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September 06, 2022Ending the SAQ’s monopoly, taxing your SUV: Ideas from the Quebec campaign trail
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
How do Quebec’s party leaders view immigration?
Another Liberal party candidate has gone to reeducation camp after some previous comments garnered attention in the French media
Eric Duhaime vowed this weekend to end the government’s SAQ monopoly on alcohol
24 min
September 05, 2022Week two of the Quebec Election Campaign kicks off. Plus: How much should the government pay you to have babies?
Elias Makos starts the Labour Day edition with panelists Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
The first major media event of the Quebec election campaign took place Sunday night, as the major party leaders all conducted back-to-back interviews on Radio-Canada
After smashing its own record for world’s lowest birth rate, South Korea is tripling its baby payments. How much should a family be paid to have babies?
Three police operations last Thursday & Friday led to the arrests of 200 individuals in an attempt to fight armed crime
25 min
September 02, 2022 Winners and losers on the Quebec campaign trail so far. Plus: Couche-Tard's boss is in trouble, and not over Sloche
Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS Meeker Guerrier and Dan Delmar - Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media, Quebec-based political commentator, former journalist and newspaper columnist - join Elias to talk about who's in the lead after one week of Quebec's election campaign, whether or not Eric Duhaime is inciting hate or not, and the CEO of Couche-Tard's lack of french communication skills.
25 min
August 31, 2022Did The Gazette’s editorial cartoon cross the line? Plus: Who wants to run for the Liberals?
Elias makos is joined by political analyst Karim Boulos and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
It led to a note from the editor this morning… Did this Gazette editorial cartoon cross the line?
Would you like to run for the Liberal Party of Quebec? Because they are very very desperate
Election roundup: The CAQ and Liberals are promising money for seniors
24 min
August 30, 2022Who’s getting a tax cut? You’re getting a tax cut!
Elias Makos welcomes in Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
Day two of the Quebec election campaign made something very clear - you’re getting a tax cut
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government is looking at its options when it comes to increasing security for politicians
Arcade Fire front man Win Butler has been accused of sexual misonduct by four women
24 min
August 29, 2022The Fait Accompli Election. Plus: That leader vs. this lady
Elias Makos returns to the program and is joined by Jonathan Kalles, (KAY-LESS) Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
They’re off to the races in Quebec’s 43rd provincial election. Is the result a fait accompli?
François Legault referred to Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade as “this lady.” WIll Legault’s arrogance come back to haunt him?
Chrystia Freeland was harassed and threatened in Alberta over the weekend. And here in Quebec, a volunteer for Eric Duhaime’s Conservatives was threatened with a knife
25 min
August 26, 2022Leslyn Lewis' holocaust comparison Plus: The Education Minister has no plans to limit cell phone use in schools
David Heurtel ends the week with Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
Conservative party leadership candidate Scott Aitchison is condemning Leslyn Lewis' message to members last week about the Nuremberg Code and medical experimentation
The Legault government suspects Montreal of having used funds intended for the fight against crime to reduce its own expenses in the SPVM
Quebec's political parties are being encouraged to commit to raising immigration targets
23 min
August 25, 2022Quebec Premier Francois Legault says action will be taken to quell gun violence in the city. Plus: Quebecers aren’t adequately vaccinated
David Heurtel welcomes in Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
After two men were shot and killed in broad daylight Tuesday in Montreal, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said action will be taken to quell gun violence in the city
Fewer than a quarter of Quebecers received a COVID-19 vaccine dose in the last five months
As a new school year approaches the school bus situation has still not been resolved
23 min
August 24, 2022Far more women than men are saying goodbye to the Quebec legislature ahead of the fall election. Plus: The health care system under strain
David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
Two men were shot and killed in broad daylight on Tuesday in two crowded places in Montreal, 30 minutes apart
Far more women than men are saying goodbye to the Quebec legislature ahead of the fall election. Of the 34 members who have announced they won't be seeking re-election, 22 are women
Health network performance indicators suggest that the situation is deteriorating in emergency rooms in Quebec…. and the lack of personnel is taking its toll.
24 min
August 23, 2022 A coroner investigation after 2 Inuk women who were fatally struck by cars. Plus: Stop signs are being Frenchified in Mount Royal
David Heurtel kicks off Tuesday with panelists Political analyst Karim Boulos and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS.
23 min

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