Opinion: Grand Déblocage is a much better plan than the REM

The Parti Québécois’s Grand Déblocage has upset promoters of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM). It challenges their vision of what is best for Montreal. But before we politicize a debate that should be about what sort of future we want, it makes sense to jot down a few comparisons.
The REM would be majority-owned by a subsidiary of the Caisse de Dépôt and subsidized with public dollars; that majority share eventually could be sold.