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/cutvmontreal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_? Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal

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/cutvmontreal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_? Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal

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/cutvmontreal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_? Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal

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/cutvmontreal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_? Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal

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  

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.

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

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

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/cutvmontreal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_? Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal

Metropolis Episode 08 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/cutvmontreal https://www.instagram.com/metropolis_mtl/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cutv_? Twitter: https://twitter.com/cutvmontreal