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The party, which forms the Official Opposition at City Hall, aims to go further by offering even more flexibility to citizens and their companions in their daily travels.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The coexistence between users and their dogs is going wonderfully in the metro. However, many Montrealers don&#8217;t have the good fortune to live near a station or must take the bus to complete their journey. Our goal is to offer them the same flexibility and make public transportation more accessible and pleasant for everyone,&#8221; declares Aref Salem, leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ensemble Montr\u00e9al proposes applying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stm.info\/en\/info\/advice\/good-manners-when-using-public-transit\/travelling-animals\">the same rules<\/a>&nbsp;that have proven successful in the metro to the bus network. 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