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November is upon us, and so is another episode of Metropolis! Montreal’s premier political talk show where current events and their impacts on the lives of Montrealers are discussed. On this episode released NOVEMBER X, 2024. Kalden Dhatsenpa and guest Katia Lo-Innes discuss the recent election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States of America, the closure of Concordia’s Instit...

Ali Salman and host Kalden Dhatsenpa discuss the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and some of its most recent shifts, and the repression of pro-Palestine activists by academic and municipal institutions.

Gavin Armitage-Ackerman and host Kalden Dhatsenpa discuss the state of housing as well as the city of Montréal’s plan to build an ambitious 207,000 units of housing by 2050. Are they being over ambitious? Is it a fantasy? Watch the full episode to hear the discussion. Plus: CUTV journalist Savanna Craig's segment on recent developments in Montreal’s Gaza solidarity encampments.

It's with a heavy heart for us to announce that this will be the last episode of Metropolis. In our concluding episode, we bring on Lital Khaikin, a freelance journalist and author based in Montréal, to discuss social and health services in the neighbourhood which are rapidly disintegrating due to gentrification. And on Hello Good Bylines we have Savanna Craig to chat about the hunger strike g...

On today's very special episode of Metropolis, we are bringing you a candid conversation with Dru Oja Jay and our host Kalden Dhatsenpa about a flurry of Montreal news. Join us to hear about the recent airbus strike, Valérie Plante's concerns with the lack of public transit budget, and why real estate developers in Montreal are getting a break? Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on s...

elcome back to Metropolis! This week we've got Dru Oja Jay back on to talk about car thefts in Montreal and Denis Coderre's intention to hold onto Bill 21 and maintain secularism in Quebec. Next, Kalden and Dru get into a discussion about Quebec's other Denis — filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, delving into Dune's inspiration and influences and the state of the working-class artist. Make...

Welcome back fellow listeners to today's episode of Metropolis where we are joined by Carl Bystram, a community researcher, organizer, and support worker to chat about the distressing state of trans health across Canada and some recent legislatures that are born out of misinformation and fear. The discussion also dives into the recent $23.7 million that Quebec has committed to combatting trans...

Welcome back to Metropolis! On today's episode, we have a return guest, our very own, Dru Oja Jay, publisher at the Breach and CUTV executive director. Kalden and Dru talk about the new salary for Quebec teachers, Pierre Poilievre's need for more housing units, and the distressing state of the province's health care system. On Hello Good Bylines, we have Aude Simon to discuss updates o...

Welcome back to Metropolis and Happy Valentine's Day! We are here with our beloved journalist Savanna Craig who chats with Metropolis Host Kalden Dhatsenpa about her coverage of the Uyghur diaspora in Montreal, their activism in the city, and some backlash regarding Uyghur issues. Savanna discusses how some people have called this issue a "hoax" while others declare that the treatmen...

On today's episode of Metropolis we have a return guest, Niall Clapham Riccardo, a member of Independent Jewish Voices and a trade union activist based in Mooniyang/Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. Niall and Kalden talk about homelessness in Montreal, Legault blaming immigrants for the housing crisis, and the city's new casino hotel. On Hello Good Bylines, we have Neha Chollangi (not Savanna Craig!) t...

On today's episode of Metropolis, we are joined by Felix Fuchs, a part-time professor at Dawson, Concordia and McGill and a member of the Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux (CSN). Kalden and Felix chat about the history of the common front, the current situation with labour strikes across the province, and how to better mobilize people around this issue. For our second segment, Hello Good B...

Happy New Year and welcome back to a new year of Metropolis! On today's show we are joined by Gavin Armitage-Ackerman, an urban planning researcher and housing policy analyst to talk about the housing crisis in Montreal and a few new social and affordable housing projects in the city. For our second segment, Hello Good Bylines, CUTV journalist Savanna Craig joins us again to chat about the lac...

Metropolis Episode 08 Today on Metropolis we are chatting with Ted Rutland, a professor at Concordia University about Montreal’s $7 Billion public budget. Rutland’s research and activism focus on the racial politics of urban planning and policing in Canadian cities. He is the author of Out to Defend Ourselves: A History of Montreal’s First Haitian Street Gang. Follow Ted Rutland: https://tedrutlan...

Metropolis Episode 07 Welcome to Metropolis, the weekly show where host Kalden Dhatsenpa brings you top-level news from the bottom up in Québec’s “metropole”, Montréal. We start with Hello, Good Byline with Local514 journalist Savanna Craig. Savanna updates us on the evolving pro-Palestinian movements in and around Montréal. Dru Oja Jay, comes onto the show to discuss the resignation of Dominique...

Metropolis Episode 06 This week on Metropolis host Kalden Dhatsenpa chats with Breach publisher Dru Oja Jay about #BuildTheLoop, the 2024 Montreal Budget, le Front Commun, Québec Solidaire’s new co-spokesperson, and Trudeau’s “war on Christmas”. https://linktr.ee/metropolis_mtl - Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content: Faceboo...

Metropolis Episode 05 Metropolis host Kalden Dhatsenpa sits down with Niall Clapham Riccardo and Sarah Boivin from Independent Jewish Voices to discuss the rise of anti-semitism as well as the history of anti-zionist organizing in Montréal. Keep up with Niall and Sarah and their work with Inpedendant Jewish Voices: https://www.ijvcanada.org/ https://www.instagram.com/ijvcanada/?hl=en Chapters 0:00...

Metropolis Episode 04 Metropolis host Kalden Dhatsenpa sits down with Sarah Shamy from the Montreal Palestinian Youth Movement to chat about the pro-Palestian movements in the city, the recent sit-ins at local MPs' offices and her hopes for the organization. Follow Montreal Palestinian Youth Movement to stay in touch with their work: Website: https://palestinianyouthmovement.com/ Instagram: ht...

Metropolis — Episode 03 Welcome to Metropolis, the biweekly show that delves into the dynamic world of Montreal’s politics. For this episode we give space to hear from fellow journalists Aude and Savanna on our segment Hello Good Byline, where we see what our reporters have been covering and farther thoughts on pressing issues that did not make it into the reporting. Aude comes on to discuss the M...

Metropolis Episode 01 Welcome to Metropolis, the biweekly show that delves into the dynamic world of Montreal’s politics. Your host Kalden Dhatsenpa, is joined again by none other than Dru Oja Jay, executive director of CUTV and publisher at the Breach. Throughout his career, Dru has witnessed pivotal moments in Canadian politics, from the anti-globalization movements of the 2000s, which challenge...

Metropolis Episode 00 Welcome to the inaugural episode of Metropolis, the biweekly show that delves into the dynamic world of Montreal’s politics. Your host Kalden Dhatsenpa, is joined by none other than Dru Oja Jay, executive director of CUTV and publisher at the Breach. Throughout his career, Dru has witnessed pivotal moments in Canadian politics, from the anti-globalization movements of the 200...