CBC.ca | Homerun tag:www.cbc.ca,2010-09-27:/homerun//503 2013-06-18T22:28:32Z Movable Type Enterprise 4.37 Montreal contractor on the strike tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.314414 2013-06-18T22:25:45Z 2013-06-18T22:28:32Z It's day two of the construction worker's strike today.But not everyone is on board.Mark Blaauw owns a Montreal Construction company.It's called Go Interiors.He spoke with Homerun host Sue Smith.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 It's day two of the construction worker's strike today.But not everyone is on board.
Mark Blaauw owns a Montreal Construction company.It's called Go Interiors.
He spoke with Homerun host Sue Smith.

]]> Rotrand reacts to mayor's resignation tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.314413 2013-06-18T22:21:01Z 2013-06-18T22:22:29Z Marvin Rotrand is a City Councillor for Snowdon and vice-chair of the STM.He spoke with Homerun host Sue Smith.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 Marvin Rotrand is a City Councillor for Snowdon and vice-chair of the STM.
He spoke with Homerun host Sue Smith.

]]> Young new mayoral candidate tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.314182 2013-06-17T22:37:23Z 2013-06-17T22:45:13Z Mélanie Joly announced today she's in the running to be the next Montreal mayor.The 34-year-old lawyer is the youngest candidate.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 Melanie Joly photo (1).JPGMélanie Joly announced today she's in the running to be the next Montreal mayor.
The 34-year-old lawyer is the youngest candidate.

]]> National assembly session ends for the summer tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.313714 2013-06-14T22:20:33Z 2013-06-14T22:22:12Z Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 CBC reporter Shawn Lyons brings us the latest from the last session at the national assembly, including the status of Bill 14 and whether or not Quebecers can bring wine home from a restaurant. 

]]> Charbonneau Commission tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.313427 2013-06-13T22:28:41Z 2013-06-13T22:30:29Z CBC legal affairs reporter Ivan Slobod brings Homerun's Sue Smith the latest from the Charbonneau Commission, including testimony from lawyer Pierre Lambert and former liberal MNA Vincent Auclair.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 CBC legal affairs reporter Ivan Slobod brings Homerun's Sue Smith the latest from the Charbonneau Commission, including testimony from lawyer Pierre Lambert and former liberal MNA Vincent Auclair.

]]> Charbonneau Commission tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.313149 2013-06-12T22:11:46Z 2013-06-12T22:14:09Z CBC legal affairs reporter Ivan Slobod brings Homerun's Sue Smith the latest from the commission, including testimony from retired Laval engineer Claude Vallée.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 CBC legal affairs reporter Ivan Slobod brings Homerun's Sue Smith the latest from the commission, including testimony from retired Laval engineer Claude Vallée.

]]> Dying with Dignity bill tabled tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.313115 2013-06-12T20:31:48Z 2013-06-12T20:33:41Z Quebec has tabled its Dying with Dignity bill. If it passes, Quebec will be the first and only province in Canada to allow medically assisted death. Minister Véronique Hivon explained why she tabled the bill to Homerun's Sue Smith.... Morgan Dunlop http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1548 ]]> Charbonneau Commission tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.312860 2013-06-11T22:29:05Z 2013-06-11T22:31:19Z Current Laval city councillors and former councillors have been taking the stand at the Charbonneau Commission. CBC legal affairs reporter Ivan Slobod brings Homerun's Sue Smith the latest from the inquiry.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 Current Laval city councillors and former councillors have been taking the stand at the Charbonneau Commission. CBC legal affairs reporter Ivan Slobod brings Homerun's Sue Smith the latest from the inquiry.

]]> Soccer players sport turbans to support Sikhs tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.312812 2013-06-11T19:50:47Z 2013-06-11T20:23:37Z Ihab Leheta coaches a soccer team in Brossard, Que. He says his players, all between the ages of 12 and 13, think the Quebec Soccer Federation's ban on turbans is racist. They all decided to wear turbans during their last... Morgan Dunlop http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1548
]]> Charbonneau Commission tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.312576 2013-06-10T22:30:35Z 2013-06-10T22:32:43Z The former official agent for Gilles Vaillancourt's political party says the former mayor wanted the party to cover his personal legal expenses. CBC legal affairs reporter Ivan Slobod brings Homerun's Sue Smith the latest from the Charbonneau Commission.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 The former official agent for Gilles Vaillancourt's political party says the former mayor wanted the party to cover his personal legal expenses. CBC legal affairs reporter Ivan Slobod brings Homerun's Sue Smith the latest from the Charbonneau Commission.

]]> Teacher of the Year tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.312237 2013-06-07T20:46:36Z 2013-06-10T22:26:20Z The Quebec Music Educators Association has named Jennifer Hayden-Benn Teacher of the Year. She started a music program at Verdun Elementary School. She was in the Homerun studio with one of her students, Mackenzie Huddy-Richer, who's in Grade 6.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 teacher.jpgThe Quebec Music Educators Association has named Jennifer Hayden-Benn Teacher of the Year. She started a music program at Verdun Elementary School. She was in the Homerun studio with one of her students, Mackenzie Huddy-Richer, who's in Grade 6.


]]> Election Kerfuffle tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.312227 2013-06-07T20:40:27Z 2013-06-07T20:42:33Z The Quebec government is under fire for plans to set fixed date elections during Rosh Hashanah. Sue Smith talks to Rabbi Reuben Poupko.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072
]]> ICI tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.311974 2013-06-06T21:42:33Z 2013-06-06T21:59:46Z There continues to be a lot of reaction today to Radio Canada's new branding initiative called ICI.Louis Lalande is Executive Vice-President of French Services.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 Louis Lalande is Executive Vice-President of French Services.

]]> Dying with Dignity tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.311696 2013-06-05T21:44:52Z 2013-06-06T21:59:07Z The PQ government is expected to table its "dying with dignity" legislation in the coming days.The law would allow certain forms of medical aid in dying...or what some call assisted suicide. CBC reporter Thomas Daigle traveled to Vermont....where a similar... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072 The PQ government is expected to table its "dying with dignity" legislation in the coming days.
The law would allow certain forms of medical aid in dying...or what some call assisted suicide. CBC reporter Thomas Daigle traveled to Vermont....where a similar law was passed last month.


]]> Laval tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/homerun//503.311417 2013-06-04T21:34:09Z 2013-06-04T21:39:34Z The City of Laval is now officially under trusteeship.That means every city decision now has to be approved by a panel of government appointed officials. Bruce Hicks teaches political science at Concordia.... Patrick Gingras http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=503&id=1072
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