Is Quebec's new premier avoiding anglos? | The Corner Booth

About this episode

The episode discusses Quebec's new premier Christine Fréchette's relationship with the anglophone community and media.

On last week’s episode of The Corner Booth, Tom Mulcair said Quebec’s new premier, Christine Fréchette, was “steadfastly refusing” to speak English and steering clear of anglophone media. After a week where the CAQ leader had her first official meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and the latest poll showed a bump in support for her party, Fréchette’s multi-hyphenate minister Christopher Skeete joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand to shed some light on where the new premier stands with anglos on a linguistically charged episode of the podcast.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bill Brownstein, Aaron Rand

Guest: Christopher Skeete

Topics covered

• Quebec politics
• anglophone relations
• media coverage
• language policy
• public opinion

Keywords

• Quebec
• Christine Fréchette
• anglophones
• Tom Mulcair
• Christopher Skeete
• CAQ
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CAQ, French President Emmanuel Macron

Places: Quebec

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