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This is Montreal

This is Montreal

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Dive into the Montreal stories you’re curious about and the issues you want to understand. From Laval to Longueuil and across the island, host Ainslie MacLellan explores the complexities of our colourful, vibrant and sometimes frustrating, but always interesting city. Every Thursday.

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Episodes
  • Brave little bees: Vermonters look to Quebec’s experience with pesticide restrictions

    Brave little bees: Vermonters look to Quebec’s experience with pesticide restrictions
    Sep 4 2025

    In 2018, Quebec brought in restrictions on the use of neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides that had been shown to be harmful to bees. Now Vermont is becoming the latest U.S. state to take similar steps. In this episode from Vermont Public Radio Podcast Brave Little State, reporter Sabine Poux heads into the field with This is Montreal’s Ainslie MacLellan to find out what impact the restrictions have had on this side of the border.
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    25 mins
  • Quebec parents worry school budget uncertainty could mean ‘a lot of instability’

    Quebec parents worry school budget uncertainty could mean ‘a lot of instability’
    Aug 28 2025

    As the school year begins, Quebec schools are still dealing with the aftermath of budget restrictions imposed by the province. Some parents worry that, even if specialized education positions are spared, they could still go unfilled. We hear from parents, a special education technician and a school psychologist who say meeting the needs of all students is an investment in our future.
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    25 mins
  • The miraculous Montreal Melon comeback

    The miraculous Montreal Melon comeback
    Aug 21 2025

    Ribbed like a pumpkin, but with a spiderweb exterior like a cantaloupe, the Montreal melon was a wildly popular fruit in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but it all but disappeared by the 1950s. In this archive episode, we'll hear why some people are going to great lengths to try to restore the Montreal melon to its former glory.
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    19 mins
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