Author Archives: Richard Shearmur

If there is one thing that the pandemic has made obvious to (almost) everyone it is the key roles played by government (federal, provincial and municipal) and by public services such as health care, research, street cleaning, water provision, leisure centres, parks, social housing, design of public areas, road maintenance, support for the unemployed, andContinue reading “Corporate taxes, tax avoidance and Covid 19”

On Wednesday I attended my first ‘social’ function since March 13th 2020, a press conference presenting a report prepared by a committee on economic recovery (chaired by Luc Godbout) for the City of Montreal. It took place in the first floor the foyer of City Hall. There were maybe five journalists (camera and sound technicians),Continue reading “Shaking hands under Covid”

Who? I’m Richard Shearmur, professor at the McGill School of Urban Planning. I can vaguely be classified as an urban planner (I am professionnally accredited as such) and as an urban and regional economic geographer. Why? This is my first foray into blogging, and I intend to comment on urban-related issues. There are so manyContinue reading “Hello”