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A weekly video podcast from the Montreal Gazette exploring the topic du moment in Montreal and Quebec.Recorded at the iconic Snowdon Deli, hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand meet up with a new guest each episode.
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Who’s rising, who’s falling in the Quebec election | The Corner Booth (opens the original)
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The five main party leaders in the Quebec election got a chance to make their pitch to the people with two French-language debates this week. Which leader made their mark? Who stood out with undecided voters? Who needs to step up as the campaign hits crunch time? A pair of Gazette political columnists, Raphaël Melançon and Robert Libman, joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on the latest episode of The Corner Booth from Snowdon Deli to give their grades to the five leaders and predict whe
Does it matter if Christine Fréchette is a separatist? | The Corner Booth (opens the original)
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Canadian Party of Quebec leader Joseph Cianflone knows his party won’t win the upcoming provincial election. But that doesn’t mean the underdog party can’t play a role in steering the conversation. The leader of the self-described “only fully federalist party” in Quebec joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand for this week’s episode of The Corner Booth at Snowdon Deli. Cianflone pitched his party’s platform and gave his perspective on how the race is shaping up, including CAQ leader Christin
French-only election mailouts ‘effectively suppressing the vote’ | The Corner Booth (opens the original)
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This week, it was revealed for the first time in a provincial campaign, election guides and notices are being mailed only in French. Voters seeking English versions will instead be directed to the Élections Québec website, either directly or through a QR code printed on the French documents. But around one in five Quebecers 75 and older do not own a smartphone, computer or tablet. Lawyers Frédéric Bérard and Eric Maldoff joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week’s episode of The C
Tom Mulcair predicts who will win the Quebec election | The Corner Booth (opens the original)
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Tom Mulcair thinks the answer to who will win October's Quebec election "will come in the last two weeks of the campaign," but that won't stop him from making an early prediction. The former NDP Leader and Quebec Liberal MNA told hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week's episode of The Corner Booth at Snowdon Deli that although he has no dog in the fight, as an outside observer, he's seeing where the trends are headed.
Canada ' should not be in a rush' to sign trade deal with U.S. | The Corner Booth (opens the original)
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When it comes to the Donald Trump White House's tariff threats against Canada, every day is Groundhog Day. And while this week saw both countries go down to the wire to sign the latest trade deal, it won't be long until the United States returns asking for revised terms. At least, that's how economist Julian Karaguesian and former Delegate General of Quebec in New York John Parisella see it. They joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on the latest episode of The Corner Booth from Snowdon D
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