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EPISODE · Jul 22, 2026 · 44 MIN

Fréchette agrees with Premier's deal, but doesn't sign it. Plus: 70% of Canadians want to end the Governor Generals' expense accounts

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Trudie Mason is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. The premiers of nine provinces announced that they’re removing major barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol. While Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette agreed with the deal, she was not one of the premiers who signed it.  A new Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Association says that over 70 percent of Canadians want to end the expense accounts of former governors general.  After being pressured for the past few weeks, the federal government has released details of its revised agreement with the United States on the Gordie Howe International Bridge.  A new Leger report says 75 per cent of Canadians think AI use should be disclosed for schoolwork and 61 per cent for work.  Two columnists with La Presse last week wrote a dialogue piece exploring whether Montreal is becoming harder to love.

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