December 26, 2017 – Interview with Alex Tyrrell, Leader of the Green Party of Quebec
This interview takes stock of the year 2017 as well as opening up about the outlook for 2018 for the Green Party as well as its leader Alex Tyrrell.
Interview Guide:
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Preparations for the 2018 election
2:10 Voting reform
3:22 Impressions on the CAQ and François Legault
4:48 Merger between Québec Solidaire and Option Nationale
6:18 Impressions on the QLP and Philippe Couillard
7:02 Draft regulation on oil drilling
9:40 Green Party position on oil drilling
10:24 Highlight of 2018; Energy East
11:30 Retrospective: Recycling crisis in Quebec
12:22 Climate Change
13:10 Fossil fuel divestment
14:00 Chalk River Nuclear Waste Facility
16:45 New Public Transit Projects
19:00 Free Public Transit
22:20 Protection of green spaces in Montreal (Pierrefonds)
22:10 Terrorist attack at Quebec City mosque
23:40 Retrospective: “2017 By-elections
25:00 Retrospective: Anacolor file in Quebec City
28:20 Retrospective: The Left and the Canadian Green Movement
29:15 Relations with the Green Party of Canada
31:05 Review: Trump Presidency
32:40 Review: Valérie Plante’s Victory
33:38 Hindsight: Political Party Financing
34.56 Retrospective: Welcoming migrants
35:50 Outlook for the year 2018
