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Local 514

Want to keep up to date with Montreal news? Local 514"s news podcast is a talk show where host, Kalden Dhatsenpa, is joined by a wide variety of guests who have unique perspectives on Montréal"s politics and movements. Local 514 is a proud production of CUTV.

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00:54:33

Why the PLQ is imploding w/ Christopher Curtis

Local 514 ·

2025/12/18

From scandals in the Liberal Party of Québec to an increasingly domineering attitude from the Parti Québecois, to a massive projected crash from the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec this moment marks a tumultuous point in Québec politics where much is uncertain. Editor-in-chief of the Rover, Christopher Curtis joins Local 514 host Kalden Dhatsenpa to make sense of this political mess.

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00:45:35

30 years since Québec’s 1995 Referendum: does...

Local 514 ·

2025/12/11

“We are one of the white races with fewest children!” - Lucien BouchardToday’s episode of Local 514 explores the renewed relevance of sovereignty in Quebec at the 1995 referendum’s 30th anniversary. How did that pivotal moment change Quebec and has the sovereignty movement changed as well? One expert suggests a fundamental issue within the movement, whiteness. Tune in for the full discussion.

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00:23:53

Is Bill 9 disproportionately targeting certain...

Local 514 ·

2025/12/04

As Quebec approaches the 2026 provincial election, the government has introduced Bill 9, a legislation that would restrict public prayer in certain settings. Officials say the measure is meant to reinforce state secularism, while civil liberties groups argue it disproportionately affects Muslim communities. To better understand the legal implications and the broader context, Local 514 spoke with Stephen Brown from the National Council of Canadian Muslims. Here’s what Bill 9 proposes, why it’s

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00:57:02

The Swedish royal couple in Montréal to sell...

Local 514 ·

2025/12/02

Nashwa Lina Khan of Habibti Please joins Local 514 host Kalden Dhatsenpa to unpack the recent visit of the Swedish royal couple. They were not here to inaugurate a new Ikea but instead to lobby on behalf of the infamous Swedish defence giant Saab. Tune in to learn more about this shady company and how they want to set up base in Montreal.

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00:27:28

Montreal's Chinatown: not a museum

Local 514 ·

2025/11/13

Shi Tao Zhang joins host Kalden Dhatsenpa on Local 514 to talk about Chinatown community organizing in Montréal. The neighborhood has a long history of fighting gentrification and racism and unfortunately not much has changed. Shi Tao Zhang details the organizing done by the Resistance Chinatown Mobilization project and their multi-pronged campaign fighting for social justice in the last Chinatown in Quebec.

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01:30:16

Who will be MTL’s next mayor? w/ Katia Lo Innes

Local 514 ·

2025/10/30

Local 514 host Kalden Dhatsenpa is joined by regular guest, Katia Lo Innes to help viewers and listeners familiarize themselves with the different options available to them at the ballot box for the 2025 Montréal municipal elections. With new parties, and new mayoral hopefuls what is there to know before casting a vote November 2nd? Tune in to learn more about the different parties vying for your vote!

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01:02:32

Talking to Transition MTL's Sergio Da Silva

Local 514 ·

2025/10/29

Sergio Da Silva is one of Transition Montréal’s star candidates this municipal election. Host Kalden Dhatsenpa sits down with the city councillor candidate for Saint-Jacques to discuss nightlight, expropriation, and some tweets of his that have bothered right-wingers. Listen now to hear the full conversation.

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00:35:46

Talking to Projet MTL’s Logan Littlefield

Local 514 ·

2025/10/28

On this episode of Local 514, host Kalden Dhatsenpa speaks to Projet MTL ‘s candidate Logan Littlefield who is running to become borough councillor in the Champlain—L’Île-des-Soeurs district of Verdun. Logan Littlefield is a landscape architect with a vision for Verdun’s future. Can he defend the Projet administration? Tune in to find out.

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01:10:20

What's next for Québec’s forests? w/ Nicolas Renaud

Local 514 ·

2025/10/24

In this episode of Local 514, host Kalden Dhatsenpa and filmmaker and professor Nicolas Renaud discusses the afterlives of Quebec’s Bill 97, a controversial forestry law prioritizing industrial access over conservation and Indigenous rights. Despite being removed off the table Dhatsenpa and Renaud reflect on land defenders, ecological collapse, and the colonial logic of “Crown land.” Renaud critiques how consultation processes exclude Indigenous authority, turning collaboration into performance

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00:50:01

Are IMMIGRANTS causing CRIME in Montreal??

Local 514 ·

2025/10/24

In this episode of Metropolis, host Kalden Dhatsenpa speaks with Ted Rutland, associate professor at Concordia University, about the resurgence of racist narratives linking immigration and crime in Quebec politics. Following Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s recent comments tying demographic change to rising crime, Rutland traces the long history of such fearmongering in political and media discourse. Together, they unpack how these ideas—once fringe—have entered the mainstream,

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01:07:17

What People Get WRONG About Montreal’s Housing Crisis?

Local 514 ·

2025/08/25

Montreal’s housing crisis is frequently characterized by simplistic villains and quick solutions. Today’s episode of METROPOLIS, Host Kalden Dhatsenpa is joined by Montréal-based urban planning researcher and housing policy analyst Gavin Armitage-Ackerman to debunk some of the most persistent misconceptions and assumptions of the housing crisis.To set the scene, asking rents in montreal have surged by 71% since 2019, and vacancy rates remain at a worrisome 1%. Consequently, public frustration is

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00:39:05

How to dig up DIRT on your landlord

Local 514 ·

2025/08/14

On this episode of Metropolis, host Kalden Dhatsenpa interviews Rose, a housing rights organizer with the Comité de Logement de La Petite-Patrie, about a practical new resource she co-authored: “How to Investigate Your Landlord.“The guide aims to equip tenants with the tools to research landlords before signing leases, empowering them to recognize potential red flags and avoid harmful situations.Rose explains that in housing justice work, it is common to encounter landlords who use deceptive tactics

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00:28:58

Congo in Montreal: How Youth Are Fighting Back

Local 514 ·

2025/06/25

In this episode of Metropolis, host Kalden Dhatsenpa sits down with journalist Perle-Merode to explore the experiences of the Congolese diaspora in Montreal and the ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The conversation centers around Réseau Mayele, a grassroots community organization founded to empower Congolese youth, bridge generational gaps, and foster a stronger sense of identity and solidarity within the diaspora.Pearl shares how many young

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01:09:25

Why we should support STM strikers w/ Nashwa Lina Khan

Local 514 ·

2025/06/24

On this episode of Metropolis, we cover some significant developments, including Québec’sQuébec’s controversial Bill 97, Carney’s Bill C-2, and the anti-immigrant sentiment in Montreal, as well as the major strike by STM maintenance workers. Today, host Kalden Dhatsenpa is joined by guest host Nashwa Lina Khan, a community educator and cultural commentator on Habibti Please, a Substack and podcast.Bill 97 has been receiving fierce pushback from Indigenous leaders, conservationists as well as unions

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00:33:33

Is police violence a PUBLIC HEALTH issue?

Local 514 ·

2025/06/14

On today’s instalment of Metropolis, host Kalden Dhatsenpa speaks to CUTV video journalist, Aude Simon, about the murder of Abisay Cruz by Montréal police and specifically how it’s been affecting community workers. Aude begins the segment with a clip of her interview with community worker Stephanie Germain. Stephanie shares the profound challenges of building trust with youth in Montreal’s predominantly black and latinx neighbourhoods following the high-profile murder of Abisay Cruz by SPVM on March

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00:17:46

Is McGill using ‘harassment’ claims to shut down...

Local 514 ·

2025/06/11

In this interview, Ivory from QPIRG McGill discusses the McGill university’s recent move to threaten the organization’s student funding unless QPIRG McGill severs ties with the Students for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) group. McGill has issued a formal notice of default on QPIRG’s Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), claiming that QPIRG has violated university policies by maintaining an association with SPHR. This notice threatens to suspend QPIRG’s essential funding if it does not cut all connections

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01:29:56

Tesla experiences 90% drop in Québec, and the "secret...

Local 514 ·

2025/06/05

Host Kalden Dhatsenpa is joined by returning guest and Executive Director of CUTV, Dru Oja Jay.This episode unpacks six major developments shaping Quebec’s political and social climate. First up, Quebec’s new language regulations under Bill 96, now in effect, require French to occupy more space on commercial signage. This has sparked trade friction with the U.S.. Kalden and Dru untangle the long history of the language debate here in Montreal. Authorities here mistakenly assume that the vital and

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01:05:59

Elite Carbon Capture, or How the Environmentalists...

Local 514 ·

2025/05/22

With their Montréal book launch approaching, video journalist Kalden Dhatsenpa sits down with Montreal authors Vijay Kolinjivadi and Aaron Vansintjan to discuss the book they have co-authored, The Sustainability Class: How to Take Back the Future from Lifestyle Environmentalists. The work examines a certain subsection of the population. Environmentalists. Specifically, the ones whose activism lies solely within their consumption habits and maybe even worse, their aesthetics. Kolinjivadi and

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01:41:16

How did Montréal vote in the federal elections? w/...

Local 514 ·

2025/05/06

It's been a week since the Canadian federal elections. The dust is settling. The Liberals have clawed their way back into governing despite having been down in the polls at the beginning of the year. How did Montréalers vote? How did the parties fare? and what is next for the metropolis given this new federal context. Dru Oja Jay and host Kalden Dhatsenpa analyze the results by looking at some key ridings in the city. Tune in to hear the full discussion on the future of the city.

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00:45:56

Montreal unites for Housing Justice

Local 514 ·

2025/04/15

CUTV attended the Housing Justice Convergence in Montreal for its latest Metropolis episode, covering an event that brought together over 200 participants to address Canada’s housing crisis. Organized by SEIZE, the convergence aimed to unite tenant unions, developers of alternatives, policy experts, funders, and housing advocacy groups to share grassroots perspectives and encourage nationwide collaboration. The event featured over 60 panelists and 33 community partners, creating an opportunity for

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