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The Corner Booth

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A weekly video podcast from the Montreal Gazette exploring the topic du moment in Montreal and Quebec. Recorded at the iconic Snowdon Deli, hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand meet up with a new guest each episode. The Corner Booth is available in video format on montrealgazette.com and www.youtube.com/@mtlgazette.

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'Come for the festivals, stay for the protests' 21.12.2024 24:55

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

'Why not involve the businesses?' 07.12.2024 35:30

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.

'The objective is not to get rid of English' 30.11.2024 36:22

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

The Canadiens are 'gonna be fine' 16.11.2024 34:34

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

'Are opticians gonna start doing pap smears now?' 09.11.2024 35:05

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.

'Valérie Plante fixed the Valérie Plante problem' 02.11.2024 33:43

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

The U.S. election and why Canadians can't look away 02.11.2024 34:59

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.

EMSB chair candidates go head-to-head 19.10.2024 29:02

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

'I have a voice, I have a choice, and I made my decision' 12.10.2024 30:25

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.

'The things that make Quebec difficult, make Quebec what it is' 28.09.2024 32:33

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

'It was a vote against the Liberals' 22.09.2024 29:56

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.

'People assume that I'm the nanny' 14.09.2024 27:14

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.

Don't 'blame everything' on immigrants 07.09.2024 35:14

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