Radio Poubelle: Inside Quebec City's Outrage Machine

In the capital city, talk radio hosts set the agenda, determine elections and traffic in fear and distrust

Illustration: Amanda Di Genova

The disc jockey delivers his sermon into the airwaves over Quebec City.

Dominic Maurais works himself up slowly, letting the anger build as he describes the misery of living under COVID-19 restrictions. 

“Walmart was almost empty this weekend. I could have organized a deck hockey game in the middle of Costco,” he says. “That’…