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Trudie Mason ends the week with Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall. Opposition at the National Assembly are accusing Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette of going on a “witch hunt” in order to silence government sources. Today is the final day of the parliamentary session at the National Assembly and the CAQ will be trying to pass as many bills as possible. Turns out it takes 1000 hours of training before someone should be allowed to use a chainsaw. That is according to new guidelines inside Bill 101 that were imposed this week. Canada’s former chief of defence staff is warning the population that booing the U.S national anthem during hockey games could burn bridges between the two countries. Today is the second edition of "I buy a Quebec product" day.
Terry Mosher a.k.a. Aislin, Trudie’s Takeaways with CJAD Newscaster Trudie Mason, Nick Rose Co-Writer of Kings of Coke, Entertainment with Kelly Alexander, Political Analyst Tom Mulcair, Emergency Room Physician Dr. Mitch Shulman, Richard Jean-Baptiste on MusiquePlus, Chris Bumbray from JoBlo.com
Tom Mulcair can be heard every weekday morning at 7:40 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.
Montreal has long had a reputation as a city with a fascinating criminal underworld, and a popular Crave documentary series is taking viewers even deeper into that history. The acclaimed Kings of Coke franchise returns this month with two new chapters. New Blood explores the rise of a billion-dollar cocaine empire, the Quebec Biker War, and one of the largest police investigations in Canadian history. The Legend of Rory Shayne examines the life and mysterious disappearance of one of Canada's most notorious bank robbers. Nick Rose, co-writer of Kings of Coke, spoke to Andrew Carter.
Alexander “A.C” Castillo Vasquez, co-writer and co-producer of the song “Dai Dai,” the official anthem of the 2026 FIFA World Cup spoke with Sue Smith, in for Aaron Rand
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent
Sylvain Charlebois, ‘The Food Professor’, Senior Director at Agri-Food Analytics Lab, and Professor of Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University spoke with Sue Smith, in for Aaron Rand
Political analyst David Heurtel is an attorney. He is a former Québec liberal cabinet minister and CEO of Montreal’s Olympic Park. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand spoke with Sue Smith, in for Aaron Rand
CJAD 800 political commentator Tom Mulcair can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand in addition to The Andrew Carter Morning Show, every weekday at 7:40 am spoke with Sue Smith, in for Aaron Rand
Eric Girard, Minister of Finance spoke with Sue Smith, in for Aaron Rand Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Dr. Mitch Shulman can be heard every weekday morning at 7:50 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.
Trudie Mason welcomes in Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. U.S President Donald Trump says he does not want to renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. The OQLF is asking a pair of restaurant owners to remove the words “nosh” and "nachos". The city of Montreal is replacing its general manager, but not without giving him a hefty amount of money on his way out. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says that based on the data he’s seen to date, Canada’s economy is weak, but “it is not clearly in recession.”
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CJAD 800 and CTV Montreal and a columnist for the Montreal Gazette
Sara Grimes, Professor at McGill University and expert in children’s digital media culture and children’s rights in the digital environment spoke with Sue Smith, in for Aaron Rand Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Political analyst David Heurtel is an attorney. He is a former Québec liberal cabinet minister and CEO of Montreal’s Olympic Park. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand spoke with Sue Smith, in for Aaron Rand
NBC reporter Rory O'Neill, Trudie’s Takeaways with CJAD Newscaster Trudie Mason, Kimberley Kotar President & Founder Canadian Transverse Myelitis Association, Entertainment with John Moore, Political Analyst Tom Mulcair, Emergency Room Physician Dr. Mitch Shulman, Bruce Winder is a retail analyst, Chatter That Matters host Tony Chapman
Imagine discovering that the person standing next to you paid less for the exact same product, not because it was on sale, but because an algorithm decided you were willing to pay more. It's called surveillance pricing, and while there's little evidence it's widely used in Canada today, governments are increasingly looking at regulating the practice. Surveillance pricing uses personal data such as your shopping habits, browsing history or even your location to determine what price you're offered.Retail analyst Bruce Winder spoke to Andrew Carter.
Dr. Mitch Shulman can be heard every weekday morning at 7:50 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.
Tom Mulcair can be heard every weekday morning at 7:40 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.
Trudie Mason is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Vice President at Vantage, a Government Relations and Strategic Communications Firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. New provincial polling this morning from Synopsis and Lapresse show the Quebec Liberal Party falling while the CAQ tries to make a comeback. The energy drinks ban saga continued yesterday at the National Assembly after two independent MNA’s have voiced their plan to block the fast tracking of the bill until certain criteria is met. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in the news this morning and not for the reasons that you think. He is under fire for a photo he took with his current girlfriend, pop superstar Katy Perry. Ontario Premier Doug Ford finished his tour of Washington D.C yesterday.
Claudiu Popa, privacy and cybersecurity expert Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Tom Mulcair can be heard every weekday morning at 7:40 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.
Josée Larivée of Hema Quebec, Trudie’s Takeaways with CJAD Newscaster Trudie Mason, Dr. Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Entertainment with John Moore, Political Analyst Tom Mulcair, Emergency Room Physician Dr. Mitch Shulman, Prof. Stuart Chambers, Science Communicator Dan Riskin
Science communicator and bat expert Dan Riskin talks to Andrew Carter every Wednesday at 8:20.
Dr. Mitch Shulman can be heard every weekday morning at 7:50 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.
Political analyst David Heurtel is an attorney. He is a former Québec liberal cabinet minister and CEO of Montreal’s Olympic Park. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin
Luca Ciampini, father of 3-year-old Ava Ciampini who died after a bouncy castle was blown away while she was inside Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
A referendum on Alberta's future is set for this fall, and while support for outright separation remains relatively low, the debate has sparked conversations across the country about Western alienation, federal-provincial relations, and what it means to be part of Confederation. Dr. Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, former Member of Parliament, and an expert on Canadian politics, constitutional issues, and Indigenous affairs, spoke to Andrew Carter. Photo Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Alain Babineau, Director of Racial Profiling and Public Safety at The Red Coalition Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Trudie Mason is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Political analyst Karim Boulos. The federal government is set to table a bill banning social media for those under the age of 16. A new survey commissioned by the Brotherhood of Montreal Police Officers shows 70 percent of respondents want a municipal bylaw against verbal insults against peace officers. The Parti Quebecois is promising to remove Quebec from the federal government's High Speed Rail project if elected.
Dr. Joe Schwarcz is director of the McGill Office for Science & Society. He is also host of The Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 p.m. on CJAD 800.
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst
Martina Dove, researcher specializing in scam psychology and author of the book “The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques: Understanding What Makes Us Vulnerable”
Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Mayor of Montreal answers questions from CJAD 800 listeners
Tom Mulcair can be heard every weekday morning at 7:40 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.
Dr. Mitch Shulman can be heard every weekday morning at 7:50 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.
If you grew up in Quebec in the '80s, '90s or early 2000s, chances are MusiquePlus was a big part of your life. The iconic music channel introduced audiences to new artists, launched media careers, and became a cultural touchstone for an entire generation. Now, nearly seven years after leaving the airwaves, MusiquePlus is making a comeback, not on cable TV, but on TikTok. The brand relaunches June 11 with a new generation of VJs and creators, aiming to bring Quebec music and culture to today's audiences. Former MusiquePlus VJ and current CHOM 97 7 Music Director, Pierre Landry spoke to Andrew Carter. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press / Image provided by MusiquePlus
Pattie Lovett-Reid and Toonie Tuesday can be heard every Tuesday morning at 8:20 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.
NBC reporter Rory O'Neill, Trudie’s Takeaways with CJAD Newscaster Trudie Mason, Entertainment with John Moore, Political Analyst Tom Mulcair, Emergency Room Physician Dr. Mitch Shulman, former MusiquePlus VJ Pierre Landry, Pattie Lovett–Reid is chief financial commentator for Home Equity Bank
Trudie Mason starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. The Quebec Liberal Party held its final general council meeting this weekend before the fall elections. Hundreds of weapons have been seized by police in Quebec schools in recent years. Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour is set to become Canada’s 31st governor general this morning.
The STM's recent bus network overhaul, tied to the launch of the West Island REM line, has left some riders scrambling. One of them is Pointe-Claire resident Jaine Orr, who says the agency eliminated the early-morning 211 bus she relied on for more than 25 years to get to work downtown. She spoke to Andrew Carter. Photo Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Elias Makos caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. The government wants to fast-track a bill that would ban energy drinks for people under the age of 16. There is just one problem. The Quebec Conservative party is planning to block it. The commissioner of Major League Soccer was in town yesterday, making a push for the Quebec government to finish what they started and fully renovate the interior of Olympic Stadium. After a photo of an STM map on the 747 bus that spelled Bishop Street as “BEESHOP,” the chairman of the STM says the signs will soon be fixed. Is it the beginning of a violent summer in Montreal? Three men were killed in less than two days in Montreal and Laval.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor. Under the headline ‘‘He yells: Mark Carney’s focus has Liberal MPs bristling,” Althia Raj tells readers of the most Liberal-leaning paper in the nation that the Prime Minister is not a nice man. Quebec's proposed constitution is turning into a political food fight at the National Assembly. A Tunisian man has been given a conditional discharge and three years probation for violently assaulting a woman. Loto-Québec will soon allow customers to purchase lottery tickets directly through the interface of self-service checkouts.
Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette. The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have hit a milestone not seen in more than 20 years. A new Postmedia-Leger poll puts Liberal support at 50 per cent among decided voters — a level of backing no governing federal party has reached in decades. Premier Christine Fréchette has a busy day in front of her today. This morning she is meeting with the U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra. In response to the provincial government's recent announcement to ditch the QST on certain grocery products, Restaurants Canada is offering a bold idea. The organization wants the government to remove taxes from the bill of customers who sit down in dining rooms or take out an order. For years, police departments in Montreal and across Canada worked to reassure immigrants that contact with police wouldn't automatically put their immigration status under scrutiny. But new data suggests that may be changing.
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil. Premier Christine Fréchette is signalling a softer approach after years of tension between the CAQ government and English-speaking Quebecers. A directive from the French Language Ministry is raising eyebrows in the municipal world. Since Monday, municipal employees have to check that a company is complying with Bill 101 before any purchase. Prime Minister Mark Carney is condemning what he describes as a rise in antisemitism and hate in Canada. Nine out of ten Canadians say our health system needs to change.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the mayor. Religious event organizers say the city’s application of Quebec secularism law is confusing. A racist rally in Shawinigan over the weekend is drawing widespread condemnation across political class. Despite tougher rules, illegal Airbnb networks have taken over new housing towers in downtown Montreal. It’s been 20 years since smoking was banned from bars and restaurants. Seems like the city has forgotten how to spell its own proper street names. Riders on the STM’s 747 bus now have maps that indicate the Bishop street stop, but it’s spelled BEESHOP. And over in NDG, construction signs indicate the detour for Prince of Wales Avenue, but it’s spelled WHALES. What’s going on here?