As of Sunday (April 11), Montreal and Laval will join other Quebec Red Zones with a curfew once again running from 8pm to 5am. The […]
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2021 Montreal Municipal Election Poll
Is it that time again? We’ll, at the time of writing this, not for a few months. The 2021 Montreal Municipal Election is on November […]
FTB Fridays 04/02/2021: Denis Coderre is Running for Mayor of Montreal Once Again
Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre is running for his old job. Jason C. McLean is not a fan and hopes Montrealers don’t forget why people […]
An Old Problem Made Public: A Response to the Increase in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes from Your Friendly Neighbourhood Filipino Canadian
On Tuesday March 17, 2021 a white gunman walked into three massage parlors in Atlanta, Georgia and killed eight people, most of them Asian women. […]
The Greater Montreal Region to Remain in the Red Zone At Least Another Month, the Rest of Quebec to Turn Orange After March Break
Quebecers outside of the Greater Montreal Region will see some COVID-19 restrictions loosen when they pass into an Orange Zone after March Break (so Monday, […]
FTB Fridays 02/19/2021: News Roundup – Legault’s Culture War, Ted Cruz Leaves Texas Freezing & More
Jason C. McLean and Special Guest Dawn McSweeney go through the week’s big news stories: Quebec Premier François Legault injects himself into the campus “free […]
FTB Fridays 02/05/2021: Evaluating the Pandemic Responses with Special Guest Dawn McSweeney
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss the federal, provincial and municipal governments’ responses to the COVID pandemic. They cover the curfew, museums re-opening, summer […]
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 […]
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 […]