Community involvement was the theme of Thursday’s Youth Action Montreal conference. Hundreds of Concordia students and Montrealers gathered at Palais des Congres to hear from keynote speakers about the economy, climate change and the AIDS pandemic. Speakers like David Suzuki, Stephen Lewis and Craig Kielburger offered suggestions for way to start making a difference in the world, starting at home.

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A Quebec company is looking to launch a new pay by the minute car sharing service in Montreal.

Communauto is hoping the success of the Bixi bikes in Montreal will translate to a success in the car sharing business. The Bixi’s and the car sharing service work similarly.

The plan is to spread about 400 cars downtown in areas like the Bixi’s. These cars could be taken without reservation or limit. After they could be parked at one of many designated parking locations, or any legal parking spot. A smartphone then helps customers looking for the nearest available car.

Victims of the Earl Jones Ponzi scheme will have a greater chance of reclaiming money lost from the illicit scam. A ruling by the Quebec court cancels several contracts still connected to Jones and his victims. This allows the 77 victims to begin to discuss tax reimbursements with the Canada Revenue Agency and Revenue Quebec. Together they paid an estimated three million dollars in income taxes based off of invented interest income created by Jones.