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C'est la vie
with Bernard St-Laurent

Word of the Week: Entrer

Bernard and Johanne discuss entrer, which means to enter, to go in, and to fit in.

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February 5th and February 7th - Romeo Saganash

Romeo Saganash 002.jpgThis week, we speak with Quebec MP Romeo Saganash, who's running for the NDP leadership.

You may know he's spent many years actively involved in landmark negotiations between the James Bay Cree and the Quebec government.

You may not know that he's also a poet, a photographer, and a marathon runner.

We'll hear more about those hidden talents, as well as other stories that Romeo Saganash rarely tells.

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January 29th and 31st, 2012 - Patrice Désilets and Montreal's video game industry

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Patrice Desilets is one of the most successful creators of video games in the world.

His Assassin's Creed franchise has sold more than 30-million copies.

This week, we'll find out how a guy who trained in cinema and theatre ended up making blockbuster video games.

And why his city, Montreal, has become a major player in the gaming industry.

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January 22nd and 24th, 2012

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Marché Ventura

 

This week tune in for the final installment of C'est la vie's dépanneur series.

In an economy where businesses come and go, Elizabeth Robertson visits a dep that's been in the same hands for almost 30 years.

We'll meet the owners... and some of the regulars, for whom the store is more than just a business.

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Hear our previous interview with Dr Bernard Brais from 2009.

 

January 15th and 17th, 2012

 

 

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Ying Wu at Dépanneur Céline in Montreal's Villeray neighbourhood.

 

The rest of Canada has the convenience store. But Québec has the dépanneur.

This week in part two of our dépanneur series, Elizabeth Robertson takes us to a typical dépanneur: Dépanneur Céline.

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January 8th and 10th, 2012

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Journalist Judith Lussier, author of Sacré Dépanneur!, outside Dépanneur Le Pick-Up in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood.

 

The rest of Canada has the convenience store. But Québec has the dépanneur.

It's not just a shop, it's an institution.

This month on C'est la vie, Elizabeth Robertson will take us to some of the best deps in Montreal, and introduce us to people on both sides of the counter.

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Book mentioned on the program:

Sacré Dépanneur!, by Judith Lussier, published by Héliotrope.

Links:

Dépanneur le Pick-Up