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The typical lifespan for a minority government in Canada is around 18 to 24 months. Will Mark Carney’s Liberals be able to buck the trend and outlast those grim odds? That’s the question put to former Quebec MNA and cabinet minister David Heurtel on this week’s episode of The Corner Booth, hosted by CJAD’s Aaron Rand and The Gazette’s Bill Brownstein at Snowdon Deli.

The Montreal Canadiens surprised just about everyone this year by making the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in four years, including legendary Habs play-by-play announcer Pierre Houde. But on this week’s episode of The Corner Booth with hosts Aaron Rand and Bill Brownstein, back on home ice at Snowdon Deli, the French-language voice of the Habs on RDS since 1989 said the signs were there...

On this week’s episode of The Corner Booth, filmed at Maison Boulud at the Ritz-Carlton, hosts Aaron Rand and Bill Brownstein were joined by former Quebec MNA David Heurtel and political analyst Raphaël Melançon.

Liberal Anthony Housefather and Conservative Neil Oberman make a rare appearance together on this week’s episode at Snowdon Deli.

Aaron Rand and Bill Brownstein chat with veteran business writer Paul Delean and Julian Karaguesian, visiting McGill economics professor and former special adviser to Finance Canada in Ottawa, on The Corner Booth at the Snowdon Deli in Montreal

Sébastien Dallaire, Executive Vice-President at Léger and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst, join hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week's The Corner Booth at the Snowdon Deli in Montreal. In this week's episode, they discuss the first week of the Federal Election campaign, Liberal leader Mark Carney's fast start and what Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre needs to do to...

Peter Trent thinks that if President Donald Trump wants to display economic force against his Canadian allies, then Canada should look elsewhere, like Europe and Asia, to do business.

Quebec Liberal Party leadership candidate Charles Milliard discusses his vision for the future of the party and the province.

Mayoral hopeful Soraya Martínez Ferrada shares her vision for Montreal, discussing construction, mobility, and decentralization of th municipal government.

Housing Hotline's Arnold Bennett discusses this year's guidelines from Tribunal administratif du logement, which estimates a rent increase of 5.9% across Quebec.

Former MPs Marc Garneau and David Lametti discuss Trudeau's resignation, the looming threat of Trump's tariffs, and whether Pierre Poilievre can rise to the challenge.

Frank Baylis, a former Liberal MP from 2015-2019, wants to get back into politics and is running for Liberal leadership.

Hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand look back on an eventful year in Montreal and beyond.

There was much hubbub last month when the city unveiled its plan to pedestrianize parts of Ste-Catherine St. — a plan that merchants say they weren't consulted on. Glenn Castanheira of Montréal Centre-Ville and Federico Sanchez of Le Pois Penché discuss.

Benoît Dubreuil, Quebec's French language commissioner, discusses his report suggesting that 85% of university instruction in the province be conducted in French.

TSN 690 host Mitch Melnick and Gazette columnist Stu Cowan have some advice for Montreal Canadiens fans: patience, patience, patience.

Dr. Michael Kalin discusses Quebec's approach the family doctor crisis, which includes filling the gaps with other health professionals and penalizing doctors who enter the private system.

Journalist Martin Patriquin and communications strategist Martine St-Victor consider whether or not Montreal really had a “Valérie Plante problem.”

Sébastien Dallaire, executive director of polling company Léger, and John Parisella, senior advisor at NATIONAL Public Relations and former Quebec delegate general in New York, discuss the tumultuous U.S. election and how the outcomes could affect Canada.

Candidates Joe Ortona and Katherine Korakakis share their visions for the future of the English Montreal School Board (EMSB).

MNA Marwah Rizqy and her husband and colleague, MNA Greg Kelley, discuss Rizqy's decision to leave politics in order to focus on her kids.

Former radio host Terry DiMonte talks leaving Quebec for B.C. -- and what ultimately led him to come back.

Frédéric Beauchemin, MNA for Marguerite-Bourgeoys, discussing his run for leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party, connecting with the regions, and taking the party out of its comfort zone.

TV personality and host of TV5's Chassés-croisés Sophie Fouron talks racial profiling, the premier's take on systemic racism, and how travelling has solidified her love for Montreal.

Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller on the state of immigration in Canada, Quebec's approach to international students and the upcoming by-election.