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The yellow vests announce a new mobilization for Saturday, October 31, with gatherings and "casserolades" in front of the National Assembly and municipalities, in response to the rise in social discontent and the restrictions imposed by the government. #GiletsJaunes #Mobilisation #Casserolades (translated)

Cerfia indicated that the city of Limoges had launched, with the Heritage Foundation, a public fund after the fire that devastated its town hall. The municipality hoped to raise 300,000 euros to preserve the parts still intact and prepare for the reconstruction of the historic building. Over 20,000 euros had already been collected, according to Cerfia. #Limoges #Incendie #Patrimoine (translated)

The trial of the City of Paris, initiated nearly eight years after the deadly explosion of a building on Rue de Trévise, opens this Tuesday and will last seven weeks, with charges of involuntary manslaughter and injury against the municipality and the building's manager, in front of about 200 victims. #Justice #Explosion #VilleDeParis (translated)

The mayors of Aube are gathering this Monday at noon in front of their municipalities to express their support for the towns affected by the violence that occurred during the demonstration against the high cost of living on October 17. #Manifestations #Aube #Solidarité (translated)

Pierre Poilievre indicated that he had traveled to Wainwright with Damien Kurek and had met with Mayor Bruce Pugh, Fire Chief Aime Smyl, Deputy Chief Wade Pillman, Provincial MP Garth Rowswell, and Reeve Mike Wildeboer. He said he wanted to hear testimonies from community leaders after the tragedy that occurred at CFB Wainwright. He expressed his support for the families of the deceased military personnel as well as for the injured who were still fighting for their lives, and believed that their loved ones deserved prayers and support. Poilievre also thanked the firefighters, paramedics, nursing staff, doctors, and soldiers who responded to the fire during the night. He added that Wainwright and the base were closely linked and promised that the Conservatives would stand by the community, the troops, and their families as long as necessary. #Wainwright #Solidarité #Hommage (translated)

Bally Bagayoko described several local initiatives in Brittany: a flea market in Bulat-Pestivien, a municipality in Trémargat that governed with the population through referendums and open commissions, and the organic farm of Bodinel, where Léa and Morvan cultivated and made bread. In Saint-Adrien, he met people who supported undocumented and exiled individuals. He said he observed, as in Saint-Denis and Pierrefitte, that residents felt forgotten and that hate merchants exploited this void. According to him, pitting young people from working-class neighborhoods against Breton farmers was a mistake: they had the same adversaries and the same hopes. He added that abstention and the far right could not be fought from television studios, but by engaging with others. He believed that rural areas and working-class neighborhoods spoke with one voice, thanked Murielle and those who welcomed him, and asserted that 2027 was being built right now. #Solidarité #Ruralité #SouverainetéAlimentaire (translated)

Bally Bagayoko indicated that students, teachers, and educational assistants from Paul-Éluard high school had gathered on Thursday, October 15, to defend equality of rights in education. According to him, the mobilization was taking place without violence or degradation, no projectiles had been used, and classes remained accessible. He added that some young people had brought sound equipment to dance. The mayor reported that around 10:30 am, law enforcement had used batons and tear gas without warning, according to the elected officials present. He claimed that several officers were not wearing their RIO number and that some were masked. Nesrine Gharbi, a municipal councilor, reportedly identified herself as an elected official in an attempt to de-escalate the situation before being gassed in the face at point-blank range and then struck, according to her account. The municipality provided her with support. Bagayoko specified that five people were in police custody. He also reported that around 1 p.m., a student fearing arrest had sought refuge in the school. The principal had reportedly held him in his office before police officers from the BAC entered the premises to take him away. Teachers and educational assistants had reportedly intervened. Bagayoko attributed the escalation to an intervention he described as brutal and disproportionate in the face of young people protesting non-violently. He believed that those who decided on this intervention should be held accountable and lamented the lack of a call for de-escalation from the state. The mayor stated that he had spoken by phone with the commissioner and the deputy prefect. He had asked them to put an end to the escalation and to provide explanations regarding the use of force in front of the high school, the conditions of the arrests, the retention of the student by the principal, and the entry of the police into the establishment. The city demanded that responsibilities be established and that everyone's rights be respected. Bagayoko defended the school as a place of learning, protection, and dialogue, and asserted that the demands of the high school students called for political responses: more staff, better study conditions, and increased investment in education in Seine-Saint-Denis. He added that Saint-Denis–Pierrefitte stood alongside the mobilized students, educational teams, and families. #Éducation #ÉgalitéDesDroits #Mobilisation (translated)

Many police officers are not identified. This is really a very significant number because there is no RIO ("referential of identities and organization," a badge that identifies the agents, Ed.), because there is no image, because the images are deleted. Often, the images are deleted because they are from the police prefecture or the municipality, and after 30 days, they disappear. #IGPN #violencespolicières #mobilisationétudiante (translated)

The chief of the municipal police of Port-de-Bouc has been suspended after being filmed driving towards protesting high school students, an act described as profoundly shocking by the municipality, which plans to hold a disciplinary interview regarding him. #PortDeBouc #Lycéens #PoliceMunicipale (translated)

David Guiraud described a mobilization of high school students in Roubaix, in which several hundred young people participated despite the closure of the majority of establishments and what he referred to as the media criminalization of the movement. He deemed their demands legitimate and indicated that the municipality supported them to encourage their democratic expression. He stated that no deterioration or arrests had taken place, believing that this showed that the government's strategy of decay was not inevitable. At the end of the process, a delegation of student representatives met with the sub-prefect and the deputy academic director to present their demands. Guiraud called for concrete measures to follow. #Jeunesse #Mobilisation #Lycéens (translated)

Cerfia reported that after the arrival of the new mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, 66 of the 120 agents who previously made up the municipal police had left their positions. Ten new recruits had since joined the ranks, which still numbered about fifty agents less than before the change in majority, representing a decrease of nearly half, according to the media. Bally Bagayoko had appointed John Gnahoré to head the municipal police. Cerfia clarified that he, a former commander of the national police and ex-director of the municipal police in Colombes, had stated that he would implement the mayor's instructions "to the last detail." According to Cerfia, the municipality intended to prioritize a presence on the ground, prevention, and mediation, including training in de-escalation. The mayor believed that the fight against crime and judicial investigations should fall under the national police. #SaintDenis #PoliceMunicipale #Sécurité (translated)

Amazon announced an investment of over one billion dollars over five years to support municipalities hosting its data centers, aiming to finance training, energy renovations, and local studies, while committing to not increase electricity bills and to make consumption data public. #Amazon #CentresDeDonnées #Investissement (translated)

Lettre publiée dans La Presse de ce matin: POURQUOI J’APPUIE ÉRIC DUHAIME PAR MARC BELLEMARE Avocat et ancien ministre de la Justice À l’approche du scrutin du 5 octobre, un constat s’impose. Le débat politique québécois n’est plus le même qu’en 2022. Il est maintenant urgent de réduire les dépenses de l’État, d’alléger le fardeau fiscal, d’abolir les structures inutiles, de faire appel au privé pour améliorer l’accès aux soins, de développer nos ressources naturelles, de diminuer la paperasse imposée aux entrepreneurs, aux familles et aux simples citoyens. Ces idées ne se sont pas imposées d’elles-mêmes. Elles ont fait l’objet de multiples promesses reniées par les vieux partis depuis 50 ans. Depuis quatre ans, Éric Duhaime et le Parti conservateur du Québec (PCQ) les défendent avec constance. Aujourd’hui, les autres partis reprennent une partie de leur discours. Avant même d’avoir fait élire un seul député, Éric Duhaime a contribué sensiblement à faire évoluer le débat public dans la bonne direction. J’appuie d’abord Éric Duhaime parce qu’il veut que le Québec exerce pleinement ses pouvoirs en matière de justice et qu’il en obtienne davantage. Il réclame d’Ottawa, en attendant notre pleine souveraineté en matière de justice, les réformes qui relèvent du Code criminel. Il veut notamment s’attaquer aux peines purgées à domicile pour les crimes à caractère sexuel, la violence conjugale et les abus envers les aînés. Il réclame des peines minimales et veut éviter la libération inacceptable d’accusés en raison de délais déraisonnables (arrêt Jordan). Il veut resserrer les règles de libération conditionnelle des criminels dangereux et faire contribuer les détenus au coût de leur incarcération selon leur capacité de payer. Cette approche donne la priorité aux victimes, à la sécurité du public et à une plus grande autonomie du Québec en matière de justice. J’appuie aussi Éric Duhaime parce qu’il veut faire du Québec une véritable puissance énergétique, moins dépendante des autres provinces et surtout des États-Unis. Aucune source d’énergie ne doit être écartée par idéologie, qu’il s’agisse de l’hydroélectricité, de l’éolien, du solaire, du nucléaire ou du gaz naturel. Selon la plateforme du PCQ, le développement responsable du gaz naturel québécois pourrait rapporter près de 9,4 milliards de dollars à l’État en 10 ans, en plus de générer d’importantes retombées pour les propriétaires, les municipalités et les MRC. Un sondage publié récemment dans La Presse montre que 37 % des Québécois appuient l’exploitation du gaz naturel, contre 36 % qui s’y opposent. Lorsqu’on leur rappelle que le président Trump a évoqué la possibilité de couper l’approvisionnement du Québec, cet appui grimpe à 56 %, tandis que l’opposition recule à 25 %1. C’est précisément l’approche du PCQ : développer les ressources naturelles du Québec avec les régions lorsqu’il y a acceptabilité sociale, puis partager équitablement les retombées afin que le Québec redevienne maître chez lui en matière énergétique. Enfin, Éric Duhaime est, à mes yeux, le seul chef véritablement crédible lorsqu’il promet de remettre de l’ordre dans les finances publiques. Depuis des années, il dénonce un État québécois devenu trop lourd, trop coûteux et trop peu efficace. À vouloir se mêler de tout, le gouvernement prélève trop de taxes et d’impôts tout en freinant le potentiel des citoyens et des entrepreneurs. Le PCQ propose de réaliser 47 milliards de dollars d’économies sur cinq ans, soit environ 5 % des dépenses prévues durant cette période. Ces économies contribueraient à financer des baisses de taxes et d’impôts qui laisseraient plus de 11 000 $ supplémentaires dans les poches d’un ménage moyen sur cinq ans. Pour les familles qui peinent à joindre les deux bouts, cette somme ferait une réelle différence. Il propose également de réduire de 59 % le taux d’imposition des entreprises québécoises. Le Québec deviendrait ainsi l’un des endroits où les entreprises sont parmi les moins imposées en Amérique du Nord. Cette mesure leur permettrait d’être plus compétitives malgré l’incertitude économique, d’attirer davantage d’investissements et de créer plus d’emplois et de richesse au bénéfice de tous les Québécois. C’est pour toutes ces raisons que j’appuie Éric Duhaime. J’invite tous ceux qui souhaitent un Québec autonome en matière de justice, maître de son énergie et doté de finances publiques équilibrées à faire de même. Le destin du Québec, quel qu’il soit, s’appuie invariablement sur ces assises. #Québec #Politique #Économie

Le maire RN de Carcassonne sort enfin du silence sur les propos racistes tenus par un policier municipal… pour accuser la municipalité précédente. Pourtant, ce policier est membre du service d’ordre du RN, et apparaît aux côtés du maire Christophe Barthès et Jordan Bardella. https://t.co/b65rbsq23o #Carcassonne #Racisme #RN #FR

Tout mon soutien à @BarthesChristop ! Une telle désinformation est SCANDALEUSE ! Les médias vont donc mentir pendant toute la campagne ? La vidéo date de l´ANCIENNE municipalité qui savait tout mais n’avait pas donné suite à l’enquête. Le nouveau maire a immédiatement condamné les propos et lancé une procédure. Quant à son appartenance au RN, une procédure d’exclusion a été immédiatement enclenchée. #Soutien #Désinformation #Médias