Interview with Sue Montgomery - NDG/CDN (Montreal) Borough Mayor (Incumbent/Candidate)

<p>We are glad to continue our journey as we Bridge the Gap with local politicians, this time doing the interview with Sue Montgomery. Holden Stephan Roy enjoyed learning her story and is glad to share it with everyone.</p> <p>00:00 From Brampton to Germany with some excitement 06:49 Working at the Montreal Gazette 13:29 COVID and mental health 18:06 The need for better public spaces 22:35 Did you ever think of how wide streets are? 26:45 Creating a # for women's rights 31:06 Valerie Plante solicited Sue to run directly 34:25 Becoming the mayor of NDG/CDN 38:25 Party politics ruin alliances 43:18 Standing up for what is right 48:54 How politics really works 53:57 Targeting other demos and local culture 01:01:00 There actually is a borough council, but it's boring 01:07:22 People are mean on Facebook 01:15:46 The pandemic changed how we treat each other 01:22:11 Getting a debate going for local candidates 02:25:10 The best accomplishments of Sue's administration 01:31:11 Needing to get people to hear the vision 01:35:43 Brainstorming marketing with Sue 01:43:45 Sorry Maruo, knitting is cool 01:46:29 Outro Follow Sue Montgomery on social media: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/MontgomerySue'>https://www.facebook.com/MontgomerySue</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/s_montgomery/'>https://www.instagram.com/s_montgomery/ </a> <a href='https://twitter.com/montgomerysue?lang=en'>https://twitter.com/montgomerysue?lang=en </a> Check out and support Sue Montgomery's political platform: <a href='https://montreal.ca/en/elected-officials/sue-montgomery-1179'>https://montreal.ca/en/elected-officials/sue-montgomery-1179 </a> <a href='https://www.equipecourage.ca/'>https://www.equipecourage.ca/ </a> Check out this podcast interview Sue Montgomery did with Go Pluck Yourself: <a href='https://9to5.cc/gpys'> https://9to5.cc/gpys</a></p> <p>Check out the Bridge The Gap With Bars Vol. 9 Contest:</p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/261614515246778/'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/26161451