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In this episode of The Week Is Rover, Savannah talks to Pivot’s investigative journalist Léa Beaulieu-Kratchanov about her recent reporting trip to meet the Lac-Simon Anishnabe Nation in Abitibi. She and videojournalist Oona Barrett were there to report on a proposed open-pit gold mine on the nation’s ancestral lands, a project that is revealing the tensions between our extractive economy and our stated commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. 
 
Host: Savannah Stewart
 
0:00 - Introduction
0:13 - Resource Extraction & Canadian Commitments to Reconciliation
2:20 - Interview with Léa Beaulier-Kratchanov
 
Pivot’s reporting: 
https://youtu.be/5T6yjE7tFEw?si=AprXn0SUobzimPRx 
 
Sources:
https://www.nfb.ca/film/malarctic-english-version/ 
 
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In this episode of The Week Is Rover, Emelia talks to organizers of Wild Pride, a grassroots festival created in response to community concerns about the corporatization of Montreal’s official pride festival, Fierté Montréal. Myriame Lachapelle and Mélodie Bégin talk about the impetus for creating Wild Pride, the second edition of which runs now until August 14, and some of the festival events they’re looking forward to. Happy Pride, Montreal!
 
Host: Emelia Fournier
 
0:00 - Introduction
0:13 - Has Fierté Montréal Turned a New Leaf?
3:02 - Interview with Wild Pride Organizers
23:17 -Audience Survey Announcement
 
Related Rover article:
https://therover.ca/on-the-eve-of-montreal-pride-lgbtq-advocate-faces-backlash-over-gaza-comments/ 
 
Sources:
https://www.wildpride.ca/ 
https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/no-pride-in-genocide-montreals-first/ 
https://xtramagazine.com/power/activism/montreal-pride-fierte-wild-pride-275653 
 
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In this episode of The Week Is Rover, Chris talked to TurboHaüs owner Sergio Da Silva about his arrest last year for uttering threats online. The charges have since been dropped, but Da Silva’s case is one among a growing number of arrests and investigations for alleged incitement to violence against politicians. Then, Chris and Savannah share our upcoming plans for the show, announcing a two-week vacation followed by some summer content in August, before starting back up with our regular programming in time for the provincial election campaign. 
Co-hosts: Savannah Stewart, Christopher Curtis
 
0:00 - Introduction
0:13 - Interview with Sergio Da Silva
26:08 - Vacation announcement and reflection on the show
 
Related Rover article:
https://therover.ca/quebec-workers-experienced-a-counter-revolution-under-jean-boulet-experts/ 
 
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In this episode of The Week Is Rover, Chris rides along with social workers and community organizers as they navigate Quebec’s housing crisis. Back at the studio, Emelia talks to Cléo Clamen from SLAM-MATU, the Montreal Autonomous Tenants' Union, about tenants taking direct action against their landlords.
Co-hosts: Emelia Fournier, Christopher Curtis
 
0:00 - Chris rides along with POPIR organizers
22:05 - Interview with Cléo Clamen, member of SLAM-MATU
 
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Note: We accidentally said the wrong date for the day of the shooting in Montreal. It took place on June 22, not June 23. We regret this error.
In this episode of The Week Is Rover, Chris talks about about online incel radicalization and the motivations of the June 22 shooter with journalist and author Nora Loreto, then Savannah talks about about femicides and violence against women with journalist, columnist and podcaster Laïma Abouraja Gérald.
Co-hosts: Savannah Stewart, Christopher Curtis
 
0:00 - Introduction
1:32 - Incel Culture and Online Radicalization - with Nora Loreto
20:40 - Femicides and Violence Against Women - avec Laïma Abouraja Gérald
 
Nora Loreto’s article:
https://noraloreto.substack.com/p/shooting-the-pornhub-ceo 
 
Other sources:
https://www.instagram.com/oceanecorbin/ 
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2026-06-23/levis/une-femme-retrouvee-sans-vie-dans-un-boise-un-homme-arrete.php 
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/womens-shelters-in-quebec-are-overflowing-and-turning-people-away/ 
https://observatoiredesinegalites.com/les-couts-du-manque-de-logements-adequats-sur-la-violence-domestique-et-le-developpement-des-enfants/ 
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ySODNNNRojo 
 
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In this episode of The Week Is Rover, we’re on the ground in Montréal-Nord for a protest at SPVM Station 39, where the entire night patrol has been sidelined over allegations of racist violence. Back at the studio, Chris talks to comedian Renzel Dashington about the community’s reaction to the news, then Savannah talks to artist and human rights activist Ricardo Lamour about the political fallout. 
 
Co-hosts: Savannah Stewart, Christopher Curtis
Guests: Renzel Dashington, Ricardo Lamour
 
0:00 - Introduction 
1:49 - At the Protest in Montréal-Nord 
15:14  - Community Response with Renzel Dashington 
37:19 - Political Fallout with Ricardo Lamour 
 
Related Rover articles:
https://therover.ca/how-many-mothers-have-you-made-cry/ 
https://therover.ca/combien-de-meres-avez-vous-fait-pleurer/ 
 
Ricardo Lamour’s column:
https://pivot.quebec/2026/06/15/letat-nous-precipite-puis-nous-demande-dattendre/ 
 
Other sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afMHdG_7AAs 
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2261943/calls-grow-for-independent-investigation-into-alleged-racism-at-montreal-nord-police-station
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-mayor-wants-to-speed-up-body-camera-initiative-after-police-racism-allegations/ 
https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/987968/liberaux-reclament-ce-soit-sq-enquete-racisme-allegue-spvm 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-police-department-body-cameras-1.4998365 
 
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In this episode of The Week Is Rover, Chris welcomes guest Ehab Lotayef, a poet and activist, to talk about his experience being abducted by the Israeli military on a flotilla bringing aid to Gaza, then Savannah and Chris talk about the state of housing access in Quebec, how Liberal Party of Quebec leader Charles Milliard is pitching himself to voters, and whether Montreal could create a bylaw against insulting police officers.
 
Co-hosts: Savannah Stewart, Christopher Curtis
 
Sources:
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/06/01/on-a-toujours-peur-que-ca-nous-arrive-encore-le-nombre-de-reprises-de-logements-explose-depuis-la-pandemie 
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/06/01/explosion-des-reprises-de-logement-leur-ancien-logement-loue-pour-pres-de-500-de-plus
https://www.frapru.qc.ca/recherche-optimisation-financiere/
https://www.ledevoir.com/economie/985790/certains-logements-abordables-ne-seront-20-ans
https://www.qc125.ca/p/perception-des-chefs-milliard-recule 
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2026-06-10/sondage-synopsis-la-presse/le-plq-chute-la-caq-remonte-encore.php
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-mayor-open-to-municipal-bylaw-against-insulting-police-officers/ 
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-police-mayor-condemn-man-in-video-making-misogynistic-insults-to-female-officer/ 
 
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In this episode of The Week Is Rover, Emelia and Chris talk about a shooting in Kanesatake that our sources say might be related to organized crime, the administrative investigation into the police killing of Longueuil teen Nooran Rezayi, how the racist demonstration in Shawinigan last week didn’t happen in a vacuum, and the ambitious housing plan put forward by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani. 
Co-hosts: Emelia Fournier, Christopher Curtis
 
Related Rover articles:
https://therover.ca/murder-in-mohawk-territory-sources-say-organized-crime-ramping-up-violence-around-cannabis-shops/
https://therover.ca/the-killing-of-nooran-and-the-end-of-community-policing/
 
Other sources:
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/06/01/meurtre-a-kanesatake-un-jeune-homme-assassine-et-jete-dans-la-fosse-septique 
https://easterndoor.com/article/crime-plan-in-a-matter-of-days 
https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/984347/ministre-lafreniere-ordonne-enquete-police-longueuil-mort-nooran-rezayi 
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-crime/quebec-public-security-investigate-police-shooting-longueuil-teen/
https://www.laconverse.com/en/articles/mort-de-nooran-rezayi---quatre-meres-et-leurs-adolescents-poursuivent-la-ville-de-longueuil-et-son-service-de-police-et-reclament-des-reponses 
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/americas/canada-quebec-extremist-plot-military-latam-intl 
https://angusreid.org/islamophobia-canada-quebec/
https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/10/27/cost-living-quebec-gap-rich-poor-2025/
https://www.nyc.gov/content/dam/nycgov/nyc-main/pdf/2026/block-by-block-report.pdf
https://hellgatenyc.com/zohran-housing-enforcement-plan/ 
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-mayor-replaces-20-20-20-bylaw-for-affordable-housing/ 
 
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In this episode of The Week Is Rover, Jules and Chris talk about the fallout from a report released by the pro-independence organization OUI Québec, political reaction to the Global Sumud Flotilla and the three Montrealers who were detained by the Israel Defense Forces, the use of strip searches in youth protection centres (with Marie-Élaine), and the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal hearing on missing Indigenous children and unmarked burials.
Co-hosts: Jules Bugiel, Christopher Curtis
Guest: Marie-Élaine Guay
 
Related Rover articles:
https://therover.ca/opinion-the-parti-quebecois-has-become-a-party-of-cyberbullies-under-pspp/ 
https://therover.ca/les-centres-jeunesse-sont-des-prisons-pour-enfants/ 
https://therover.ca/prendre-soin-de-ceux-et-celles-quon-encage/ 
 
Other sources:
https://www.ouiquebec.org/s/Rapport-Consultations-OUI-Quebec-2026pdf-j2hj.pdf 
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2256246/souverainete-revolution-tranquille-oui-quebec
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYxm6CbvQcl/ 
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYiGuPHGR5e/  
https://our-truths.com/ 
 
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In this episode of The Week Is Rover, Emelia and Chris talk about Montreal’s F1 weekend sex worker strike, Ensemble Montréal’s fundraisers, how Bill C-22 could increase surveillance of Canadians, and alleged election fraud at the Parti conservateur du Québec.
 
0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Montreal F1 Sex Worker Strike
15:41 - Ensemble Montréal fundraisers
28:54 - Bill C-22 and Surveillance
39:49 - Alleged Parti conservateur du Québec Election Fraud
 
Co-hosts: Emelia Fournier, Christopher Curtis
 
Related Rover articles:
https://therover.ca/society-is-built-to-keep-us-in-the-gutter-sex-workers-in-montreal-to-strike-during-f1-weekend/
https://therover.ca/projet-de-loi-c-22-surveiller-et-punir/ 
 
Other sources:
https://ninalacigale.substack.com/p/objection-a-la-greve-du-23-mai https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=SQ2sqAvhdKvnQJUF&t=174&v=wCYblvHvhhg&feature=youtu.be
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/451/SECU/Brief/BR14095567/br-external/InternetSociety-067260507035-b.pdf  
https://thedeepdive.ca/canada-bill-c22-protonvpn-metadata/
https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2026/05/15/depenses-electorales-dans-arthabaska-duhaime-se-dit-victime-dune-campagne-de--salissage--du-pq
 
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