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 […]
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FTB Fridays 12/18/20: #SupportCanadian Venues with Special Guest Jon Weisz
On the latest FTB Fridays, Jason C. McLean and Special Guest Jon Weisz of Indie Montreal and the Canadian Independent Venue Coalition talk about helping […]
COVID-19: Quebec Puts Montreal, Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches on Red Alert
Quebec Premier François Legault announced today “with a heavy heart” (as he put it), that the provincial government is placing the Greater Montreal Region (including […]
Pulling Down Statues: Changing History or Starting a Dialogue?
By CHRIS DODD A good many years before John A. Macdonald’s statue was pulled down from its perch in Montreal’s Dominion Square, my high school […]
Don’t Put Sir John A. MacDonald Back Where He Was
Last Saturday, Defund the Police protesters, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter marched through the rainy streets of Downtown Montreal. When they arrived in Dominion […]
New Rates for Public Transit in Montreal as of October
Some Montreal transit fares will be going up as of October 1st. After a few months of record low ridership on the Metro and bus […]
What to Expect When You’re Testing (For COVID-19 in Quebec)
We are in the midst of a global pandemic. COVID-19 is ravaging the United States and the European Union and other countries are slowly easing […]
COVID-19: Montreal to Make Mask Wearing Mandatory For All Indoor Public Spaces Starting July 27th
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced on social media today that the city is working on a bylaw that will require everyone to wear a mask […]
It’s Finally Time To Honour Oscar Peterson By Renaming Lionel-Groulx Metro After Him
A few years ago, there was a push to rename Lionel-Groulx Metro after late Montreal jazz legend Oscar Peterson. Now that movement is back, currently […]
Protests in Solidarity With Wet’suwet’en Continue
The history of colonization is dark. Indigenous peoples of Canada have been facing discrimination and racism since European setters began to occupy their land in […]