Elias Makos begins the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.

• Canada has officially recognized the State of Palestine.
• The Irish hip-hop group Kneecap has been banned from entering Canada.
• The federal government is bringing forward new legislation to add a hate crime offence to the Criminal Code.
• Journal de Montreal took a look at the new modular homes the city is putting up to house the homeless and found it costs the city about 2600$ per unit a month…