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Hydro‑Québec humihiling ng mas mataas na rate; PQ naghahangad ng mayorya at problema sa pagboto ng mga walang tirahan — Montreal Huwebes

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🏛️ Pamahalaan at Pulitika

  1. Hinihiling ng lider ng PQ (Parti Québécois) na si Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon ang isang mayorya habang papalapit ang halalan sa Quebec sa 5 Oktubre. Sinabi niya sa CJAD at Radio‑Canada na nangunguna ang kanilang partido sa mga botohan at ang pagkakaroon ng minorya ay maglilimita sa kanyang kakayahang magpatupad ng mga polisiya; iginiit niyang kailangan ang mayorya upang baligtarin ang walong taon ng pamamahala ng CAQ.
  2. Ayon sa mga tagapagtaguyod, hinaharangan ng mga patakaran sa Quebec ang mga walang tirahan mula sa pagboto bago ang halalan sa 5 Oktubre. Mas mahigpit ang mga patakaran ng probinsya kaysa sa pederal kahit na lumaki ang populasyon ng mga walang tirahan sa mahigit 12,000 (tumaas ng halos 20% sa apat na taon); tinatantya ng TAPAJ Québec na mas mababa sa 1% ng mga taong nakararanas ng kawalan ng tirahan ang nakaboto sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang mga patakaran.
  3. Humiling ang mga abogado sa Quebec Superior Court na pawalang‑bisa ang ordinansa ng Montreal na nagbabawal ng mga insulto laban sa mga empleyado ng lungsod. Inihain ng Saint‑Michel legal clinic at ng isang samahan ng mga progresibong jurist ang hamon noong 30 Setyembre–1 Oktubre, na sinasabing ang ordinansang inaprubahan noong 22 Setyembre ay masyadong malawak at lumalabag sa kalayaan sa pagpapahayag; inuna sanang sinabi ni Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada na hindi ito aaplay sa mga kilos o gestura laban sa pulis, ngunit inayos niya ang pahayag pagkatapos.

💼 Ekonomiya at Negosyo

  1. Humiling ang Hydro‑Québec sa Régie de l’énergie na lumikha ng bagong rate para sa mga data centre na nasa average na mga 13¢/kWh, halos doble ng kasalukuyang singil. Sa isang pagdinig sa Montreal sinabi ng utility na ang mga data centre ngayon ay nagbabayad ng mga 6.82¢/kWh at iminungkahi na ang panuntunang ito ay i‑apply sa mga sentrong nangangailangan ng higit sa 5 megawatts ng kapasidad; nagbabala ang Hydro‑Québec na tapos na ang panahon ng sobrang suplay ng enerhiya at sinabi na ang mas mataas na rate ang magpoprotekta sa ibang mga kostumer mula sa pagsuporta sa subsidiya para sa mga data centre.
  2. Hinarap ng Driscoll’s ang isang class‑action lawsuit sa Quebec dahil sa umano’y problema sa mga produktong gulay at prutas. Ang kasong isinampa sa Quebec ay tumutukoy sa multinasyunal na kumpanyang nagbebenta ng berry; iniulat ito bilang isang class action na sinimulan sa hukuman ng probinsya.

🧾 Krimen at Pampublikong Kaligtasan

  1. Ipinagtala ng isang babae ang isang rasistang pag‑atake sa Montreal Metro sa National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Kumalat ang video ng insidente publiko sa araw na inilaan para sa pagkakasundo (30 Setyembre); ginawa ng pagrekord at ng timing nito ang kaso na sentro ng lokal na diskusyon tungkol sa rasismo sa pampublikong transportasyon.

📰 Ngayon Din

  • Naglunsad ang PQ ng 3,000‑km na kampanyang blitz sa buong Quebec sa loob ng isang araw.
  • Naghahabla ng anim na taong pagkakakulong ang truck driver sa nakamamatay na banggaan sa South Shore noong 2022.
  • Sinabi ni Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland na makikipagtulungan ang Ottawa sa anumang gobyernong mapipili sa Quebec.
  • Maaaring gumuho anumang oras ang gusali ng planta ng Canada Malting, ayon sa ulat ng inhinyero.
  • Nagpapatuloy ang debate tungkol sa hangganan ng isang riding sa Quebec na posibleng umabot sa Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Libu‑libo sa Quebec City ang naghihintay pa rin ng mga slot sa daycare habang pinipilit ng mga lider ng partido.
  • Ipinagdiriwang ng Montreal Metro ang ika‑60 anibersaryo; nagbabala ang mga eksperto ng mga hamon lampas sa lumang imprastruktura.
  • Naghahain ang isang grupo ng panukalang batas para gawing libre muli ang panonood ng NHL finals, nagmumungkahi ng pagbabago sa lehislatura.

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