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June 2012 Archives

AMT interim president

AMT HEAD.JPGPaul Cote is the interim president and CEO of the AMT and the chairman of the board. He joined us live in the Daybreak studio to talk about regional priorities.


(Credit: Silvet Ali/CBC)




 
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Controversial artwork in Mirabel

ARTWORK.jpgNew artwork surrounding a soccer field in Mirabel has people - including the mayor - unhappy. It's a series of posters inspired by road signs but with positive messages about teamwork. Mirabel Mayor Hubert Meilleur called the artwork a waste of money. The cost: $37,523. Shawn Apel spoke to Josée Fafard, the artist who created the posters.

(Credit: Josee Fafard)

 
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Policing the protests

MTL POLICE.JPGAfter months of demonstrations in Montreal, a perspective from some new voices. Shawn Apel spoke to two of the police officers who have worked at many of those demonstrations. David Bejerman and Peter D'Avola are partners from Station 26 in Côte-des-Neiges and  they joined us live in the Daybreak studio.

(Police officers Bejerman and D'Avola. Photo: Tina Gibbens-Tenneriello)

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The caleche conundrum

Tourist season is in full swing with the Jazz Festival starting this week. In the Old Port, visitors are taking in Montreal sites and experiences, including rides on iconic caleches.
 But not everyone is happy with the carriages. A protest is being planned for this weekend in the hopes of banning caleches. We spoke to people on both sides of the debate. A caleche driver and the member of group who would like to see horses off the streets.


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Marquee guests: Olympic kayakers

kayakers.JPGOur Tuesday feature this week are a brother and sister duo from Dorval. Emilie and Hugues Fournel are competing in the 2012 Olympics with Canada's sprint canoe-kayak team.


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Zeroing in on Quebec

The Conservative Party is making a bid to win over Quebecers. This past weekend, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and more than a dozen of his cabinet ministers celebrated Saint-Jean Baptiste in MP Jacques Gourde's riding just southwest of Quebec City. Industry minister Christian Paradis was among them. He is also the MP for Megantic-L'Erable and Harper's Quebec lieutenant. Shawn Apel spoke to Paradis this morning.

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Avoiding the summer slide

School is officially out for the summer and while this is a well deserved break, teachers are warning their students not to become victims of the "summer slide". Shawn Apel spoke to Ramin Khodaie, an International Baccalaureate coordinator at Marymount Academy.
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Charbonneau commission check-in

SYLVAIN LUSSIER.jpgQuebec's public inquiry on corruption is breaking for summer. For the last month the Charbonneau commission has been looking at the possible links between the construction industry, local and provincial governments, and organized crime. Shawn Apel spoke to the chief prosecutor of the commission, Maître Sylvain Lussier. 

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Deposit on cans rising

SHAWN APEL CAN GUY.JPGShawn Apel reports on the effects of Quebec's plan to double the refund on pop cans and bottles. The deposit will go from 5 to 10 cents later this year.


(Deposit-collecting connoisseur Claude Fournelle. Photo: Shawn Apel/CBC)





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Mouldy school

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L'école Saint-Gérard in Villeray is set to be demolished because of its mould problem. Chantal Laperriere the president of the L'école Saint-Gérard's parent committee and she is on a mission to raise more awareness.

(Photo: Sophie Tremblay/CBC)






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City council divided

A new tax on condo conversions was rejected this week in the city council meeting. Mike spoke to chair of Montreal's executive committee Michael Applebaum and Mile-End councilor Alex Norris. 
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Marquee guest: Ellen Gabriel

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This week's Tuesday feature is Ellen Gabriel, a Kanesatake Mohawk in the running for Assembly of First Nations.

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Parc avenue woes

Construction continues on Parc avenue and some merchants are fed up. Mike spoke to Jimmy Zoubris, president of the Parc Avenue Merchants Association and a spokesperson for the city of Montreal.
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Prostitution "zone of tolerance"

A lot of people in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve believe that solicitation by sex workers and their potential clients has become so pervasive, something must be done. So the borough's Mayor is acting by creating a zone where prostitution is tolerated, away from shops, restaurants and schools. Mike spoke to Mayor Réal Ménard, and Jocelyn Ann Campbell, a member of the Tremblay administration.
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Bernie's political column

Our senior political columnist Bernard St-Laurent with his weekly political column. This week he analyzes the new Quebec Liberal ads and the latest poll numbers.
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Student reacts to teacher's firing

A high school teacher has been fired after showing his class the video that allegedly shows the murder of Jun Lin. The Marguerite-Bourgeoys school board fired the teacher Thursday afternoon. Students protested outside the school in solidarity with their teacher. Shawn Apel spoke to Elie Tshiyoyi, a student who was in the class but voted against watching it.
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New Saputo stadium

JOEY SAPUTO.jpgThe new Montreal Impact stadium opens tomorrow. Shawn Apel spoke to Joey Saputo, the founder and chairman of the Montreal Impact.

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Are people avoiding downtown?

Daybreak's Shawn Apel investigates whether people are avoiding downtown Montreal in light of the student protests. 
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12 year old forced off city bus

A 12 year old girl was pulled off a city bus by Montreal police officers. It happened on Tuesday on the number 16 bus that runs through Ville Saint-Laurent. Mike Finnerty spoke to the girl's sister and we also heard from an eyewitness.
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Free Public Men's Health Exam

Dr Peter Chan is a urologist with the MUHC, Director of Male Reproductive Medicine and Site Director, Division of Urology.
He'll be at Paza Alexis Nihon, lower level, between 9 am and 5 pm today
Aleis Nihon is on the corner of St-Catherine street west and Atwater
It's open to all men with a valid Quebec Medicare card.


Saint-Viateur East development

There are some concerns over the future development of Montreal's Mile End. In March, the borough passed a by-law limiting development. But at public consultations last week, Mayor Ferrandez told developers he would reconsider it if developers can offer up an alternative. Mike spoke to two artists in the neighbourhood, and a local business owner.
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Diver Alexandre Despatie hurt

despatie-alexandre-101011-8col.jpgQuebec diver Alexandre Despatie has been seriously injured in diving accident. The 27-year-old was practicing for a Grand Prix event in Madrid, Spain. Mike spoke to his mother, Christiane Despatie, from their home in Laval.

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Marquee guest: Yona Shtern

BEYOND THE RACK.JPGOur Tuesday feature interview this week is with Yona Shtern, the co-founder and CEO of online retailer Beyond the Rack. 

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Jun Lin's family letter

The family of murder victim Jun Lin is speaking out for the first time. The Lin family is in Montreal, and wrote an open letter. Mike spoke to Concordia University spokesperson Chris Mota, who has been in touch with the family.
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Grand Prix weekend aftermath

hi-police-crescent-cbc-8col.jpgA long, hot weekend in Montreal as the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix was in town. Merchants and event organizers were concerned about how ongoing protests would affect the festivities. Mike spoke to Bernard Ragueneau, the president of the Crescent Street Merchant's Association.

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Targeting red squares?

Montreal police are facing criticism for how they conducted crowd control in Parc Jean Drapeau during this past weekend's Grand Prix. Some are alleging police targeted people wearing red squares. Mike spoke to a young man who claims he was harassed, and constitutional lawyer Julius Grey.
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Remembering Jun Lin

cassieok.jpgShawn Apel visits a memorial for Jun Lin in downtown Montreal.He joined Mike in studio to talk about it.


(Student Cassie Wong at memorial to Jun Lin)
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Battle for Lafontaine


Provincial by-elections for two ridings are happening on Monday, June 11th. Political columnists are saying these will be a test of Liberals' strength in the midst of student protests.The ridings are Argenteuil, and Lafontaine. That's former Liberal minister Tony Tomassi's old riding. Mike talks to two candidates: Marc Tanguay is running for the Liberals, and Domenico Cavaliere is with the CAQ.



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A Difficult Conversation

Over the past week people around the world have been confronted with the horror of Jun Lin's death. His suspected killer videotaped the gruesome murder and posted it online.The video has generated a lot of discussion in Montreal. Some high school teachers have felt compelled to talk about the video with their students. Lorne Nathan is a History and Media Communications teacher at Lakeside Academy in Pierrefonds. Jamal Zigby is a Science and Math teacher at Royal West in Montreal West.
    
 
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Jun Lin

Daybreak's Mike Finnerty talks to Matty. He's 24 and one of Jun Lin's close friends.

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DuProprio

okshawn.JPGShawn Apel talks about the growing trend of people who decide to sell their homes without an agent---and about the backlash from real estate agents.

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Pascal Gariépy is trying to sell his Vaudreuil home on his own, but says agents won't leave him alone.
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Bombardier

One of Quebec's proudest homegrown companies: Bombardier, is having to answer some awkward questions regarding the Gautrain venture in South Africa worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The CEO of the Gautrain Management Agency, Jack van der Merwe, says he's got in touch with Bombardier looking for some answers to why it contracted a Tunisian middleman ---named Yussuf Zarrouk---for some 35 million dollars back when it was bidding for the project. Those questions are as a result of investigative reporting by Stefaans Brummer in South Africa's Mail and Guardian newspaper.

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John-Paul MacDonald is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Bombardier.

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Daybreak Feature Interview


The 33rd edition of the International Montreal Jazz Festival runs from June 28th to July 7th. But before that --The FrancoFolies. That festival runs June 7th to 16th. Our Tuesday feature interview this week is with the vice-president of programming and producing at both the FrancoFolies and the Jazz Festival. He's Laurent Saulnier.


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Westwood High


 The fallout from an extraordinary fight that broke out at Westwood Senior High in Hudson in April continues. One student was so badly beaten, his eye-socket and part of his face were broken and he needed reconstructive surgery. A crowd of students looked on, some filming it, without intervening. Those involved were told they had to attend a mandatory workshop--including the student who was beaten up. First Mike Finnerty talks his mother Tina Brooks. You'll also hear from the Chairman of the Lester B. Pearson School Board.

 
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Festivals fret after F1 cancels public event

Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon on the effects of the impasse between the government and the students on the festival scene and his plans to meet with student groups. 
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Stayner Park in Westmount

SHAWN INUIT.JPGShawn Apel brings us a story about Westmount residents growing frustration with the situation in their local park. Frank Candido's house borders Stayner Park and he is upset that lately people have been getting drunk in the park and sleeping there.



(Frank Candido in Stayner Park. Shawn Apel/CBC)



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Talks break down

MARTINE LEO.jpgThe day after the breakdown in talks between students and the Charest government, Mike spoke to Martine Desjardins of La Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) and Leo Bureau-Blouin of La Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ).

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