I have potentially devastating news.

The provincial government of QuĂ©bec announced in April that the “third link”, a tunnel to cross the river between QuĂ©bec City and it’s suburbs, would either be car-free, or it would not be built. At the time, a lot of people across the province celebrated. Some car brains were unhappy, but that’s fine. They’re never happy anyway, whatever is done. Studies showed that current traffic did not require a new automobile bridge, and that it would invite traffic that the city couldn’t handle.

Yesterday, there were provincial elections in that region, and the party in power lost a seat. They immediately started playing defense and said “maybe we should consult the local population on whether we should make it automotive after all”.

We all know where this is going. They’ll make that dumbass bridge for cars. The prime Minister can’t walk back on his word a third time and still win his elections in 3 years.

I may not live in the region, but I truly believe these people should have access to rapid transit to Quebec. My taxes shouldn’t go towards building an automobile bridge to our beautiful city of QuĂ©bec. I believe strongly that an automotive bridge would create enough induced demand to gridlock QuĂ©bec City. This is so wrong and I’m sitting here, powerless.

I don’t know what I can do. I don’t even live there. It just makes me sad that we can make the REM in Montreal, but then put doubt in the Third link in QuĂ©bec. We can’t have nice things.

  • Yerbouti@lemmy.mlEnglish
    34·
    1 year ago

    All right, as long as we’re talking Fukushima level safety, I’m on board. Lets ditch hydroelectricty and build a nuclear central in the middle of north America’s oldest city

    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      62·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, if you can’t see the difference between the locations then I guess this conversation isn’t worth continuing
 Anti-nuclear “greens” are killing the movement’s credibility


      Edit: Looking back at your first comment “most bs government in 20 years”, guess you’re not very old to not remember the Liberals that got elected 20 years ago!

      • Yerbouti@lemmy.mlEnglish
        12·
        1 year ago

        C’est vrai que c’est pas pareil! Ça remonte Ă  quand le dernier tremblement de terre au QuĂ©bec dĂ©jĂ !? Oh la semaine passĂ©e vraiment? Anyway je suis prĂȘt Ă  prendre le risque, de toute façon j’habite pas Ă  QuĂ©bec donc c’est pas mon problĂšme.

        Pour mon 1er commentaire, je maintiens que c’est le pire gouvernement depuis “au moins” 20 ans, oui. Pire que les libĂ©raux de Charest, oui. C’est un parti de division : catholique vs les autres, MontrĂ©al vs le reste de la province, quĂ©bĂ©cois de souche vs immigrants, propriĂ©taire vs locataires, entrepeneurs vs salariĂ©s. Ce parti ne fait qu’accentuer les divisons entre les quĂ©bĂ©cois, a des fins purement Ă©lectoralistes. Et je sais pas pourquoi mon Ăąge t’intĂ©resse, mais il y a 20 ans, j’étais dĂ©jĂ  en age de voter et non, c’est pas moi qui a fait Ă©lire les libĂ©raux, ni le pq d’ailleurs. Tu chercheras l’UMP.

        • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          C’était quoi la magnitude dĂ©jĂ ? Combien il y en a au QuĂ©bec vs au Japon? C’est correct, je comprends, c’est dur d’admettre qu’on comprend pas de quoi on parle 😉

          Ok buhbye lĂ !

          • Yerbouti@lemmy.mlEnglish
            12·
            1 year ago

            Lol, c’est vrai que les japonais sont un peu stupides, toi tu l’aurais assurĂ©ment prĂ©dit cet Ă©vĂšnement imprĂ©visible, avec ton intelligence supĂ©rieure qui trouve bonne l’idĂ©e de sacrer une centrale dans le milieu d’une ville de 500k habitants (je peux pas croire qu’on discute sĂ©rieusement de cette joke-lĂ ), et ton expertise en nuclĂ©aire probablement appuyĂ©e sur un cĂ©gep en science-humaine et un couple de vidĂ©os youtube. Mais sĂ©rieusement, je t’en pris, explique-moi: Comme le nuclĂ©aire est une source magique et infini d’énergie sans consĂ©quence nĂ©gativ, pourquoi est-ce qu’il n’y a pas dĂ©jĂ  une centrale nuclĂ©aire dans toutes les villes? Complot organisĂ© par les “mauvais” Ă©cologistes qui savent pas de quoi ils parlent, partenariat secret entre drags-queen-capitalistes et le parti libĂ©ral, scientifiques corrompus? Et pour les dĂ©chets, on va les mettre dans la cour au chalet de tes parents je suppose? C’est 100% sĂ©curitaire, non? Ou ben on les ship dans un pays en voie de dĂ©veloppement?