cover of episode An open letter ‘for the sake of the country’s future.’ Plus: The Quebec Liberals in search of their soul.

An open letter ‘for the sake of the country’s future.’ Plus: The Quebec Liberals in search of their soul.

2024/4/2
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Elias Makos starts the week off with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. 

  • 51 politicians, academics, artists, religious leaders and human-rights advocates have signed an open letter calling on Canada’s current leaders to improve civility in public discourse
  • Another day, another Federal program that stomps all over provincial jurisdiction. This time, it’s for a school food program
  • Hydro-Quebec’s annual electricity rate hike came into effect on April 1 and the Canadian Federation of independent businesses are not happy
  • Vermont police are warning drivers returning from Montreal to check for hidden GPS devices