Quebec election officially kicks off. Plus: Montreal demands shelter funding and infrastructure cash

Robyn Flynn is joined by political analyst Karim Boulos, and Lionel Perez, former Montreal opposition leader and CEO of CorpCentre. Premier Christine Fréchette will launch a thirty-nine day provincial election campaign ahead of the October 5 vote. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada outlined Montreal's provincial priorities, demanding thousands of shelter beds and water infrastructure funding. Insiders revealed US trade negotiators did not explicitly target Quebec's French language laws during failed tariff talks. Meta agreed to an eighteen billion dollar US youth safety settlement but excluded Canadian teens from new protections.