The Mike Cohen Podcast

Lior Azerad was elected to Côte Saint-Luc City Council for the first time in November 2021. He has been an excellent addition and a quick study on how municipal politics works. In this podcast he talks about why he wanted to elected, the resolution for home synagogues, the master plan of the city and his portfolio of attracting new forms of sponsorship and donors to different programs. Lior Azerad...

Mitch Kujavsky is in his second term as city councillor District 5 in Côte Saint-Luc. He also chairs three committees: Planning Advisory, Traffic and Parks and Public Spaces. In this podcast he talks about the refurbished Kirwan Park, new buildings proposed for Mackle Road and more.

Steven Erdelyi has been the city councillor in Côte Saint-Luc since 2005. He is responsible for finance, the environment, climate change and resliency planning, VCOPs and Hydro-Québec’s Aqueduc-Saraguay Project . A school teacher by profession, by day he serves as Head of School at Solomon Schechter Academy. As you will hear on this podcast, he is a fountain of information.

Dida Berku has been a Côte Saint-Luc city councillor for more than three decades. She represents District 3, now serves as Deputy Mayor and carries a number of portfolios. In this podcast interview, we talk about lead pipes, Bill 96, the tax rate, our master plan, train noise, Meadowbrook and whether we will ever see the Cavendish extension.

Welcome to my series of podcasts with members of the Côte Saint-Luc City Council I have sat on since 2005. Here is Oren Sebag, a Registered Nurse by profession, who represents District 2 and holds the portfolio of Public Safety. Why did he decide to become a nurse? What is he doing now? What are his biggest challenges as a councillor? Please listen in.

David Birnbaum served as the Liberal Member of the National Assembly for eight years, stepping down before the fall 2022 elections. Birnbaum talks to me about the unpopular Liberal proposal he was part of to require all students at English CEGEPs to take three courses taught in French, his years in office, the Marie-Claude Nicolas controversy and what he is doing post-politics.

Elisabeth Prass is the newly elected Liberal MNA for the D'Arcy McGee riding. She has been named theOfficial Opposition Critic for Social Services, Mental Health, Persons Living with a Disability or with Autism Spectrum Disorder and for the Fight Against Racism. She is inviting supporters to a fundraising cocktail on Wednesday, November 23rd at 5p.m. at Ruby Foo’s Hotel (7655 Decarie Blvd), Room H...

Hilal Pilavci grew up in the D'Arcy McGee riding. I met her via Québec Solidaire MNA for Rosemont Vincent Marissal, for whom she served as political attaché. Please listen. She is a breath of fresh air.

Businessman and human rights activist Joel DeBellefeuille is the Bloc Montréal candidate in the D'Arcy McGee riding in the October 3, 2022 Provincial Election. It was nice to meet Joel and hear his views.

Canadian Party of Quebec candidate for the D'Arcy McGee riding Marc Perez joins me to talk about why he chose to run in the provincial election.

Elisabeth Prass will carry the Liberal banner in the D'Arcy McGee riding in the upcoming Quebec election. She ran the D'Arcy McGee office for over seven years and has a wealth of prior experience in government circles. Married and the mom of two boys, she grew up in Côte Saint-Luc and is a proud member of the Jewish community,

Bonnie Feigenbaum served on Hampstead Town Council for eight years. A former card carrying Liberal, she is running in the upcoming provincial election for the Quebec Conservative Party. We asked her why?

Montreal will be alive with excitement July 7 and 8 when the Upper Deck NHL entry draft takes place at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens have the very first draft choice so when Beaconsfield’s Kent Hughes, the new Habs GM, steps to the microphone at about 7 pm who will he select? The last time Montreal hosted this event was in 2009 and with the 18th choice, the Habs chose Kirkland’s Louis Leblanc and...

Dr. Marvin Steinberg has had a successful orthodontistry practice at Quartier Cavendish in Côte Saint-Luc for more than 40 years. He received his dental training at McGill University and his Orthodontic training at Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry in Boston. He holds a Certificate in Orthodontics as well as a Masters of Science in Dentistry degree. He is a Diplomate of the American B...

The mission of The Foundation for Genocide Education( https://gened.org) is to collaborate with governments to ensure that the history of genocide and the steps leading to it are taught in high schools across Canada and the United States. Marcy Bruck of Côte Saint-Luc is the Director of Communications and she talks to me about the organization.

Richard Serour is the CEO of the Canadian Immigration Council (http://www.immigrationcouncil.com), a past and future candidate for the Federal Conservative Party in St. Laurent; and perhaps best known as Ricky Cyr, the ever so charismatic evening talk show host on CJAD. He has a lot of interesting stories to share.

Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem in Côte Saint-Luc will hold a blood donor clinic on Tuesday, March 1 (1:30 pm to 7:30 pm) at 6519 Baily Road. It is by appointment only by calling 1-800-343-7264. The theme is Heroes of the Pandemic, Reinforcing the Front Line. Yair Meyers and Ari Schwartz are the co-chairs. Cardiologist Dr. Mark Eisenberg, general internist Dr. Louise Pilote and respirat...

Talya Pardo of Côte Saint-Luc is one of 29 women to have contributed chapters to Jaguar Medicine: Fierce Feminine Frequency Keepers Birthing the New Earth. It is filled with the experiences, magic, and deep insights. Jaguar Medicine tells the activating stories of these fierce women frequency keepers birthing the New Earth. Hear my talk with Talya, who only a few years ago was a single mom of two...

Seven year old Naomi Miller is a Grade 2 student at Hebrew Academy in Côte Saint-Luc and a proud member of Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem (TBDJ). Her family are also constituents of mine. Naomi is a very charismatic young lady. Her first e-book is entitled "How to be an AMAZING parent!" She wants 50 percent of royalties to be donated to charity. The other 50 percent will probably go fo...

I have served on Côte Saint-Luc City Council for 16 years now, since 2005. As we begin a new mandate I speak to Mayor MItchell Brownstein and the newly named Deputy Mayor Dida Berku on the challenges ahead.

After 39 years as the Montreal City Councillor for Snowdon, Marvin Rotrand is retiring. He is endorsing Sonny Moroz, running for Ensemble Montreal. Sonny has run the riding office of Anthony Housefather for the past many years and knows the neighbourhood well. It was fun to speak to both of them.

Paola Samuel is a journalist, entrepreneur and budding author. She has owned her own online business since 2011. Many people know her as a former reporter and anchor for Global TV from 2004 to 2017 and a producer/reporter at CBC from 1994 to 2000.Prior to that I was in California working and interning for various news outlets including CNN. Now she is trying her hand in politics as a candidate in...

Born and raised on the South Shore, Christin Jerome (known affectionately to listeners as "CJ") has been a mainstay on Montreal radio for many years. She now hosts weekend mornings on The Beat 92.5 FM. CJ has decided to try her luck at politics and she is presently a candidate for council in the City of Candiac. Fortunate to work in my hometown for 25 years at CJAD, Mix 96, CJAD, 940News, Global N...

Having been acclaimed on October 1 as the DIstrict 2 City Councillor in Côte Saint-Luc, I am now taking a look at some of the other municipal elections in our midst and chatting to some candidates I know. Malik Shaheed and I have worked together at the school board. He would make a fabulous councillor in Dollard des Ormeaux District 9. Go to www.votemalikshaheed.com and listen to this interview wi...

As part of my special podcast series, introducing notable and interesting constituents of mine as I campaign for re-election in Côte Saint-Luc District 2, meet veteran family physician Dr. Jerrold Rappaport. His practice is at the Decelles Medical Centre at Decarie Square. You will find his views on COVID-19 and the seasonal flu particularly interesting.