Aaron Rand, host at CJAD Montreal, joins to break down the political moment Quebec finds itself in heading toward an October election. The Parti Québécois, whose signature issue is separation, is pushing a referendum that almost nobody in Quebec wants, and their latest move is asking Ottawa for forty billion dollars to opt out of the planned high speed rail corridor connecting Quebec City to Toronto.

Support for separation in Quebec is at its lowest point in thirty years. The high speed rail debate is real, the expropriation concerns are legitimate, and Canada’s reputation for scenic trains that arrive whenever they feel like it is apparently well earned.

The conversation opens on lotto tickets, jackpot fantasies, and what it actually means to go straight to the airport with no bags and no plan. Aaron Rand has had the answer ready for years.

Topics: Quebec election, Parti Québécois, high speed rail Canada, Quebec separation, FIFA World Cup Montreal

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Originally aired on2026-06-09