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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 44 MIN

Carney's Quebec support collapses. Plus: High-stakes tariff showdown looms

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Trudie Mason is with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist, and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the mayor. A new Abacus Data poll shows the Carney government's support in Quebec plummeted by eleven points. Canada and the US remain locked in tense negotiations less than forty-eight hours before a massive tariff deadline. CF Montréal issued indefinite stadium bans to two fans following an MLS investigation into antisemitic slurs. Montreal blue-collar workers are threatening a major strike during September's high-profile world cycling championships. The University of Toronto's law faculty plans to ban laptops from some classrooms this fall.

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