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The FAILURES of Fierté MTL!

local514 | August 22, 2025

Rad Pride saw its third iteration this year. Rad Pride was met with extremely heightened police violence, with participants and observers saying that the Montreal police force, the SPVM, used excessive force to interrupt the event. Tear gas was used indiscriminately and other members of the public who were not involved with Rad Pride, were …

What People Get WRONG About Montreal’s Housing Crisis

local514 | August 14, 2025

Montreal’s housing crisis is frequently characterized by simplistic villains and quick solutions. Today’s episode of Metropolis, Host Kalden Dhatsenpa is joined by Montréal-based urban planning researcher and housing policy analyst Gavin Armitage-Ackerman to debunk some of the most persistent misconceptions and assumptions of the housing crisis.

How to dig up DIRT on your landlord

local514 | August 13, 2025

On this episode of Metropolis, host Kalden Dhatsenpa interviews Rose, a housing rights organizer with the Comité de Logement de La Petite-Patrie, about a practical new resource she co-authored: “How to Investigate Your Landlord.”The guide aims to equip tenants with the tools to research landlords before signing leases, empowering them to recognize potential red flags …

Is police violence a PUBLIC HEALTH issue?

local514 | June 16, 2025

On today’s instalment of Metropolis, host Kalden Dhatsenpa speaks to CUTV video journalist, Aude Simon, about the murder of Abisay Cruz by Montréal police and specifically how it’s been affecting community workers. Aude begins the segment with a clip of her interview with community worker Stephanie Germain. Stephanie shares the profound challenges of building trust …

Dawson students walk out against ministry investigations and Palestine censorship

local514 | March 28, 2025

Between 200 and 300 Dawson College students and Montrealers walked out of class on Wednesday, March 26, to protest the Quebec government’s ongoing investigations into CEGEP course content discussing Palestine. Organized by SPHR Dawson, the protest called for an immediate end to the Ministry’s investigations and the resignation of Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry, citing …

Montreal unites for housing justice

local514 | March 18, 2025

CUTV attended Montreal’s Housing Justice Convergence for its latest Metropolis episode, an event that brought together 200+ participants to tackle Canada’s housing crisis. Organized by SEIZE, the convergence united tenant unions, policy experts, developers of alternatives, funders, and advocacy groups, featuring 60+ panelists and 33 community partners for solution-focused discussions. The event highlighted the communities …

Who will be the next leader of Projet MTL?

local514 | March 13, 2025

Since Mayor and Projet MTL leader Valerie Plante announced last October that she would not be seeking reelection at the next city elections, a race within the progressive municipal party started. Five candidates have come forward. Gracia Kasoki Katahwa, the current mayor of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Ericka Alneus, city councillor for the Etienne-Desmarteau district in Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie, Guedwig Bernier, the …

Is Montréal a “Climate Haven”?

local514 | February 12, 2025

This week’s episode of Metropolis, host Kalden Rangdröl Dhatsenpa speaks with Alex Pace to uncover what exactly is a “climate haven”, Montréal’s performance in achieving its climate targets, and the ways he hopes his event and others like it can relieve the paralysis of eco-anxiety.

What is the REAL reason Amazon is leaving Quebec?

local514 | January 30, 2025

On today’s episode of Metropolis, host Kalden Rangdröl Dhatsenpa speaks with Mostafa Henaway about the corporate giant’s abrupt departure from la belle province. On January 22, 2025, news broke that Amazon Canada had laid off all 1,997 employees across its seven Québec locations. Henaway believes this decision stems from the successful unionization campaign at Amazon’s …

Montreal’s Public health, Private profits w/ Sasha Dyck

local514 | January 18, 2025

With ER capacities at limits, some are bemoaning the decline of Quebec’s public health care system. Sasha Dyck a public nurse joins us to speak on health and community organizer from Parc-Extension.

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