cover of episode Survey on how children get selected to daycare. Plus:  Léger on Quebecers forgoing healthcare

Survey on how children get selected to daycare. Plus: Léger on Quebecers forgoing healthcare

2024/11/12
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Trudie Mason is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5.

  • According to a survey, 36 state-funded daycare centres in Montreal select children based on ethnic or religious criteria.
  • A recent Léger poll reveals that nearly half of Quebecers (43%) have forgone healthcare in the past year due to limited access in the public system.
  • A Montreal man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his partner.