Journalism & Research
Sources &
Endnotes
All events described on this site are based on published journalism and public statements.
Below is the complete list of sources consulted, in order of importance to the project.
Primary Sources
Full Citations
01
"Montreal to pay $350K to man who filed La Tulipe noise complaint, ending years-long saga"
02
"La Tulipe wants help to reopen after forced closure over noise complaints"
03
"Montreal's legendary La Tulipe venue could soon make noise again after court ruling"
04
"Loud and clear: Montreal receives more than 13,000 comments about controversial noise bylaw"
05
"Noise complaints: Downtown Montreal venues, nightlife advocates push back on new proposed rules"
06
"New Noise Bylaws: It's Time to Act!"
07
"La Tulipe court ruling forces Montreal to change rules for concert venues"
08
"Montreal to change bylaw to protect venues from noise complaints"
09
"Long-Running Montreal Venue La Tulipe Ceases Operations After Quebec Court's Decision"
10
"Montreal Announces Music Venues Now Exempt From Noise Bylaw"
11
"Montreal Venues Face Noise Complaints, City Says Change Is Coming"
12
"Noise complaints from neighbours could close La Tulipe"
13
"Bar owner challenges Montreal's noise crackdown in city's entertainment district"
14
"'We want venues to thrive': Montreal looks to modernize noise bylaw to protect nightlife, ease tensions"
15
"New Plateau noise bylaw meets most of our requests, music venues say"
Endnotes
1.
The La Tulipe saga is complicated by the fact that the original zoning error was made by a borough
employee — meaning the situation was partly of the city's own making. Borough Mayor Luc Rabouin
publicly acknowledged this: "The borough employee made a mistake, we admitted it. He shouldn't
have issued the permit." (CBC News, September 2024) This context is important because it means
the neighbour's complaints, while legally valid at the time, stemmed from a residential use that
should never have been permitted in the first place.
2.
The claim that a single complaint is sufficient to trigger police intervention refers to the
current and proposed bylaw frameworks described by MTL 24/24 in their July 2025 position paper.
The advocacy group specifically cited this as one of two "major flaws carried over" from the
previous bylaw into the draft rules.
3.
Divan Orange (closed 2018) is credited with helping launch the careers of multiple prominent
Quebec and Canadian artists. This information comes from CBC News coverage from 2023, which
cited Patrick Watson and Coeur de Pirate specifically.
4.
The $2.5 million soundproofing fund referenced in the Numbers section was announced by the
City of Montreal in the aftermath of the La Tulipe crisis in late 2024. Billboard Canada
covered this announcement. Whether this funding has been fully disbursed as of the time of
writing is not confirmed in available sources.
5.
Polaris Prize-nominated musician Klô Pelgag's comments were originally posted on X (formerly
Twitter) following the Court of Appeal decision in September 2024, and were reported by
Billboard Canada. The quote in this project is paraphrased from that reporting.
6.
All dollar amounts in this project are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified.