This week, Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said anglophones are “invaluable”, helped build the province and are full-fledged Quebecers amid tensions over language and constitutional issues.

But former MNA Robert Libman and TALQ director general Sylvia Martin-Laforge aren’t buying it.

They joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week’s episode of The Corner Booth at Snowdon Deli to talk about how Jolin-Barrette’s olive branch was “giving you a kiss while stabbing you in the back."

Soraya Martinez Ferrada is about to reach her first 100 days as mayor of Montreal, and a lot has happened so far.

On this week's episode of The Corner Booth with hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand, the mayor talked about entering city hall having to deal with STM strikes that paralyzed the city. More recently, she went viral on social media for blowing out the tires of her car on potholes on Notre-Dame St. E., and had to contend with downtown businesses pleading for relief from construction woes on Ste-Catherine St.

She also discussed job cuts to the city’s white-collar workforce and a plan to reduce the number of orange cones while using AI to plan work sites.

Jacques-Cartier MNA Gregory Kelley has been caught in the middle of the Quebec Liberal Party crisis.

His wife, fellow MNA Marwah Rizqy, was suspended from caucus in November for firing her chief of staff, Geneviève Hinse, without consulting then-party leader Pablo Rodriguez. After weeks of pressure, Rodriguez resigned as leader amid allegations over fundraising.

Rizqy remains out of the party, but returned to legislature on Tuesday. Kelley was by her side, also returning after taking a step back in the wake of the scandal. Kelley joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week’s episode of The Corner Booth to talk about the mental toll of the scandal.