Allison Hanes
The Montreal Gazette
Montreal, QC, Canada
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Allison Hanes: Resolutions for us all in 2023
No one has a crystal ball, but it's clear the challenges we face are even more existentially dire than what the pandemic threw at humanity. Will we rise to the occasion? → Read More
Our favourite things: The Nutcracker delivers the magic
Nothing conveys the magic of the holidays like an army of mice doing battle with toy soldiers or the prince hoisting Clara in the air in the Land of Sweets. → Read More
Allison Hanes: No rainbow's end as Year 3 of the pandemic dawns
WEEKEND READ | We’ve clocked two years of COVID-19 and still so many lessons are left to be learned. → Read More
Speed bumps on Quebec's road to electrification
The province tabled a bill this week to outlaw oil and gas exploration, but its shift to electrifying transportation may hit some roadblocks → Read More
Allison Hanes: A memo to federal leaders: Cities need way more power
It's time to recognize their economic, political, social and environmental clout — and give them a seat at the table. → Read More
Someone needs to be held accountable for Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge debacle
Not wanting to lay blame for the "human error" that caused the complete closure of the Île-Aux-Tourtes bridge foul up just perpetuates cavalier attitude toward major infrastructure → Read More
Can Montreal tame construction season with a ‘charter’ of rights?
The charter is more of a polite suggestion than the arrival of a new sheriff in town. → Read More
REM de l’Est design pits function against form
The priorities of CPDQ Infra and social acceptability aren't always in line. → Read More
Allison Hanes: Montrealers more worried about traffic and parking than coronavirus
The appeal to Montrealers to help save downtown from economic obliteration due to the pandemic did not go over well → Read More
Hanes: More SUVs and trucks, more pedestrian deaths — coincidence?
A woman hit by a pickup truck was Montreal's first pedestrian death of 2020; within hours, another pedestrian was struck by an SUV and died of her injuries three days later → Read More
Hanes: Zero charges so far in Montreal's 22 pedestrian deaths in 2019
The fact that not a single charge has yet been laid in any of the fatalities in frankly outrageous, says columnist Hanes → Read More
Montreal’s pedestrian death toll is higher than homicide rate for 2019
Unless we're in for a particularly violent December, the reverse in these two trends could prove historic, Allison Hanes writes → Read More
Herstories: Book honours 14 women killed at Polytechnique in 1989
Ce jour-là: Parce qu’elles étaient des femmes revisits a dark day in history and seeks to restore the victims' stolen humanity. → Read More
Allison Hanes: The complex puzzle of Quebec's industrial emissions
A new report from Montreal's HEC business school calls for a closer look at industry sources of greenhouse gases. → Read More
Allison Hanes: Construction holiday lets some savour the sound of silence
The vast majority of Quebec construction workers are on holiday for two weeks. Now we get a break from the din of jackhammers and backhoes. → Read More
Allison Hanes: Does replacing street parking with bike lanes really hurt business?
As a society we have been conditioned for generations to believe that customers arriving by car is the only real measure of success. It may finally be time to turn the logic on its head. → Read More
Allison Hanes: What are the lessons of the Mount Royal pilot project?
The report by Montreal's public consultation office resets a divisive debate—where do we go from here? → Read More
Four allies, one end game: to eradicate homelessness in Montreal
Allison Hanes drops in on an unusual power lunch. At this table, the men in suits are plotting to solve one of the city’s most pressing social problems: how to get those in need off the streets — for good. → Read More
Allison Hanes: Pedestrian safety hits a nerve with Montrealers
A paradox is playing out across North America — as driving has gotten safer, it has become more dangerous to be a pedestrian or cyclist. → Read More
Hanes: Anjou councillor's anti-Muslim comments are downright dangerous
Lynne Shand's hateful social media post over the weekend should be a reminder that words matter in these troubling times. → Read More