The Corner Booth

The typical lifespan for a minority government in Canada is around 18 to 24 months. Will Mark Carney’s Liberals be able to buck the trend and outlast those grim odds? That’s the question put to former Quebec MNA and cabinet minister David Heurtel on this week’s episode of The Corner Booth, hosted by CJAD’s Aaron Rand and The Gazette’s Bill Brownstein at Snowdon Deli.

The Montreal Canadiens surprised just about everyone this year by making the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in four years, including legendary Habs play-by-play announcer Pierre Houde. But on this week’s episode of The Corner Booth with hosts Aaron Rand and Bill Brownstein, back on home ice at Snowdon Deli, the French-language voice of the Habs on RDS since 1989 said the signs were there that this young team was primed to turn the corner.

On this week’s episode of The Corner Booth, filmed at Maison Boulud at the Ritz-Carlton, hosts Aaron Rand and Bill Brownstein were joined by former Quebec MNA David Heurtel and political analyst Raphaël Melançon.

Liberal Anthony Housefather and Conservative Neil Oberman make a rare appearance together on this week’s episode at Snowdon Deli.

Aaron Rand and Bill Brownstein chat with veteran business writer Paul Delean and Julian Karaguesian, visiting McGill economics professor and former special adviser to Finance Canada in Ottawa, on The Corner Booth at the Snowdon Deli in Montreal

Sébastien Dallaire, Executive Vice-President at Léger and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst, join hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week's The Corner Booth at the Snowdon Deli in Montreal. In this week's episode, they discuss the first week of the Federal Election campaign, Liberal leader Mark Carney's fast start and what Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre needs to do to swing momentum back in his direction.

Peter Trent thinks that if President Donald Trump wants to display economic force against his Canadian allies, then Canada should look elsewhere, like Europe and Asia, to do business.

Quebec Liberal Party leadership candidate Charles Milliard discusses his vision for the future of the party and the province.

Mayoral hopeful Soraya Martínez Ferrada shares her vision for Montreal, discussing construction, mobility, and decentralization of th municipal government.

Housing Hotline's Arnold Bennett discusses this year's guidelines from Tribunal administratif du logement, which estimates a rent increase of 5.9% across Quebec.