very good reception.\u201d Robert Dolbec, a spokesman for the Montreal mayor\u2019s Team Bourque/ Vision Montreal party, said that Bourque and his entourage are initially making the rounds of municipalities like St.Léonard, Outremont, Lachine and Verdun\u2014which coincidentally are not challenging the province\u2019s forced mergers law.Dolbec confirmed that Bourque has few if any friends in Westmount\u2014if not for want of trying.\u201cWe'll get some,\u201d he said confidently, while Bagels made the old-fashioned way in our wood burn Our Unbelievable Febuary Specials 99° Re bagels for only a\" Specials valid till Feb.28th 2001 .erine St.W.(corner Greene) Swww.maromde.cony 485-1135 2001 -02- 5 - Photo: Martin C.CPT i admitting they haven't made any contacts yel.\u201cWe usually do it 10 days in advance.We send out about 20 invitations and get a dozen or so answers.\u201d For the most part, Dolbec seemed unaware or wouldn\u2019t admit that winning Westmounters could turn out to be an especially daunting challenge.\u201cWe treat all the boroughs the same,\u201d he said, speaking as though Westmount were no longer a municipality.\u201cIt might be a little more difficult, (continued on page 4) Scoop speaks! Classified ads of v % Transcontinental Weeklies They work! i 514) 321-2000 99° 846-3773 Page 2 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - www.westmountexaminer.com - Thursday, February 1st, 2001 LOCAL HOMELESS GET FREE LUNCH FROM SELWYN HOUSE STUDENTS Martin C.Barry irty students from Westmount\u2019s ] Selwyn House School donated their time for those much less fortunate than themselves last Sunday, serving lunch to the homeless at Christ Church Cathedral.Just before noon, the guests\u2014mostly men, along with one or two women\u2014lined up at an entrance in the Christ Church complex\u2019s modern central courtyard overshadowed by surrounding skyscrapers.The doors were open, grace was said, and the private school boys took up their waiters\u2019 stations looking somewhat sheepish.Parents and teachers were also involved, serving approximately 150 meals of tourtière, vegetables and dessert, after which gift bags containing winter gloves, a tuque and food items were handed out.\u201cSome people said it's too early in the morning to come, but ! feel pretty good about myself.\u201d said Alim Dhanani.a grade seven Selwyn House student.\u201cI feel pretty good helping the homeless people.What we have some people don't.\u201d The experience was \u201ckind of weird at the beginning.\u201d Dhanani admitted.saying he got over his initial apprehension by making small talk with the guests.\u201cThis is the fastest lunch in town\u2014 they're in and out before vou know it.\u201d said Margie Sharpe.a Selwyn House student coordinator.confiding that the patrons at the twice-a-year meal at the downtown cathedral have a tendency fo eat and leave quickly \u201cWe do it at the end of the month.because at the end of the month the welfare cheque has run out.the new one hasn't vet CENTRE ORTHODONTIQUE OLIVER Dr.Bruce WM.Oliver D.D.S., FR.C.D.(C) 40204306 come in.\u201d she added.\"If the new one came = in on Friday.that would explain why weg don't have so many people.\u201d she si explaining an apparently low turnou despite what seemed a full hall.\u201cThis is the first time in my whole life.\u201d said one guest who gave his name as George.The aging tippler\u2014if his breath was an indicator\u2014swore he'd never accepted a free meal before.\u201c1 don\u2019t have to,\u201d he said.\"1 was drinking.so a guy said to me come up and have a meal.I said where?And they brought me up here.That's how 1 came up.Very simple and HON.LUCIENNE ROBILLARD, P.C.MP.WESTMOUNT - VILLE-MARIE President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure 2360 Notre-Dame West, Suite 300 Montreal, Quebec H3J 1N4 Telephone (514) 283-2013 40009616 e-mail: robilll@parl.gc.ca straightforward.\u201d George praised Selwyn House's lunch as TT AE TE Tree TEL (514) 931 3323 BY Di J PERFORMANCE S 3\u2019 (Nas 115 ied Emme THE DOME THEATRE ORTHODONTIST Diplomates American Board 4637 Sherbrooke St.West 937-6388 Westmount, Quebec, H3Z 1G2 | CENTRE DE DERMOTHERAPIE DE MONTREAL g THE MONTREAL DERMOTHERAPY CENTER i Specialists in ENDERMOLOGIE since 1997 ; Sliming Lymphatic drainage | Firming Scars / Burn skin : Cellulite Facial care Preparation and follow up of aesthetic surgery FREE CONSULTATION 4141 SHERBROOKE W.* SUITE 101 \u20ac WESTMOUNT ) [ { S.KAURMAN 0 oo nig hn Who are the buyers?Question: Can you classify types of buyers and how cach class operates?Answer: Basically.there are three classes of people who look at homes.The first is in a hurry to move.They may have been transferred or already sold their present home.These are the buyers.The second kind is looking for a real bargain.They look only for ads by owners and for thousands of dollars under fair market value.The third kind will never buy.They enjoy looking at homes for a pastime.Since Realtors publish 85% of classified home sale ads, the 2nd and 3rd groups of non-buyers will be compressed into viewing only 15% of the ads.It makes sense to list with a real estate broker.Today's eal Estate, By LATE Michael Lally He ve put together a list of inexpensive fiv-ups for vou lo help show your home 10 its best advantage and for vou to get more money for vour home when you do sell 1 If vou'd like a copy of our \u201cTips to Help You Sell Your Home Faster\u201d.just call us.without obligation at 482-6900.+++ +++ + + + + Affiliated Real Estate Agents Lena Chartered Real Estate Broker ROYAL LEPAGE Telephone: 482-6900 or 934-1818 Marilyn Lally and Michael Lally We'll be there for You! THRU SUNDAY FEB.18/0 40005852 \u2018beautiful and \u2018fantastic\u2019.\"I think they should have more,\u201d he said.Johanne Werbiski, who teaches French at Selwyn House.said that apart from Sunday's lunch.the students also serve lunch at the Old Brewery Mission as often as once a month.\u201cWe like to get students involved in community work.\u201d said Werbiski.\u201cThey do this.they also go to the woman's centre.They've done painting and other work there.It\u2019s not part of the curriculum as such, but it's encouraged and we've been doing this as long as I can remember\u2014at least 10 or 12 years.\u201d A VOTRE SANTE our Natural Factors HOT HOT WINTER FLYER SALE IS EXTENDED Great savings in store! ¢ 5126 SHERBROOKE W.Ë (VENDOME) Eg as2-s233 #Ÿ Summer Jobs IMPORTANT NOTICE To Employers Summer Career Placements is a wage subsidy program that enables employers to hire students during the summer.Private, public and not-for-profit employers are invited to submit their application by: March 30, 2001 As the objective of the program is to provide students with work experience related to their field of study, applications will be evaluated based on the quality of the experience offered and regional priorities.To apply or to find out more about this program, please contact your nearest Human Resources Development Canada office or call 1 800 935-5555.Internet: www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca Human Resources Développement des Development Canada ressources humaines Canada E+ Canadi DO == 1 Va wn 0 wl = \u2014 D = va un ~ © 7 > e Countdown to the Winter Carnival Gabor Szilasi shares images of Giverny WESTMOUNT CONCERNED ABOUT ST.HENRI MEGA-STORE City councillor Karin Marks cites increased traffic as one drawback to nearby Home Depot project Military airlift tomorrow The Canadian Forces have tentatively scheduled an airlift exercise for tomorrow evening, Feb.2, in the Westmount Athletic Grounds behind Westmount High School.Weather permitting, several military helicopters will be on hand between 8:30 and 10 p.m.to transport personnel to the Canadian Forces training centre in Farnham, Quebec.Military officials are expected to advise area residents of the exercise, and Westmount Public Security Director Richard McEnroe has announced that some of his officers will be on the scene to ensure the safety of those who wish to watch the event.Contactivity honours volunteers Last Thursday Contactivity Centre kicked off International Year of Volunteers with a special tea for all of its volunteers.Awards were given out to volunteers in the Outreach program.the community Meals on Wheels program and many other facets of Contactivity\u2019s day-to-day functions.Close to 13,000 volunteer hours were given last year for services as diverse as accompanying seniors to medical appointments.helping with grocery shopping and making friendly visits to shut-in seniors.There has also been a lot of help in running Contactivity\u2019s many in-house activities, such as courses.lunches and excursions.Westmount artist Bill Morrow was given a special accolade for volunteer his time to teach a course in drawing and watercolours for seniors.The United Nations has declared 2001 to be International Year of Volunteers, and many local organizations will be honouring their volunteers throughout the year.The Westmount Healthy City Project also has plans in the works to mark this special year.as many Westmounters, including young people, give of their time on a volunteer basis in the community.Esti Jedeikin Martin C.Barry estmount officials hope to meet with the developers of a Home Depot hardware mega-store, scheduled to be built just outside the city limits, to express concerns about the project.Demolition and bulldozing is now taking place on the site where a busy MUCTC bus terminal once stood, at the convergence of St.Antoine and St.Jacques Streets just south of Westmount.With approval recently granted by the City of Montreal's urban planning commission.construction could begin this summer\u2014pending completion of a decontamination operation to remove oil residue from the lot's soil.Much of the area will be occupied by a parking lot four times the size City of Montreal regulations normally would permit on the site without a zoning derogation.\u201cI've asked our own planning department to set up a meeting (with the developers) as soon as possible-1 hope within the next week to 10 days,\u201d said city councillor Karin Marks of Westmount\u2019s Architecture and Planning Commission.On first hearing of the project last fall.Marks and Joanne Poirier of Westmount\u2019s Permits and Inspections department took the extraordinary step of going down to Montreal City Hall to voice Westmount council's objections before Montreal's planning commission.\u201cOur concerns are primarily traf fic issues,\u201d Marks said this week, adding that the large signs Home Depot usually erects on their sites are another matter.\u201cWe're right on the edge of this and most of the shopping in Westmount is much more local type shopping, and anything which is much more of a regional nature, as a Home Depot would be, will draw people from across the island-\u2014and, of course, that causes increased traffic flow to our little community.\u201d Another of Westmount's worries, expressed by citizens in other parts of Montreal as well, is that large-area stores take business away from smaller local merchants.\u201cThey (Montreal) feel that this will not be the case.but intuitively-even though we didn\u2019t do our own specific study\u2014we obviously have the concern that a very large store like this one is going to draw clientele from some of our local merchants,\u201d said Marks.According to Marks, Home Depot may have been thinking of economic rather than architectural benefits when it made its submission to the City of Montreal.\u201cThey gave a lot of incentives that had nothing to do with urban planning,\u201d she said.\u201cFor a commission that was supposed to deal with urban planning.they focused a great deal on economic issues.\u201d She wondered why Montreal Mayor Pierre Bourque, who is encouraging suburbanites to return and live in the centre of Montreal, couldn't have put the St.Henri site to better use for housing.\u201cThese big box stores are very suburban: they really are not appropriate to a downtown core,\u201d said Marks.\u201cMayor Bourque keeps talking about wanting more and more residential (development) on the island of Montreal (and) there's been a lot of concern about the flight to the suburbs.It seemed like here's the perfect opportunity to have created more residential space right near the heart of downtown.\u201d Despite the site's use over many decades as a busy bus terminal adjacent to housing.Marks said Westmount's Architecture and Planning Commission remains concerned that its new use is inappropriate.\u201cThere's no question that being a bus depot was not a wonderful thing,\u201d she said.\u201cWe were concerned for our own residential community, but also it just seemed to us a very ill-con- ceived idea to put a large store like this in the middle of a residential community in St.Henri.\u201d Relatively few Montreal residents turned up at the planning commission hearing she attended.Marks said.in contrast to the widespread attention zoning hearings get in Westmount.\u201cThe (zoning) consultation process (in Montreal) is certainly not like the ones that we have.I don\u2019t think most of the citizens in the area are as informed as ours are.\u201d she said.Early last year, St.Henri residents, objecting to a garbage processing plant that was to be located in their neighbourhood, forced Bourque to relocate it elsewhere after they staged a series of noisy demonstrations at Montreal City Hall.Buying or selling a home?Call the duo that does it best 933-6781 REAM RE/MAX WESTMOUNT INC.Chartered Real Estate Broker.Independently owned and operated.Lucette Hivon \u20ac abey = 100Z \u201c151 Auenigaq \u2018AepsIny] - Wo UAUILIEXIIUNOWISSAM MAM © ¥INIAYYI INNOINLISIA IHL Page 4 - THE WESTMOUNT EXAMINER - www.westmountexaminer.com - Thursday, February 1st, 2001 LOCAL NEWS Cool reception awaits Bourque in Westmount (Continued from page 1) but we\u2019re only there to answer questions, not to convince anyone.\u201d Earlier this week, Bourque got a mixed reception on the West Island, where about half a group of local community leaders who had been invited to hear his pitch were scared off by demonstrators from the grassroots DemocraCité anti-merger organization.\u201cIt's pretty bad when you go to St.Anne de Bellevue and you only end up meeting six people,\u201d Trent commented.Bourque\u2019s tour, according to Trent, is inadvertently turning out to be good for opponents of the forced municipal mergers.The tour, he said, \u201ckeeps the flame alive, reminds people just how much they don't want to have \u2018One Island, One City\u2019.Bourque is doing us all a favour by reminding us just 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Fast, clean, efficient and personalized service [TAXI ATLAS 485-8585 As things now stand, 17 out of 26 Montreal Island municipalities have resolved to take the Quebec government to court over Bill 170.Among those not contesting the law are St.Léonard, Verdun, Lachine, LaSalle, Outremont and, of course, the City of Montreal.Requests for an interim injunction against Bill 170, being sought by Westmount and the other cities, are scheduled to be heard at Montreal\u2019s Palais de Justice Feb.19-23.While opposition to the province\u2019s sweeping municipal reform has coalesced on Montreal Island, according to Trent there has been no corresponding movement in most other regions of Quebec.He hasn\u2019t given up hope, however, that at least some of the remaining Montreal Island cities that are not contesting Bill 170 will decide to do so.\u201cWe're working on it,\u201d he said.\u201cI haven't given up yet.Every time we gain one, we have more people in the circle of wagons.Certainly, the more cities we have, the stronger the statement becomes politically\u2014that we're not going to take this lying down.\u201d 40203280 ms SEND THE EDITOR AN E-MAIL: larsenw@transcontinental.ca Quality Antiques and Accessorie Estate eh Purchases &, 3 3 2 2 DESIGNER FABRICS AT DISCOUNT PRICES ste 2 WAVERLY * .> * 7,000 Yards in Stock Draperies, upholstery.slipcovers, bedspreads, & duvet-covers made to measure, co-ordinating fabric & wall paper SAR.1357 GREENE AVE.2nd FL.TEL 931-1357 MONDAY-SATURDAY, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Kathryn Osborne DÉSOGN INTER ES NS 40203297 THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PRESENTATION 220 PRINCE ALBERT NEW ON THE MARKET !!! 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Westmount: Defective alarm.1:22 p.m.Rear of 458 Grosvenor: Report of a wire down.Westmount Light & Power also attended.Wires turned out to be cable and telephone .2:51 p.m.4880 Sherbrooke: Alarm accidentally set off by technician from alarm company testing the system.Thursday, Jan.25 10:33 a.m.1 Rosemount: Alarm accidentally set off by a worker.10:43 a.m.5785 Parkhaven, Cote St.Luc: Cancelled en route.1:52 p.m.5885 Cavendish, Cote St.Luc: Cancelled en route.2:24 p.m.Rear of 370 Upper Roslyn: Report of a tree branch leaning on an electrical wire.Westmount Light & Power attended.11:30 p.m.4505 Ste.Catherine: Fire alarm set of by cooking.Friday, Jan.26 5:26 p.m.4360 Westmount: Carbon monoxide detector set off by gas stove.Took gas readings and found all to be in order.Saturday, Jan.27 10:53 a.m.655 Belmont: Fire alarm set off by dust.Sunday, Jan.28 5:05 a.m.and 6.06 a.m.4646 Sherbrooke: Trouble on alarm system at Manoir Westmount.4:13 p.m.460 Elm: Report of a freon leak from broken pipe on refrigerator.Took readings on metre but no traces registered.Advised owner to contact a refrigerator repair technician. eT a LOCAL NEWS Westmount prepares for Carnival 2001 Sidhartha Banerjee f you're looking for some family-oriented outdoor fun next weekend, Westmount's 2001 Winter Carnival promises to help beat the midwinter blues.The annual carnival\u2014which has become such a tradition that organizers aren't even sure how old it is\u2014kicks off next Thursday, Feb.8 and culminates in a full day of events on Saturday, Feb.10.Tyler Lewarne, a sports coordinator with the City of Westmount, is optimistic that this year\u2019s carnival will be enjoyed by all.From old favourites such as sleigh rides in Westmount Park and a puck-shooting contest to some innovative new attractions such as a comedy night, this year\u2019s carnival will have something for everyone.The fun begins on Thursday with the seniors\u2019 carnival luncheon at Contactivity Centre.Tickets for that event are $6.50 and available at Contactivity Centre or the Westmount arena.Later that evening.from 6:30 p.m.until 9:30 p.m., family tobogganing will take place at King George Park\u2014 a large-scale event that includes everything from a bonfire and skating to free hot chocolate.Friday is highlighted with a family dinner.which will be followed by a comedy show and movie night for the youngsters.As of early this week.the actual lineup of comedy acts had yet to be confirmed, but Lewarne said that comedian Ernie Butler of the Comedy Nest was organizing the event.\u201cIt\u2019s a plus that Ernie is putting that together for us,\u201d Lewarne said.\u201cLast year we did bingo, and I think this year we'll get a better turnout.\u201d The broomball tournament is back again this vear, scheduled for 10 a.m.Saturday at the arena.New this year is a ball hockey tournament, which will also take place at the arena, starting at 11 a.m.Ball hockey is in this year to appeal to a wider range of people, Lewarne said, as broomball alone has not always been the most popular event.\u201cPeople can call in their teams or sign up at the arena\u2014and it makes our job easier if they've got a whole team set up,\u201d Lewarne said, adding that teams must be co-ed and that helmets are required for both events.Participants must be 12 and over for both events.Outdoor skating takes place all day Saturday from 10 a.m.until 6 p.m.New this year will be an ice rink on the pond-\u2014a sort of mini Rideau Canal.City workers had been working on it since the fall.and it will be ready in time for the carnival.One of the more innovative additions this vear will be a snowman contest.in which residents are encouraged to build a snowman on their front lawn.Families can register for this competition simply by calling Dave Lapointe at the Sports & Recreation Department at 989-5410.Judges will visit on either Friday or Saturday.Also new this year is an ice slide, created by Thibeault Brunelle, who sculpts out of ice.The 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Asking $698,000 Sylvie Lafreniére / Reg Morden RE/MAX Westmount inc.Chartered Real Estate Broker 1330 Greene Avenue, Westmount.ca he Take Core - ol You 2003838 INTERNET hitp://www.remax-quebec.com/westmount } Forggurrent market nalysKof your ny 1933-6781 RE/MAX WESTMOUNT INC.CHARTERED REAL ESTATE BROK| 1330 GREENE AVE.Independently owned and operated 40103403 GS abe - 1002 151 AVveniga4 AePSINY | - WO ISUILIEIUNOWIS3M MMM - YININYYXT LNNOWLSIM IHL The No.2 dilemma A the fate of Westmount\u2019s unused Fire Station No.2 nches closer to being decided, it is becoming increasingly evident that the matter will not be settled to everyone's satisfaction.On one hand, those who live in the neighbourhood of Victoria Avenue and The Boulevard have a legitimate argu- Wayne Larsen ment for keeping things as they are, for the empty, 90-year-old building z does not have a negative impact on the area.It is perfectly quiet, does not generate any traffic, and, as it is by no means dilapidated, remains aesthetically pleasing.The problem is that any use of the building is bound to increase traffic on what is already a popular thoroughfare for west-end Montrealers heading downtown.This is something that cannot be helped.On the other hand, one can easily see why the City of Westmount is eager to sell the building, heritage property or not.Annual maintenance is costly and its current function is negligible, so it makes perfect business sense to sell it off to become part of the planned seniors\u2019 residence on Montreal property next door\u2014the construction of which Westmounters are powerless to stop anyway.Instead of paying for the station\u2019s upkeep, the City would receive revenue for the sale and collect annual property taxes.And since the building would remain a Westmount heritage property, strict control over any architectural changes would be maintained.But while this amounts to nothing less than a win-win-win situation for the City, we have to remember the taxpayers whose everyday lives would be adversely affected by the deal.This may seen like a trivial issue to those living in the eastern half of the city, as they will not be affected one way or another.But for those residents in the immediate vicinity it is a matter of great concern and cannot be ignored.Throughout a series of public consultation meetings and closed-door negotiations over the past year, all involved par- ties\u2014the City, area residents and developer Aaron Gelber\u2014 have gone to great lengths to voice their concerns and accommodate one another while defending their own interests.Now, in the midst of these debates, another voice has joined the chorus.A few weeks ago, representatives of the Quebec Firefighters Museum Foundation announced that they are looking into the possibility of leasing the old station to house the province's first museum dedicated to the history of firefighting.This is indeed a noble and worthy proposal for an equally noble and worthy building, and it would certainly be great to have such a facility right here in Westmount.But while the heritage building itself may be perfect for that function, the site is totally inappropriate.Tucked away up on the hill, with no surrounding land, it could not accommodate the amount of visitors and vehicles such a museum would surely attract.If neighbours are worried about parking problems arising from people visiting relatives in the seniors\u2019 residence.what about yellow school buses dropping oft kids for field trips to the museum?Once those \u2018don\u2019t pass or else\u2019 lights start flashing on a bus, traffic on Victoria Avenue and The Boulevard- Cote St.Luc Road could become impossibly clogged \u2014 especially in the morning and late afternoon.Hopefully the Quebec Firefighters Museum Foundation will soon find a suitable site for its museum in a more central location.As the City of Westmount prepares for a possible referendum among area residents on the zoning change necessary to sell the fire station to Mr Gelber's development.the controversy is no closer to being resolved.At this point only one thing is certain: if the City does hold a vote on the issue, many people are going to be unhappy with the result.li] LT BERNIE LANDRY.Taking the oath of office in Quebec: Mar.5 QOICH' a THE EXAMINE .Do you swear to destroy the country, the whole country, and nothing but the country.?LANDRY TAKES THE LEAD Jacques Chagnon, MNA for Westmount-St.Louis ithin 24 hours following the resignation of Lucien Bouchard, it was clear that the deputy premier, Bernard Landry, only had eyes for the throne.He immediately convened a meeting of his organizers who quickly did the rounds of MNA\u2019s and ministers who would support him.Sixty hours after Lucien Bouchard\u2019s announcement.the whole thing was in the bag.Pauline Marois.Francois Legault and André Bouclair all together had no more than one-third of the support that Landry had already beenguaranteed.Pauline Marois first saw the humiliation of seeing her two junior ministers.Gilles Baril and Nicole Léger.abandon her for the deputy premier.She also experienced the high degree of loyalty of Francois Legault, who accepted the idea of a Marois-Legault ticket while innocently negotiating his support for Bernard Landry.Francois Legault will be the big loser in this leadership race that is being played out in the back rooms.Everyone in caucus and in his party now knows that he is ready to offer himself to anyone without any regard for friendship and loyalty.The platform proposal that he made to Landry shows\u2014even though it made sense\u2014that he does not have what it takes to be a politician.He looked so much like a chicken that was voting for Colonel Sanders that Landry did not even respond to his proposals.Now.whatever happens.his credibility is seriously tarnished.André Boisclair could have tossed his hat into the ring if there had been other candidates.and I bet that he would have done better than Legault for the simple reason that he has more talent.And so we're stuck with Bernard Landry.First of all, from a personal point of view, I feel that no matter who replaces Lucien Bouchard will be less popular.Well, okay.it\u2019s true that I'm not shedding any tears at Bouchard's departure.but Bernard Landry doesn't beat around the bush or play around with half-statements.Do you remember when he said that the death of elderly Quebecers would help the sovereignist cause?And then there's the incident on referendum night when he lashed out at a employee of n@ InterContinental Hotel.accusing her of voting \u2018No\u2019 because she was not a Francophone.(continued on page 7) Publisher (Interim) : Louis-Charles Menard ext.27 Classified Ads : Tél.: (514) 321-2000 Hebdos Transcontinental / West End Montreal Editor Wayne Larsen ext 32 Fax : (450) 668-2901 5890 Monkland Ave, suite 12, Montreal (Qc.) 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E BARE CONSER / La en OES ARTS EF DES LEUIRES U QUÉBEC ADMISSION 790-1245 THI CANADA COR SCH), FORTHE ARTS SINCE Ds 40005837 Landry takes the lead Continued from page 6 This article had not vet been sent off to the newspaper when Mr.Landry said that he was refusing the $18 million from the federal government for the renovation of the Quebec City Aquarium.The federal government had insisted that the Canadian flag should be flown in exchange for the funding.\u201cWe will not sell ourselves for a piece of red rag.\u201d This is the type of inflammatory statement that makes him lose all credibility, especially in Quebec where the population is proud of its leaders and hates this useless type of biting rhetoric.If the past is any sign of the future, we should soon see him getting all worked up about silly things like, \u201cwe need a hot air balloon in the colours of the Quebec flag for the balloon festival in Saint-Jean.\u201d About $100.000 in taxpayers\u2019 money was invested in this infrastructure project.In the National Assembly we said that both of them were full of helium: the hot air balloon and Landry.It is even worse to see him become enraged against the federal government in an attempt to advance his own megalomaniac projects.The Technodome in Old Montreal is a good example of this.Another example of megalomania was the proposed Mosel- Vitelic investment.where it was the taxpayer who risked losing out.These ave projects where the government would have been taking the risks instead of allowing private investors to do so.| could give you many other examples.All 1 know is that he is so unpredictable that he could call an election at any time.lt is up to us to be ready.The leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, Jean Charest, knows it and has already asked us to gear up to pre-electoral mode.And he is absolutely right.WANT TO ADVERTISE IN OUR MONTHLY REAL ESTATE SECTION?CALL 484-5610 TO FIND OUT HOW.RESIDENCE HAUT DE GAMME POUR PERSONNES AGEES AUTONOMES * SOINS LONGUE DURÉE ® UNITE ALZHEIMER PRESTIGIOUS RESIDENCE FOR AUTONOMOUS PERSONS * LONG TERM CARE * ALZHEIMER UNIT Venez visiter nos nouveaux appartements modèles! 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