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The Corner Booth

The Corner Booth

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A weekly video podcast from the Montreal Gazette exploring the topic du moment in Montreal and Quebec. Recorded at the iconic Snowdon Deli, hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand meet up with a new guest each episode. The Corner Booth is available in video format on montrealgazette.com and www.youtube.com/@mtlgazette.Montreal Gazette Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Éric Duhaime hasn't met one voter 'dreaming of another referendum' | The Corner Booth
    Jan 24 2026

    In the wake of Premier François Legault’s resignation announcement last week, there’s a void in Quebec politics a number of suitors are looking to fill.


    One of them is Conservative Party of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime. He’s trying to differentiate his party from the sovereignist Parti Québécois, as well as the Quebec Liberals and Coalition Avenir Québec, who are both looking for new leaders.


    Will Quebecers latch on to Duhaime’s message this time around? He joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week’s episode at the Snowdon Deli to tout his party as an alternative for federalist voters.

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    34 mins
  • 'I don't think history will look kindly' on François Legault | The Corner Booth
    Jan 17 2026

    It was not a total surprise François Legault resigned as Premier of Quebec this week. But the timing of it caught many off-guard.


    Legault's resignation on Wednesday sent shockwaves across the political landscape, and with a provincial election coming up in October, there's even more uncertainty about what's to come for Quebec.


    To make sense of it all, former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister David Heurtel joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week's episode of The Corner Booth at Snowdon Deli.

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    35 mins
  • ' It's sad, but true' Canada can no longer rely on the U.S. | The Corner Booth
    Jan 10 2026

    In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's ousting of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his increased rhetoric about annexing Greenland, how worried should Canadians be about entering Trump's crosshairs?


    Two Americans living in Montreal — Jacob Blanc, Associate Professor, McGill University and Graham G. Dodds, PhD, Political Science Professor, Concordia University — joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week's episode of The Corner Booth at the Snowdon Deli to discuss how Trump's latest actions spell more uncertainty for Canada.

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    33 mins
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