From buses every 15 minutes to housing for the homeless, Futur Montréal launches official platform

By Julissa Hurtado, CityNews, Posted October 23, 2025 2:17 pm.

Futur Montréal leader and mayoral candidate Jean-François Kacou unveiled his official platform, with promises for secure transportation, affordable housing and tackling homelessness, if he wins the mayoral race on Nov. 2.
At a press conference Thursday, Kacou released his plans to tackle homelessness by creating a pilot project to transform industrial space into transitional housing.

According to the plan, once the unused spaces are repurposed into fully-equipped housing, essential services like food and medical delivery services will be brought in. After that, relocation services would be provided for people living in homeless encampments into those units.
He also promised to build the “best bus network in the world,” guaranteeing service every 15 minutes, seven days a week, while also on investing in a safer cycling network.
“Mobility is not just about the bus and metro. It’s also about cycling,” Kacou said. “We will invest in the security and improvement of the existing network.”
Futur Montréal also promised to offer student housing zones and replace the 20-20-20 rule, requiring new housing development projects to set aside 20 per cent of the units for social, family and affordable housing. Kacou also promised to invest in renewable energy projects.
“We are ready as a team … and we will keep pushing until Nov. 2,” said Kacou.
Montrealers head to the polls on Nov. 2.