How Hard Is It To Buy A Snack Near A Brand New REM Station?
The REM is the shiny new toy of Montreal's transit system. Arden is spending six hours finding out what is actually within walking distance of its stations.
Paige Saunders
Montreal-based advocacy journalist, video producer, and communicator focused on technocratic political reform. He is the Executive Director of Canadian Civil and co-founder of FediHost.
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How Many Of Montreal's Accessible Metro Stations Actually Work?
Only a handful of stations on the Montreal Metro are step-free at all. Miles is spending the day finding out how well those ones hold up when something genuinely needs them.
Is It Easier To Do The Montreal Grand-Prix On A Bike Than Get A Family Doctor?
One rider, 70 laps, 305 kilometres of the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, and a simple question for every cycling doctor we can flag down: would you take on a new patient?
Supporter Only Feed: Housing Subsidies Deep Dive
Your own private, supporter-only podcast feed: add it to any app and get episodes early and automatically. Video included.
Civil Convo 1: The Condo Bailout
Reece, Patrick, Cara, Jasmine, Paige, and Uytae go coast to coast on the stories shaping Canadian cities: green bonds and the CDPQ, bike share networks, the federal condo buyout, transit accessibility, the dental plan, and a fight over copyright and fonts.
NIMBYs Downzone Calgary
Cara, Paige, and Tom look at Calgary's 2026 repeal of blanket rezoning.