US EditionMontreal's Mayoral Election Is About Affordability and the Homeless -- and Bike Lanes
Leading candidates debate solutions to homelessness and housing affordability while addressing bike lane controversies, with Martinez Ferrada leading polls at 26%, Segma research shows.
- On Nov. 2, 2025, Quebec's municipal election will focus on homelessness, housing affordability and bike lanes in Montreal, Canada.
- Amid years of Projet Montréal governance, residents said frustrations grew over parking, road work and public-space disputes, with Valérie Plante, outgoing Mayor, recently criticized for car-free streets and bike projects.
- A Segma research survey for Radio-Canada released Oct. 16 shows Soraya Martinez Ferrada leading with 26 per cent to Luc Rabouin's 18 per cent while 37 per cent of voters remain undecided.
- Promising quick action, Soraya Martinez Ferrada would assess bike paths in her first 100 days and suggested removing some to restore parking, while Luc Rabouin focuses on bus lanes and modular housing units.
- Given tight municipal budgets and decentralization, winners will face limited room to manoeuvre, with many priorities needing federal and provincial funding and homelessness relying on provincial health resources.
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Montreal's mayoral election is about affordability, homelessness — and bike lanes
In a recent debate on Radio-Canada, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, one of the leading candidates for mayor of Montreal, brought up comments made more than two years ago by a borough mayor comparing a car to a refrigerator.
The Hamilton Spectator
Montreal’s mayoral election is about affordability and the homeless — and bike lanes
MONTREAL - In a recent debate on Radio-Canada, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, one of the leading candidates for mayor of Montreal, brought up comments made more than two years ago by a borough mayor comparing a car to a refrigerator.
Winnipeg Free Press
Montreal's mayoral election is about affordability and the homeless -- and bike lanes
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
The former encampment under the Ville-Marie Expressway, dismantled in 2023. PHOTO: Jay Walker. This article was translated from English to French by Géraud Le Carduner. Read the original version here. In a recent Léger poll, Montrealers were asked which issues concerned them most as the election approached: homelessness ranked second, just behind housing and ahead of taxation, traffic, public transit, and crime. The city’s main municipal parties…
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