If Chicago can keep it clean, why can't Montreal? - Montreal Gazette (subscription)

Mayor Gerald Tremblay should visit Chicago and have a chat with Mayor Richard Daley. His must be the cleanest city I have ever visited, including Singapore. I thought Chicagoans must be very clean. Our tour bus driver replied they are as messy as any one else, but that the city sweeps every street twice daily. It uses foot patrols and machines, and empties garbage bins. In addition, Daley has rebuilt Chicago's downtown into a bustling area. And their weather is just as bad as ours, but there are ...