Every year Quebec’s housing tribunal, known in French as the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL), releases a set of calculations to help landlords and tenants figure out how much rent should increase. This year it recommended 5.9 per cent for an unheated apartment — the largest increase in at least 30 years. So how does the TAL come up with this number? We’ll look at how the rental increase formula works, and hear why both tenants and landlords seem to want it to change.

In October, the Education Ministry published a report alleging that a group of teachers at an elementary school in Côte-des-Neiges had for years created a toxic atmosphere. That led to a series of investigations into other schools. In the wake of those events, about 30 Montrealers gathered at the Maison des Jeunes in Côte-des-Neiges, for a conversation with CBC host Nantali Indongo about the state of our schools. In this episode, we’ll hear from some of those students, parents, teachers, administrators, community organizers and researchers, about their experiences in the Quebec education system and what they think needs to change.

New York has become the latest city to implement congestion charges, as a way to try to curb its traffic problem. Some Montrealers think it’s the solution to gridlock here, while others are concerned about it becoming a financial burden for drivers who don’t have many other options. We’ll look at how congestion pricing works and hear whether it’s on the radar of policymakers in Montreal.