Steve Faguy
@fagstein.bsky.social
Blogger, media analyst, copy editor at the Montreal Gazette. https://blog.fagstein.com
Vincent Marissal quitte QS et siégera comme indépendant : lp.ca/2vKQAS
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Vincent Marissal quitte QS et siégera comme indépendant : lp.ca/2vKQAS
And there goes the power in the West Island.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And there goes the power in the West Island.
Emergency wireless test alert successful in Quebec. Heard it on radio and a crawl on TV as well.
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Emergency wireless test alert successful in Quebec. Heard it on radio and a crawl on TV as well.
Just got the Ontario emergency alert test. On my Bell TV app on my computer. Even though I'm in Montreal.
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Just got the Ontario emergency alert test. On my Bell TV app on my computer. Even though I'm in Montreal.
Passed by the Édouard-Montpetit REM station today.
Time it takes the five express elevators to travel the 20 storeys down to the mezzanine level (door close to door open): 17 seconds
Total time to walk from the REM platform to the blue line métro station platform: 5 minutes.
Time it takes the five express elevators to travel the 20 storeys down to the mezzanine level (door close to door open): 17 seconds
Total time to walk from the REM platform to the blue line métro station platform: 5 minutes.
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Passed by the Édouard-Montpetit REM station today.
Time it takes the five express elevators to travel the 20 storeys down to the mezzanine level (door close to door open): 17 seconds
Total time to walk from the REM platform to the blue line métro station platform: 5 minutes.
Time it takes the five express elevators to travel the 20 storeys down to the mezzanine level (door close to door open): 17 seconds
Total time to walk from the REM platform to the blue line métro station platform: 5 minutes.
You know, there's so much animosity in the sports world these days, so I just want to send a heartfelt message of good sportsmanship to my Saskatchewan friends ahead of the big game on Sunday. #BEL13VE
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
You know, there's so much animosity in the sports world these days, so I just want to send a heartfelt message of good sportsmanship to my Saskatchewan friends ahead of the big game on Sunday. #BEL13VE
Photo Service Ltée, the camera shop on Notre-Dame St. in Old Montreal (where I bought my first DSLR 20 years ago) is closing its doors on Jan. 3 after 89 years, citing a fragile business model, bike paths/parking downtown, and lack of official status with Sony.
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Photo Service Ltée, the camera shop on Notre-Dame St. in Old Montreal (where I bought my first DSLR 20 years ago) is closing its doors on Jan. 3 after 89 years, citing a fragile business model, bike paths/parking downtown, and lack of official status with Sony.
Montreal election maps that appeared in Tuesday's Gazette print edition. Interactive online versions are here: montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Montreal election maps that appeared in Tuesday's Gazette print edition. Interactive online versions are here: montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
It's been three years since François Legault's CAQ won re-election in Quebec, and he's lost 10% of the MNAs his party elected. montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
It's been three years since François Legault's CAQ won re-election in Quebec, and he's lost 10% of the MNAs his party elected. montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
An interesting budget provision for the creative industry: An Artist's Resale Right. It's apparently meant for paintings that get resold for lots of money, but could the logic be extended to other works of art? We'll see what "eligible sale" will mean.
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
An interesting budget provision for the creative industry: An Artist's Resale Right. It's apparently meant for paintings that get resold for lots of money, but could the logic be extended to other works of art? We'll see what "eligible sale" will mean.
The most interesting part of budgets for me are always the lists of legislative measures (i.e. things that require new laws or changes to laws). budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
Have the right-wing conspiracy theorists jumped on this one yet?
Have the right-wing conspiracy theorists jumped on this one yet?
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The most interesting part of budgets for me are always the lists of legislative measures (i.e. things that require new laws or changes to laws). budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
Have the right-wing conspiracy theorists jumped on this one yet?
Have the right-wing conspiracy theorists jumped on this one yet?
With 100% of polls reporting, margin in Lachine borough mayor's race is a single vote.
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
With 100% of polls reporting, margin in Lachine borough mayor's race is a single vote.
Radio-Canada declares Soraya Martinez Ferrada of Ensemble Montréal elected mayor. Her party is leading in 40 of 65 city council seats, versus 20 for Projet Montréal and 5 for borough-level parties that Ensemble didn't run candidates against.
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Radio-Canada declares Soraya Martinez Ferrada of Ensemble Montréal elected mayor. Her party is leading in 40 of 65 city council seats, versus 20 for Projet Montréal and 5 for borough-level parties that Ensemble didn't run candidates against.
I did a democracy. Polls are open until 8pm if you haven't already (and are registered).
Biggest wait time was the time it took me to unfold the four ballots and make my final choices. In and out in five minutes.
Biggest wait time was the time it took me to unfold the four ballots and make my final choices. In and out in five minutes.
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I did a democracy. Polls are open until 8pm if you haven't already (and are registered).
Biggest wait time was the time it took me to unfold the four ballots and make my final choices. In and out in five minutes.
Biggest wait time was the time it took me to unfold the four ballots and make my final choices. In and out in five minutes.
Here, let me image trace that for you...
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Here, let me image trace that for you...
The Conservative Party is introducing bold new ideas to improve democracy like ... allowing opposition MPs to speak to the media?
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
October 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Conservative Party is introducing bold new ideas to improve democracy like ... allowing opposition MPs to speak to the media?
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
TVA's union says the company is replacing 11 technical jobs with artificial intelligence.
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
TVA's union says the company is replacing 11 technical jobs with artificial intelligence.
Chart of the day: Results of a Léger/Gazette poll of the Montreal election campaign montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
October 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Chart of the day: Results of a Léger/Gazette poll of the Montreal election campaign montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
Probably the best thing about these Dennis Trudeau obituaries are the absolutely epic file photos from the 70s and 80s www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
October 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Probably the best thing about these Dennis Trudeau obituaries are the absolutely epic file photos from the 70s and 80s www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
Pick up today's @mtlgazette.bsky.social for a most-page 82-game Canadiens TV schedule.
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Pick up today's @mtlgazette.bsky.social for a most-page 82-game Canadiens TV schedule.
I went on a tour of CHEK TV yesterday and they have all their previous logos on display in the hallway. Some are better than others. (I actually like their current one, even though it's lowercase.)
September 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I went on a tour of CHEK TV yesterday and they have all their previous logos on display in the hallway. Some are better than others. (I actually like their current one, even though it's lowercase.)
For the record, here is the offending clip, as it aired on RDI at 4:00pm yesterday.
September 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
For the record, here is the offending clip, as it aired on RDI at 4:00pm yesterday.