The Parti Québecois unveils its cabinet. Plus: Tens of thousands of Quebecers demand Ruba Ghazal’s resignation.
The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.
On today's Big 5: Christopher Skeete, former CAQ minister, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- The Parti Québecois unveils its cabinet: The Parti Québécois unveiled its cabinet ministers yesterday, maintaining the position of minister responsible for English-Speaking Quebecers under Justice Minister Marie-Claude Sarrazin.
- Tens of thousands demand Ruba Ghazal’s resignation: A petition calling for the resignation of Québec solidaire parliamentary leader Ruba Ghazal collected over 47,000 signatures in a day following her celebratory use of a keffiyeh at the National Assembly swearing-in ceremony.
- Final Alberta referendum results emerge: Finalized vote counts from the Alberta referendum reveal a split decision, as voters supported Premier Danielle Smith's immigration control initiatives but rejected all four questions seeking amendments to the Canadian constitution.
- US alleges midterm election interference: The U.S. government has accused Canadian politicians of foreign interference in the U.S. midterms, listing ten incidents with five involving Industry Minister Mélanie Joly.
- Federal AI translation tool glitches: Internal documents obtained by Radio-Canada reveal severe errors within the federal government's AI translation tool, GCtraduction, despite officials identifying systemic bugs prior to its deployment.
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