Jason C. McLean speaks with Montreal musician Paul Kasner (aka Venus Furs) about moving from live shows to releasing music during the pandemic, creating his […]
Month: January 2021
So Now Wall Street Wants Regulation…To Protect Hedge Funds From People on Reddit
Off the bat, it’s important to state that I am in no way a financial advisor, a financial journalist or someone who has ever come […]
Quebec Superior Court: Homeless People Are Now Exempt from Quebec’s Curfew
Homeless people are now exempt from Quebec’s 8pm to 5am curfew thanks to a ruling early this evening from the Quebec Superior Court. Judge Chantal […]
FTB Fridays 01/22/2021: Legault’s Pandemic Paternalism
Host Jason C. McLean and Special Guest Samantha Gold discuss Quebec Premier François Legault’s seemingly immovable and uncaring paternalistic approach to pandemic management (and a […]
Joe Biden is Now Officially President of the United States and Kamala Harris is Now Officially Vice-President
It’s official: Joe Biden is now the 46th and current President of the United States and Kamala Harris is now the 49th and current Vice-President […]
Provincial Opposition Parties and Valérie Plante Call for a Curfew Exemption for the Homeless – Legault Refuses
Quebec Premier François Legault rejected calls from all opposition parties in Quebec’s National Assembly and the Mayor of Montreal to exempt the homeless from the […]
2021 Montreal Municipal Election: Good or Bad, It’s All About Plante For Now
We didn’t hear all that much about Montreal municipal politics in 2020. Plenty was happening on the local front, but with COVID-19 raging for most […]
FTB Fridays (01/15/2021): 2021 Montreal Municipal Election
Host Jason C. McLean and special guest Niall Clapham-Ricardo discuss the 2021 Montreal Municipal Election and whether or not Valérie Plante and Projet Montréal can […]
Hope and Justice in the Face of Uncertainty: CDN-NDG Borough Mayor Sue Montgomery on the Pandemic and Her Recent Victory in Superior Court
It’s been a tough year. A virus is killing people left and right, and Quebec is under curfew from 8 pm to 5 am every […]
US President Donald Trump Impeached Again, This Time for Inciting Insurrection
The US House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump. This makes Trump the only president in United States history to be impeached […]