{"id":110470,"date":"2026-11-12T13:22:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=110470"},"modified":"2026-11-12T13:22:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:22:50","slug":"diabo-keen-to-discuss-mercier-bridge-with-provincial-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/diabo-keen-to-discuss-mercier-bridge-with-provincial-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabo keen to discuss Mercier Bridge with provincial officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Iori:wase Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cody Diabo is hoping some upcoming talks with newly-elected politicians will bring some clarity on one of the community\u2019s long-standing issues. Diabo, the Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, is keen to meet with Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who was elected as Quebec premier last month, and with Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who was appointed as the provincial Minister Responsible for Relations with First Nations and Inuit, shortly after the October election. One of the main topics Diabo plans to raise is the state of the aging Mercier Bridge, especially the portion from the Montreal borough of LaSalle to Kahnawake. \u201cI think that&#8217;s definitely a conversation that I&#8217;ll have with the new Quebec government,\u201d Diabo said in a phone interview on November 10. \u201cAnd I&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, Canada Print and Online, and USA Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2026%2F11%2F12%2Fdiabo-keen-to-discuss-mercier-bridge-with-provincial-officials%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Iori:wase Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cody Diabo is hoping some upcoming talks with newly-elected politicians will bring some clarity on one of the community\u2019s long-standing issues. Diabo, the Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, is keen to meet with Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who was elected as Quebec premier last month, and with Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who was appointed as the provincial Minister Responsible for Relations with First Nations and Inuit, shortly after the October election. One of the main topics Diabo plans to raise is the state of the aging Mercier Bridge, especially the portion from the Montreal borough of LaSalle to Kahnawake. \u201cI think that&#8217;s definitely a conversation that I&#8217;ll have with the new Quebec government,\u201d Diabo said in a phone interview on November 10. \u201cAnd I... <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription - Corporate, Print Subscription Only, Canada Print and Online, and USA Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2026%2F11%2F12%2Fdiabo-keen-to-discuss-mercier-bridge-with-provincial-officials%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":101363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-ticker","pmpro-level-required","pmpro-level-3","pmpro-level-2","pmpro-level-5","pmpro-level-4","pmpro-level-6","pmpro-level-7","pmpro-level-8","pmpro-no-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Diabo keen to discuss Mercier Bridge with provincial officials - The Turtle Island News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/diabo-keen-to-discuss-mercier-bridge-with-provincial-officials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Diabo keen to discuss Mercier Bridge with provincial officials - The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Iori:wase Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cody Diabo is hoping some upcoming talks with newly-elected politicians will bring some clarity on one of the community\u2019s long-standing issues. 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