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1 day ago | cultmtl.com | Johnson Cummins

June is finally upon us, and along with a great slate of heavy shows coming to Montreal this month, that means that the greatest fest in our burg, Suoni Per Il Popolo, will blot out much of this month’s concert calendar. This fest has always been bursting with heart, and the real feather in the cap is its potential for discovery. Hanging out in and around Casa del Popolo, you can see everything from free jazz to poetry to artist talks that are sure to surprise as well as illuminate.

3 days ago | cultmtl.com | Taylor C. Noakes

The NDP caught a lucky break last night when their opposition to the throne speech failed to trigger a confidence vote — and another election. It was a foolish gamble. NDP interim leader Don Davies could have easily criticized the throne speech and supported the motion, concluding that a Carney government — even when it falls short — would always be preferable to Poilievre.

5 days ago | cultmtl.com | Taylor C. Noakes

It seems like rarely a week goes by without some news about how the REM is either falling short as a transit service or otherwise disrupting people’s ability to move around the city. We should prepare ourselves for a rough summer and fall, as the REM’s many drawbacks and poor design choices begin to make themselves felt across the rest of Greater Montreal’s public transit systems.

5 days ago | cultmtl.com | Matthew Renfrew

According to a new study by Innovative Research, Mark Carney is still the most popular party leader in Canada. Net favourability of the prime minister and Liberal Party leader sits at +23%, significantly higher than that of Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet (+12%), NDP interim leader Don Davies (-4%) and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre (-5%). “Canadians are largely happy with what they are seeing from newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney.

5 days ago | cultmtl.com | Lorraine Carpenter

The famous Montreal donut shop Bernie Beigne has teamed up with renowned Little Italy casse-croûte Chez Tousignant on the 3B burger: a smash patty with cheese, pickles, Tousignant’s special sauce and a glazed donut as the bun. The limited-edition creation is available at Chez Tousignant daily (while supplies last) through June 30, with a portion of the profits being donated to the Canadian Cancer Society (for prostate cancer research) and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.