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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 Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, the Jacques Cartier Bridge
banner drop by environmentalist activists, and Valerie Plante announcing that she will not be seeking re-election after the end of this current term as Montreal’s mayor.
American presidential elections, perhaps more than any other country, affect the world in a myriad of ways. That of Donald Trump is very likely to shift the political scene once again as it had during his first mandate as president from 2016 to 2020. Katia and Kalden discuss the ways that Trump style politics have infiltrated the Canadian political scene through Poilievre’s cloud and brash approach to politics. What does the election of Donald Trump signal about Canada’s coming elections?
On October 22, two environmental activists with the Antigone collective, and Last Generation Canada were arrested for mischief as they climbed the suspenders and towers of Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge. Their action stopped traffic for hours as they unfurled a banner that read “Oil is Killing Us” written in both english and french. Katia and Kalden discuss the action, the underlying logic of the action, as well as the strong opposition to this protest by elected provincial officials. one of whom called it “reprehensible.”
Valerie Plante made waves for being the first female mayor of Montréal when she and Projet MTL won a sweeping municipal campaign back in 2017. After 7 years in office Plante has announced that she will not be seeking re-election at the next municipal election set for November 2025. Praised for her work transforming and beautifying the city Plante has been a welcome change of pace to the corruption that usually befalls Montreal’s mayoral past. Though her record is far from spotless. Katia and Kalden reflect on her successes and failures as mayor.
All this and more on Metropolis!
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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.
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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.
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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 going on at McGill University. Thanks to everyone over the last few months for tuning in and supporting our show! Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal
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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 social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal
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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 sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal
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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 transphobia and homophobia, which Bystram hopes will help queer youth specifically in rural regions that are lacking support. Up next on Hello Good Bylines, Savanna Craig comes on to talk about Canada's arms shipments to Israel and the government's hypocrisy in calling for a ceasefire while continuing to send weapons to the state of Israel. Savanna and Kalden also discuss the case of Aaron Bushnell who recently set himself on fire in Washington D.C. in support of Palestinian liberation. Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal
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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 on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, the lack of funding for organizations like Resilience Montreal, Iskweu, and the systemic inaction for Indigenous women in need for support.Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: / cutvmontreal YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: / cutvmontreal TikTok: / cutv_ Twitter: / cutvmontreal
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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 treatment of Uyghurs should be defined as genocide.
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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!) to discuss Montreal Chinatown's heritage designation and what that means for the historical neighbourhood under the threat of gentrification. What else is needed to make Chinatown a vibrant, livable community? Watch and see, folks. Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: / cutvmontreal YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: / cutvmontreal TikTok: / cutv_ Twitter: / cutvmontreal
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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 Bylines, CUTV journalist Savanna Craig joins us again to chat about types of disruptive protests, their purpose, their drawbacks and what activists can learn from them. Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: / cutvmontreal YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: / cutvmontreal TikTok: / cutv_ Twitter: / cutvmontreal
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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 lack of press freedom for Palestinian journalists and how the mass death of journalists is a threat to all press freedoms internationally. Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal
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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://tedrutland.wordpress.com/https://twitter.com/tedrutland?lang=en-Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealhttps://www.instagram.com/metropolis_mtl/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal
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Metropolis Episode 07Welcome 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 Ollivier, the rise of migrant labour in Montréal, and his recent appearance in Ottawa along with other community media figures to advocate for more financing for a media sector that has been demolished by cuts over the last decade.-Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook YouTube Instagram: CUTVMetropolis TikTokTwitter
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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:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealhttps://www.instagram.com/metropolis_mtl/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal
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Metropolis Episode 05Metropolis 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=enChapters0:00:00 Discussion with Niall Clapham Riccardo and Sarah Boivin0:57:34 Hello, Good Byline! with Savanna Craig-https://linktr.ee/metropolis_mtlMake sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealhttps://www.instagram.com/metropolis_mtl/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal
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Metropolis Episode 04Metropolis 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: https://www.instagram.com/palestinianyouthmovement/Chapters: 00:00:00 Conversation with Sarah Shamy00:34:37 Hello Good Byline! with Savanna Craig-Make sure to follow Local 514 & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episodes and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: / @local514montreal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealhttps://www.instagram.com/metropolis_mtl/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal
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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 Million March for Families protests, as well as what counter protestors are saying. Each time the Million marchers organize a protest, trans-rights protestors have been there to counter protest. What was the mood like? Tune in to find out.Savanna joins Hello Good Byline to discuss the media coverage of Palestine and how it's been effecting local Palestinian organizers. Why is language important? What does the angle media take tell us about their beliefs on Palestine? all this and more on this week's episode of Metropolis.Make sure to follow Metropolis & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episode and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVWsLGKJQLUZ18nqaeKa6A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealhttps://www.instagram.com/metropolis_mtl/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontrealhttps://linktr.ee/metropolis_mtl
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Metropolis Episode 01Welcome 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 challenged the dominance of neoliberalism’s free trade policies, to their recent endeavours aimed at rejuvenating community journalism, a field that has been battered by corporate interests. In this episode, Dru brings his unique perspective to municipal politics as he discusses a "mural tax"??Dru and Kalden dive into recent headlines that offer intriguing insights into Montreal’s current political landscape. They discuss the Francoise Sullivan mural, Ville Marie's empty office problem, and the plateau's Airbnb hunting squad. With Dru’s unique perspective and extensive experience, they aim to uncover the deeper implications of these issues and their impact on Montreal’s vibrant community.Join us as we embark on this journey through the complex web of Montreal’s politics, aiming to shed light on the stories that matter most to the city and its residents. Stay tuned for more thought-provoking discussions and engaging insights right here on “Metropolis.”Make sure to follow Metropolis & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episode and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVWsLGKJQLUZ18nqaeKa6A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealhttps://www.instagram.com/metropolis_mtl/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontrealhttps://linktr.ee/metropolis_mtl
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Metropolis Episode 00Welcome 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 2000s, which challenged the dominance of neoliberalism’s free trade policies, to their recent endeavours aimed at rejuvenating community journalism, a field that has been battered by corporate interests. In this episode, Dru brings his unique perspective to municipal politics as he emphasizes “communal luxury,” highlighting the importance of shared prosperity and well-being for all.Dru and Kalden dive into recent headlines that offer intriguing insights into Montreal’s current political landscape. They delve into unexpected protests advocating for parking spaces and examine how some think tiny homes are a potential solution to the colossal housing crisis gripping the city. With Dru’s unique perspective and extensive experience, they aim to uncover the deeper implications of these issues and their impact on Montreal’s vibrant community.Join us as we embark on this journey through the complex web of Montreal’s politics, aiming to shed light on the stories that matter most to the city and its residents. Stay tuned for more thought-provoking discussions and engaging insights right here on “Metropolis.”Make sure to follow Metropolis & CUTV on social media to stay up to date with new episode and more content:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUTVmontreal/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVWsLGKJQLUZ18nqaeKa6A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutvmontrealhttps://www.instagram.com/metropolis_mtl/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_?Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontrealhttps://linktr.ee/metropolis_mtl
