The Big Five Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Big Five podcast is an excellent way to get caught up on the top stories impacting Montrealers on a daily basis. Host Elias Makos, veteran commentator Trudie Mason, and their guests, debate and inform.
Trudie Mason is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and Leslie Roberts sparred in opposing columns over the future of Quebec's English-speaking community.
- A new Leger poll puts the PQ in the lead at thirty percent, but half of voters say their choice could still change.
- Montreal Police Chief Fady Dagher will address the public tonight regarding serious misconduct and racism allegations at station thirty-nine.
- Liberal MP Shaun Chen resigned due to health issues from a car crash, becoming the eighth MP to step down since the election.
- McDonald's launched new Red Bull energy drinks across Canada but excluded Quebec due to the province's strict under-sixteen ban.
Trudie Mason is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist, and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Meeker Guerrier, commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- The CAQ launched economy-focused campaign ads while the PQ hit back with billboards targeting unfulfilled promises.
- Canada is considering alcohol, dairy, and auto concessions to avoid a fifty percent US tariff deadline on August 19.
- Hundreds gathered at Jarry Park to protest Tennis Canada's proposed four hundred million dollar stadium expansion.
- Équiterre urged Quebec to end its political honeymoon with Prime Minister Mark Carney over environmental policies.
- A rising trend of parents asking party guests to help pay for children's birthdays is sparking fierce debate.
Trudie Mason is joined by Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Montreal's iconic rainbow-coloured balls will return to the Gay Village as part of a $200-million redevelopment of Sainte-Catherine Street East.
- The PLQ added two big names in former president of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce Michel Leblanc and President of the Old Brewery Mission James Hughes.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is not being fazed by the comments of U.S President Donald Trump.
- New York City has revived its so-called "sticker of shame" campaign, placing large warning stickers on vehicles that commit traffic violations.
Trudie Mason is with Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer at Women in Governance, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette.
- A new Pallas Data-Qc125 poll reveals the PQ leading with thirty-one percent as the CAQ slips among francophone voters.
- The Montreal Economic Institute reported that thirty-five percent of Quebec's one hundred and forty-five thousand business regulations are unnecessary red tape.
- Twenty-eight medical specialists have opted out of RAMQ this year to practice privately, sparking concerns over public healthcare access.
Trudie Mason is joined by political analyst Karim Boulos, and Akil Alleyne, reporter, commentator, and manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- The Parliamentary Budget Officer will investigate potential cost overruns and revenue-sharing changes in the Gordie Howe Bridge agreement.
- Montreal unveiled a Chinatown revitalization strategy featuring dedicated cleaning brigades and infrastructure upgrades to boost local investment.
- Conservative MP Kyle Seeback defended opposition scrutiny, arguing that criticizing the Liberal government should not be labeled "Trumpian."
- A Canadian Taxpayers Federation report revealed Canadian provincial politicians earn significantly higher average salaries than US state legislators.
- Jetstar airline announced plans to charge fees for overhead cabin baggage space starting in February 2027.
Trudie Mason welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Vice President at Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist, and former special advisor to Valerie Plante.
- A new Nanos Research poll shows thirty-three percent of Canadians believe no current Conservative politician can defeat Mark Carney.
- The Department of National Defence removed French-language requirements from roughly one hundred and eighty bilingual military units.
- The Canadian Press revealed citizens are urging the federal government to mandate British spellings in official communications.
- A US crowdfunding campaign has reignited privacy debates surrounding automated police license plate recognition technology.
- A small piece of flood-prone land in Laval listed for fifty thousand dollars has gone viral online.
Trudie Mason is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Tasha Kheiriddin, a writer and commentator for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack.
- WestJet and the union representing its 4,400 flight attendants have reached a tentative collective agreement, bringing an end to strike action and the operational disruptions that forced hundreds of flight cancellations over the long weekend.
- With four federal byelections coming up, NDP leader Avi Lewis is sticking to his guns and will not run in any of them until a full general election is called.
- There have been multiple antisemitic incidents that have occurred in the past seven days and officials are getting worried.
- Quebecor has installed heat and motion sensors beneath workstations at some of its offices to monitor how often desks are being used, a move the company says is intended to better manage office space.
Trudie Mason is joined by Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and Governmental Relations at Casacom, and Victor Henriquez, Public Affairs and Crisis Management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- A new Leger survey shows that despite a majority of Canadians believing the U.S tariffs are a threat, whether we should respond with tariffs of our own is splitting the population right down the middle.
- The amount of time waiting for a doctor on the info santé phone line 811 has increased to an average of 89 minutes this month.
- A new column in the Journal de Montreal by Josée Legault argues that asking society to simply "coexist" with homelessness risks normalizing a growing humanitarian crisis.
- How much would you spend on a piece of art? For the city of Saskatoon, the answer is $300 thousand.
- Despite meeting barely half of their performance targets, government executives received over $200 million in bonuses last year.
Trudie Mason is with Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic Policy, and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke sparked fierce debate by suggesting retirees and non-taxpayers should lose voting rights.
- Liberal leader Charles Milliard pledged stronger interprovincial alliances, drawing heavy criticism from Premier Christine Fréchette.
- Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant faced backlash for comparing unreported youth protection deaths to neonatal tragedies.
- Former NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is reportedly being appointed CEO of tourism marketing organization Destination Canada.
Trudie Mason welcomes in Lea Streliski, best-selling author, comedian, and columnist, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette.
- NDP Leader Avi Lewis is taking intensive French immersion courses to win back declining Quebec support.
- Chrystia Freeland published a New York Times piece slamming Donald Trump as the bully-in-chief over trade.
- Retailer Tanguay is challenging Quebec's upcoming legal warranty law for appliances in court over rising costs.
- A Canadian NATO intern was arrested on espionage charges despite previously passing an Ottawa background check.
- A national parenting dilemma sparked debate over whether to bring home a struggling, excluded camp counsellor.
Trudie Mason is with Meeker Guerrier, commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Dan Delmar, co-founder of TNKR Media and co-host of the Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada podcast. [1, 2]
- The Saint-Pierre Interchange will be completely rebuilt to include bus and bike lanes, though the final cost remains unknown.
- Aviation experts are criticizing a one hundred and forty-four day suspension for a helicopter pilot who disrupted a military drill.
- Former public health director Horacio Arruda defended his pandemic management as he assumed a new regional role.
- A new poll shows federal Liberals holding a nine-point lead ahead of three upcoming summer by-elections.
- A new column proposes that alcohol, gambling, and junk food should feature disturbing warning labels like cigarette packs.
Trudie Mason is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist, and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Akil Alleyne, reporter, commentator, and manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney set three summer by-elections, including a tight three-way race in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord.
- A bleak new study reveals ten percent of emergency doctors are leaving the field amid severe overcrowding.
- Quebec finally reached a contract agreement with paramedics after three years of stagnant negotiations.
- Montreal restaurant Garde Manger defied provincial limits by charging a fifty dollar fee for reservation no-shows.
- Columnist Richard Martineau sparked debate by listing everyday items he believes should be uninvented.
Joining Trudie Mason The Big Five this morning were Lionel Perez, former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and political analyst Karim Boulos.
Among the topics discussed on The Big Five
- If you thought Prime Minister Mark Carney was going to immediately strike back at the U.S after President Donald Trump announced new 50 percent tariffs, then you are not going to be happy
- It has officially been 100 days since Christine Fréchette officially became the Premier of Quebec
- The City of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is offering residents a $100 rebate if they replace gas-powered lawn and garden equipment with electric alternatives
Trudie Mason welcomes in Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants Canada to leverage our most valuable resources to hit back at the U.S. after the White House announced plans for new tariffs this week.
- The Globe and Mail is reporting this morning that Prime Minister Mark Carney made significant concessions to the United States to secure the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge.
- It has been a busy 24 hours for the Quebec Liberal Party. They have dropped a candidate for the upcoming election and a former candidate and organizer for party leader Charles Milliard.
- The STM says it spent more than $100,000 cleaning thousands of union stickers that were plastered throughout Montreal's metro stations and buses during labour disputes last year.
Trudie Mason is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- The premiers of nine provinces announced that they’re removing major barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol. While Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette agreed with the deal, she was not one of the premiers who signed it.
- A new Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Association says that over 70 percent of Canadians want to end the expense accounts of former governors general.
- After being pressured for the past few weeks, the federal government has released details of its revised agreement with the United States on the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
- A new Leger report says 75 per cent of Canadians think AI use should be disclosed for schoolwork and 61 per cent for work.
- Two columnists with La Presse last week wrote a dialogue piece exploring whether Montreal is becoming harder to love.
Trudie Mason is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Vice President at Vantage, a Government Relations and Strategic Communications Firm and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom.
- U.S President Donald Trump has announced new 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods.
- Premier Christine Fréchette reacted on social media to the new tariffs, calling them unjustified.
- A 24-year-old Montreal man who appeared in viral videos verbally insulting and making misogynistic remarks toward a police officer has been charged with three counts of defamatory libel.
- Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has apologized after facing criticism for posing in a photo with Israel's ambassador to Canada at the Calgary Stampede.
- E-scooters and their popularity has grown exponentially over the last few years. However, according to a new Globe and Mail piece by André Picard, riders need clearer and stricter rules in order to keep them safe.
Trudie Mason starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- The Quebec government officially announced its plans for the interior renovation of Olympic stadium.
- It has been Christmas in July for many in Quebec for the past few weeks as Premier Christine Fréchette has been announcing multiple differents investments in the tune of millions of dollars.
- A new Journal de Montréal report says three major Quebec companies have recently appointed CEOs who do not speak French.
- The REM suffered a major disruption once again on Friday. A power failure forced one train to stop between stations, prompting passengers to evacuate and walk along the tracks under the supervision of emergency crews.
Trudie Mason is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- The Quebec government has given the green light for the interior renovations of the Olympic Stadium
- U.S President Donald Trump held a national address yesterday and immediately took aim at his loss in the 2020 presidential election
- The debate over the Gordie Howe International Bridge agreement is intensifying after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to release the full details of the deal with the United States
- The city of Montreal is using its special provincial planning powers to fast-track approval of a 700-unit housing project, bypassing some of the city's usual approval process
- Four years after being forced to leave China, CBC/Radio-Canada has announced the return of journalists on a permanent basis to Beijing
Trudie Mason is joined by Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy,
- A new report shows that Canadians trust China more than the U.S. The report from Pew Research says that 44 percent of Canadians have a favorable view of China.
- All this week, the Journal de Montreal has been compiling testimonies from drivers about their experience regarding traffic in Montreal.
- The federal government is making changes to reduce the amount of immigrants coming into Canada.
- Montreal Public Health has issued an overdose alert after a sharp rise in suspected overdoses linked to a highly toxic drug supply.
- Turns out even if a company is losing an extreme amount of money, there is still enough in the system to give high ranking executives performance pays.
Trudie Mason is joined by Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- Premier Christine Fréchette has decided to join the other leaders and promise to hold a summit on homelessness in 2027 if she is re-elected.
- Speaking of Fréchette, it seems she and other candidates for the party have decided to leave François Legault’s name and history in the past.
- Turns out Hydro-Quebec is selling electricity to the U.S at a cheaper price than what it sells here.
- The U.K government has announced that a nighttime curfew between midnight and 6 a.m. on social media for 16- and 17-year-olds will be enforced in order to help with its social media ban for kids under the age of 16.
- The Société du parc Jean-Drapeau has decided that puzzle enthusiasts will not be able to excavate the treasure that may have been buried by American author Byron Preiss in Montreal in 1981.
Trudie Mason is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Notre-Dame Street East has been named the worst street in Montreal by CAA-Quebec.
- Montreal is giving automated pothole filling another try. The city has just launched a new call for tenders to replace its decommissioned machines.
- For the second month in a row, Canadians have increased their travels to the U.S.
- Have you ever used Artificial Intelligence to self diagnose yourself when you felt like something was wrong?
Trudie Mason welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- A new report by Ipsos in coordination with MNP reveals that over half of Quebecers have at least half of their income already committed to bills, debt payments and regular expenses before it arrives.
- The state of New York is proposing to give a 10 percent discount to shoppers who use the self-checkout at grocery stores.
- A new report shows that Montrealers spent 63 hours in traffic last year.
- The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses is angry with the Quebec government because of the SAQ’s current business model.
- The Carolina Hurricanes have officially engraved their names onto the Stanley Cup and some names have caused a lot of reaction.
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues.
Among the topics discussed were:
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending a major shift in Canada's foreign policy after becoming the first Canadian prime minister in 26 years to visit Saudi Arabia.
- Despite there being seven opportunities in the coming months to get a seat at the House of Commons, NDP Leader Avi Lewis says he will not be running in the byelections.
- The first Chinese EV from an actual Chinese company under the new Canada-China tariff deal has landed in the country. How much does it cost?
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Dan Delmar, political analyst and co-founder of TNKR Media, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
Among the topics discussed were:
- Air Canada has a new CEO; Anko Van der Werff. He can speak French. But he’s not Canadian. Is this an improvement?
- With signs that read “Not one more inch,” people living around Jarry Park are banding together to fight Tennis Canada’s proposal to build a new retractable roof stadium on the site.
- What if every young Canadian spent a year serving their country, not just in the military?
- Quebec will start testing certain truck drivers from Ontario that want to start driving commercial vehicles here.
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Karim Boulos, Political Analyst, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Vice President at Vantage, a Government Relations and Strategic Communications Firm and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Among the topics discussed were:
- Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed four new people to the Senate yesterday, with two names getting special attention
- A new survey by KPMG shows that 42 percent of Canadian manufacturing companies are thinking of moving to the U.S because of the trade tensions between both countries
- The B.C. government is pursuing legal action against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting tragedy
- Have you ever heard of Bryan Johnson? He's the tech entrepreneur who spends about $2 million a year trying to slow aging, measuring just about everything in his body in the hope of living much longer than the rest of us
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette.
Among the topics discussed were:
- One of the latest recruits for the Quebec Liberal Party, former Big 5er Justine McIntyre, gave her first interview as an official candidate on Monday.
- Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is taking another look at the plan to turn much of Old Montreal into a “pedestrian kingdom.”
- Would removing public trash cans help Montreal's littering problem?
- If you had to wear one piece of clothing to tell the world ‘I’m a Montrealer,” what would it be?
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.
Among the topics discussed were:
- Justine McIntyre will run for the Quebec Liberals this October after a month of speculation. The Liberals also announced a former CAQiste, ex-Minister Pierre Dufour, and a former Quebec Conservative, Ange Claude Bigilimana, are also joining their ranks.
- Canada's richest families are pulling even further ahead, according to a new report from Canadians for Tax Fairness.
- The soccer world is up in arms after FIFA decided to rescind a match suspension of a U.S player ahead of their match versus Belgium
- Communities across Ontario who are along the proposed corridor of the Alto highspeed track have planted “Stop Alto” signs in fear of losing their land.
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
Among the topics discussed were:
- The United States of America turns 250 years old tomorrow. Great country, or greatest country?
- A new report from RBC says it is now more affordable to buy a condo in Toronto than it is to buy one in Montreal.
- Taylor Swift is getting married this weekend to Travis Kelce, and the world is abuzz over the ceremony taking place at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
- Another sign that physical media might not be long for this world… Sony announced yesterday that it will stop producing physical discs for Playstation games as of 2028.
- Canada’s men's soccer team is in action tomorrow at 1pm as they face Morocco in the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup.
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Graham Singh, CEO of Releven.
Among the topics discussed were:
- Former Quebec Premier Francois Legault took to X to share his version of a patriotic message for July 1st.
- If you are the owner of a heated pool, hot tub or heated driveway, Hydro-Quebec is coming after you.
- A Montrealer wants to take Google to court over something we’ve probably all encountered: Connected devices listening to us, and then delivering ads to us based on what was heard.
- A judge in Ontario has handed down a tougher sentence to a man who keeps robbing liquor stores because he doesn’t believe that the Canada Border Services Agency will deport him.
- New research says Canadians who have made the decision to move to the U.S are doing it not only because of job opportunities but for better access to health care.
Joining Elias on this morning's show were: Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Tasha Kheiriddin, a writer and commentator for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack.
Among the topics discussed were:
- A new Leger poll out this week says that 84 percent of Canadians are proud to be Canadian.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberal climate plan he inherited was "too expensive" for Canadians and "too divisive" to be sustainable, arguing today's world demands a different approach.
- U.S. authorities say they have seen a significant increase in illegal crossings of the U.S. border from Quebec to Vermont in recent weeks.
- When you ask AI chatbots for answers, should they be politically biased?
- The 60 people came from 20 different countries, including Angola, Chile, China, Colombia, Greece, India, Ireland, Romania, Senegal, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
Among the topics discussed were:
- We had Dr. Karim Elayoubi on the program yesterday. The doctor is the Quebec Conservative Party’s healthcare critic. He used the opportunity to present his party’s vision for Quebec healthcare, saying his party is looking to Europe and Asia for solutions to healthcare, not the United States.
- More than 1,800 St-Henri residents have signed a petition calling on all levels of government to intervene in a situation they say has worsened since La Maison Benoit Labre opened the city’s first supervised consumption site two years ago.
- Québec solidaire says it has an answer in order to stop landlords who buy buildings, increase rents before selling them at a profit, while evicting tenants.
- A new report from the Greater Montreal Observatory is not giving any optimism as it ranked the greater Montreal area 42nd out of the 43 major metropolitan areas in North America in terms of housing availability.
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
Among the topics discussed were:
- Mark Carney is on the defensive over his government’s massive B.C. condo bailout plan. Even usual backers of the government, like the CBC, are openly questioning what’s going on here.
- Ontario is set to announce a change to their highways. The province will increase the speed limit from 100 km/h to 110km/h.
- An investigation by the Washington Post finds that most chatbots typically shared left-leaning positions. OpenAi’s ChatGPT only gives left-leaning arguments 80 percent of the time.
- A 24 year old man who is severely disabled is asking for medical assistance in dying because he is unable to find a supervised apartment outside the health system.
- Canada’s men soccer team are going to the round of 16 in the World Cup after defeating South Africa 1-0 yesterday in the round of 32.
Joining Elias on this morning's show were Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette & Lea Streliski, best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
Among the topics discussed were
- We’ve been asking our panelists this question on the Big Five the last few days… Should there be an English debate?
- Politics and sport are colliding again at the World Cup. Iran's Football Federation is urging FIFA to ban any Pride-related ceremonies, promotions or symbols during today’s match against Egypt in Seattle
- Canada could soon be headed to Eurovision. CBC/Radio-Canada has become a full member of the European Broadcasting Union, clearing the way for Canada to eventually compete in the world's biggest song contest
- Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce the federal government’s plan to “restore” 24 Sussex Drive at 9:30am this morning
The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.
Dan Delmar is joined by Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. The pannel discussed the following topics:
- One day after the tragic shooting in Côte-des-Neiges that saw a police officer, a civilian and the suspected shooter die, the mayor of Montreal Soraya Martinez Ferrada is calling for tougher gun control.
- We now know that there won’t be an English debate for this upcoming provincial election. All five parties were offered to participate in a 90 minute English debate on September 24th. Two parties did not accept the invitation, the Parti Quebecois and the CAQ.
- Half of Montrealers are considering moving to a more affordable city across Quebec. That is according to a new survey by Royal Lepage.
- What is your favourite Quebecois Dish?
Robyn Flynn is joined by Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Océane Corbin, PhD student in communications at UQAM who spent years immersed in an international incel forum analyzing violent and misogynistic online comments.
- Three people are dead after a shooting in Cote des Neiges yesterday, including a 34-year old police officer and a civilian. The gunman, whose identity has not been released, has been killed as well, according to police. In the immediate aftermath, rumours were FLYING online, a lot of them unsubstantiated.
- The Québec Court has granted an appeal of the housing tribunal decision that declared no-pet clauses in leases violate renters’ charter rights.
- The Parti Quebecois released the entirety of its blue sovereignty book yesterday.
- Tennis Canada is planning to build a new stadium with a retractable roof in Montreal, as part of a major upgrade to its facilities at Jarry Park.
The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.
Elias Makos caps the week off with Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800
Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.
- Prepare to see homeless encampments on camera when the city of Montreal hosts the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in September.
- A new poll from Leger shows that 90 percent of Quebecers are in favor of having police officers wear body cameras.
- Laval police say they're seeing a troubling rise in Facebook Marketplace robberies tied to high-value collectibles and electronics, particularly Pokémon cards and Apple MacBooks.
- The Quebec Liberal Party will not be moving forward with its threat to sue Parti Québecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon…for now.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
- The Quebec Liberal Party unveiled a big name yesterday in their list of candidates for the provincial election. Antoine Dionne Charest, the son of former Premier Jean Charest, will be running in the riding of Verdun for the party in the fall.
- The joint House of Commons and Senate committee studying medical assistance in dying is recommending the federal government to indefinitely exclude people with mental illness from becoming eligible to use MAID.
- Despite the city’s best efforts to have us recycle or compost, we just are not listening.
- A recent survey by Flight Centre Canada says that 93% of Canadians who are familiar with overtourism are adjusting their plans for the summer of 2026.
Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Montreal journalist and broadcaster Sue Smith and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
Among the topics discussed were
- A new Leger poll this morning sees the Parti Quebecois slightly increase its lead over the Quebec A new Leger poll this morning sees the Parti Quebecois slightly increase its lead over the Quebec Liberal Party
- Thank god foreign media exists, otherwise how would we ever find out what Prime Minister Mark Carney thinks about major issues. The PM took to CNN to tell Kaitlan Collins the conflict is “worth it” if it means Iran does not have a nuclear weapon
- After 75 years of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC every Saturday night, the program will not return next season
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom.
- Still lots of reaction coming in from our interview with Premier Christine Frechette yesterday.
- A new poll from Pallas Data for QC125 and L’actualité shows the provincial election is trending towards a three horse race.
- Protesters took to the streets in Montreal-North yesterday evening to say “enough is enough” amid allegations that a group of police officers were implicated in racist and discriminatory behaviour targeting Black and Arab residents.
- Distrust of news in the francophone population is at an all-time high in the country.
On this Monday edition of the BIG 5, Elias was joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette.
- You just heard our interview with the premier. What is your main takeaway from it?
- A war of words between the Quebec Liberals and the Parti Québécois is raising the possibility of a court battle.
- In a dramatic — and disturbing— series of events, the Montreal Police held a surprise Friday press conference in the middle of the night, breaking the news of the SPVM’s most serious claim of racism in the force’s recent history.
In an exclusive English language interview, CJAD 800's Elias Makos is joined by Quebec Premier, Christine Fréchette. The Premier discusses a potential English language debate ahead of an election, the CAQ's relationship with Quebec's English community, migrating the province's health care system to a digital era, the word 'nosh' being in the crosshairs of the OQLF, recent reports of discriminatory and racist acts in the SPVM and more.
You can also watch the full interview here.
Trudie Mason ends the week with Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
- Opposition at the National Assembly are accusing Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette of going on a “witch hunt” in order to silence government sources.
- Today is the final day of the parliamentary session at the National Assembly and the CAQ will be trying to pass as many bills as possible.
- Turns out it takes 1000 hours of training before someone should be allowed to use a chainsaw. That is according to new guidelines inside Bill 101 that were imposed this week.
- Canada’s former chief of defence staff is warning the population that booing the U.S national anthem during hockey games could burn bridges between the two countries.
- Today is the second edition of "I buy a Quebec product" day.
Trudie Mason welcomes in Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- U.S President Donald Trump says he does not want to renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.
- The OQLF is asking a pair of restaurant owners to remove the words “nosh” and "nachos".
- The city of Montreal is replacing its general manager, but not without giving him a hefty amount of money on his way out.
- Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says that based on the data he’s seen to date, Canada’s economy is weak, but “it is not clearly in recession.”
Trudie Mason is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Vice President at Vantage, a Government Relations and Strategic Communications Firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- New provincial polling this morning from Synopsis and Lapresse show the Quebec Liberal Party falling while the CAQ tries to make a comeback.
- The energy drinks ban saga continued yesterday at the National Assembly after two independent MNA’s have voiced their plan to block the fast tracking of the bill until certain criteria is met.
- Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in the news this morning and not for the reasons that you think. He is under fire for a photo he took with his current girlfriend, pop superstar Katy Perry.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford finished his tour of Washington D.C yesterday.
Trudie Mason is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- The federal government is set to table a bill banning social media for those under the age of 16.
- A new survey commissioned by the Brotherhood of Montreal Police Officers shows 70 percent of respondents want a municipal bylaw against verbal insults against peace officers.
- The Parti Quebecois is promising to remove Quebec from the federal government's High Speed Rail project if elected.
Trudie Mason starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- The Quebec Liberal Party held its final general council meeting this weekend before the fall elections.
- Hundreds of weapons have been seized by police in Quebec schools in recent years.
- Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour is set to become Canada’s 31st governor general this morning.
Elias Makos caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The government wants to fast-track a bill that would ban energy drinks for people under the age of 16. There is just one problem. The Quebec Conservative party is planning to block it.
- The commissioner of Major League Soccer was in town yesterday, making a push for the Quebec government to finish what they started and fully renovate the interior of Olympic Stadium.
- After a photo of an STM map on the 747 bus that spelled Bishop Street as “BEESHOP,” the chairman of the STM says the signs will soon be fixed.
- Is it the beginning of a violent summer in Montreal? Three men were killed in less than two days in Montreal and Laval.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor.
- Under the headline ‘‘He yells: Mark Carney’s focus has Liberal MPs bristling,” Althia Raj tells readers of the most Liberal-leaning paper in the nation that the Prime Minister is not a nice man.
- Quebec's proposed constitution is turning into a political food fight at the National Assembly.
- A Tunisian man has been given a conditional discharge and three years probation for violently assaulting a woman.
- Loto-Québec will soon allow customers to purchase lottery tickets directly through the interface of self-service checkouts.
Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette.
- The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have hit a milestone not seen in more than 20 years. A new Postmedia-Leger poll puts Liberal support at 50 per cent among decided voters — a level of backing no governing federal party has reached in decades.
- Premier Christine Fréchette has a busy day in front of her today. This morning she is meeting with the U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra.
- In response to the provincial government's recent announcement to ditch the QST on certain grocery products, Restaurants Canada is offering a bold idea. The organization wants the government to remove taxes from the bill of customers who sit down in dining rooms or take out an order.
- For years, police departments in Montreal and across Canada worked to reassure immigrants that contact with police wouldn't automatically put their immigration status under scrutiny. But new data suggests that may be changing.
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- Premier Christine Fréchette is signalling a softer approach after years of tension between the CAQ government and English-speaking Quebecers.
- A directive from the French Language Ministry is raising eyebrows in the municipal world. Since Monday, municipal employees have to check that a company is complying with Bill 101 before any purchase.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is condemning what he describes as a rise in antisemitism and hate in Canada.
- Nine out of ten Canadians say our health system needs to change.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the mayor.
- Religious event organizers say the city’s application of Quebec secularism law is confusing.
- A racist rally in Shawinigan over the weekend is drawing widespread condemnation across political class.
- Despite tougher rules, illegal Airbnb networks have taken over new housing towers in downtown Montreal.
- It’s been 20 years since smoking was banned from bars and restaurants.
- Seems like the city has forgotten how to spell its own proper street names. Riders on the STM’s 747 bus now have maps that indicate the Bishop street stop, but it’s spelled BEESHOP. And over in NDG, construction signs indicate the detour for Prince of Wales Avenue, but it’s spelled WHALES. What’s going on here?
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada. The three discuss these topics:
- Tributes keep pouring in for Former Montreal Canadiens star and Stanley Cup Champion Claude Lemieux
- It's now or never tonight for the Montreal Canadiens in game five
- Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to the Economic Club of New York yesterday and decided to draw inspiration from U.S President Donald Trump
- The CAQ says the rights of English speaking people will be respected even after the expansion of Bill 101 to adult education and vocational training
Elias Makos is joined by Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. They dicussed the following:
- Habs lose 4-0. Are we toast?
- Talk of the looming Alberta referendum has everyone on a separatist or federalist hunt in Quebec City
- Prime Minister Mark Carney says a 50 percent plus one vote to separate would not be enough for Quebec to leave Canada
- The French language commissioner says the Quebec government’s websites have too much English
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800. The three discussed these topics:
- CTV News has learned that former environment and climate change minister Steven Guilbeault will resign as an MP today
- Prime Minister Mark Carney says a 50 percent plus one vote to separate would not be enough for Quebec to leave Canada
- Montreal police are investigating after pro-Palestinian protesters staged a controversial demonstration over the weekend
Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
- The Habs lost game three of their series against the Carolina Hurricanes last night, 3-2 in overtime.
- Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette announced new tax relief measures yesterday.
- Quebec Liberal Party leader Charles Milliard says the province needs to take some inspiration from Doug Ford.
- Shopkeepers are furious that St-Denis Street won’t be pedestrianized this summer.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling Alberta’s separation push “a dangerous bluff.”
- A desperate Montrealer’s question on a popular web forum after waiting 16 hours in an ER with a blood clot: “What’s the longest people have waited in the emergency room in Montreal before seeing a doctor?”
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Graham Singh, CEO of Releven.
- Tim Hortons says it will scale back its use of the Temporary Foreign Worker program and instead hire up to 10,000 local workers as it plans a major expansion of restaurants across Canada this year.
- Premier Christine Fréchette is expected to announce a tax cut on several grocery products today.
- Radio-Canada somehow obtained an email sent by Finance Minister Eric Girard to Christine Frechette on Saturday May 2nd. In it, Girard says he is concerned about the number of announcements made by the government since Frechette won the CAQ leadership race.
- U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says Canada must accept that U.S. tariffs are part of the new reality.
- The NHL is facing backlash in Gatineau after shutting down plans for a massive Montreal Canadiens playoff watch party.
Sue Smith is joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- After backing off on the Go Habs Go! message from the buses at the STM, the Office québécois de la langue française has decided to republish a short guide to encourage the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs.
- Albertans will vote on whether the province should remain a part of Canada when they head to the polls this fall.
- A group of sex workers in Montreal are calling for a general strike during the Grand Prix weekend to demand better working conditions.
- Loto-Québec is in the middle of a legal battle over a scratch card worth $3 million between.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- A few days after Liberal leader Charles Milliard made a point of denouncing the homophobic comments he receives online, another gay party leader in the province is chiming in. Eric Duhaime, leader of the Conservatives, says highlighting that kind of content only feeds the online trolls.
- Despite a bylaw making short term Airbnb’s illegal before June 10th, many international tourists have been able to find them across the city for this weekend’s F1 Grand Prix.
- As the school year comes to an end, there are more and more indications that the ban on cell phones is having a major – and positive – effect on Quebec students.
- W5 reveals that airport employees with alleged links to organized crime, drug trafficking and violence received security clearance.
Elias Makos is joined by Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- The Fréchette effect is working for the CAQ. A new Léger poll for Journal de Montreal this morning reveals a 5-point jump for the CAQ since April 21st.
- More Quebeckers are turning to cheap Chinese ecommerce platforms.
- W5 has found at least 17 innocent passengers on flights originating in Canada were detained on drug smuggling allegations over the past year after their baggage tags were switched onto suitcases filled with drugs.
- The Quebec government is set to table new legislation to better protect consumers when purchasing tickets on resale sites.
Elias Makos welcomes back Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor.
- The Montreal Canadiens are off to the Eastern Conference Finals after winning game 7 in overtime last night against the Buffalo Sabres.
- Following the overtime stunner, we had some light, riot-adjacent, fan activity in downtown Montreal.
- A long form piece over the weekend in the Montreal Gazette gives us an updated picture of what is happening in the neighbourhood of Milton Park.
- A petition initiated by a Liberal MP is demanding for federally regulated employees to work remotely three days a week.
- La Presse has a three-part series on how much CEOs in Quebec make.
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada and Tasha Kheiriddin, a writer and commentator for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack on The Big 5.
- More and more tech companies, business leaders and political commentators are ringing alarm bells over the Federal government’s Bill C-22.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney had a busy week on the energy front.
- The backlash against AI has arrived. From internet comments to graduation ceremonies, people are pushing back on Artificial Intelligence's seemingly overnight integration into every part of society.
Elias Makos caps the week off with Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
- Hey, what exactly do you guys call this long weekend and the holiday on Monday anyways?
- The Montreal Canadiens are one win away from making the Eastern Conference Finals. Do you believe this series is over or will we be talking about a crucial game 7 on Monday?
- According to Québec solidaire, over three-quarters of Quebecers support their proposal to tax the ultra-rich
- Police in Sherbrooke are asking residents to not give money to people begging for it on the side of the road.
- More and more tech companies, business leaders and political commentators are ringing alarm bells over the Federal government’s Bill C-22.
On this edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer at Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- TVA reports that the Portuguese community in Montreal was refused a permit from the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough to hold its traditional march in the streets this Sunday. The march coincides with the Santo Cristo religious festival.
- A new bill introduced in Quebec seeks to strengthen protections for women facing domestic violence by allowing access to a partner’s history of abuse. Moved by the death of Gabie Renaud, the proposed legislation comes as concerns over femicide and intimate partner violence continue to grow across the province.
- Thanks to his son, a man in his 60s from the Quebec City area won the ‘Winner for Life’ jackpot on the Loto-Quebec scratch ticket. Christian Hébert is set to receive $1,000 per week for life. The man asked his son to go to the convenience store to pick up a few things, including a lottery ticket.
On this supersized edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS,
- Two new polls are out this morning and they show a similar picture. They both have the PQ and Quebec Liberal Party virtually tied in first place but the CAQ is catching up.
- Ok this one is a curious one. The leader of the Parti Québécois says he has no hard proof, but plenty of historical reasons to believe Ottawa may still be spying on Quebec’s separatist movement.
- Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois’s white paper on education – and its particular focus on how boys are falling behind girls – is getting some renewed attention, this time on the national level.
- Dunkin' Donuts is coming back to Canada.
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- The deadline for filling out the census is today. Have you completed your civic duty?
- The mayor of Montreal is giving herself one year to acquire new, reliable equipment that can carry out automated pothole filling.
- The city of Montreal has adopted its new protocol to manage homeless encampments.
- It appears the Quebec Liberals will have no problem attracting “star” candidates to their roster.
- According to Statistics Canada, 46 percent of Canadians say they are satisfied with their quality of life.
Elias starts off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Montreal journalist and broadcaster Sue Smith.
- Ruba Ghazal says Québec solidaire's new platform is "ambitious and credible. First, they would create a Quebecois Costco, a food wholesaler focused on local products and aimed at competing with the large grocery chains. They also propose a tougher stance and stricter rules on “abusive landlords”, and property owners who break housing laws, including reno-victions and property flipping.
- A beloved Verdun café is closing after being slapped by what they say was a 60% rent hike. Station W has been a mainstay on Wellington Street for 13 years. In a statement to the Montreal Gazette, the building’s owners refute claims of a 60% increase, but news of the closure and any talk of massive rent hikes have led to renewed calls for regulations on commercial leases.
- It appears the Quebec Liberals will have no problem attracting “star” candidates to their roster. Multiple reports now say that Michel Leblanc, the former head of the Montreal Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, will make his return to the public spotlight under Charles Milliard’s banner. David Bowles, who headed Quebec's largest group of private schools for eight years is also on the list. So is Pierre Cossette, a professor and doctor and former rector of the Université de Sherbrooke.
Elias Makos caps the week off with Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Game two between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres is tonight. Montreal lost game one of the best of seven series on Wednesday. Do you think the team will bounce back tonight?
- Ethics Commissioner Ariane Mignolet has found that former liberal MP Sona Lahkoyan Olivier violated two sections of the National Assembly's code of ethics.
- Independent MNA Youri Chassin blocked a fast-tracked plan to redraw Quebec’s electoral map. The proposal would have saved ridings in the Gaspé and Montreal’s east end from disappearing, while adding two new seats in faster-growing regions — increasing the number of MNAs from 125 to 127.
- Santé Quebec has sent a list of banned words and phrases that doctors cannot say to their patients about the digital health record project.
- Alberta separatists have submitted their referendum petition that would ask Albertans if the province should leave Canada.
- President Donald Trump says he works out ‘one minute a day.’
Elias Makos welcomes back political analyst Karim Boulos, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.
- The CAQ government has tabled legislation to renew the notwithstanding clause protecting Bill 96 until 2031, and French Language Minister Jean‑François Roberge is using the moment to launch a full-scale attack on the Quebec Liberals.
- The battle to secure the headquarters of the future Defence, Security and Resilience Bank is already shaping up to be a tough one between Montreal and Toronto, two of the four Canadian cities vying for the prize. And Toronto is already playing the Referendum card.
- An elementary school in the Lanaudière region has decided to set up its own version of fight club.
- A Montreal Police officer who also moonlights as a real estate broker has received a 5-month suspension and a $30,000 fine.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- The Montreal Canadiens begin their second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs tonight against the Buffalo Sabres.
- Nearly 370 thousand people left the emergency room without seeing a doctor last year in the province.
- Telus is using artificial intelligence to disguise the voice of its customer service agents.
- The federal government says it is ready to draft legislation to pause the expansion of medical assistance in dying to people whose sole condition is mental illness.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette.
- Reports indicate that Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce today who will be replacing Mary Simon as the new governor general.. Le Devoir is reporting that it will be former Supreme Court judge Louise Arbour.
- Premier Christine Fréchette is going big with her first bill that will be tabled at the National Assembly.
- We had Eric Duhaime on our show Friday, as he tried to explain why his Quebec Conservative Party has flip-flopped on the issue of Bill 96.
- Inspired by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, Québec solidaire is floating a headline-grabbing idea: a network of non-profit grocery stores.
- Despite the highest level of recruiting in the last three decades, a higher number of military recruits are failing to pass the basic military training.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The streets were filled with excitement and joy last night as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in game 7 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
- Eric Duhaime has reversed course on Bill 96 as he tries to attract disaffected CAQ voters. In a nutshell - Duhaime pointed the finger at Anglos, saying that despite his previous position, it did not translate into support.
- During an International Workers' Day demonstration that drew thousands of people to Montreal on Saturday, activists staged a mock guillotine execution of Labour Minister Jean Boulet.
- The activist collective "Robins des ruelles" were back at it again this weekend as they stole from various stores in Montreal and Quebec City.
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- It will be absolute bedlam in Montreal tonight as the Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning play game six of their Stanley Cup Playoff series.
- The Mayor of Montreal, Sorraya Martinez Ferrada, urged residents and merchants to sweep litter in front of their homes and businesses to accelerate the city's lagging spring cleanup.
- Starting today, refugees entering Canada will have to pay $4 for every prescription and 30 per cent of the cost of supplemental health products and services.
- The debate over expanding assisted dying in Canada is heating up—and now it’s drawing in the country’s top Catholic leader. Toronto’s Archbishop is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to “choose life, not death."
- Quebec’s minimum wage is now $16.60 an hour. Is that enough?
Joining us on The Big Five: Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster. The topics of the day include the "price of dignity" in Quebec and how much money families need to live comfortably, plus the federal government is opening the door to a major shakeup on how airports are run.
Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette.
Among the topics discussed were
- If you were hoping for major changes or a bold vision in yesterday’s spring economic update… you were left disappointed
- A second Quebec furniture manufacturing is closing down and laying off dozens of workers in the span of 24 hours. According to Unifor, Bestar, which has a plant in Lac-Mégantic, Que., is shutting down, leaving 120 workers without a job
- One Quebecer has seen a family doctor 362 times in 2024. The think tank SecondStreet.org also revealed that over 11 thousand people had over 50 appointments with a family doctor
- An independent bookstore in Quebec City is facing threats of boycott for hosting the launch of Éric Duhaime's latest book last week
Elias Makos is once again joined by Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor, and Denis Coderre, former mayor of Montreal.
- A young Montreal entrepreneur has decided to take matters into his own hands to repair potholes across the city.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the Canada Strong fund yesterday, what he’s billing as the country’s first sovereign wealth fund.
- A man currently on parole for various frauds, theft and possession of forged documents, has been arrested for having defrauded 17 more victims while on parole.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.
- There was another assassination attempt on President Donald Trump’s life over the weekend.
- The attempt on the President’s life is not changing the plans of Quebec Premier Christine Frechette, who will be in Washington D.C., to start off the week.
- It’s been almost a year since Quebec implemented new rules about tipping in Quebec via Bill 72.
- A Federal Court justice has accepted at the 11th hour to push the deportation of the driver who was responsible for the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018.
Elias Makos welcomes in Beryl Wajsman, president of the Institute for Public Affairs of Montreal, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800.
- It was Eric Duhaime’s turn yesterday to reverse course on his stance on Bill 96. Duhaime told reporters yesterday that he would amend the Bill and continue to make use of the notwithstanding clause.
- The current state (or lack of state) of trade talks between Canada and the U.S. is becoming a bigger story every day as we approach key dates this summer. Prime Minister Mark Carney voiced his irritation to reporters on Thursday, pushing back on the nation that provincial booze bans were hurting negotiations.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
- Ottawa is accusing PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon of spreading "conspiracy theories.” This after clips of Plamondon speaking at a town hall organized by CIJA – The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs – are gaining traction online.
- Québec Solidaire parliamentary leader Ruba Ghazal is demanding the Fréchette government to adopt a law to help prevent femicides and to increase the budget of shelters for women victims of domestic violence.
- Economist Pierre-Carl Michaud is ruffling feathers with a piece in L'actualité on some of the most sacred savings vehicles in Canada: the RRSP and the TFSA. He argues there’s no proof that these vehicles actually increase savings.
- The U.K has passed a bill that would ban children born after January 1st 2009, from buying cigarettes during their lifetime.
Elias Makos is joined by Graham Singh, CEO of Releven, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- After being confronted by a poll that showed him winning a majority government – but only if he ditched his promise of a referendum – Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is sticking to his convictions.
- Premier Christine Fréchette unveiled her cabinet yesterday. The cabinet has 29 ministers in total, 12 women and 17 men. Many who were in the last cabinet shuffle have kept their roles including Justice Minister Simon Jolin Barrette and Finance Minister Eric Girard.
- Turns out all Quebec needs to lower the ER occupancy in the province is the Habs making the playoffs.
Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, and Denis Coderre, former mayor of Montreal.
- The Parti Québécois would steamroll its way to a majority government – if they drop the pledge to hold a referendum. A new Leger poll for Journal de Montréal says the party would get 39% of the vote in that scenario.
- Christine Fréchette will reveal her cabinet today. On Tout le Monde en parle Sunday, the new premier said that her cabinet will be a mix of change and continuity.
- Canada Post posted a staggering $1.57 billion loss before tax in 2025 — its worst ever — with losses jumping nearly 87 per cent in just one year.
- The number of aggressive dogs has increased by 41 percent since 2021.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Quebec Liberal leader Charles Milliard has clarified his clarifications of his first clarification of his position on Bill 96. In a tweet this morning, Milliard says… a lot. He reaffirms his nationalist chops, says protecting French is at the heart of his political commitment, and calls French the social and cultural glue of Quebec.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s ties with the United States has now become a weakness. Carney released a pre-recorded address to Canadians yesterday where he mentioned the world has become more “dangerous and divided.”
- Buyers of a residence in Hudson are claiming $475,000 from the former occupants after they learned after moving in that an intruder died in a break-in gone wrong.
Elias Makos is joined by Quebec Liberal Party Leader Charles Milliard, Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
- Reaction to our interview with Charles Milliard, and his stance on the use of the notwithstanding clause? His position on Bill 96 caused him a lot of grief yesterday, with the Gazette reporting that “Milliard was forced to call a special crisis meeting” to manage his MNAs surprised by the new position.
- A new poll by the Montreal Economic Institute shows that 56 percent of Canadians want greater access to private healthcare.
- In an open letter in Le Devoir, PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon invokes the words of former Quebec Premier Honoré Mercier and calls on nationalists in the province to stop tearing each other apart and come together.
- Before passing away in April of last year, actor Val Kilmer of Top Gun fame was supposed to take on a new role in the upcoming movie called “As Deep as the Grave”. After his death, the director of the movie did not want to change who played Kilmer’s role and has decided to rely on AI to keep him in the movie.
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- According to the latest poll by Pallas Data, the Liberals have gained 5 percentage points and now lead with 32 percent.
- Montreal says it wants more housing — and fast. But in the Old Port, a major project is now back to square one after running straight into local opposition.
- Canada’s Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday that he was "very seriously" considering a ban on young people from using social media.
- In response to Quebec's new policy forcing public servants back to the office 3 days a week, over 650 public servants have decided to work less hours.
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
- Christine Frechette will be sworn in as Premier of Quebec today.
- Eric Duhaime has a message for Quebec’s new premier: Cut taxes.
- The Quebec Liberal Party has turned to a TikTok star in hopes of gaining a seat at the national assembly.
- There’s a piece in the Globe and Mail that is getting resoundingly mocked online. Titled “Reluctant to ‘rough it,’ retirees are trimming travel costs in other ways,” the article tells the story of retirees that are struggling with the higher costs of travel.
- The city of Montreal is about to host its largest sporting event since the 1976 Olympics when the road cycling championships come to town in September.
Elias Makos is joined by Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor.
- A Liberal majority was officially confirmed last night. The Carney government got a clean sweep in the three by-elections.
- Should young Canadians, thinking about heading south for better pay and bigger opportunities, write Ottawa a cheque for half a million dollars on their way out?
- Christine Frechette held her first press conference as Premier designate yesterday, looking for unity in a party that might be showing signs of cracking.
- The cumulative deficit for road maintenance now stands at $24.5 billion. So how can we fix it?
- Are you paying more than the person standing next to you… for the exact same product — and you don’t even know it? That’s the concern behind a new push from Avi Lewis and the NDP, who want Ottawa to crack down on what’s known as “surveillance pricing”.
Elias Makos welcomes in Denis Coderre, former mayor of Montreal, and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante.
- The results are in and the next premier of Quebec is… Christine Fréchette. Fréchette won the CAQ leadership race against Bernard Draiville yesterday with 57.9% percent of the vote.
- We have three federal byelections today, the most interesting one being the rematch in Terrebonne.
- The U.S military will set up a blockade this morning of all Iranian ports and coastal areas on the Arabian Gulf (Persian Gulf) and Gulf of Oman.
- A Quebec judge is warning of a “two-tier” justice system in Montreal, alleging prosecutors often seek lighter sentences for offenders at risk of deportation.
- The Montreal Canadiens won again last night and another milestone was achieved by one of their players.
Elias Makos ends the week with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.
- Big weekend for the Federal Liberals as they’ve assembled in Montreal. The party is in a celebratory mood, welcoming another floor crosser with rumours of more to come.
- Big weekend for the CAQ as they will select their new leader - but not before they play a 45-minute video montage honouring François Legault. Up for the top job, Bernard Drainville and Christine Frechette. Who should the party pick and why?
- The new leader of the NDP wants to cut grocery prices by anywhere between 30 and 40 percent at a cost to the federal government.
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon gave an interview to Rebel News. The Quebec media class is not happy about it.
- A self-driving car in Austin, Texas has hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Marilyn Gladu is the latest MP to jump to Mark Carney’s squad.
- MNAs won’t return to the National Assembly until May, giving the CAQ’s new leadership time to get organized.
- It is official, renters will not be able to lend their units on Airbnb in Montreal during the Formula 1 weekend, at the end of May.
- About 20 per cent of Gen Z and Millennial Canadians spank their kids.
- Canada’s Wonderland is tired of teenagers causing havoc inside their amusement park.
With Quebec struggling to keep up with the maintenance of its road, one town in the Laurentians is arguing for a return of gravel roads instead of asphalt.
Elias Makos welcomes in Kyle Matthews co-founder and Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Global Security, Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analyzing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire in an eleventh-hour deal that gave U.S. President Donald Trump room to step back from threats of a sweeping bombing campaign against Iran.
- Francois Legault says he was not lying when he said he wanted to try and run again before ultimately resigning as Premier of Quebec.
- Québec Solidaire MNA Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois says the province’s three-tier school system is partly responsible for the difficulties encountered by boys.
- One of the leading A.I. companies right now, Anthropic, says it has built a model so powerful it won’t release it to the public.
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- The Artemis II crew set records yesterday afternoon and evening. Does this mission have your interest? Are you in favour of space travel?
- Voting opens at 10 am this morning for members of the CAQ to elect their new leader and thus the new Premier of Quebec. But just a day before the opening of the vote, major news broke out of the Drainville camp. Drainville received support from Justice Minister Simon-Jolin Barrette, Health Minister Sonia Bélanger and Transport Minister Jonatan Julien.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is striking a softer tone as his party launches a new advertising campaign aimed at affordability and national sovereignty.
- More and more towns across Quebec are monitoring how residents live their lives, using water meters and incentive-based garbage programs to influence habits and make those who use the most pay more.
- We are just over two months away from the FIFA World Cup. Montreal will not host any matches but a new investigative report by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête reveals we may have dodged a bullet.
- The American middle class is shrinking. According to research from the American Enterprise Institute, more households are actually moving up. About 31% of U.S. households now qualify as upper middle class — roughly triple the share in 1979 — making it the largest economic group in the country.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, commentator at Noovo and RDS and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante on The Big 5.
- Despite last night’s loss to the New Jersey Devils, it is a great time to be a Montreal Canadiens fan right now.
- Over the past five years, the number of people in Quebec who say that the main cause of their financial problems was gambling addiction has increased by 45%.
- The Liberal government is pushing back on criticism of its $90-billion ALTO high-speed rail projec
Joining Elias on The Big 5 today were Sue Smith, Montreal journalist and broadcaster & Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom.
Among the topics discussed on The Big 5 were
- The Quebec government has unveiled a new tool to track fuel prices across the province.
- And as gas prices reach those historic levels, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for federal gas taxes to be scrapped for the rest of the year, arguing the tax holiday would bring immediate relief to drivers facing rising fuel prices
- Add Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet to the list of people against the high speed rail project
- Add Maple syrup to the list of things you can’t trust. Radio-Canada’s Enquête program began investigating the sweet stuff when a journalist opened a can that “seemed off.”
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Reporters used an unrelated announcement to press the Prime Minister on whether or not China’s treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority amounted to genocide
- CAQ leadership candidate Christine Fréchette has sent a clear message to her opponent Bernard Draiville this morning through a Leger poll conducted on behalf of her team.
- We are heading to the moon today!
Elias Makos is joined by Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.
- Over the weekend, a video went viral showing an interaction between a man and a police officer. The man was pulled over by police for having window tints suspected of being too dark. The video shows him verbally berating a female police officer with the most vile language imaginable.
- The Quebec Liberal Party and the Parti Quebecois are now tied in the polls.
- CBC reports on an 85 year old Montrealer is angry with the justice system after her scammer was only sentenced to 18 months of house arrest.
- If you are planning to go see the Habs at the Bell Centre before the end of the season, get ready to pay a fortune.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante.
- Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of September.
- The NDP elected a new leader this weekend. Avi Lewis, who won election on the first ballot with 56% of the vote, will now try to bring the NDP back to relevance.
- Toronto councillors have approved a pilot project for city-run grocery stores.
- 12 tons of KitKat bars stolen in chocolaty heist in Europe, Nestle says. If you have to steal a shipment of a chocolate bar, which one would you choose?
Elias Makos ends the week that was with Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
- Liberal MP Michael Ma has sparked backlash after casting doubt on forced labour of Uyghur Muslims in China
- The International Olympic Committee says transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female Olympic events
- The Red Sox unveiled a new lobster poutine at Fenway Park in Boston… Served in a cardboard boat, the “poutine” monstrosity will have heaps of lobster meat, clam chowder and crispy bacon
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau has released a statement in English and French this morning apologizing for his English only condolence message to the families and victims of the plane crash at LaGuardia airport.
- We had Police Chief Fady Dagher on the program yesterday, and the discussion veered to repeat violent and sexual offenders.
- The work to replace the roof of the Olympic Stadium is halfway complete.
- A jury in Los Angeles has found tech giants Meta and Google liable for creating platforms ideal for social media addiction.
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- The CEO of Air Canada has been summoned to explain himself before the Committee on Official Languages.
- Shoppers buying discounted food at Liquidation Marie are now getting $121 parking tickets
- The Terrebonne by-election will officially use an adapted ballot method for vote casting due to the large number of candidates
- It was day two of the hearings on Bill 21 and the use of the notwithstanding clause yesterday at the Supreme Court of Canada
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- The Legault government wants to lower the criteria needed to send someone with mental health issues to the hospital against their will
- Tributes are pouring in for the Air Canada pilots killed in a crash with a firetruck on a LaGuardia Airport runway
- Half a dozen citizens appeared last night at the City of Montreal council meeting to ask Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada to relax the regulations on short-term rentals
- A new report from Canada’s auditor general says only about four thousand out of a possible 153 thousand cases of fraudulent international student applications were investigated between the start of 2023 and the end of 2024
Elias Makos starts the week off with Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies, and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante.
- The Supreme Court of Canada will begin to hear arguments regarding Quebec’s secularism law today
- Quebec’s housing tribunal has ruled that no-pet clauses in rental housing violate the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
- Ontario is moving to crack down on ticket scalping, with the Ford government proposing a ban on reselling tickets above face value
- Bad news and analysis keeps coming when it comes to the strength of the Canadian economy. The Hub recently examined how Canada has been doing compared to the rest of the OECD, and the data is striking
Elias Makos caps the week off with Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Canada has its worst ranking ever in the 14-year history of the World Happiness Report
- The Pierre Poilievre episode of the Joe Rogan Experience was released yesterday
- Parti Quebecois MNA Alex Boissoneault is accusing a feminist organization of leading an “ideological intimidation” campaign against him
- One of the biggest publishers in the U.S. has cancelled a book release over allegations that the book was written using A.I.
Elias Makos returns and welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- The provincial budget was unveiled yesterday and there is good news. The deficit is down by nearly four billion dollars compared to the last fiscal year
- For the first time in 30 years, more people have left the province than have entered
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to appear on the Joe Rogan podcast this afternoon
- A Quebec judge has ruled that two men are no longer allowed to donate sperm
Trudie Mason is joined by Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
- It is the final budget before the provincial election this fall but Finance Minister Eric Girard says do not expect anything big
- The Federal government has decided that it will challenge the ruling calling the use of the Emergencies Act during the freedom convoy protests unlawful
- The clash continues between the city and its blue collar workers on who is telling the truth and who is lying about the usage of its road-sealing machines to fix potholes
- A new column in the Journal de Montreal this morning is arguing that the younger people who are working in the province need to go back to the office
Trudie Mason welcomes in Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the mayor of Montreal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante.
- After three months of investigation, Quebec’s Anti-Corruption Unit has so far been unable to establish the authenticity of the text messages regarding the "brownies" that led to the resignation of former Liberal leader Pablo Rodriguez.
- As the price of gas continues to grow, could shale gas exploration return to the province?
- The City of Montreal is launching a major spring cleaning operation this week.
- A local cemetery is exploring the idea of nighttime tours
Trudie Mason hosted this morning's Elias Makos Show.
Joining Trudie were Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
Among the topics discussed were
- The Israeli ambassador to Canada Ambassador Iddo Moed calls Canada a global centre of anit-semitism
- Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has chosen to endorse the controversial former hockey commentator Don Cherry for his Order of Canada nomination
- The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) has spent $2.7M of public funds on legal battles challenging Quebec’s controversial language and secularism laws, including Bill 21 (Quebec secularism law) and Bill 96 (Quebec language law)
Elias was joined on The Big 5 by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government and Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Among the topics discussed by Neil and Paul were
- More than 200 thousand homes lost power across the province this morning due to freezing rain. That’s about over 35 thousand in Montreal. The REM is also disrupted between Brossard and Gare Central.
- IRIS, the progressive Quebec economic think tank, has a suggestion for how to tackle the province’s gaping deficit, and you’ll never guess what their solution is: higher taxes.
- Global News reports that after Carney visits Norway and London, the Canadian delegation will return home without him.
- For the First time ever, Canada has made it to the quarter finals of the World Baseball Classic
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
- Weather experts are saying we should gear up for an ice storm, reminiscent of the one we got back in 2023, that left millions of homes without power
- We have another floor crosser. Nunavut NDP MP Lori Idlout will cross the floor to join the Liberals
- Final arguments wrapped up on Tuesday during a hearing for an injunction to stop two Quebec men from donating sperm
- A worker who developed tendinitis and suffered a ligament tear because she used her cell phone all day to perform her duties is eligible for benefits from the CNESST
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- MP’s took part in a debate yesterday evening in the House of Commons about the U.S-Israel war on Iran but one key person was not present for the debate
- Canada’s immigration system is facing some tough questions after a tense committee hearing on Parliament Hill
- At least 35 thousand asylum claims have been accepted without an in-person hearing since 2019 in Canada
- New York Magazine has conducted an informal survey of New Yorkers, asking them how much they make
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access to subsidized daycare spaces
- A rally was held on Saturday asking the city of Montreal to recognize itself as a sanctuary city for people living in Canada without permanent immigration status
- The city of Laval is being forced to pay the taxes of its former mayor
- A video out of Repentigny blew up over the weekend after it showed a security guard at a convenience store being assaulted by teenagers from a local high school
On this Friday edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by Justine McIntyre, co-founder at Civica Strategies and former city councilor and Daniel Tran, director of communication and governmental relations at Casacom.
- Closing in on a week since the war in Iran kicked off, and if you’re struggling to figure out just what Canada’s official position is in this conflict, you are not alone.
- Speaking of the Middle East, six days after U.S.-Israeli military strikes began, there are still Quebecers and Canadians abroad trying desperately to get home.
- Chinatown residents are saying enough is enough: "It is time to stop making Chinatown a dumping ground for misery."
Elias Makos was joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant & Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
Among the topic discussed were
- Break out the star charts, it's time to determine where Canada stands on the war in Iran
- New nugget out from that Leger polling conducted for Journal de Montreal, and it should send a message to Quebec finance minister Eric Girard and to the other political parties who want to win the election in October. 61 percent of Quebecers say that the government should cut services if it's the only way to avoid increasing taxes
- CAQ leadership candidate Bernard Drainville says he would cut certain services to asylum seekers if elected Premier
- A judge in Hamilton has put Ontario’s official sexual offenders registry in jeopardy after ruling it unconstitutional
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, the U.S. administration continued to make their case that allowing Iran to continue their reign of terror was not an option.
- Mark Carney finally spoke to journalists after avoiding them for almost a week. And he took the opportunity to walk back some of the support he gave to the bombing of Iran on Saturday.
- The Parti Quebecois are now barely holding on to their lead while the Quebec Liberal Party is cementing their comeback in the polls.
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- The OQLF will begin a Bonjour-Hi verification blitz in the coming months.
- War in Iran: Questions remain about how long this military action will last, with Trump telling reporters the mission is ahead of schedule while providing various timelines ranging from two to six weeks.
- Here at home, there are questions about how Prime Minister Mark Carney is handling the situation.
- Concessions on Canada's dairy supply management system, one of the main sticking points for Washington,
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800.
- U.S. President Donald Trump says operations in Iran could take"four weeks or less," and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country's strikes "will increase even more in the coming days."
- CTV News described the scenes on the streets of Montreal as “pure jubilation” as Iranians living here celebrated the downfall of the Iranian regime.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports destroying Iran's nuclear program, but ruled out Canada’s military participation in the Middle East conflict. What should Canada’s stance be here?
- It has been a busy couple of days for the OQLF as they have been targeting multiple people and businesses over the use, or lack thereof, of French on their social media pages.
- The CHU de Québec-Université Laval hospital has been under fire since Thursday because of a Facebook post. The message was about HPV screening but added that the screenings were for "all people with a cervix". The words "people with a cervix" were changed to the word "women," by Friday afternoon.
On this Friday edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by political analyst Karim Boulos and Akil Alleyne, reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Dozens of Montreal school staff have been let go, suspended or resigned following the province’s expanded secularism bill and religious symbols ban comes into full effect.
- It’s official: Quebecers have the Chronically Online Disease. The average screen time jumped an extra hour a day compared to last year.
- Should the Quebec government be doing business with TicketMaster?
Elias Makos is joined by Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.
- Quebec’s Finance Minister Eric Girard says just the thought of a referendum is costing the Quebec government $20 million a year.
- Pierre Poilievre is undergoing a makeover - the Conservative leader has determined that if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, and will start to miss more and more time in the House of Commons to work on other things like economic speeches and trips.
- Has anyone seen Immigration Minister Lena Diab lately? She has not been visible as of late and many including her colleagues inside the Federal Liberal party have taken notice.
- Sweden wants to drastically increase the number of deportations involving convicted immigrants.
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- A new poll out from Pallas Data, Qc125 and L’actualité this morning shows a neck and neck race in Quebec, with the PQ having a mere three-point lead over the new-and-improved Charles Milliard Liberals.
- The province is getting very close to a recession. That is what the Institut du Quebec has revealed in its latest economic growth figures.
- Speaking this week on CNN, one of the apparent frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination, Gavin Newson, said that his party needs to be more “culturally normal.” Is he right?
- The more you take out the trash, the more taxes you will pay. That is what a family in the lower Laurentians discovered after getting a $460 tax increase for having their garbage collected every week.
- Angus Reid now shows a 13-point lead by the Liberals over the Conservatives. Canadians also overwhelmingly approve of how Mark Carney is handling the U.S.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- The Parti Quebecois added another seat for their party at the National Assembly yesterday by winning the Chicoutimi by-election
- The Conservatives are teeing up a politically charged debate in the House of Commons today. They’re introducing a motion to review and potentially restrict health benefits for asylum seekers under the Interim Federal Health Program.
- A 52 year old woman has been forced to go $40 thousand in debt in order to get treated in the private sector for her neck problems.
- Canadian Olympic medallist Laurent Dubreuil painted a bleak picture this morning of Canadian Olympic athletes this morning in the Journal de Montreal.
Elias Makos begins the week with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.
- Canada finished with 21 medals including 5 gold medals. It's the lowest number of medals since the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
- Reaction poured in over the weekend to a story published by The Globe and Mail on Friday morning. The striking headline of the story is “How Canada became poorer than Alabama.”
- Bombshell news in the Wall Street Journal as the weekend started. The paper reported that employees at OpenAI had previously raised alarms about the Tumbler Ridge shooter.
- We can’t go to Florida, we’re boycotting the U.S. We can’t go to Cuba, the country’s a mess due to U.S. oil blockades. And now, the travel plans to Mexico are on hold, after violence erupted in Mexico over the weekend after the killing of drug cartel kingpin ‘El Mencho.’
Elias is joined on this Friday edition of the BIG 5 by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist
- The White House says it’s about to pull back the curtain on one of the most enduring mysteries in history. President Donald Trump is promising to declassify government files related to UFOs — or what the Pentagon now calls UAPs, unidentified anomalous phenomena.
- It’s official, we will have a referendum… in Alberta.
- The toonie turned 30 years old this week. Released on February 19, 1996, it was Canada’s first bimetallic coin. What is the best thing you can buy for two dollars in 2026?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Massive reaction and pushback to the story we told you about yesterday - the Quebecker who was awarded $500 after a south shore hair salon didn’t offer a “non-binary” haircut option on its appointment booking website.
- A man from Lebanon convicted of possessing fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking was supposed to be deported back in December of 2019.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford had some choice words for students complaining about recent cuts to his province’s student assistance programs: Stop studying in useless fields and focus on an education that gives you a shot at the plethora of in-demand jobs.
- Reuters reports that the U.S. Department of State is developing a new online portal — hosted at freedom.gov — that would allow users in Europe and elsewhere to access content banned by their own governments
Elias Makos is joined by Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Radio-Canada reports this morning that Quebec's Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a hair salon to pay $500 to a non-binary person for only offering “men’s” and women’s” haircut options.
- Quebec solidaire, slumping in the polls and desperately trying to turn things around, could have a star candidate for the next election. There’s only one problem: He’s a man.
- A Montreal senior is calling for the return of all benches removed inside the Alexis Nihon plaza, saying the change has made daily outings more difficult for people who rely on adapted transport.
- Meta is looking to make your social media presence immortal.
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Graham Singh, Pastor at St-Jax Church.
- The Gallant Commission report on the SAAQclic fiasco was revealed yesterday.
- Journal de Montreal has the story of a Quebec man who had a vasectomy at age 22 so that his girlfriend wouldn't have to take birth control.
- One of Quebec’s biggest unions is proposing a new tax to help ensure public services. The target of the tax? Sugary drinks.
- U.S. TV personality, radio host, and sports analyst Stephen A. Smith continues to openly muse about running for the Democratic nomination for President.
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom
- The Quebec Liberal Party has welcomed Charles Milliard as its new leader, signaling a fresh start after months of uncertainty and controversy.
- The Supreme Court of Canada has annulled the federal byelection in Terrebonne, where Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste was declared the winner by a single ballot. The challenge stemmed from a mail-in vote that wasn’t counted because of an error on the return envelope — a mistake tied to Elections Canada.
- If you were waiting for a true American reaction to Mark Carney’s Davos speech from January, you got one for Valentine’s Day. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought the Trump administration’s speech to Europe over the weekend, speaking at the Munich Security Conference.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Today is the deadline to apply to be leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, and it's all but official – with no opposition, Charles Milliard will become the new leader of the Liberals on Sunday.
- A CAQ MNA says there should be limits placed on columnsists. Valérie Schmaltz made the comments after being annoyed by a column in the Journal de Quebec by Rémi Nadeau.
- Several public institutions are using artificial intelligence to create photos for their social media platforms.
- Tim Hortons is making changes. The company announced that it will soon distribute a new and improved English muffin, add fountain drink machines and debut a new piece of equipment for their espresso.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800.
- We’re finding out more about the suspect in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge B.C.
- The independent investigation into the Quebec Liberal Party fiasco was unveiled yesterday.
- With indications that the Swiss bid to host the 2038 Winter Olympics may fall through, Canada is considering swooping in to host those games.
- Convinced that her life was in danger, a Montreal woman handed over more than $250,000 in gold bars and cryptocurrency to fraudsters in four days.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
- 10 people are dead and 25 others are injured following a mass shooting inside a B.C high school yesterday afternoon.
- The SPVM released its 2025 results yesterday, and Police Chief Fady Dagher says the data is clear: Montreal is safe.
- The United States hockey squad will sleep in the Athlete’s village for the entire tournament, embracing the dorm-room lifestyle for two weeks. Team Canada will visit the village for two days - but then go live in a five-star hotel once the games actually begin. Who’s got the better Olympic spirit?
- In what should have been a celebration of an olympic medal for a Norwegian athlete, turned into a beg for forgiveness live on air.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.
- U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to “not allow” a new bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, to open unless the United States is “fully compensated for everything” it has given Canada.
- The Quebec government has no intention of reviewing its funding of concert giants Evenko and Live Nation, despite questions about how the companies favour English in concert bookings.
- Opening statements made yesterday in a landmark trial that claims Meta and YouTube created ‘Digital Casinos.’
- Despite being told by several travel agencies that we should not be worried about going to Cuba, Air Canada, Air Transat and WestJet have all suspended flights to the Caribbean destination.
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- What does it say about Canadian culture that our number one TV event is a U.S. sporting event for a league that doesn’t have teams in Canada?
- The Globe and Mail is reporting this morning that Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have been talking behind the scenes of a plan for a spring federal election.
- Journal de Montreal reports that the latest batch of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice reveal that the convicted sex offender and financier loved Montreal.
Elias Makos caps off the week with Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- The federal government announced the return of purchase rebates for electric vehicles.
- Starting next week, the SAQ will sell a limited selection of U.S. wines and spirits online and at Dépôt stores, at a discount, to clear stock sitting in warehouses.
- The Winter Olympics are upon us, and there’s already a controversy over the performance enhancing measures some athletes are taking. The scandal is unfolding in ski jumping over so-called “crotch enhancements.”
Elias Makos is joined by Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Robin des Ruelles – Robin of the alleys – says they are responsible for the Tuesday mass theft of goods from a Rachelle-Bery store.
- Faced with the soaring price of subscriptions and the fragmenting of where everything is streamed, a growing number of people are resorting to stealing TV.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has decided to eliminate two roles created by Justin Trudeau.
- Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada needs to stop blaming Donald Trump and start adjusting to a harsher global reality.
Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, and Graham Singh, Pastor at St-Jax Church.
- Men can refuse service from women at the SAAQ. The surprising news came out of the public hearings on Bill 9, the government’s effort to double down on secularism in Quebec.
- And speaking of Bill 9, secularism minister Jean-François Roberge is emphatic: The proposed law is not 'against certain religions.'
- The now famous potholes on Notre-Dame Street that gave Montreal Mayor Sorraya Martinez Ferrada a couple of flat tires have been patched up.
- For the first time since the beginning of the Quebec Liberal party crisis, MNA Marwah Rizqy returned to the National Assembly yesterday as an independent.
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- The mayor of Montreal posted a video last night of her car getting two flat tires, a victim of the cratered Notre-Dame Street.
- Retired general Wayne Eyre says Canada should at least keep the option of nuclear weapons on the table.
- At an event honouring Stephen Harper in Ottawa last night, Harper and former PM Jean Chretien called on Canadians to stand united in the fact of threats from the U.S.
Elias Makos starts the week of with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the current mayor.
- Just about two weeks ago, we learned that the SAQ would start delivering booze with Uber Eats.
- Faced with a rise in shoplifting, the SAQ has increased its in-store surveillance spending to $1.7 million last year
- Over the weekend, Journal de Montréal & Leger released new Quebec polling that shows a much tighter landscape than most were expecting.
- Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre survived his confidence vote Friday evening with a 87.4 percent approval rating.
- Reports made to the City of Montreal for potholes have exploded since the beginning of the year, reaching a high not seen in more than a decade.
Elias Makos caps the week off with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose steep tariffs on Canadian-made aircraft.
- The Business Council of Canada is questioning Prime Minister Mark Carney’s strategy on how to deal with U.S President Donald Trump.
- What if a Middle Eastern country were to help the province bring the Nordiques back to life?
- The faith of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will be determined today as he faces a confidence from members of his party.
Elias makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- The trains don’t run. And they were down again this morning. Oh, and the elevators don’t work. Should we get a REM refund?
- In Trois-Rivieres, the police have launched a voluntary campaign to get citizens to add their smart doorbell cameras to a surveillance camera registry.
- According to the results of a survey done by Radio-Canada, 31% of students admit using Artificial Intelligence to cheat.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford was not mincing words yesterday when asked about his opinion of a potential sovereignist as the next Premier of Quebec.
Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Montreal journalist and broadcaster Sue Smith.
Among the topics discussed
- A new poll from Leger for Postmedia shows the Liberals in majority territory
- François Legault may not be leaving the National Assembly as quickly as expected
- One Montreal engineering school has decided beef is off the menu — literally — in the name of climate change
- According to the results of a survey done by Radio-Canada, 60% of students in Quebec use AI regularly, ranging from several times a month to several times a day
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Prime Minister Mark Cark reportedly backtracked some of his remarks from his speech in Davos when speaking by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday.
- With Parliament resuming after the winter break, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new “Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit,” coming in the form of an increase to the GST tax credit.
- A school secretary at the EMSB began demanding that “Emails giving instructions must be sent to me in French, as required by law,” which began a nightmare of back and forth communications with the OQLF.
- Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette have both entered the race that will see someone become the next Premier of Quebec.
Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante.
Among the topics discussed were
- U.S. President Donald Trump revived one of his most pointed insults toward Canada on Saturday, calling Prime Minister Mark Carney “governor” and threatening to slam the country with a 100 per cent tariff over its growing ties with China
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce a GST credit increase this morning
- Turns out if you get arrested while climbing the Jacques-Cartier bridge, you can get away with it by claiming you're a climate activist. The trial for the two men who climbed the structure back in October of 2024 was cancelled officially back in December
- By now you’ve all heard of the TV show “Heated Rivalry,” which has already become a cult hit around the world. The author of the book series the show is based on, Canadian novelist Rachel Reid, says that she’s been on a five-year waiting list to see a specialist for Parkinson’s disease. But now that she has acquired fame, she’s getting an appointment in two weeks. Is this how Canadian healthcare works?
Joining Elias on The Big 5 were political analyst Karim Boulos and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom.
Among the subjects discussed were
- The saga between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S President Donald Trump continued yesterday. The day started off with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick saying that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum was “political noise” and criticized Canada’s recent deal with China.
- Perhaps one of the reasons we’re in this continuing quagmire is that Mark Carney and Donald Trump, despite their big speeches, did not meet at Davos. Instead, the PM returned to Canada before Trump’s arrival. Yesterday, ahead of the government’s weekend cabinet retreat in Quebec City, Carney delivered a “national address” calling on national unity.
- Yesterday on the program, we spoke to Patriotic Millionaires Canada, a group that argues that this country should tax the ultra-rich even more.
- Canadian tourism to Las Vegas is down between 25 and 50 percent. In an attempt to attract more Canadians, three downtown Las Vegas hotels have begun accepting the Canadian dollar at par with the American dollar in an effort to spur Canuck travel.
Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- A framework deal over the future of the Arctic has been agreed upon between U.S President Donald Trump and NATO.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Canadians to boycott Chinese-made vehicles in the wake of a federal trade deal that will allow them into the country.
- Canada has quietly hit the reset button on TikTok — and the timing is raising eyebrows.
- The federal government has drawn up a plan to ban social media for children under the age of 14.
Elias Makos welcomes back Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Mark Carney was reunited with his people yesterday, and it showed. A confident Canadian Prime Minister delivered a speech in front of the faithful assembled at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- Mark Carney has left Davos and Donald Trump has arrived, and we track his speech in real time
- We are getting an update on what the plans could be for the high-speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City.
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- The Globe and Mail reports that the Canadian Armed Forces have quietly run a hypothetical scenario most people would never expect — a U.S. military invasion of Canada, and how this country might respond.
- What do you think of Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace?" Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canada won’t pay the reported one-billion-dollar U.S. entry fee to take part in the organization.
- Op-Ed in La Presse from the heads of Oxfam-Quebec and the non-profit Patriotic Millionaires Canada says that this country needs to tax the ultra-rich more.
- The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that the use of the Emergencies Act during the Freedom Convoy four years ago was unreasonable.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
- Canada is weighing a plan to send a small contingent of troops to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies
- Mark Carney took a trip to Qatar this weekend and announced that the Middle Eastern country has committed to “significant strategic investments” for Canada’s major building projects.
- A new federal poll from Abacus Data has the Liberals and Conservatives tied at 40 percent if an election were held today.
- The Catholic Church in the Saint-Marie neighbourhood has filed a lawsuit against the City of Montreal, saying the city won’t allow it to demolish a church that’s turned into a safety hazard.
Joining Elias on The Big Five were Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Among the topics discussed were
- The Liberal government has reached a deal with China allowing 49 thousands chinese electric vehicles into the Canadian market
- Two potential candidates in the CAQrace are already receiving backing from several people. Energy and Economy Minister Christine Fréchette has received support from Cybersecurity and Digital Technology Minister Gilles Bélanger
- There have been three femicides in Quebec since the start of the year - and recent developments in two of the cases are getting attention
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
- Francois Legault will remain leader of the CAQ until a new one is elected.What will your memory of Legault be as Premier? Was François Legault a good Premier of Quebec?
- With Legault stepping down, the question now becomes who will replace him as leader of the CAQ?
- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is entering a “new era of relations” with China.
- Facing declining sales, the SAQ is moving quickly to get its products in more places - and will even deliver them straight to your door.
Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, and Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800.
- U.S. President Donald Trump visited a Ford factory in Dearborn, Michigan on Tuesday, and dismissed the relevance of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, saying the U.S. doesn’t need the trade deal and that “Canada would love it.”
- A new Leger poll says nearly one in three Canadians are afraid that the U.S will invade Canada.
- As per an Op-Ed in the Toronto Star, are the Canadians that continue to move their start-up companies to the U.S., or go to school in the U.S., or vacation in the U.S. bordering on treason?
- As Mark Carney lands in China, state media in that country is urging Canada to break free from “U.S. influence.”
- Mario Roy is adamant: He is running for the Quebec Liberal Party leadership
Joining Elias on The Big Five were Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS & Graham Singh, Pastor at St-Jax Church.
Among the subjects discussed on The Big Five were
- Inaccurate headline alert: “Canadians feel that crime is worse than five years ago, despite decline in major cities.”
- The city of Montreal unveiled this year’s budget yesterday
- Mark Carney and his delegation are off to China, the first trip by a Canadian Prime Minister in more than eight years
- A hockey brawl involving kids under 8 years old during the intermission of an AHL game this weekend is being investigated in the U.S.
- McDonald’s is “freezing” the price of a small coffee and its McValue meals as more and more customers balk at the high price of fast food.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- “Montreal’s Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof.”
- Despite Montreal’s size and appetite for the FIFA World Cup, we will be sitting on the sidelines
- The Quebec Liberal Party leadership race kicks off today
- New evidence suggests that political pressure is cratering overdose deaths.
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada & Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall
Among the topics discussed were
- Montreal’s police chief, Fady Dagher, says the mental health and homelessness situation in the city is getting worse
- The province’s largest health care facilities have spent over $50 million on security guards last year
- An Ontario court has ruled that a city’s municipal bylaw on lawns violates a citizen’s Charter right to Freedom of Expression
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. & Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
Among the topics discussed were
- After facing pressure from the opposition, Chrystia Freeland has announced that she will be resigning as MP on Friday.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to travel to China for four days starting Tuesday next week to meet with President Xi Jinping.
- Quebec public servants do not want to go back to the office three days a week
- The Trump administration has rewritten the rules on alcohol — without saying how much is too much.
Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies & Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor
Among the topics discussed were
- If you were in Greenland, how much would the U.S. have to pay you to become an American? What about if he wanted to buy Quebec?
- Charles Milliard officially launched his leadership campaign yesterday and the youth are already supporting him.
- Is Trudeau a good airport or a bad airport?
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest says Canada needs to be vigilant and that Canada could be U.S President Donald Trump’s next target
- The Quebec Liberal Party has unveiled the rules for their upcoming leadership race.
- Charles Milliard launches his leadership campaign today.
- Fast-food chain McDonald’s is facing a class-action lawsuit south of the border.
Elias Makos kicks off the new year with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Was Trump right or wrong to capture Maduro? Is the United States a force for good?
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s reaction on social media to the capture of de facto leader Nicolás Maduro left many unhappy over the weekend
- A post on social media by the wife of Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller over the weekend has angered the president of Greenland.
- Former federal cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland is stepping into a new international role — appointed Monday as an economic adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
- The Mach group is embarking on the conversion of its unoccupied offices into apartments
Jay Farrar, in for Elias Makos, is joined by Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal punk rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor on The Big 5.
- The Quebec Liberal Party has announced that a new leader will be crowned on March 14th next year.
- If you thought waiting at the hospital was long, imagine waiting on the phone for around two hours to talk to someone. That is what Santé Quebec is reporting regarding the average wait time to reach Info-Santé (811).
- A new Leger poll says only 35 percent of people believe that 2026 will be better than 2025.
Robyn Flynn, sitting in for Elias Makos, is joined by Dan Delmar, co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada and Sterling Downey, city councillor for the Desmarchais-Crawford district in Verdun on The Big 5.
- A segment that was dropped from the CBS investigative show “60 minutes” mysteriously showed up on Monday under the the branding of Canadian broadcaster.
- Mark Carney has named former Black Rock exec Mark Wiseman as Canada’s new ambassador.
- In a preview into what could happen after next year’s provincial election in Quebec, Alberta’s election agency has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.
Robyn Flynn, sitting in for Elias Makos, is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy on The Big 5.
- Federal conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he is ready to collaborate with his federal colleagues in the No camp if a referendum were to be held.
- The city of Montreal will be putting back some of the parking spots back in the Ville-Marie Borough.
- A new study out of Cornell University says AI chatbots can successfully convince people to change their votes.
Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Christian Dubé has resigned from his position as Quebec’s Minister of Health and will sit as an independent MNA.
- In his year-end interviews, François Legault says that once Quebecers realize the PQ is dead serious about a referendum, their lead in the polls will evaporate. Is he right?
- Quebecers bought less alcohol, but paid more for it this year.
- How would you recap 2025?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
- With Pablo Rodriguez out as leader, rumours are already swirling surrounding who will replace him.
- Three thousand dollars worth of food was stolen from a Metro grocery store on Monday in the Plateau. A group called Robins des ruelles says they are the ones responsible for the theft and posted an image of some of the stolen goods underneath a Christmas Tree in Parc Valois.
- Montreal is making it easier to live in tents along Notre-Dame Street. According to La Presse, the city will install trailers in the area starting early next year, allowing homeless people living in tents to keep warm and access basic amenities.
- Hockey Canada and Curling Canada say they have no plans to follow Skate Canada’s lead when it comes to future events in Alberta.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez steps down
- Canada’s national figure skating body is blacklisting Alberta — saying the province is off-limits for major competitions because of its new law on transgender athletes.
- Laval wants to abandon its municipal policy on public art.
On this Tuesday edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.
- Another morning, another very bad Journal de Montreal front page for Pablo Rodriguez. The paper reports on a fundraiser held for Rodriguez in April, where up to 20 people received envelopes of $500 cash in exchange for their campaign contributions.
- The Bondi Beach attack has many Jewish Canadians questioning their safety here in Canada. Many are pointing out the parallels between Australia and Canada when it comes to antisemitic events of the last few years.
- Let’s head to Ontario, where the Ford government is pitching a big new vision for Niagara Falls — one it’s calling the “Vegas of the North.”
Elias Makos starts off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Fifteen people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed in a shooting targeting the country's Jewish community at a Hanukkah event on Sydney's Bondi Beach over the weekend. In response, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has asked police to increase security after the attack, and the SPVM say they will remain on heightened alert.
- A group of language experts says the federal government is sending the wrong signal by slipping into British spelling in official documents — including the 2025 budget. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, they argue that if Canada wants to project confidence and identity, it should start by using its own English on the page.
- Snow removal operations for the first big snow dump of the year are wrapping up, and one thing has become clear under the new administration: Bike paths are not the priority anymore. The city going so far as to ask cyclists to abandon their bikes and take public transit.
Elias Makos caps off the week with Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- Information is being released about what is in the agreement in principle between the province’s family doctors and the Quebec government.
- A dozen former Liberal MNA’s and ministers are calling for the resignation of Pablo Rodriguez from the Quebec Liberal Party.
- Conservative MP Michael Ma, who represents the Ontario riding of Markham-Unionville, has crossed the floor to the Liberal Party.
- The Quebec government has officially adopted their bill to impose minimum French-language content quotas on major digital platforms such as Netflix and Spotify.
Elias Makos welcomes back Graham Singh, Pastor at St-Jax Church, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
- The breaking news this morning - a tentative deal between Quebec’s GPs and the government. Are breathing a sigh of relief?
- Quebec’s anti-corruption squad, UPAC, has announced that it will open a criminal investigation into the Quebec Liberal Party.
- Radio-Canada reports that the campaign headquarters for Rodriguez’ leadership run were in an office belonging to his wife.
- Residents in the Milton-Parc area want a homeless shelter removed from the area.
- The federal government’s new anti-hate speech law is making its way through parliamentary committees
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., is stepping down in the new year as the country’s top diplomat in Washington.
- Two years after the government put a ban on flavoured vaping products, sales on the black market have flourished.
- Millions of children and teens have lost access to their accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban has taken effect.
- Egypt’s football association says it wants no part of FIFA’s Pride World Cup match.
Elias Makos is joined by Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Steven Guilbault has decided to air his frustrations with Prime Minister Mark Carney this morning in an opinion piece in La Presse.
- Micheal Stern, The newly-elected mayor of Westmount has apologized after being caught on a hot mic.
- Robert Libman wrote an op-ed in the Gazette on the Quebec Liberals that puts it bluntly: “Fair or not, Rodriguez must step down.”
Elias Makos welcomes back Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- It's CJAD’s 80th anniversary today. What does CJAD mean to you?
- A surreal Friday in Washington D.C. as the world’s attention was on the FIFA World Cup Draw.
- Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney held a 45-minute private meeting along with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum following the draw.
- In a time where the province is seeing a lot of red in its finances, Premier François Legault presented his economic vision a month ago to reporters. One problem, it cost him $55 thousand to do it. That includes a nearly 15 hundred dollar Quebec Flag.
Elias Makos ends the week off with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
- Some are banking hopes on an encounter between Prime Minister Carney and President Trump on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup draw in Washington today.
- A new chapter has been added to the Quebec Liberal Party crisis. The Liberal MNA for Chomedey Sona Lahkoyan Olivier has been expelled from the caucus by Pablo Rodriguez.
- As the polls continue to trend towards a win for the Parti Quebecois in the next provincial election, the federal government is starting to plan for a referendum vote.
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Quebec will ban brownies – not the ones you bake, but the ones you give to buy leadership votes.
- Tired of a large number of students entering their stores, hurling insults, creating havoc, and stealing things, groceries and corner stores are fighting back.
- Quebec’s Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the government plans to insert the right to abortion in the CAQ’s proposed Quebec constitution — Bill 1.
- The Canadian government is being pulled into a heated debate over whether Ontario-made armoured vehicles should be shipped to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Elias Makos welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Quebec Liberal Party leader Pablo Rodriguez has expelled Marwah Rizqy from the party.
- Just one day after being named to the post, Marc Miller, who is now in charge of official languages, told reporters he was “fed up” with the debate over language in Quebec.
- The CAQ government is tackling high resale ticket prices. Bill 10 regulates ticket reselling and automatic subscription renewals.
- Police in Brantford, Ontario say they received multiple calls about a residence showing anti-Santa Claus signage during the city’s Santa Claus parade.
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Marc Miller has been brought into cabinet as a new Minister following Stephen Guilbeault's resignation.
- The RCMP is quietly grounding most of its drone fleet — not because they’re old, but because they’re Chinese.
- There is yet another bad story for the Liberal Party of Quebec in the Journal de Montreal this morning.
- New York has become the first state to pass a law targeting "personalized pricing,"
Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante & political analyst Karim Boulos.
Among the topics discussed were
- 'No referendum. No corruption' – that’s the promise of a new print and social media ad campaign that the Quebec Conservative Party will start running this week
- With the help of Artificial Intelligence, the SPVM is watching you in real time
- The Liberals have struck a deal with the Bloc Québécois that would strip out a long-standing religious exemption
- According to documents gathered by La Presse, Ottawa wants to end remote work once and for all for its government workers, by the year 2027
Elias makos ends the week off with Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday.
- The agreement between Carney and Smith did come at a cost for the Prime Minister as Steven Guilbault resigned from his ministerial duties over the deal.
- Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is defending the government’s Quebec Constitution bill.
- Candidates for the NDP leadership “debated” in “French” last night.
Joining Elias on The Big 5 this morning were Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance & Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
Among the topics discussed
- A Quebec judge has sparked controversy by allowing a man accused of criminal harassment in a domestic-violence case to remove his anti-proximity bracelet so he can spend the winter in Florida — despite allegations he’d already breached his release conditions
- Transit related violent crime across the country is on the rise in the past decade
- Prime Minister Mark Carney proclaimed over the weekend that Canada no longer has a foreign feminist policy
- Just in time for the holidays, Loto-Quebec has begun its first-ever collaboration with the wholesale giant, selling “$1,000 en folie” tickets
Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- Quebec will cut the subsidy of religious schools who select children according to their faith. Moreover, the wearing of religious symbols will also be prohibited for future teachers and employees of private schools.
- The Quebec government provided its economic update yesterday and some relief is on its way.
- A Quebec judge has sparked controversy by allowing a man accused of criminal harassment in a domestic-violence case to remove his anti-proximity bracelet so he can spend the winter in Florida — despite allegations he’d already breached his release conditions.
- The announcement by McGill to cut 25 varsity programs has caused many in the sporting world to denounce the move.
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- A new secularism bill will be tabled on Thursday at the National Assembly.
- Maybe Mark Carney cares afterall. Less than 48 hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed a question about when he had last spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump with a flippant “Who cares?”, a federal government source has confirmed to CTV News that he is considering a trip to Washington next week.
- La Presse has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI.
- Elon Musk says that work will become optional, and that this version of the future could be just 10-20 years away.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, former special advisor to the Mayor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is seemingly in no hurry to pick up trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- U.S Vice-President JD Vance took to social media Friday to call out Canada’s political leadership and “immigration insanity,” blaming them for the stagnation of Canada’s economy.
- Marwah Rizqy gave her first comments since the beginning of the conflict between her and the Quebec Liberal Party.
- Just when you thought Quebec politics couldn't get zanier, Quebec Solidaire decided it wanted to get in on the fun.
Elias Makos caps off the week with political analyst Karim Boulos, and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
- Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada will meet with Premier François Legault today. What should they talk about?
- Outremont is removing a bike lane for the winter.
- After not answering a formal notice to offer an explanation to why she fired her chief of staff, the saga between Marwah Rizqy and Genevieve Hinse could be heading to court.
- Turns out that voters in the Quebec Liberal leadership race being allegedly paid off with $100 bills may not be illegal.
- Montreal’s Sherbrooke Street West has been ranked fifth on Time Out magazine’s 2025 list of the world’s coolest streets.
Elias Makos is joined by Graham Singh, Pastor at St-Jax Church, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- The former chief of staff for Marwah Rizqy, Genevieve Hinse, has filed a formal notice against her former boss.
- Which demographic groups of young people have been particularly hard hit by the smartphone and social media era we live in?
Elias Makos brings you an extended edition of the Big 5 with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Marwah Rizqy has been suspended from the Quebec Liberal Party caucus by leader Pablo Rodriguez.
- Things are not getting better for the Quebec Liberal Party leader this morning. The Journal de Montreal’s Investigation bureau is alleging that Rodriguez's leadership race win may have come in part through “brownies” – campaign jargon for $100 bills.
- Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada unveiled her executive committee yesterday.
- At least three Quebec nurses brought in spectacular salaries of over $450,000 last year, thanks to a ton of overtime hours and generous bonuses.
- The Ontario government is exploring the idea of making impaired drivers pay ongoing child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian.
Elias Makos is joined by Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, and Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
- After a smooth launch of the Deux-Montages branch over the weekend and into the work week, parts of the REM network are down after a truck struck a viaduct near the Bois-Franc station. Is the REM cursed?
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority Liberal government narrowly survived its third confidence vote in as many weeks last night.
- After Ontario and New Brunswick, it’s reportedly Manitoba’s turn to try and poach Quebec doctors out of the province.
- Speaking of doctors, they had a good time sharing a photo of Health Minister Christian Dubé taking a flight to Florida just before the weekend.
- A new study out of Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytical Sciences Laboratory says Quebecers still do not understand the “best before” labeling on food.
Elias Makos starts the week off with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Jimmy Zoubris, former special advisor to the mayor of Montreal.
- The federal government is bracing for a razor-thin confidence vote on the budget Monday, with Liberals scrambling behind the scenes to lock down enough opposition support to avoid triggering an election.
- The Parti Québecois is proposing to give the province its own currency if it were independent.
- It's weekday launch day for the new REM line in Deux-Montagnes. So far there have been no issues with the new line this weekend or this morning. That being said, REM employees staged a small protest on Saturday against their working conditions.
Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. and Alain Vaillancourt, Former Montreal City Councillor and Executive committee member.
Among the subjects discussed were
- Soraya Martinez Ferrada was officially sworn in as Montreal mayor last night. What’s her first challenge?
- Three critical mineral extraction projects, a nickel mine in Ontario and a transmission line on the northern B.C. coast are among the new initiatives added to the growing list of projects referred to the Major Projects Office.
- Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge is reiterating his threat to cut social assistance for asylum seekers.
- A Quebec man says he can only place 93-cent bets in Loto-Québec’s sports betting app because he was winning too much money.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Is Mark Carney’s honeymoon with voters coming to an end? Quebecers are seemingly not impressed with Mark Carney’s first budget.
- Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre spoke to reporters yesterday for the first time since two MPs announced they were leaving his caucus.
- As it stands right now, there will be no bus or metro service this weekend.
- Doctors leaving for Ontario may not be getting the better lifestyle that was promised to them.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom.
- Premier François Legault’s support continues to tumble. New numbers released by Léger this morning show that 71 per cent of Quebecers are unsatisfied with the Premier.
- An architecture firm is proposing a new project for the Metropolitan Expressway. Lemay is proposing to add a level to the expressway in order to develop urban gardens, and acoustic screens.
- STM service is gradually resuming today after the public transit body’s maintenance union halted their strike. There’s no deal, but there is hope that negotiations can start back up. Who gets the credit for this development?
- Apple has released a $320 sock to carry your iPhone.
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Trudie Mason Veteran newscaster here at CJAD 800.
- Does Canada need some sort of mandatory national service, be it military or otherwise?
- The Quebec government says it has no plans of backtracking from Bill 2 after the mass protest by the province’s doctors at the Bell Centre over the weekend.
- Premier François Legault presented his economic vision yesterday.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- More than 12 thousand doctors packed into the Bell Centre to denounce the Quebec government’s law overhauling physicians’ work and pay structures.
- As we enter the second week of a month-long maintenance worker strike at the STM, the Journal de Montreal’s investigation bureau decided to take a closer look at the STM’s current collective bargaining agreement.
- Months after being suspended from baseball, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges of taking bribes from sports bettors.
Joining Elias on The Big 5 this morning were Sue Smith, Montreal journalist and broadcaster and Alain Vaillancourt, out-going Borough Councillor in the Sud-Ouest borough.
Among the topics discussed were
- Would you take the bus or metro more often if it were free?
- Tesla shareholders have signed off on a massive pay package for Elon Musk
- Another Conservative MP has decided to resign from caucus… eventually
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
- Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has given a 10 day ultimatum for the STM and its maintenance workers to strike a deal
- There has been a record amount of complaints filed this year against STM bus drivers for being on their cellphones while driving
- Netflix and YouTube are not happy with the proposed Quebec law that would set their apps to French by default
Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- It was hyped as a “generational budget,” but did it live up to that hype? Prime Minister Mark Carney tabled his first ever budget yesterday.
- The budget cuts the luxury tax on yachts and private jets and boosts funding to the CBC while giving them a super-specific new goal: bringing Canada into the Eurovision contest. Is this what Canadians were asking for?
- The federal liberals are now one step closer to a majority while the federal Conservative are screaming treason towards a former party MP that has crossed the floor.
- The city of New York has a new mayor.
- NFL football legend Tom Brady says his new dog Junie is a clone. Would you you do the same?
Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
- It is budget day for the Carney government, but could it also be the start of another federal election?
- Not even 24 hours after being elected the new mayor of Montreal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada may already be breaking one of her promises.
- The Premier of Manitoba Wab Kinew stirred up controversy yesterday after saying that child pornography offenders shouldn’t just be jailed, but buried underneath prisons.
- You soon could be eating cloned animal meat without even noticing.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Soraya Martinez Ferrada is the new mayor of Montreal, defeating Projet Montreal’s Luc Rabouin by around eight percent at last count.
- Martinez Ferrada set herself some lofty goals during the campaign, including priorities for the first 100 days. What should she get done first as she attempts to quickly transform the city?
- The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography is unconstitutional.
Joining Elias in studio for The Big 5 were Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom
- Some Quebec doctors have taken up the offer to call the Premier of Ontario Doug Ford and apply to move to Ontario to continue practicing medicine.
- Quebec’s labour tribunal has authorized bus drivers and metro operators with Montreal’s transit agency to hold a one-day strike on Saturday, with no essential services other than paratransit
- With three days away before the election, a new poll from Pallas Data has Soraya Martinez Ferrada of Ensemble Montreal 15 points ahead of their next closest rival
Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Quebec Premier François Legault is hopping mad with his Ontario counterpart, Doug Ford. With many doctors in Quebec up in arms over Bill 2 and how it will change the way they work and are paid, Ford took the opportunity to roll out the red carpet for Quebec’s doctors
- Today marks the 30th anniversary of the 1995 referendum. We came close to losing this country - but in the end, the No camp won the referendum with 50.58% of the vote compared to 49.42% for the Yes side. What do you remember most of that time?
- A sign that we’re headed towards an election? The parties are courting women voters. Despite all indications being there will be a massive cutback in spending in next week’s federal budget, the government announced new money to support women
Elias Makos is joined by Graham Singh, Pastor at St-Jax Church, and Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800.
- There is a spike in the amount of doctors leaving the province for New Brunswick.
- Quebec’s Health Minister Christian Dube wrote an opinion letter in the Journal this morning defending the new legislation towards doctors.
- The province’s food banks say they handled nearly 3.1 million requests for help in March 2025 according to the 2025 Hunger Report released Monday.
- Ahead of next month’s global climate summit in Brazil, COP30, Bill Gates has dropped a new memo that rattles the consensus of the climate movement.
Joining Elias on today's Big 5 were Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program & Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
Among the topics discussed by Andrew and Akil,
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney saw the controversial TV ad that pushed Donald Trump to walk away from trade talks and threaten new tariffs against Canada
- A month after saying he might leave Quebec, businessman Andrew Lutfy has returned to the fray with his criticism of the François Legault government
- The Alberta government will use the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa and Washington were "close to an agreement" before Donald Trump ended negotiations on Thursday.
- The Quebec government adopted special legislation in the early hours Saturday to force a new remuneration system on doctors.
- After telling voters they were a party that had “no slogans, only solutions,” Projet Montréal changed its tune over the weekend, with party leader Luc Rabouin telling reporters on Sunday that he would be the "mayor of 514, not 450."
Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Sue Smith, Montreal journalist and broadcaster and
Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
- U.S. President Donald Trump says he is terminating trade negotiations with Canada following new anti-tariff ads from the Ontario government that features the voice of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan
- Internal documents obtained by the New York Times this week reveal that Amazon plans to replace – or rather, avoid hiring – more than half a million U.S. workers by the end of the decade… by letting robots do the work instead
- In the first nine months of this year alone, food safety inspectors issued $150,000 in fines to Quebec grocery stores, bakeries and butcher shops
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Was it a pre-budget speech, or a pre-election stump speech? Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed Canadians last night ahead of the upcoming budget.
- Transition Montreal leader Craig Sauvé is standing up for one of his candidates despite extreme, violent, rhetoric posted online.
- Michel Leblanc, the former head of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, says he is supporting Soraya Martinez Ferrada to win the Montreal municipal election.
- 36 percent of this year’s municipal election candidates in Quebec are women. While it's a slight increase compared to 2021, big cities like Laval, Montreal and Quebec cities saw a decrease this election period.
Elias makos caps off the week with Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- What is the most romantic spot in Montreal?
- How did Canada’s Premiers get a meeting at the White House on Wednesday? As it turns out, it was money.
- Quebec Premier François Legault defended his approach to protecting the province from US tariffs after facing criticism for his negotiations during a recent trade mission to Washington
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- As we get hit with the biggest snowstorm of the season, the Montreal Children Hospital’s Trauma Centre is warning parents against the dangers of sledding and snow forts
- Canadian Premiers and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc have described their meetings with White House officials as constructive
- Economic Minister Christopher Skeete’s proposed Bill 85 will let stores stay open with more than four employees beyond the current 9pm weekday and 8pm weekend restrictions
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- All of Canada’s living former prime ministers are urging Canadians to “show the flag” on Flag Day
- At a launch event on Tuesday, former PM Stephen Harper said the following: “And if I was still prime minister, I would be prepared to impoverish the country and not be annexed, if that was the option we’re facing.”
- Mark Carney, the heavily favoured candidate to be our next Prime Minister, is campaigning in $2,000 sneakers.
- Apple Maps has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" following Donald Trump
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor and Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster on The Big 5,
- Jagmeet Singh's NDP wants to reinstate the $5,000 federal rebate for electric vehicle purchases and double it to $10,000 for models made in Canada.
- Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency’s campaign against wasteful spending is seemingly impacting foreign aid groups in Quebec.
- The temporary GST holiday in Canada, which has been in effect since December 14, will end on Saturday, February 15th.
Elias Makos starts the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Donald Trump announced he will impose a new 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, escalating his trade policy
- To add: Trump also doubled down on his suggestion that Canada should become the 51st state
- You see an Amazon delivery truck pull up outside your house only to see its driver get out and deliver a package to your neighbour. How do you react?
- Ruby Dhalla, who does not speak French, will participate in a French-language debate for the Liberal Party leadership on February 24th in Montreal
Elias Makos caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and chief of staff in the Harper government, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- François Legault hopes that hockey fans at the Bell Centre will not boo the US national anthem during Saturday’s Canadiens game
- Quebec's culture minister has introduced a bill to officially declare hockey as the province’s "national" sport
- Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney would do the best job at negotiating with U.S. President Donald Trump, over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and fellow leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland and Karina Gould, according to new polling from Nanos Research conducted for CTV News
Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Welcome to The Canadian War on Drugs. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he would impose life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl
- Donald Trump's recent threats have unexpectedly boosted the Liberal brand in both Ottawa and Quebec, as Quebecers rally against the US president
- For years, Quebec has pushed back against proposals to build new oil and gas pipelines through its territory. But now, Quebec’s Environment Minister, Benoit Charette, says the provincial government is open to revisiting two major energy projects it previously rejected
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- François Legault has condemned Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs as a “brutal economic attack” on Canada and Quebec
- A new Leger poll finds that 83% of Quebecers fear that Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs will harm Quebec’s economy, with over half expecting severe consequences
- One mayor of a small Quebec town is taking the heat for his pro-Trump comments
- President Donald Trump has proposed that the US take "ownership" of Gaza and redevelop it into a thriving region after relocating displaced Palestinians elsewhere
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program and Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor on The Big 5.
- Donald Trump has paused tariffs on Canadian imports for 30 days after Justin Trudeau pledged $1.3 billion to strengthen northern border security, appoint a "Fentanyl Czar," and deploy 10,000 personnel.
- During yesterday's tariff chaos one of the suggestions brought up by many was the push to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers.
- Montreal’s REM system was shut down for over three hours yesterday and this morning.
Elias Makos begins the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
- Donald Trump wasn’t bluffing after all… As his 25% tariffs on Canadian goods came into effect on Saturday. But Canada was quick to respond with Justin Trudeau announcing 25% tariffs on a range of US goods
- The new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will have significant economic impacts on Canadians, including job losses, a declining Canadian dollar, and market volatility
- Quebec’s Finance Ministry has ordered the SAQ to remove all American alcoholic products from its shelves starting Tuesday in response to US tariffs on Canadian goods
- At several sports events in Canada, fans have been booing the US national anthem in response to new tariffs
Elias Makos caps off the week with Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800.
- Donald Trump says tariffs against Canada are coming tomorrow
- Amid our tensions with the United States, some are floating the idea of crossing the Atlantic and joining the European Union. Is this an idea worth considering?
- Quebec’s new integration bill, tabled by Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge, promotes interculturalism over multiculturalism
- Yet another NBA player is under investigation in an illegal betting probe
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
- Struggling to get support from her former cabinet colleagues, Chrystia Freeland is proposing a new policy: Capping the number of ministers at 20 (There are 38 right now) and slashing the size of the prime minister’s office
- How is Canada going to evade U.S. tariffs on February 1st?
- A man who led an organized multi-million dollar theft ring that stole goods from Shoppers Drug Mart and then resold them on Amazon won’t receive any jail time. His sentence? Six months of house arrest, followed by six months of curfew
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Commissioner for the foreign interference inquiry Marie Josee Hogue released her final report yesterday
- Jagmeet Singh, who was going to bring down the Liberal government at the first chance - is now waffling at the idea, if it would help the Liberals pass COVID-19-like tariff-relief measures for Canadians
- A local book club has been told they can’t hold events at a Montreal library - because their meetings are held in English
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city council and Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster on The Big 5.
- It was a key election promise for Donald Trump, and through week one of his second term, he has seemingly delivered. Mass arrests across the U.S. of undocumented immigrants
- There are plans for the Province of Quebec to table an integration bill Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge announces.
- Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who received death threats targeting himself and his family, is urging the court to impose a harsher sentence on the accused.
Elias Makos ends the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- It turns out that Amazon’s decision to cease its logistic operations in Quebec is even more devastating than first thought. Nearly 3,500 - double what was thought on Wednesday
- Mark Carney has locked up an impressive list of endorsements from Liberal ministers and MPs
- Bill 21 is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. And seemingly, Quebec’s English school boards are responsible for the only hit the Bill has taken in the court system
Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Yesterday Amazon announced that they would be pulling out of Quebec. Closing 7 warehouses and laying off 1,700 employees in Montreal, Laval and other cities
- Appearing on Toronto news station CP 24, Pierre Poilievre was asked about gender identity, and whether or not he would follow suit with Trump on the matter
- The Supreme Court of Canada will announce any moment whether it will hear a challenge of Quebec’s controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21
Elias Makos is joined by Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Amazon has just announced that it is ceasing its operations in Quebec
- Quebec’s rental board has approved a maximum rent increase of 5.9% for 2025…. the highest in 30 years
- Donald Trump says the tariffs he’s promising to hit Canada with have nothing to do with trade negotiations, but with fentanyl and immigration
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program and Political analyst Karim Boulos on the Big 5.
- it’s official Donald Trump is the President of the United States.
- Shooting near the Canadian border results in the death of a US border patrol agent.
- Chrystia Freeland is making media appearances as she tries to drum up support for her Liberal leadership campaign.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Officials here in Canada still don’t know what Trump will actually do when it comes to tariffs against this country
- A new Wall Street Journal poll finds two-thirds of Americans are opposed to Donald Trump’s idea of making Canada the 51st state
- A report by Radio-Canada says the RCMP rushed to buy border-surveillance drones when Donald Trump was elected - but can’t use the drones because they’re made by a Chinese company that Washington wants nowhere near the border
- Montreal police are urging residents not to post photos or videos of porch pirates online, as it could jeopardize legal cases
Elias Makos caps off the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Neil Drabkin, former chief of staff in the Harper government.
- It’s official - Mark Carney has officially entered the race for Liberal leadership at an event in Edmonton
- Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is warning the Trump administration against imposing tariffs against Canada - saying there will be retaliation
- A shockingly high percentage of Canadians would want to become part of the US - if it comes with perks
- If you liked them you better run and get them quick… because Cherry Blossom candy has come to an end and will no longer be manufactured
Elias Makos welcomes back Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Akil Alleyne, Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Chrystia Freeland will dump the carbon tax if she becomes the next Liberal leader. A source close to Freeland says “she will not fight Canadians on a policy they have been clear, they do not support.”
- A report from the Globe and Mail reveals that nearly 50,000 international students, who were granted study permits to come to Canada, did not show up to attend classes at their designated colleges and universities
- Just days before Donald Trump comes back to office, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal. Both Trump and Joe Biden are taking the credit. Who should get it?
- A Walmart customer in Montreal sparked controversy after filming an employee who referred him to a colleague for assistance because she preferred to speak in French
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- “The Hill,” a U.S. political publication centred on Capitol Hill and a must-read for those in policy-making, published an op-ed from Legault titled “A tariff on Canada would be self-inflicted damage for America
- Quebec says they’re ready to deploy another 300 officers at the border in response to Trump’s recent tariff threats
- The Liberal Party of Canada has announced more rules and details for its impending and accelerated leadership race
- A new poll says that half of Canadians are $200 or less away from not being able to pay their bills at the end of the month
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, commentator at Noovo and RDS and first time panelist Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster on the Big 5.
- Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney found time for an interview with the media yesterday south of the border with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.
- Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is set to announce her bid for Liberal Party leadership within the week.
- Starbucks is reversing its open-door policy, requiring customers to make a purchase to use restrooms or hang out in stores
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Former Prime Minister Jean Chretien suggests that the Liberals should move to the 'radical centre'. Is he correct?
- One SPVM police officer has been suspended for insulting a young offender.
. * The Quebec Bar is warning that AI cannot replace professional legal advice.
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, Lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on The Big 5.
- Is Trump using talk of Canada becoming the 51st state as a distraction from the real threat? Trudeau takes to U.S. media to discuss,
- A possible candidate for the Liberal leadership bows out.
- A CBC investigation has revealed what many may have suspected: Grocery stores selling underweight meat
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy on The Big 5.
- In light of all the talk of the U.S. taking over Greenland, the Panama Canal, and annexing us here in Canada - let’s talk empires for a second. Russia and China have massively outflanked the United States over the last 15 years.
- With this country being devoid of federal leadership during this very important time… who do you see as “Captain Canada” right now? Might I suggest it’s Ontario’s Doug Ford?
- Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s got some advice for young people….
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Trump says he could use ‘economic force’ to acquire Canada.
- Voting procedures in the next Liberal leadership race and decide who will be Canada’s next Prime Minister?
- West Island business man Frank Baylis, a former MP is the first person to publicly express desire to run in the Liberal leadership race.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia on the Big 5.
- Although it may not have come as a shock to many…. Yesterday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would be stepping down as Liberal leader.
- Donald Trump’s instant reaction to the Trudeau resignation news?
- Major, sweeping changes at Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor.
- Justin Trudeau’s resignation could come at any minute.
- When Justin Trudeau resigns, what song should we play on air.
- Have you hopped on the dry January trend? Dry January continues to grow in popularity in Quebec, with more people
embracing sobriety for health and mindfulness.
Robyn Flynn caps off the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Andrew Caddell, president of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Quebecers can now take up to 3 sick days without a doctor's note. The new law went into effect on January 1st, and is meant to reduce the burden on ERs and clinics, and folks with colds and flu wait around for doctors notes for their employers
- A recent survey asked 2800 people if they were willing to spend more for a local product
- One couple found out the hard way that family reunification delays are growing extremely long in the province
- More pet parents are considering their four-legged friends when writing up their wills
Robyn Flynn is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Two major attacks occurred around New Year celebrations in the US
- Multiple hospitals around Quebec have lost TV service in November after a contract dispute with Videotron
- Montrealers have a municipal election to look ahead to this year, but after Valerie Plante said she wouldn’t be seeking re-election, we aren’t sure what faces are going to be on the ballot.
- The cost of your bus pass isn’t going up right now (the STM’s price increase usually goes into effect in the summer), but you CAN expect to pay more for groceries, airfare, vehicle registration, and electricity
Robyn Flynn is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Every year, hundreds of children visit Quebec's National Assembly and take the opportunity to write letters to their elected officials. In 2019, their concerns revolved around climate change, but this year, it’d more so the increasing cost of living.
- Quebec's environment minister says people should soon make the switch to electric vehicles as it may become difficult to find gas stations in the next decade
- The Quebec Liberal caucus is joining the calls for Trudeau to step down
- An American fugitive present at the Jan. 6 riots is seeking asylum in Canada saying that “I know that Canada is historically welcoming to refugees
Robyn Flynn welcomes in Akil Alleyne, Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Tenants in a Lachine apartment building have been living without heat and hot water for seven weeks and say they have been completely abandoned by their building owner
- Yesterday was the hottest December 30th ever recorded, according to Environment Canada
- After MNAs voted in favour of their own salary increase in June 2023, the Parti Québecois promised its members would donate a part of their salary increase to different organizations
Robyn Flynn kicks off the week with Neil Drabkin, federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- What do you most remember about Jimmy Carter? What do you find most notable about him? How have US politics changed since his term from 1977 to 1981?
- Another slew of Liberals signed a letter demanding Trudeau to step down from his position as Prime Minister
- Federation of Quebec Municipalities, 74% of elected local officials say they’ve been the victims of harassment and intimidation. Many local municipal councillors quit their positions before the end of their term
- The organizers behind two encampments that were taken down by the city this summer are looking to obtain $10,000 per person evicted, saying that police brought down the camps without justification since they were “peaceful demonstrations.”
Robyn Flynn is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- The Globe & Mail has a story today about Canada’s new finance minister Dominic Leblanc staying at the Irving home recently
- Donald Trump continued his slew of trolling messages on Christmas Day continuing threats of seizing control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal
- The most recent projections by Canada338.com say that—were the elections happening today—the conservatives would win an overwhelming majority of seats with 232 and the Bloc would come in way behind in second place with 45 seats and the Liberals third with 39
Robyn Flynn, in for Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5,
- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has announced that his party will introduce a motion of non-confidence against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government.
- Valerie Plante says she feared for her safety when she was elected the first female mayor of Montreal in 2017.
- Quebec Premier François Legault's trips to Paris between October and December 2024 costs over $268,000.
Robyn Flynn caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer and political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce a significant cabinet shuffle today, aiming to stabilize his Liberal government following Chrystia Freeland's surprise resignation as finance minister
- Santé Québec has spent $1.7 million over six months on external consultants to support its transition as the sole employer of the health network
- Should masking be mandatory in public during cold and flu season?
- A French couple in Granby is closing their bakery, Tartes et Clafoutis, after discovering they had unknowingly worked illegally due to expired work permits
- 20 Montreal bars have been given permission to stay open until 6 AM on New Year’s Eve
Elias welcomes back Akil Alleyne, Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD.
- Dominic Leblanc says Marc Carney will not join the Liberal government. This follows efforts made by Justin Trudeau to recruit the economist to make him his chief financial officer… But Leblanc says “that discussion has concluded” and that Carney is “not an option.”
- The Canadian government has announced a new border security plan
- Montreal Canadiens General Manager Kent Hughes and special advisor Vincent Lecavalier have caused quite the stir for visiting St. Petersburg, Russia
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- The Prime Minister made an appearance at the annual Liberal Holiday party last night, and he sounded like someone who was sticking around
- Through the events of this week, there has been a constant stream of women speaking up about how Justin Trudeau treats them
- A man involved in a liquor store robbery in Ontario that ended with the getaway vehicle going the wrong way on the 401 highway and killing four people including an infant has received five and a half months in jail
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Justin Trudeau is facing a political crisis after the bombshell resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, on the day of her planned economic update
- As Canadians watched a day of considerable political turmoil for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government given the sudden departure of Chrystia Freeland on Monday, it appears that so too was U.S. president-elect Donald Trump
- Speaking of Donald Trump, he gave his first press conference since winning the election yesterday, promising Americans “You’re not going to lose the polio vaccine,” and that “all hell’s going to break out” if Hamas does not release the hostages it has held for over 14 months
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns right in the middle of our broadcast, and right before her fall economic statement
- A Montreal man died of an aneurysm after spending six hours in an emergency room before giving up and going home
Elias Makos caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD.
- Thoughts on what you heard from Pierre Pierre Poilievre had to say?
- Canadian premiers are divided over Ontario Premier Doug Ford's threat to cut energy exports to the US in response to president-elect Donald Trump's proposed 25% tariffs
- The Globe and Mail has shared a plethora of stories this week about how bad it's gotten between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
- Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is set to face a federal parliamentary committee over the airline’s new $35 baggage fees. But his ability to respond in French remains in question
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800, and
Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Add Elon Musk to the list of very important people trolling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau online
- Just in – Donald Trump is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. Do you agree?
- In response to Donald Trump's tariff threats, François Legault says there should be an immediate renegotiation of the Canada-US free trade agreement. While Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggests cutting energy exports to the US as a retaliatory measure
Elias Makos welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller is accusing François Legault of singling out Muslims
- Speaking at an Equal Voice Foundation event, Trudeau lamented the defeat of Kamala Harris, saying it was an attack on women’s progress
- Justin Trudeau is set to appear on a special episode of Hot Ones Quebec this Thursday
Elias Makos is joined by Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- incoming President Donald Trump trolled PM Trudeau in a social media post, saying "It was a pleasure to have dinner with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada." The open mockery came hours after Trudeau spoke at the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, and took a not-so-thinly-veiled shot at Trump and the voters that supported him
- The top story in The Globe and Mail this morning is raising eyebrows in Ottawa. It details growing tension between the Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland over astronomical spending pushed by the PMO
- Over 60 Quebec CEGEPs professors warn against the rise of dogmatic thinking, which challenges values like secularism, equality, and scientific reasoning
Elias Makos starts the week with Akil Alleyne, Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Premier François Legault’s end-of-session press conference included the news that the government would look at banning prayer in public
- Legault spoke with Donald Trump about the border and tariffs, and Elon Musk about international trade and electric vehicles
- New poll numbers from Abacus shows that Donald Trump is more popular than Justin Trudeau in Canada
Elias Makos caps off the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Today is the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, where 14 women were killed. Ahead of this anniversary - the Liberal government announced they would add hundreds of firearms to its list of banned guns
- While we like to look down at our American neighbors on crime, and a new study does reaffirm that Canada still has much lower murder rate than the U.S. - we actually have higher violent crime and property crime rates.
- The Saint-Maxime High School in Laval is under investigation by the Laval School Service Center for alleged breaches of Quebec's secularism law
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- Should Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister be replaced? Despite a glamorous profile in The New York Times on Wednesday, there is mounting criticism against Melanie Joly
- Quebec is expanding the range of surgeries available in private clinics at no cost to patients
- Loto-Québec plans to expand its network of mini-casinos across Quebec
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5.
- The United States wants to annex us and its incoming president is trolling us with memes.
- Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé has introduced a bill requiring new doctors trained in the province to work in Quebec’s public health system for five years.
- Unpaid healthcare bills in Quebec's public health system have more than doubled in five years, reaching $82 million in 2023.
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance on The Big 5.
- The Trudeau government has launched a $250,000 international online ad campaign to deter fraudulent asylum claims.
- More details coming out of the Friday night dinner at Mar-a-Lago between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump.
- A recent Pallas survey reveals that 52% of Quebecers believe Premier François Legault should resign rather than seek a third term.
Elias begins the week with Christina Chough, Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, on gun and tax charges, reversing prior commitments not to intervene in his son's legal cases.
- The Quebec government announced it will not align its provincial sales tax with Ottawa's temporary GST holiday during the holiday season
- Ensemble Montréal has postponed its leadership race due to a lack of candidates ahead of the November 2025 municipal elections.
Elias Makos caps off the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour Saturdays at noon on CJAD, and Neil Drabkin, federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
- Justin Trudeau’s two-month GST holiday bill, promising tax relief on select consumer goods over the holidays passed in the House of Commons yesterday
- After nearly two weeks, there is no sign that the nationwide Canada Post strike will end anytime soon
- As Australia becomes the first country to ban social media for children under 16, Quebec is exploring a similar move
- Quebec Premier François Legault says he’s happy with Ottawa’s response to Donald Trump’s threat of a 25% tariff on Canadian goods
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Deputy Minister Chrystia Freeland pledged to increase funding for border security and the Canada Border Services Agency
- Canada's Immigration Minister Marc Miller plans to propose reforms to the refugee system, potentially fast-tracking refusals for claims deemed unlikely to succeed
- The Liberal government has pulled the $250 cheque from its bill for a GST tax holiday
- The Quebec Liberal Party has proposed a bill to ban supervised drug consumption sites within 150 metres of schools and daycare centres in Montreal and 250 metres elsewhere in Quebec
Elias Makos is joined by Gabriel Retta, Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Prime Minister Trudeau will meet with Canada’s Premiers today, as the Canadian federation collectively loses its mind over the threat of massive tariffs on Canadian goods from soon-to-be-president Donald Trump
- The Lacolle border crossing has seen a sudden spike in asylum seekers, with over 80 migrants arriving last weekend compared to the usual daily average of about 12
- The Mount Royal Cemetery has filed a legal challenge against Montreal's plan to close Camilien-Houde Way to cars by 2027, citing historical access rights granted in 1928
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic Consultant and former City Councillor and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5.
- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, escalating trade tensions with America's largest trading partners.
- Two-month GST holiday to combat "vibecession," says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Elias Makos starts the week off with Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- On Friday, a pro-Palestinian, anti-NATO protest led to arrests, property damage, and accusations of antisemitism by politicians, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault
- Second Cup has terminated the franchise agreement for its café at the Jewish General Hospital after the franchisee was filmed making hateful remarks and inappropriate gestures
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon predicts that Quebec’s youth will soon become the strongest proponents of sovereignty
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and chief of staff in the Harper government.
- The Canadian government is offering a two-month GST/HST holiday on a variety of items this holiday season to help ease cost-of-living pressures
- The Royal Canadian Navy will replace its official march with a new composition after deciding the lyrics are outdated and offensive
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will “abide” by an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Elias Makos welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- The Globe and Mail first to report that the Liberals will announce a GST holiday on certain items
- Randy Boissonnault has stepped down from his position as Minister of Employment in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet amid controversy over his claims of Indigenous heritage and other allegations
- The Haroun Bouzzi affair continues to make news at the National Assembly. But yesterday, a new target from the PQ’s Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, saying that the problem with Québec solidaire isn’t Bouazzi, it’s wokeism
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Quebec solidaire MNA Haroun Bouazzi has issued a partial apology for his comments about racism in the National Assembly
- Under Valérie Plante's administration, Montreal saw a 33% increase in taxes between 2018 and 2024
- The illegal tobacco industry is now bigger than the legal one in some parts of the country
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5.
- A new Léger poll reveals that a majority of Quebecers oppose public funding for religious schools and religious education in primary and secondary schools.
- In Quebec, 3,034 public health workers are in "double employment" situations, with 1,307 of them required to choose between two positions by December 1st.
- Should Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault resign?
Elias Makos is back and kicks off the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Elias offers up an explanation as to why Donald Trump won every single swing state and the Presidency
- Justin Trudeau says that the federal government could have acted more quickly to reform Canada's immigration programs
- Ruba Ghazal has officially been elected as Quebec solidaire’s co-spokesperson with 91% of the vote
- Do you think that homelessness in the city should be declared as a state of emergency?
- Montreal is considering banning cars from parts of Sainte-Catherine Street to create pedestrian-only zones, but opposition voices are growing
Filling in for Elias Makos, Trudy Mason is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- Despite polling showing only 37% support for Quebec sovereignty, Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon remains confident that he can win a third referendum if elected.
- The Quebec government is considering extending the state's secularism law to private schools, following an investigation into 17 public schools for potential breaches of religious neutrality.
- Canada Post workers have gone on strike after failing to reach a new agreement with their employer, with approximately 55,000 workers involved.
Trudie Mason is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and former chief of staff in the Harper government, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The Quebec Ministry of Education is sending inspectors to 17 schools where violations of the state's secularism law have been reported
- Conservative MPs are frustrated with their leader Pierre Poilievre's directive to stop supporting federal housing funds in their constituencies
- Nathaly Rivard is appalled by the 15-day suspension given to Sûreté du Québec officer Sébastien Plouffe, who discarded a fragment of her 14-year-old son's skull in a ravine after a fatal crash in 2021
Trudie Mason is joined by Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News, president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- A recent Léger poll reveals that the CAQ is experiencing its lowest support in eight years, with just 21% of voter intentions
- The number of complaints to the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) has surged dramatically, with 9,125 complaints filed in the 2023-2024 period, a 33% increase from the previous year
- Quebec student associations are demanding paid internships and a major overhaul of the province's financial aid system as students face growing financial pressures due to rising living costs
Trudy Mason is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5.
- According to a survey, 36 state-funded daycare centres in Montreal select children based on ethnic or religious criteria.
- A recent Léger poll reveals that nearly half of Quebecers (43%) have forgone healthcare in the past year due to limited access in the public system.
- A Montreal man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his partner.
Trudie Mason kicks the week off with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Pablo Rodriguez, a candidate for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party, has garnered significant support, including from 40 former ministers
- A former university hockey star turned teacher and coach may be accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student, but she will be able to continue teaching, a judge has ruled
- In Quebec, police are concerned about illegal gadgets that allow drivers to hide their licence plates
- A petition calling for free access to all contraceptives in Quebec has gone viral following the U.S. election, gaining over 55,000 signatures since November 5
Justine McIntyre is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst, and Anthony Kosh, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.
- The RCMP is on high alert for a potential influx of migrants from the U.S. following Donald Trump's re-election and his promise of mass deportations
- A recent audit of Quebec's public transport companies found potential savings of $346 million, mainly by addressing inefficiencies like excessive vehicle reserves and high wage costs.
- Come January 1, 2025, Saint-Lambert will implement major changes to its garbage collection services to improve efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and support government waste management goals
Justine McIntyre welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- It was the moment we’d all been waiting for. A little after 4pm Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage to make her concession speech
- Francois Legault issues a warning following the US election
- Quebec Premier François Legault announced his government is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to require doctors trained in the province to work in its public healthcare system
Justine McIntyre is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Well, how are we all feeling? More importantly how are our friends south of the border feeling…. Donald Trump beat out Kamala Harris last night with 277 electoral votes to 224 votes
- Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé has backtracked on his earlier comments about reducing the private sector's role in healthcare
Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour, as well as Elias Makos, host of The Elias Makos Show on CJAD 800.
- It’s US election day…. How are we feeling?
- A Montreal property owner, François Tardy, faced significant delays and costs in reclaiming his apartment on Desjardins Street in Hochelaga, which had been used as a crack-smoking den by drug dealers for several months.
- Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for Palestinian territories, spoke at McGill University on November 4, 2024, despite opposition and a last-minute change of venue.
Justine McIntyre kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
- Valerie Plante remains convinced that her party will remain in power
- Quebec’s health minister Christian Dube is set to table a law to force new doctors to practice in the public sector
- 2024 has seen a major spike in calls to 311 about social issues such as homelessness, mental health and drugs
- Jaywalking has now been legalised in New York. Do you jaywalk, and should Montreal follow suit?
Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined by Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator, as well as Christina Chough (C-H-O), a Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
- A Montreal-area woman has been granted bail after being accused of throwing boiling water on a child.
- Valerie Plante has spoken on the hijab controversy in the City Hall Welcome. sign during a Q&A with CTV’s Caroline Van Vlaardigen.
- Quebec has temporarily frozen two key immigration pathways.
- As school board elections approach this Sunday, the future of English school boards in Quebec remains uncertain due to ongoing legal battles against Bill 40, which aimed to abolish them.
Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer, guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, as well as Anne Lagace-Dowson, a political analyst.
- The Legault government is suspending two major permanent immigration programs to curb a higher-than-expected increase in the number of new arrivals next year.
- Quebec Solidaire has faced criticism from the Legault government for its refusal to condemn acts of civil disobedience, specifically the recent blockage of the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal by environmental activists.
- Montreal's new nightlife plan aims to support cultural venues by loosening opening hours and allowing for all-night events, but it has received mixed reviews.
Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour, as well as Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5.
- The Bloc Québécois is ready to make good on a threat to work with other parties to bring down the minority government now that the Liberals have failed to meet their demands by the deadline.
- Cohabitation with the homeless causes friction in several places in Montreal, and data shows that crime has increased markedly in the area of Maison Benoît Labre, in the Saint-Henri district.
- Interim Liberal leader, Marc Tanguay, wants to tighten screws on dissenting MNAs on religious schools debate.
Filling in for Elias Makos is Justine McIntyre, who is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator.
- Montreal will remove a city hall welcome sign which includes a woman wearing a hijab.
- Division seems to be growing in the Quebec Liberal ranks when it comes to their stance on religious schools.
- Some Liberal MPs want a secret ballot vote to decide on Justin Trudeau’s leadership.
Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined in studio by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Ensemble Montreal is asking Project Montreal for a more concrete plan to tackle homelessness.
- Trump went on more rants this Sunday against Kamala Harris, this time attacking Puerto Ricans and saying Harris has destroyed the country.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a deadline from his own caucus today.
- The downtown core of Montreal is less popular than it was before the pandemic
Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Justin Trudeau announced a massive cut to Canada’s immigration levels
- The fallout from the Bedford School controversy continues, and it's expanding from the public sector to the private religious schools in the province
- Montreal’s mayor is leaving politics, and she’s not alone. Is it the toxic climate for women?
- Norway is going to increase its minimum age to be on social media to 15. Should we follow suit?
Elias Makos is joined by Gabriel Retta, a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years and Sterling Downey, City councillor for the Desmarchais-Crawford district in the borough of Verdun.
- Valérie Plante announced yesterday that she would not be seeking re-election.
- Drama on Parliament Hill on Wednesday as a group of two dozen Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down by Monday.
- The Trudeau government will lower the number of permanent immigrants it allows into the country by at least 20 per cent from its previous target of about 500,000.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- One of the first politicians to denounce the situation at Bedford school, Marwah Rizqy, is calling for police protection after receiving threatening comments directed towards her and her family
- With that in mind, the province has revoked the teaching licences of the 11 teachers in question at Bedford school, and the Premier says he’ll act to reinforce laicite in Quebec’s schools
- Quebec is launching a public consultation on abolishing daylight saving time
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, Political Analyst and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. He was previously a diplomat, ministerial advisor and broadcast journalist on The Big 5.
- Demonstrators on top the Jacques Cartier Bridge force its closure in both directions this morning.
- The Toronto Star reports the infamous letter making the rounds inside the Liberal Party has between 20 and 40 signatures, Calling for Justin Trudeau to step down.
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wantsfor stricter secularism rules following the investigation of a ‘toxic’ climate created by teachers at Bedford primary school.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- 11 teachers have now been suspended in the wake of the Bedford “toxic climate” investigation
- According to a new Angus Reid polling Quebecers are more open than other Canadians to immigration
- Some controversy over on the french side of Montreal media as a popular broadcaster has been removed from the airwaves… for believing that man hasn't landed on the moon
- People are already chomping at the bit to take over from Justin Trudeau should his calls to step down actually come true
Elias Makos caps off the Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- 5 people were arrested in connection with extortion targeting Montreal businesses
- Quebec has imposed measures to address the ‘toxic climate’ at Bedford school in Côte-des-Neiges
- Three Liberal cabinet ministers announced on Thursday that they won’t run in the next federal election
Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- CTV news reports that Liberal MPs will present an official demand for Justin Trudeau to resign any day now
- Trudeau tells inquiry he has a list of Conservatives that are vulnerable to, or engaged in, foreign meddling
- Quebec has imposed measures to address the ‘toxic climate’ at Bedford school in Côte-des-Neiges
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD and Akil Alleyne, reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Liberal party mutiny watch: We have one backbencher publicly calling for Justin Trudeau to walk the plank and resign as Liberal leader.
- Pierre Poilievre was on The Elias Makos Show yesterday. Thoughts on his continued courting of CJAD listeners and Quebec voters?
- The opposition parties are demanding that François Legault pay back taxpayers for his signed Guy Lafleur jersey.
- Alzheimer’s is about to be added to the medical aid in dying list but some say the system isn’t ready.
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Then, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre joins Elias live in studio.
Elias Makos begins the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Tasha Kheiriddin, a writer for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face mounting pressure from his caucus this week to step down from the leadership of the Liberal party
- A new statistics Canada report shows that Canada’s income inequality has risen to the highest level ever recorded
- A new survey finds that only around 1 in 5 childless adults say they’ll have children
- A Canadian drink company is receiving threats and harassment after actor Simu Liu raised cultural appropriation questions against them
Elias Makos caps off the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Quebec seems to be mulling over a new idea when it comes to the assignment of family doctors in the province. They’re thinking of scrapping your family doctor if you’re a healthy patient
- The Quebec government has tabled a bill to cap the number of international students
- Should parents be taking some of the blame for the increase in gang violence?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Following the fire in Old Montreal, stories about gang violence have multiplied, and often put young teenagers at the centre
- Turns out Quebecers have little faith in the province’s big projects actually getting done
- Montreal wants its own office to deal with French language in the city
- Speaking of Canadiens, one family from Quebec city said in the Journal de Montréal that they sacrificed their summer vacations to go to the home opener
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, lawyer and political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- New polling suggests that if the Quebec Liberals were run by Pablo Rodriguez (and his glorious locks of hair), it could pose a huge threat to the PQ and the CAQ
- New polling also shows that the Bloc Quebecois are hitting new heights while the Conservatives seem to be struggling in Quebec
- Reaction came in yesterday over the “Death to Canada” chants at Monday protests in B.C.
- Tom Mulcair revealed that Melanie Joly admitted the demographics of her riding of Ahuntsic-Cartierville were influencing Canada’s foreign policy on the Israel-Gaza war
- A 10-year-old boy in Longueuil is recovering after his neighbour allegedly poured boiling water on him, the neighbour was released the next day
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor and Raphaël Melançon, Political Analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5 and the President and Founder of Trafalgar Strategies on The Big 5.
Elias Makos starts the week with Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- One year since the deadly attack by Hamas. How has the world changed?
- Radio-Canada has some analysis of Quebec politics as the parties begin jockeying for their position in the political spectrum two years out from the next election
- Ottawa says they will protect the fundamental rights of asylum seekers in Quebec
- The increase in tuition fees for non-Quebec students seems to have spared McGill University, which recorded a slight increase in registrations this fall
- The OQLF has warned a cafe in Gatineau that they need to write Instagram posts in French
Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- A new study by Montreal's Concordia University found that, if policies and trends remain unchanged, a two-bedroom in Montreal will cost $4,325 per month in the next 8 years
- Another incident of a violent crime committed by someone out on bail. This time it's a Toronto police officer who was the victim, and the 21-year-old assailant was known to police and out on bail. The story led to a string of attacks by Conservative leader Pierre Polievre against the Liberals in the House of Commons yesterday
- Justin Trudeau is being accused of a new media strategy where he only takes on friendly interviewers
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Marwah Rizqy has made it official, she won’t seek reelection in 2026. And she couldn’t be any clearer as to why: She wants to be a mom
- The Liberals seem to be rejecting the Bloc Québécois’ demand to boost Old Age Security benefits for seniors aged 65 to 74
- The province is bowing to international pressure, and moving towards a more “ethical” recruitment strategy that doesn’t poach nurses from countries that are already struggling from providing their populations with healthcare
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD and Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor on The Big 5.
Justine McIntyre is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- François Legault’s government is halfway through their second term
- Yesterday Quebec’s newly appointed SuperMinister joined Tout le monde en parle where she talked about the controversial Northvolt project
- Schools have been progressively banning playground games. Have we made recess too safe?
- Hurricane Helene tore through Florida and a number of other southern States
Elias Makos caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, lawyer and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Do you remember that spectacular video of a Toronto woman stealing a man’s car and driving the car over him? Well the woman, an 18-year-old by the name of Sarah Badshaw, has been released on bail
- Toronto is building a new 50,000-seat concert venue just so it can host as many of them as possible, Is Montreal falling further behind, or will we show them with our multi-billion-dollar renovated Olympic Stadium in five to ten years?
- Members of Canada’s Haitian community are upset that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau glossed over a comment made by late night talk show host Stephen Colbert
Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Bedlam in the House of Commons on Wednesday. The nastiness between the Liberals and Conservatives reached new heights
- The Bloc Québecois has issued its list of demands to keep the Liberals in power
- Are we giving Northvolt ‘bad press’? That’s certainly what one CAQ MNA is suggesting. Louis Lemieux, the MNA for Saint-Jean and a former journalist himself, is denouncing what he calls a “witch hunt"
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800, and
Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The provincial and federal governments granted $9 million in financial assistance, with Quebec granting more than $6 million of that sum
- Francois Legault is taking the heat over his $7 billion dollar agreement with Northvolt
- An update on the La Tulipe story…. The legendary Montreal concert hall is shutting down, “for now.”
Elias Makos is joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant and Andrew Caddell, a Town Councillor in Kamouraska, Columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. He was previously a diplomat, ministerial advisor and broadcast journalist on The Big 5.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Real estate mogul Luc Poirier is thinking about a run for mayor, saying the city of Montreal needs saving
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appear on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight
- Federal immigration minister Marc Miller has admitted that we waited a little too long to slow down immigration
Elias Makos caps off the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Quebec Premier Francois Legault on Thursday urged the Bloc Quebecois to help topple the federal Liberal government and trigger an election, saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to disrespect the will of the province
- Yves-François Blanchet does believe that the Liberal Party of Canada will end their mandate earlier than expected
- Radio-Canada spoke with Pierre Fitzgibbon about his love life, and what really led to him stepping down. His new love was apparently 30% of the decision - but so was the direction the party was taking
Elias Makos returns with guests Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Neil Drabkin, a lawyer and political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
- The Bloc Quebecois says it won’t support an upcoming non-confidence vote
- A Laval elected official has made taxpayers pay more than $1,000 dollars for his Costco run and his Apple watch
- Federal Minister Pablo Rodriguez is running for the Quebec Liberal leadership. Rodriguez is of course the federal Minister of Transport and will resign his cabinet position this week to focus on the leadership
Trudie Mason welcomes in Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Teachers in the province are criticising Quebec’s new $2.5 million dollar ad campaign to promote French
- A Laval elected official has made taxpayers pay more than $1,000 dollars for his Costco run and his Apple watch
- Jagmeet Singh got up close and personal with a demonstrator after someone called him a “corrupted bastard"
Dan Delmar is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, Political Analyst and Neil Drabkin, Lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government
Trudie Mason is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Yesterday as former President Donald Trump left his golf course in Florida another assassination attempt was made
- The Quebec government has launched a 2.5 million dollar advertising campaign to encourage the use of French in life/work
- Yesterday, English community and civil rights groups rallied outside Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital in protest of Quebec’s French-language law
- Tickets for road infractions in Montreal have been way down in the last 5 years
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- It was billed as the most important night in the history of Westmount High School - Kamala Harris taking on Donald Trump in the ABC News Presidential Debate last night
- Former star real estate broker Christine Giroaurd and her partner Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin have been given 15 year suspensions for orchestrating a scheme of bogus real estate bids during the pandemic
Elias Makos was joined by Dan Delmar, co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD and political analyst Karim Boulos
- Justin Trudeau is doing an interview with Aaron at 2pm and Pierre Poilievre is on the Elias Show 10.50 this morning. What questions should they be asked?
- A new Quebec legislature has adopted a motion which ensures that you won’t need an English eligibility certificate to receive healthcare in english.
- Quebec’s commission on youth screen time has begun.
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. He was previously a diplomat, ministerial advisor and broadcast journalist and Christina Chough (C-H-O), Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College
- The Quebec government will crack down on the explosion of tipping. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette will soon table a bill better regulating the how and why of tipping in the province. Quebec will also make adjustments to how grocery stores display pricing - ensuring the price of a single item is clearly marked.
- After publishing an open letter in Journal de Montreal criticising his own party, CAQ MNA Youri Chassin will make an announcement this morning about his political future. Now why should anyone care about a Saint-Jérôme MNA you’ve never heard of before? Well, after leaving the Montreal Economic Institute to enter politics, Chassin has become increasingly disgruntled with not being named a minister, and with Quebec’s ballooning deficit. His economic right leanings and feelings of malcontent could mean he would run into the arms of Eric Duhaime and the Conservatives - giving that party an MNA.
- A third of Canadians now say they are political orphans. Are you, and if so, why?
New Angus Reid polling shows Quebec to be more open to foreign workers than the rest of Canada. Overall, 42% of Quebecers believe that there are too many temporary foreign workers in the country, much less than in Ontario (61%) or Alberta (65%).
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS on The Big 5.
- Two months after the closure of terraces during the Grand Prix weekend it turns out that in the middle of the Montreal Pride festival an employee of the Ville-Marie borough showed up to inspect terraces…. This time making a point on the height of the plants
- A rough start to the Prime Minister’s week. At the Liberal retreat in Nanaimo B.C. yesterday, Liberal MPs openly acknowledged just how much voters want Justin Trudeau gone.
- Tonight, the second U.S. Presidential debate of the year.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- The NDP is defending a flyer it distributed in the riding of Lasalle-Emard-Verdun. The leaflet shows candidate Craig Sauvé in front of a Palestinian flag
- As the Liberal party meets in B.C. to plot strategy in the wake of the NDP ditching their supply & confidence deal - the Bloc Québécois says they’re ready to wheel and deal with the Federal Liberals
- The number of shoplifting incidents has risen by 41% in the past year
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. He was previously a diplomat, ministerial advisor and broadcast journalist on The Big 5.
- Jagmeet Singh pulling his party, the NDP, from their supply and confidence agreement with Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.
- The City of Montreal says it will investigate what happened when Montreal workers removed a homeless encampment tent…. But there was still a woman inside.
- A Quebec man is behind bars after admitting to orchestrating one of the largest operations in Canadian history involving shipments of counterfeit Chinese-made toonies.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Neil Drabkin, Lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government on The Big 5.
- Jagmeet Singh pulling the NDP out of the deal with Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Could an election be ahead?
- The LaSalle–Emard–Verdun byelection riding is plastered with campaign signs ahead of the September 16 vote, with advance voting starting tomorrow.
- Plante wants 300 photo radars to make streets safer, particularly around schools.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic Consultant and former city councillor and Paul Gott, Lead Singer and Guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia on The Big 5.
- Pierre Fitzgibbon is stepping down. The Quebec businessman turned SuperMinister will not see some of his most important projects come to fruition as a member of government.
- Yesterday the multi-million dollar Royalmount complex was unveiled to the media.
- Aspiring Liberal leader Charles Millard says he fears that the party will be perceived as a branch of the Liberal Party of Canada if they don’t swear some sort of allegiance before taking leadership.
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor and Gabriel Retta, a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years. He is currently serving as Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall on The Big 5.
- Mayor Valerie Plante finally got around to denouncing the vandalism we saw happen on Friday at McGill.
- That Airbnb problem the city of Montreal promised to tackle? How much are they going for now?
- The City of Montreal wants to drop the licensing requirement for tour guides. Raising concerns within the tour industry about potential impact on the quality and accuracy of city tours and the quality of them.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caryma Sa’d, Lawyer, Independent Journalist and Satirist based in Toronto, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Quebec continues to expand its government-run cannabis store footprint while in Ontario, private chains falter. What province handles our personal libations best?
- Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to meet with Via Rail after passengers were left stranded for about 10 hours in Quebec over the long weekend
- While the focus in Canadian politics is Justin Trudeau’s historically unpopular Liberal government and Pierre Poilievre’s continued double-digit polling lead, can we talk about the party and its leader that seems unwilling or unable to capitalize?
Elias Makos is joined Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government on The Big 5.
- Poilievre challenging NDP counterpart Jagmeet Singh to pull support for the Liberal government in order to prompt a fall election.
- CNN’s much-hyped first interview of Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate aired last night. Sad to report that Westmount High School was not brought up a single time.
- The CAQ’s youth wing wants new rules & more discipline in Quebec schools to stop the spread of violence and lack of civility in the classroom.
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies on The Big 5.
- Some Liberals staffers have had enough of Justin Trudeau.
- Your electricity bills could increase significantly in 5 to 10 years.
- Do degrees mean as much as they used to?
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS on The Big 5.
- The Quebec Liberal Party now says that the province’s capacity to integrate immigrants and provide them with social services has been exceeded.
- The arrival of Federal Minister Pablo Rodriguez in the race for the Quebec Liberal leadership race could change the game.
- If elected President, Westmount High School graduate Kamala Harris is promising to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the southern border wall
Elias Makos welcomes political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Justin Trudeau's three-day retreat with his Liberal cabinet ends today, with a focus on U.S.-Canada relations.
- Student housing in the city has gone up. And students are struggling to find affordable housing with some paying more than $1,500 dollars for a 3 1/2.
- The Montreal by-election for LaSalle-Emard-Verdun is set to have the most candidates in federal election history.
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia on The Big 5.
- Instead of dealing with Quebec emergency rooms or walk-in clinics that seemingly don’t take walk-ins, people drove to Plattsburgh. They waited 5 minutes to see a doctor.
- Justin Trudeau is continuing a three-day meeting with his cabinet, with many behind the scenes saying that major changes are needed to save the party from election oblivion.
- A new project is underway in the Villeray district to try and get drivers to park their vehicles better.
Elias Makos is joined by Political Analyst Karim Boulos and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant on The Big 5.
- Westmount High School graduate Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday.
- Responding to criticism from many in the Anglo community over the idea, Charest says the Quebec Liberal Party's proposed project would allow anglophones to support a vision that includes them and secures their rights.
- Nicotine packets will now be sold at pharmacy counters… A decision made by the federal government.
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5.
- The National freight rail shutdown has begun. The shutdown affecting tens of thousands of commuters including those who use Exo.
- A meeting between Muslim leaders in Quebec and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, that was set to take place north of Montreal on Wednesday, was canceled.
- Denis Coderre in trouble with the tax man.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies on The Big 5.
- Montreal synagogue one of Canada-wide Jewish institutions that received threats. Montreal police (SPVM) says at least one synagogue in Montreal is on a list of more than 100 places of worship across Canada that received a threatening email Wednesday morning.
- Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced a six-month freeze on some temporary foreign worker applications in Montreal.
- The rising number of complaints about garbage in the city
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. He was previously a diplomat, ministerial advisor and broadcast journalist.
Elias Makos is joined by Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big %.
Elias Makos was joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- A secondary school in Oka is taking cellphone bans to the next level.
- Should the provincial government scrap its gas powered vehicle sale ban?.
- What about the city's infrastructure? How long will it take to make the repairs?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- François Legault’s government is calling for a quota system to better distribute asylum seekers across the country.
- Around 200 vulnerable seniors in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve are being deprived of food assistance because Quebec has not authorised federal funding for one community organisation.
- One Quebecer is requesting the use of MAID over a lack of home support following his long COVID.
Elias Makos is joined by Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Antoine Dionne Charest, one of the people leading the Quebec Liberal Party’s relaunch, stopped by CJAD 800 on Monday. He was here to make the case that Quebec needs its own constitution “to affirm who we truly are.”
- Quebec French Language Minister is keeping his promise. After saying he will meet with English speaking communities, it is confirmed that today is the day
- British researchers unveiled the results of a large study that found no cardiovascular benefits to moderate drinking, and that cancer rates increased from quote “the first drop.”
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- It has been two days of cleanup for many in Quebec after the remnants of Tropical storm Debby hit the province
- A new poll from Abacus data shows that the Conservatives are maintaining their lead against the Liberals if an election were to be held today
- Are battle lines being drawn for the Quebec Liberal leadership?
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- Why has a social housing building in NDG been sitting vacant for 11 years?
- An open letter in The Gazette this morning from Julius Grey and Eric Maldoff takes aim at the new language directives aimed at Quebec’s healthcare sector
Elias Makos caps the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Neil Drabkin, lawyer and political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
- Quebec’s health Minister Christian Dube, Minister of the French Language Jean-Francois Roberge, and the Minister responsible for relations with English-speaking Quebecers Eric Girard, have written a letter in the Montreal Gazette this morning about the new language directives
- Yet another example of Montreal expertise and technology being exported around the world, and how Montrealers will have to get on a plane if they ever want to experience it
Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.
- We’re getting more details about the shooting that happened in the West Island on Sunday. Do we need to rethink how the justice system treats violent criminals?
- Two men are now in custody in Austria after being linked to a suspected ISIS terrorist plot targeting Taylor Swift's upcoming concerts in Vienna
- The president and vice-chancellor of McGill University, Deep Saini, published an open letter in the Montreal Gazette this morning
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator, and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Westmount High School graduate (and the Democratic nominee for president) Kamala Harris has unveiled her running mate
- Liberal MNA and Official Opposition Group Critic for Finance Frederic Beauchemin is criticizing the Federal government's spending
- Restaurants across the provinces are deciding to remove tipping as an option to their customers
- Steven MackInnon, Canada’s newest minister of labour and seniors, is convinced that the Liberals will win the next election
Elias Makos returns to the show, and he welcomes in Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve residents are fighting back against Bi-weekly garbage pickup
- Issues with the number of fast food restaurants near schools and kids
- There’s still no explanation on how a man with ties to ISIS immigrated to Toronto
- Pablo Rodriguez considering running for Quebec Liberals
Robyn Flynn is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government on The Big 5.
- The Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) is looking to offer telemedicine privately to its employees.
- Despite new measures in place to prevent this kinda thing from happening, fake Airbnb license numbers are STILL being used in this province.
- According to the annual Crime Severity Index report, Quebec City is the safest city in Canada!
Robyn Flynn is joined by Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson on The Big 5.
- French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge says he will be holding a meeting with representatives of the English-speaking community to listen to their concerns about a controversial linguistic directive regulating the use of English and other mother tongues in health care.
- Students and teachers at McGill University say they are against the University's tightened security measures on campus.
- Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary warns that America will turn into Canada if Kamala Harris is elected, says some of his Democrat donor friends are having "buyer's remorse.
Robyn Flynn welcomes, Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- The SAAQ is banning unregistered mopeds and motorbikes from using bike paths and sidewalks
- It feels like we are talking more and more about the struggles the health care sector is having right now
- The CNESST has had to deal with dozens of Quebecers filing for psychological harassment over their inability to speak a language other than French
Robyn Flynn is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- After her cabinet chief…it’s now the Transport ministers’ director of communications who is the latest to leave her team
- Montreal Canadiens forward Micheal Pezzeta is not a fan our the province’s taxes
Robyn Flynn beings the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
- There was more fallout over the weekend over team Canada’s drone spying scandal as FIFA decided to hand out their punishments.
- The stage is set for September 16th as prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced a by-election for Lasalle-Emard-Verdun
- New numbers obtained by the Journal de Montreal show that the number of days waiting to see a medical specialist since 2020 has doubled
Trudie Mason caps off the week with Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies
Trudie Mason is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Neil Drabkin, a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
- Vacationing PM is accosted on a beach in BC by the editor of a right-leaning website
- Citizen outcry looks to sink plans to move a shelter for homeless people from Verdun to Ahuntsic-Cartierville
- Japan, France issue travel advisories for Montreal, noting increases in crimes such as pickpocketing and car theft
- Pro-palestinian protesters used a seemingly novel way to demonstrate yesterday; by using traffic signs
Trudie Mason is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- The OQLF is keeping a close eye on hospitals. They want to make sure that Bill 96 is being respected in hospitals
- The Quebec government has invested another $413 million into Airbus A220 commercial jet program
- Head of US Secret Service steps down
- Cows flee enclosure after fireworks scare
- Canadian soccer officials caught cheating in Paris
Trudie Mason welcomes in Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
Trudie Mason was joined by Concordia Journalism Professor Paul Gott and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Among the topics discussed...
- President Joe Biden drops his re-election bid
- Vice President Kamala Harris is the leading contender to replace President Biden as the nominee for the Democratic Party
- a record number of doctors dropped out of public medicare in 2023
Trudie Mason welcomes in Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- A faulty Windows update has caused a worldwide IT outage
- Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s Montreal office was vandalised by protestors
- One Montrealer was met with a nasty shock after getting a $2,000 dollar bill from Hydro-Quebec because they had been undercharging him
Trudie Mason is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Neil Drabkin, political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
- More Americans are searching online about coming to Canada
- A Quebec judge has rejected Concordia’s request for a temporary suspension of incoming tuition hikes
- Ancienne Lorette tells kids using a soccer field they have to pipe down for the sake of the neighbours
- Does Montreal need a nightlife mayor?
- Do we need to ban e-scooters? Advocates are calling for vigilance after numerous e-scooter collisions involving children
Trudie Mason was joined by Westwood Senior High School teacher Catherine Hogan and RDS commentator and Noovo host Meeker Guerrier, The topics discussed...
- Party Experts in Brossard is denied a sign permit over the word 'party'
- Quebec made a discreet shift in its apporoach to drug possession laws a year ago
Trudie Mason was joined by political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Among the topics discussed...
- Francois Legault corrected his comments about the lack of political violence in Quebec.
- Donald Trump chose Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate
- Canadians think Quebec gets more than it gives and
- It is Amazon Prime Day, what does it all mean?
Trudie Mason is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia on The Big 5,
- Over the weekend Donald Trump was faced with an assassination attempt while at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- An investigation has revealed lavish spending by the former CEO of the Port of Montreal.
- Four years after the City of Montreal promised a new social housing project, the building bought in Parc-Extension sits empty and in disrepair.
Dan Delmar is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS on The Big 5.
- Justin Trudeau admits he's trying to recruit Carney for FM. Ouch! Trying? Do you think Mark Carney needs to be convinced?
- Craig Sauvé is waiting, and waiting… The city councillor is the NDP nominee for former Justice Minister David Lametti’s riding, LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, but the PM is taking his time calling a byelection.
- Police and protestors clashed last night in the wake of McGill encampment takedown.
David Heurtel is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies on The Big 5.
- Under pounding rain, pro-Palestinian protesters carried their belongings off McGill University's downtown Montreal campus on yesterday.
- About 15% of Montreal's tenants report in 2024 that they have already experienced an episode of homelessness.
- Canada was criticised by its allies earlier this week for its insufficient military spending in this period of geopolitical instability,
David Heurtel is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst on The Big 5.
- McGill’s downtown University campus is closed as the Pro-Palestinian encampment is being dismantled.
- Several boroughs of Montreal discourage their employees, even those trained in first aid, from administering naloxone, an antidote against overdoses
- Santé Quebec’s “top gun” Geneviève Biron has not yet chosen her vehicle as the big boss.
David Heurtel is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. He was previously a diplomat, ministerial advisor and broadcast journalist on The Big 5.
- At the height of the homelessness crisis in Montreal, a merchant on Milton Street near Parc Avenue was unable to open her store on Monday due to the presence of a homeless person who categorically refused to leave the premises.
- McGills President Deep Saini has denounced Friday nights vandalism and alleged assault on a security guard by pro Palestinian protesters.
- Greece is the first country in Europe that will try out a 6 day work week.
David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Justine McIntyre, Strategic Consultant and former City Councillor on The Big 5.
- Here in Montreal this morning the City seems to finally be making moves to dismantle the encampment over at Square Victoria.
- Britain's Labour Party has won in a landslide victory today. With Keir Stamer now elected as the new Prime minister and Rishi Sunak conceding defeat.
- An advertisement on the windows of about fifteen SAQ branches in Quebec praising "proudly Quebec" products, when they were only bottled in Quebec, has aroused strong reactions.
David Heurtel is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government on The Big 5.
- The Minister of Public Safety, François Bonnardel, has denounced the inaction of the City of Montreal in the face of the multiplication of encampments.
- The sanctions and fines imposed on real estate brokers who place themselves in a conflict of interest are not severe enough'
- A homeless shelter moving from borough to borough is already causing a stir in the neighbourhood.
David Heurtel is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5.
- A flashy advertising campaign created by mobile phone company Koodo has attracted the wrath of the Plante administration.
- A Montrealer finding one of his homes in a dire state on July 1.
- Real estate brokers are taking advantage of elderly or vulnerable clients to line their pockets by buying their home at a discount
David Heurtel is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.
- More than 1,300 households are still without housing as of July 1st, according to a compilation from the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ).
- The retail council of Quebec is seeking financial help to meet signage rules. They want the government to help its members with the hefty costs of replacing or adjusting hundreds of outdoor commercial signs and business facades.
- Do some corporate accounts go too far on social media? At what point does it go from being provocative to crude? The STM’s official TikTok account shows a video of a woman wearing a bikini standing in a pool. With no warning she pushes water through her thighs as the video quickly cuts to an STM bus being washed. "This is how we wash our buses," the caption reads. The video of the woman and the trend of cutting to something else is nothing new…. It’s been circulating on social media.
David Heurtel starts the week off with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- During the first round of legislative elections, more French people than ever supported the Rassemblement National, previously confined to the margins
- The greatest public service that Joe Biden can give the US right now is to step down
- The recent defeat of the Liberal Party of Canada in the by-election in Toronto-St. Paul's seems to have caused a stir within the party
David Heurtel is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Last night President Joe Biden faced off against former president Donald Trump in the first US presidential debate
- Crimes continue to increase rapidly in the Montreal metro, their number having almost doubled last year
- Less than a few days until July 1st and organisations in the field of housing, homelessness and mental health are sounding the alarm to the Quebec Government
David Heurtel is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Greater Montreal's public transit companies are making purchases that are raising eyebrows
- Just a few days before July 1, the City of Montreal expects to have to loosen their purse strings to accommodate households who will lose their homes
- Valerie Plante on encampments…. She calls this unacceptable yet we have continued to accept it
- Companies are facing confusion as they prepare for Quebec’s new language rules to be implemented next year
David Heurtel welcomes back Bonnie Feigenbaum, former Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
David Heurtel is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and
Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- In what has been a shock byelection result. The Conservatives have won in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul
- New data has revealed that the creation of numerous well-paid jobs by trendy Californian firms in Quebec are very far from having fulfilled their promises years later
- The residential district which is to replace Place Versailles will include only 9% social housing and less than 1% affordable housing
David Heurtel kicks the week off with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Montreal’s Canada day parade organisers have cancelled next week's event
- Pro-Palestinian protests set up camp at Square Victoria. Making it the first encampment in a public space in Montreal
- Hydro-Québec plans to pass on the bill for the cost of repairing the electricity network to property owners
David Heurtel is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, Political Analyst on the Big 5.
- Discussions are finally coming to life about the leadership campaign of the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ).
- Quebec’s health minister is predicting another ‘difficult’ summer in hospitals.
- The Cavendish Coalition is asking Ottawa and Quebec to force the city to extend the boulevard.
David Heurtel was joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer at Women in Governance and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program
- Pierre Poilievre is in Quebec and yesterday he was interviewed by CTV’s Maya Johnson. He plans to use this time to drum up support as he kicks off his summer tour. Last night he held a rally in Montreal where he argued that Justin Trudeau is done taking Montrealers for granted, in front of a crowd of around 500 people gathered in a community centre in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough. To Add: He also announced that Montreal lawyer Neil Oberman will be running for the federal Conservatives in Anthony Housefather’s riding of Mount-Royal. That riding has been held by the Liberal MP since 2015.
- Justin Trudeau keeps repeating the same thing: he wants to stay. He wants to lead the next electoral fight against Pierre Poilievre. But his leadership could be put to the test next week, with a partial in Toronto–St-Paul’s. And as his deputies dance between resignation and enthusiasm.
- At a time when Prime Minister François Legault wants to halve temporary immigration to Quebec, it continues to increase to reach another all time high. According to Statistics Canada data released Wednesday, non-permanent residents, also called temporary immigrants, increased from 560,174 in the first quarter to 597,140, an increase of 6.6%. This growth is even stronger in Quebec than Ontario or Canada as a whole.
Dan Delmar was joined on The Big Five by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor, who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
- Pierre Poilievre is in town for a major announcement
- McGill's encampments may be coming to a close
- The STM is cutting bus services
David Heurtel was joined on The Big Five by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- The Auditor General reports showing “Insufficient financial controls”, “partial justification of expenditures”, “incomplete governance framework”
- Montreal's social housing is being inspected less and less...
- The SPVM does not plan to dismantle the McGill Encampment.
David Heurtel was joined on The Big Five by Andrew Cadell, town councillor in Kamouraska and President of the Task Force on Linguistic Policy and Akil Alleyne, Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- The McGill University encampments set to host an 'anti Israel revolutionary' summer youth program.
- The Municipal government creating amni golf course instead of social housing on the corner of Papineau and Laurier..
- Immigration Immigration and Immigration.
David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media on The Big 5.
- Montreal gives the greenlight for the redeployment of marquees on the terraces of Peel Street.
- François Legault is moving forward with a third highway link without public transport between Quebec and Lévis.
- Nearly half of the rooms in Québec's newly established alternative housing facilities remain unoccupied.
David Heurtel is joined by Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson.
- The Pro-Palestinian encampment has rejected McGill’s latest proposal calling it a “laughable offer.” Further stating that they “stand firm against an administration that represses its students and funds genocide.”
- According to a study, Canada is now the second most popular destination for asylum seekers worldwide, receiving 80,000 claims in 2022. This marks a significant increase from previous years, reflecting global instability and Canada's relatively welcoming immigration policies. The United States remains the top destination with over 730,000 asylum requests.
- Montreal has ranked last in the granting of construction permits in Quebec. But The City of Montreal is said to be increasing communications to announce real estate projects. In its new 2050 Urban Planning and Mobility Plan presented this week, for example, the Plante administration revealed the objective of building 200,000 new housing units. On a daily basis, however, real estate developers report delays in obtaining residential construction and housing permits.
David Heurtel welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- The Plante administration dreams of crisscrossing the city with a gigantic tram network by 2050 so that three out of four Montrealers will have access to structuring public transportation near their homes
- The U.S. government has raised concerns about Quebec's Bill 96, which aims to strengthen the use of French in the province
- Montreal's McGill University is proposing to review its investments in weapons manufacturers and grant amnesty to protesting students
David Heurtel is joined by Neil Drabkin, ia lawyer and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- The federal government is offering 750 million to Quebec to compensate for the costs incurred in managing the influx of asylum seekers into the province
- 2 Montreal fire service employees have been suspended in wake of the fiasco over terrace closures on Grand Prix weekend
- Hydro-Québec will no longer need homeowners' permission to cut down trees on their property if the trees pose a threat to power lines
David Heurtel is joined by Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on today's Big 5.
- “Ashamed for my city” - that’s what the owner of restaurant Ferreira had to say on social media after fire prevention officers closed down her terrace on Grand Prix weekend.
- Faced with a “worrying trend toward centralization and encroachments” in Ottawa, Prime Minister François Legault created a committee to find ways to “increase Quebec’s autonomy” within Canada.
David Heurtel caps off the week with Gabriel Retta, Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Montreal police used tear gas to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters at McGill university after they barricaded themselves in the administration building
- Quebec's new energy bill would cap residential rate hikes at three per cent per year until 2026
- Children will need a municipal permit to play hockey or ball in the streets of Les Cèdres, in Montérégie
David Heurtel is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- The Legault government calls on English-speaking CEGEPs to "reconcile with reality" when they claim that the law on the protection of French undermines the success of Aboriginal students
- The Montreal Immigrant Community Support Center says they cannot cope with the volume
- France has adopted an anti-prostitution plan in view of the Paris Olympic Games
- The growing popularity of Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party among immigrants and non-Francophones could give it a historic breakthrough on the island of Montreal
David Heurtel is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The CAQ gets a little bump up as we get ready for a National Assembly summer break
- A Quebec legislature has unanimously condemned the idea of making the province bilingual
- Bernard Drainville seems to have responded to one mother who bought over 40 A/C units for her children’s classrooms
David Heurtel welcomes in Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- The Legault government amends its bill to protect elected officials against intimidation
- Could we be making a move towards nuclear energy?
- Involuntarily or consciously, Canadian parliamentarians may have contributed to the interference efforts of foreign actors
- Hate crimes, assaults and vehicle thefts are on the rise in Montreal
David Heurtel is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
- Bloc Quebecois and Conservative leaders of Quebec are outraged at the idea of making Quebec bilingual
- Donald Trump found guilty: Canada has “nothing to add.”
- A ridiculous or justified restaurant charge?
Elias Makos caps off the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- The Bloc Québécois is proposing to invoke the notwithstanding clause to prevent judges from dismissing cases involving violent and serious crimes
- Liberal MP and Health Minister Mark Holland suggests taking your kids on a road trip this summer means you don’t care about the future of the planet
- Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of his hush-money trial
- The Parti Quebecois wants each classroom to have a Quebec flag in it
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Murders, stabbings and shootings in and around Montreal on Wednesday have many questioning how safe we are
- McGill has sent a letter to the police asking for more action to prevent hate at encampment
- The number of Canadians moving to the United States has reached a ten-year high
- Children are being harassed at a playground near Montreal’s safe drug-use site
Elias Makos welcomes back Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Neil Drabkin, a federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was chief of staff in the Harper government.
- Mayor Valerie Plante says the city will impose a 120-day deadline for boroughs to issue building permits
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his goal is to make housing more affordable for younger Canadians - without bringing down home prices for existing homeowners
- Parents of children attending a school in St. Henri are having to walk around passed out drug users, and an illegal campsite has appeared. Do we need a course correction?
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- In the midst of the major housing crisis that has seen the cost of rent in Montreal soar, new data tells the story of a city that has created “endless delays” for building permits
- Both McGill and Concordia have admitted that antisemitism on campus is a ‘significant problem.’
- Is Montreal’s transit system in a death spiral?
Elias Makos starts the week off with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The Quebec political parties facing the most serious questions about their futures met over the weekend
- And over in Québec solidaire land, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois got what he wanted over the weekend
- The CAQ also met over the weekend - and François Legault took dead aim at social media and its effect on youth
Elias Makos caps off the week with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- A strong majority of Quebec adults wants to limit social media to children aged 16 and above
- 50 Montreal-area High school students are protesting their school's “sexist” dress code
- A bipartisan group of 23 U.S. Senators has expressed concerns over Canada's defense spending
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Hotel mogul Christiane Germain has been appointed head of Santé Québec’s board. What’s more the 15 member board does not include any anglophone representation
- The Liberal government is facing criticism for citing cabinet confidentiality to redact records provided to the public inquiry investigating meddling by China and other hostile states in Canadian democracy
- Montreal police say that things in the city are “pretty safe” despite the 7 homicides that have happened in the past 10 days
Elias Makos welcomes in Gabriel Retta, Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Beginning today, the PQ will run pro-independence ads on English TV, something the party says they’ve never done before
- Mayor Valerie Plante is in Hollywood, trying to bring more film and TV production to the city
- Last night on the Plateau 2 men and 1 teen were stabbed to death following an altercation
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator, and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- Gabriel Nadeau Dubois has written an open letter. In it he declares that the time has come for Quebec to have a leftist government
- McGill is denouncing a pro-Palestinian protest which took place outside a senior administrator’s home
- There’s a call to bring peanuts and other allergens back to school lunchboxes. As some say that banning allergens like nuts or peanuts at school provides a false sense of security
Elias Makos kicks off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Quebec nationalists are in a tizzy after photos of in-branch posters at Desjardins for la fête des Patriotes were posted online
- The Parti Québécois has launched a new ad campaign extolling the virtues of independence
- Last week Pierre Fitzgibbon caused quite the stir with a flippant response over whether or not Quebec should lower gas taxes
Elias Makos ends the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.
- A new Angus Reid poll shows the Liberals losing Muslim and Jewish voters as the war in Gaza continues
- The Montreal imam who delivered a speech at a pro-Palestinian rally will not be charged
- Quebec media says that a new bill to protect politicians is excessive and harms free speech
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Yesterday a Quebec court rejected McGill’s injunction request to move the encampment from their university grounds
- Millionaire Mitch Garber has taken a shot at NDP leader Jagmeet Singh regarding his salary
- The EMSB has come out with fighting remarks. They say that they’re better than the Quebec government at teaching French
Elias Makos welcomes in Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- A new Léger poll shows that Quebec Solidaire is hurting and that the Liberals are climbing
- Statistics Canada has released a new report which shows which Anglos are most likely to send their kids to French schools
- Aéroports de Montréal, the body that oversees Trudeau Airport and the cargo hub over in Mirabel, is taking a small upstart rival to court
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
- Justin Trudeau is taking one from the Poilievre playbook - using social media to release a highly-polished video defending the capital gains tax increase announced in his government’s budget
- People fed up with porch pirates are getting more and more creative to stop would-be package thieves
- There’s a video circulating online which shows a Montreal business owner dumping water on a homeless person sleeping in his entranceway
Elias Makos starts the week off with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800.
- The cyclist that hit a four-year-old girl who was crossing the street to catch a school bus has been given a $131 ticket
- Faced with growing demand from customers, restaurant owners are putting pressure on the government to allow dogs on terraces
- Another pro-Palestinian encampment has been set up in Montreal. This time the students at UQAM are the ones doing it
Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- François Legault says sovereignty would be good for Quebec’s identity - but not for the province’s finances
- Should Quebec be more transparent about the salaries of civil servants?
- A conservative MP says she is fed up with the NDP and Liberals plastics ban that will do nothing for the environment
Elias Makos welcomes back Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Is working in an office for three days a week too much? That is what the public sector union for federal government workers argued yesterday during their press conference in Ottawa
- Despite speeding and burning a red light – a tow truck driver will only face a fine for killing a 74-year-old woman in a crash in January of 2022
- Yesterday on the show we had PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon talking about his proposition of banning cellphones inside schools
On today's program, Elias spoke with lawyer and political commentator Neil Drabkin, who was a chief of staff in the Harper government and Noovo and RDS host Meeker Guerrier.
- Crack is being sold inside a CHSLD. That’s what occupants at the Paul Emile-Leger centre near Chinatown are saying, adding that they no longer feel safe.
- The federal government is granting British Columbia’s request to recriminalize hard drugs in public spaces
- Quebec's health minister is looking at a bureaucratic change which could free up half a million GP appointments each year.
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Swedish manufacturer Northvolt says it found homemade bombs at the construction site of their future battery plant on the south shore of Montreal
- It is day 11 of the encampment at McGill University and things both parties remain at a standstill after their meeting yesterday
- Quebec is looking at tightening the regulations around sperm donation
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Political analyst Karim Boulos, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- There’s frustration in Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, as a pilot project that sees garbage collection reduced to once every two weeks moves forward
- Quebec Liberal Party leadership news: Former finance minister Carlos Leitao has endorsed Frédéric Beauchemin for the job, even if the current MNA hasn’t made a run official
- There appears to be chaos at Québec solidaire. After co-spokesperson Émilise Lessard-Therrien announced she was leaving the party after just five months, two high-level staffers also announced they were headed for the exits as the weekend began
Elias Makos ends the week with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Community groups in Chinatown are pleading for action to deal with the rise in crime in the area
- The National Assembly is divided into two camps - this according to Premier François Legault
- Quebec’s French language Minister Jean-François Roberge is now seeking guidance from France about secularism in schools
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Latest poll by Leger for the National Post shows the largest lead for the Conservative Party since Brian Mulroney was at the helm
- Week’s after the budget was unveiled, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh finally confirmed his party will support it
- McGill University's ongoing encampment situation continues. The university is now offering a ‘forum’ to protesters if they agree to leave
Elias Makos welcomes in Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Chaos in the House of Commons on Tuesday - with the leader of the opposition being kicked out of parliament for calling the Prime Minister ‘Wacko”
- NYPD officers arrested protesters at Columbia University last night
- The federal government is finally going to force employees to come back to the office three days a week
- Montreal is going to hire professional shooters to deal with east-end deer overpopulation
Elias Makos welcomes in Neil Drabkin, lawyer and former chief of staff in the Harper government, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- McGill says the “pro-Palestinian” encampment is illegal and violates the university’s policies, but is hoping to deescalate the situation, and avoid calling in the police
- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's still not ready to say whether his caucus will support the federal budget
- A proposed boycott of Loblaw stores is gaining momentum online
Elias Makos welcomes in David Heurtel, former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- The pro-Palestinian protestors who established an encampment on the campus of McGill University.
- Breaking news this morning in Quebec politics.
- $603 Million to reverse the decline of French.
Elias Makos welcomes in Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The battle between the province and municipalities over public transit continues.
- Did we say $873 million dollars for a new roof? We meant closer to a billion dollars.
- Only 10 days since the safe drug inhalation site opened near a school in St. Henri… and it’s already causing strife.
Elias Makos welcomes in Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- So the budget didn’t work, and it appears that the pivot for the Liberals now is this: Paint Pierre Poilievre as an Alex Jones-type extremist
- Public transit in Montreal is facing a $700 million hole, and that means the Plante administration faces some tough choices
- Quebec has now granted $40 million dollars for cleanup of the Montreal Olympic Stadium after a fire
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Valerie Plante says she’s against “Bonjour,hi”. Telling merchants that saying just “Bonjour” is better.
- The CAQ is continuing to lose ground to the PQ in the polls
- Education Minister Bernard Drainville says parents need to buckle down and ensure their kids go to school
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Uh oh “bonjour, hi” is on the rise in Montreal’s businesses. How long before the language police say something about this?
- All signs indicate Honda will be the latest recipient of billions in sweet sweet Canadian government money to set up shop for the future in Ontario
- Now going viral online, posters have been spotted in Ontario and Atlantic Canada encouraging people to partake in “The First Annual Steal From Loblaws Day”
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- Tim Hortons in hot water following a potential lawsuit for Roll Up to Win prize snafu - which they say has ‘no merit.’
- A Montreal woman says she lost close to $25,000 dollars on a fake crypto trading platform
- The kids think we’re doomed, but absolutely, positively won’t change anything about how they live
Elias Makos ends the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator, and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Valerie Plante says that the Hippodrome development will be a ‘city within a city.’
- Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc has discussed plans with a former cabinet minister on a run for the Liberal Leadership if/when Justin Trudeau heads for the exits
- The NBA has banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life. The ban came after an investigation by the league found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Premier Francois Legault still has no idea how much rent costs. This time around it was Interim Liberal leader Marc Tanguay with the “gotcha” question
- NDP leader Jagmeet Singh still hasn't confirmed if his party will support the new federal budget
- One couple in Ahuntsic says that the federal budget will cost them 28K
Elias Makos welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Trudie Mason veteran newscaster at CJAD 800.
- The wealthiest Canadians will pay more - that’s one of the underlying messages of this year’s Federal Budget
- Parti Quebecois leader Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon is pushing back on criticism that he is using fear and resentment in a bid to sell voters on sovereignty
- High ticket prices seem to be the new norm. In February tickets to see CF Montreal play a game against Inter Miami with Lionel Messi were selling for as high as $10,000 a ticket on some resale sites… Have you struggled to buy tickets to see someone perform or a game?
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government.
- PSPP’s relentless calls for a third referendum have some federalist Quebecers muttering another “p” word - partition
- Budget Day 2024! The former Bank of Canada governor says it’s going to be the worst one in 40 years
- After Iran attacked Israel with a bombardment of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles on Saturday and Sunday, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is urging Israel to “take the win’ and not retaliate
- How do we solve a problem like the Big O roof? Turns out there isn’t one solution that everyone will be happy with
- The Lachine Canal has recently removed around 30 public trash cans
Elias Makos begins the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- The federal budget drops tomorrow. And after a massive two-week spending tour by the Liberals, questions now surround how the government will pay for it
- A paraplegic Quebec man chose medical assistance in dying after a four-day stay in an ER left him in excruciating pain
- Iran attacked Israel over the weekend. The news came out as pro-Palestinian protesters once again took to the streets demanding a ceasefire
- Parti Quebecois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says that the Parti Quebecois is indeed the leading political force in Quebec
Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Akil Alleyne, reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Another nugget from the Liberal government ahead of next week’s budget - Canada will allow 30-year mortgages on newly built property for first-time home buyers
- Should we just give it a rest with Bill 21?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government,
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified at the foreign interference inquiry on Wednesday
- The Quebec government has tabled a bill that would see people who harass or threaten Quebec politicians hit with a court injunction or fines up to $1,500
- For the first time in Quebec, supernurses will be able to take care of patients without being supervised by a doctor
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Faced with a second week of pre-budget announcements from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that seemingly stomp all over provincial jurisdiction, Francois Legault declared he’s had enough
- Justin Trudeau will testify at the foreign interference inquiry this afternoon
- An English teacher working for a French-language school service centre has had his complaint dismissed
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Ahead of the federal budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged $73 billion in additional defence spending over the next two decades
- Should we limit screen time for youth? Quebec is not ruling out a legislation which would do just that
- One teacher who participated in the reality TV show “Survivor Quebec” has been fired for doing the show without the agreement of her employer
Elias Makos starts the week off with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has – airquotes – “made his decision.” Housefather will be staying in caucus after much reflection on whether or not to stay in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal fold.
- The Rock says he regrets endorsing Joe Biden in 2020, saying the public pronouncement "caused an incredible amount of division.
- The Red Cross has stepped in to help one Montreal family of seven paying $1,800 dollars a month to live in some pretty disgusting conditions
Elias Makos closes out the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Journal de Montreal went out to use the city’s fancy and expensive smart toilets and found most of them out of order
- Another day, another pre-budget announcement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This time, it’s a $1.5B rental protection fund
- The use of French in public is stable - this according to the OQLF’s updated study on the subject
Elias Makos welcomes in Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- Canada’s inquiry into foreign election interference is finally starting to make some headlines
- The Prime Minister pledged $15 billion for apartment construction loans yesterday
- Assault, people in crisis and harmful drug use in the metro system
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst, and Trudie Mason - veteran newscaster here at CJAD 800.
- The Prime Minister is on a budget programs tour. Tuesday he announced a new $6 billion "Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund,"
- At his housing presser, Justin Trudeau channeled Maxime Bernier when asked about how immigration has affected the housing crisis.
- An STM driver tossed everyone off the city bus he was driving after one passenger allegedly raised their voice
Elias Makos starts the week off with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- 51 politicians, academics, artists, religious leaders and human-rights advocates have signed an open letter calling on Canada’s current leaders to improve civility in public discourse
- Another day, another Federal program that stomps all over provincial jurisdiction. This time, it’s for a school food program
- Hydro-Quebec’s annual electricity rate hike came into effect on April 1 and the Canadian Federation of independent businesses are not happy
- Vermont police are warning drivers returning from Montreal to check for hidden GPS devices
David Heurtel is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- A confrontation between a man and foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly. The video was captured in the Mile End and the man was imploring Joly to lift the cap on the number of Palestinian refugees entering Canada.
- Veterans Affairs Canada faced major backlash this weekend after releasing a post on X on Good Friday wishing members of the armed Forces and the RCMP a happy March Holiday Season instead of a Happy Easter.
- The Parti Quebecois (PQ) says the Legault government is stalling and is still a long way from achieving its objective of providing all children with a childcare place by 2025.
Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Figures out from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation paint a terrible picture for Montreal
- Quebec's French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge has ordered a probe and other politicians are apoplectic after a Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League team made themselves English-only playoffs garb
- MPs in Ottawa are due for a pay increase on April 1. That means an MP’s base salary will go from $194,600 to $203,100 - an increase of $8,500
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- The federal government will create a new "Canadian Renters’ Bill of Rights."
- Montreal wants to increase their rental housing inspections to 10,000 in 2024
- A collection of Ontario school boards have launched lawsuits seeking $4.5 billion in damages against Snapchat, TikTok, and Meta
Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government.
- 1,400 people showed up at a synagogue to hear Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speak. What does this turnout mean for Liberal support, and for the Mount-Royal riding?
- Is Canada missing out on economic and environmental opportunities?
- After promising to cut seven thousand civil servant positions during his 2012 CAQ Leadership election campaign, the Legault government has actually hired ten thousand more civil servants since 2018
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Police have arrested a 50-year-old woman for the criminal harassment of Longueuil mayor Catherine Fournier
- A Quebec coroner says that people who are caught driving without their seatbelt should have their licence suspended
- Bill 96 could lead to the disappearance of popular products in the province
Elias Makos starts off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The Education Ministry has sent out new regulations to schools about the April 8th solar eclipse
- Montreal Police, SQ, and the Ontario Provincial Police announced Friday that 34 people have been arrested in relation to car thefts
- The federal Liberal party tabled a revision to the Elections Act in the House of Commons on Friday
Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced that a sweeping reduction in temporary foreign worker targets is coming this fall
- A Quebec woman has been ordered to pay 27 fines worth $13K for having a temporary car shelter
- Apple is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice in a historic monopoly lawsuit
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Anthony Housefather isn’t ruling out the possibility of joining the Conservatives
- La Presse has apologized after publishing an editorial cartoon
- Women are terrified as a man convicted of domestic abuse has been released
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster here at CJAD 800.
It has now come to light that in 2012, the Olympic Park estimated that a winterized stadium without a roof would be 10 times less expensive
The CAQ continues to slide in the polls - so much so the PQ is now in majority territory
The Liberal MP for Mount-Royal, Anthony Housefather, is 'reflecting' on his place in his party’s caucus
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- There are “too many cars” on the road. That’s the line not coming from Steven Guilbeault or Valerie Plante - but CAQ SuperMinister™ Pierre Fitzgibbon
- A motion from the NDP initially calling on Canada to recognize the "State of Palestine '' passed amid chaos and backfighting
- A new report shows no progress on Quebec ER room waits. In the past year if you visited an ER your average wait time would be 5 hours and 13 minutes
Elias Makos kicks off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Another day, another interview in which the Prime Minister tells us how much he thinks about quitting his job
- The NDP will put forward a motion in the House of Commons today calling on the government to officially recognize a Palestinian state
- Quebecers will have to “consume less” electricity and “at the right times”
Elias Makos is joined by Christina Chough. Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor.
- Today François Legault will ask Justin Trudeau to transfer all immigration powers to Quebec.
- Quebec’s National Assembly unanimously condemned Canada’s Supreme Court on Thursday
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been pushed into a corner over the impending April 1st carbon tax hike, and politicians and journalists are having a field day with it
- François Legault is trying to make sure feel better by putting the $11 billion dollar deficit into perspective. Is it working?
- Loblaw is facing backlash as it tests receipt scanners at self-checkout
Elias Makos welcomes in Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800.
- Yesterday Finance Minister Éric Girard tabled a historic budget with a projected $11 billion dollar deficit
- Mayors in Greater Montreal say they’re looking at the possibility of significantly increasing density in certain areas
- The Online Harms Act continues to get attention, and very little of it is good
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, Akil Alleyne, Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Quebec’s budget will be unveiled later today and it’s set to focus on education and health
- The ArriveCan scandal is getting worse. Today we’re finding out that GC Strategies won three other contracts to develop apps for the Canada Border Services Agency
- The latest poll from Mainstreet Research shows the Conservatives with a 21-point lead nationwide, and a lead in every region of the country except Quebec - where there is now a statistical tie between the Bloc, Liberals, and Conservatives
Elias Makos kicks off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG
- Projet Montréal recently polled Montrealers for their views about a list of people who could conceivably run for mayor
- Just a few months before the start of the leadership race for Quebec’s Liberal Party - a political commission has been formed to highlight, defend and make clear what the political positions of the Liberals are
- Laval will be offering $50 dollars a year to residents towards the purchase of reusable menstrual products and adult diapers
Elias Makos caps off the week with Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Quebec’s deal with Groupe Construction Pomerleau-Canam to replace the Olympic Stadium roof and technical ring is official
- Anti-Airbnb rage has spread in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood of Montreal
- A Superior Court judge has denied Montreal's Roman Catholic archdiocese’s request for an exemption to Quebec’s medical assistance in dying law
Elias Makos is joined by political analysts Karim Boulos and Anne Lagace-Dowson
- Montreal’s festivals have penned an open letter this morning, wondering out loud which of their festivals will go down the path of Just For Laughs next
- That the Northvolt plant would not have happened if the company had to submit to a BAPE, or environmental assessment
- Stick around Quebec making $120,000 Canadian a year, or take an offer to make $90,000 a year in Florida. Which one would you pick?
Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Canada’s GDP per capita is now lower than it was at the end of 2014. The gap between Canada and the U.S. on that front is now $25,000, more than double what it was when the Liberals took power in 2015
- Just for Laughs is seeking creditor protection and has cancelled this year's festival
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wants the referendum to be on immigration
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800, and
Akil Alleyne, reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Correctional Service Canada has confirmed that notorious killer Luka Magnotta has been transferred to a medium-security prison
- Former Bell Media radio host Jamil Jivani won the federal byelection in Durham, Ontario last night
- Quebec is annoyed as Ottawa is imposing an increase in family unification permits
Elias Makos starts the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- A reception for visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Toronto had to be cancelled on Saturday, after “Pro-palestinian” blocked all entrances to the venue
- Radio-Canada reports that federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller has told his staff to exceed the immigration thresholds
- Is Air Canada slowly becoming the WORST airline to travel with?
- Could we soon see the end of the classic 4-litre milk bag?
Elias Makos ends the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Canada’s former prime minister Brian Mulroney has died at age 84. What are your most memorable Mulroney moments? What did he mean to you?
- Quebec’s highest court made a ruling on Bill 21 yesterday. Ruling on the province’s secularism law they ruled that it was constitutional
- The new proposed online harms bill would give the Justice Minister the power to impose house arrest on someone who “is feared to commit a hate crime in the future – even if they have not yet done so already”
Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- The latest poll has Pierre Poilievre’s conservatives ahead of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals… in Quebec!
- CTV News has learnt that the CEO of a company that received $8 million to work on the ArriveCan app is an employee of the Department of National Defence
- 40 years ago today, Pierre Elliott Trudeau resigned as Prime Minister, the day after taking his now infamous walk in the snow. There are so many parallels between the fate of the father and the current fate of the son, Justin. Would you advise Justin Trudeau to resign today?
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- New proposed Quebec regulations will require more French markings on consumer products & lead to fewer choices and higher costs for things like home appliances
- Tomorrow the Quebec Court of Appeal will rule on the constitutionality of Bill 21
- Wendy’s intends to test dynamic pricing in some restaurants as early as next year
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Heavier sentences, more laws, more regulations, new regulatory bodies - it’s all there in the new Liberal government’s long-awaited online harms bill
- The man who stabbed a woman 14 times in the West Island in a dispute over dog poop in 2011 has been granted day parole on the life sentence he was given for the murder
- The Los Angeles Kings will play a preseason game in Salt Lake City ahead of their stint in Quebec City in the fall - and will do so without a nickel of government handouts
Elias Makos kicks of the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- Both McGill and Concordia have filed lawsuits demanding that Quebec cancel their tuition hike plans
- Should lawyers also be social media influencers? Patrick Lagacé at La Presse told the story of Marc-André Grenon’s lawyers over the weekend
- The latest numbers show that crimes committed with firearms have dropped significantly in Montreal, by 26%. But other types of crime increased by 11%
Elias Makos caps off the week with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- The debate over asylum seekers continued yesterday as Premier Francois Legault told reporters that Quebecers should have priority for subsidized daycare spots in the province before asylum seekers
- The Quebec government will unveil its next budget on March 12th. Finance Minister Eric Girard told reporters that the focus of this bill will be centred around health and education
- Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante and Montreal Police chief Fady Dagher took to the streets of Montreal and paid a visit to the Village to talk with residents in the area
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- A bizarre day for Premier Francois Legault at the National Assembly. He questioned the Bloc Quebecois’ usefulness in an exchange over temporary immigration with PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. and then performed show and tell bringing an apple, orange, and banana for a gathering with the parliamentary press.
- Bill 31 is now law. The housing bill gives landlords the right to refuse lease transfers (and lets that tenant break the lease upon refusal) and also sets hefty compensation rates for evictions
- Fans of CF Montreal are up in arms over the cost of tickets to the club’s match against the biggest soccer superstar in the world, Miami’s Lionel Messi
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- The Quebec government wants a billion dollars from the federal government to pay for the costs of welcoming asylum seekers
- The Quebec Liberal Party has ramped up its efforts to scour the globe for anyone that wants to lead the party - all in an effort to avoid a Denis Coderre coronation
- Radio-Canada is out for blood on the Northvolt project… The public broadcaster reports that one year before the project was approved, the Environment Minister refused another project on the same site
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- At a city council meeting last night, Mayor Valerie Plante said that French should unite us
- Denis Coderre says he’s almost made up his mind on a run for the Quebec Liberal Party Leadership
- They’re about to redo Quebec’s electoral map, and the proposed changes are creating quite the stir
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- The Quebec government held a press conference on Sunday… and some are asking what was the point of it
- At least one in five school service centres hasn’t fired a single teacher in the last five years
- If you thought the initial estimate on replacing the roof was a lot… Get ready to see hundreds of millions of dollars more in additional costs to fix Montreal’s Olympic Stadium
Elias Makos caps off the week with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Pointe-Claire’s mayor tells Pierre Poilievre that he was “elected to slow down development.”
- As expected, the CAQ government voted down a motion to lower Quebec’s blood alcohol limit while behind the wheel
- Calls and email exchanges with civil servants and a lunch with Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon… Northvolt was having discussions with the Legault government under the radar
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Turns out that GC Strategies, the company with four employees that managed to get a large slice of ArriveCan contracts, has won at least 140 contracts totaling nearly 258 million dollars from several federal departments and agencies since 2015
- Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is backtracking from comments that the Federal government would no longer fund road projects
- Denis Coderre has positioned himself as ‘Captain Canada’ in his visit to the National Assembly
Elias Makos welcomes in Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Just days after the car theft summit, Quebec provincial police and specialized teams seized 53 stolen vehicles from the Port of Montreal
- Pushing back against the rise of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon in the polls, Denis Coderre is launching a “Non Merci” campaign today
- The EMSB has adjusted its school calendar and April 8th will now be a professional day, in light of the Solar Eclipse
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- The auditor general released a damning report into the ArriveCan app
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québecois is proposing that first time home buyers get a rebate of 3.5 per cent off the current mortgage rate
- Not everyone is against fundraising cocktails. In fact, prospective Liberal leader Denis Coderre says he would let MNAs participate in these fundraising cocktail parties
Elias Makos starts off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Super Bowl weekend - did you buy into the hype?
- Have you checked in on your dog lately? Turns out that more dogs are becoming depressed than ever and many have had to be prescribed antidepressants
- A new poll by Abacus Data shows the largest lead for the Conservatives they’ve ever measured. Are we heading towards an election sooner than later?
Elias Makos caps off the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- François Legault came out swinging against Valerie Plante
- Legault also says too many young people using English words think it’s ‘cool’
- Grieving parents say they were told to pay $200 dollars to meet a Quebec minister
Elias Makos welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Bell announced this morning that it would cut 4,800 jobs across all levels of the company. The move includes Bell Media, which will sell off 45 of its 103 regional radio stations as well
- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has put Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "on notice"
- Valerie Plante is speaking up for Montreal’s universities
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- A new poll shows a big jump in support for the Quebec Liberals if Denis Coderre is their leader
- The same Léger poll shows that the Parti Québécois may have a big problem even as they sit in first place. A quarter of their supporters are opposed to sovereignty
- The Catholic Church is taking Quebec to court over the province’s Medical Assistance in dying law
Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Starting this summer Montreal’s Olympic Stadium will be closed for 4 years to undergo renovations. Quebec is set to spend $870 million for a new roof
- Car stopped for more than 10 seconds? Better turn it off! Ensemble Montreal turned heads yesterday with their announcement of a new regulation in the borough of Outremont
- Head of McGill University, Deep Saini, met with François Legault to discuss controversial tuition hike plans for the province’s out-of-province students
Elias Makos makes his return and welcomes in Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- I had a kid, but the latest numbers from Statistics Canada show the country's fertility rate has plummeted to an all-time low of 1.33 children per woman in 2022
- Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx and Olympic Park CEO Michel Labrecque will announce the details today on a new roof and technical ring of Olympic Stadium
- Former city executive committee chairperson Dominique Ollivier is suing Quebecor media for reports she says contains ‘several factual errors and omissions'
David Heurtel caps off the week with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor
David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- The CAQ has been caught up since the start of the parliamentary year in a debate on controversial methods of political financing
- Canadians, who idolize their best hockey players – are not used to this type of legal intervention at the heart of their national sport
- For the first time, there are more than 500 disaffiliated general practitioners from the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, four times more than 15 years ago
David Heurtel welcomes in Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Faced with an overload of closures, the Legault government will subsidise $200 million dollars for health services and care in small private seniors' residences
- François Legault's return to parliament has been plagued by an increase of cases where caquist elected officials invited mayors and citizens to pay $100 to meet with a minister during political financing activities
- A new survey shows the discomfort of consumers about certain new tipping practices
David Heurtel is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator, and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- A new poll conducted by the firm Pallas Data gives François Legault and his CAQ members their worst result in voting intentions since the winter of 2016
- Health Minister Mark Holland says the country is not ready to extend eligibility for medical assistance in dying to people whose only medical problem is mental illness
- 7 years after an attack in Quebec City at a mosque that left 6 people dead
David Heurtel kicks off the week with Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Having recently become a member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, of which he wishes to become leader, Denis Coderre calls on “disappointed” Liberal voters to come back
- The Commission on Foreign Interference which begins on January 29 at Ottawa will deal exclusively with the last two federal elections
- Members of Parliament are returning to Ottawa on Monday vowing action on Canadians' pressing concerns
David Heurtel caps off the week with Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- As Quebec reaches nine million people living inside the province…Premier Francois Legault wants to limit the amount of temporary foreign workers entering the province
- The Quebec government is looking at a potential delay in trying to have a balanced budget
- The SAQ is reminding its employees to not use “Bonjour, Hi”.
David Heurtel is joined by Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- There is news of Coderre embarking on a tour of Quebec to gauge his Liberal leadership chances
- As the federal Liberal caucus convened in Ottawa for its back-to-the-Hill strategy meeting, questions are swirling again around how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's MPs are feeling about his continued leadership
- Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre is at it again… This time he’s undermining science by ridiculing pizzeria pollution monitors
David Heurtel welcomes back Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- The historic use of the Emergency Measures Act to end the “freedom convoy” in 2022 was not justified and contravened the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, according to a judgement rendered Tuesday by the Federal Court
- Where did he go? François Legault has been absent from the public scene for a month
- A residence in eastern Montreal will close its doors in August, forcing around sixty seniors, some of whom are very vulnerable, to relocate
David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Ajay M. Pangarkar, Workforce Performance Strategist and award-winning author.
- Pierre Poilievre continued to attack Valérie Plante on Monday, by commenting negatively on her participation in Justin Trudeau's Council of Ministers meeting
- Canada is set to reduce the number of international study permits by 35%.
- Laval taxpayers paid nearly $1,000 for an employee of the mayor's office to participate in the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) congress in 2022
David Heurtel kicks off the week with Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Quebec’s health minister Christian Dubé showed up unannounced at the very troubled Lakeshore ER this weekend
- A specialist in Islamophobia saw her appointment to the board of directors of her establishment blocked by the Council of Ministers, without explanation
- What do you think Trudeau needs to achieve today and tomorrow? What are your thoughts on him choosing Montreal to do it?
David Heurtel caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- The tone is rising again between Pierre Poilievre and Quebec municipal elected official
- Desjardins and the National in deep disagreement over immigration
- The Syndicat de l'enseignement de la région de Laval (SERL) rejected 68% of the agreement made with the Legault government
David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- The call to avoid emergencies was heard by Quebecers. But at what cost?
- Due to the housing crisis that has worsened since the last elections, the Parti Québécois could lower its electoral commitment to reduce immigration threshold to 35,000
- The Covid loans repayment deadline for 165,000 businesses in Quebec is today
David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Improved cleanliness, distinctive street furniture, a 24-hour neighbourhood: the City of Montreal is pulling out the chequebook to try to restore its city centre
- The overall cost of dropping out of school in Quebec can be estimated at nearly $14 billion per year
David Heurtel was joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- The construction of a $13 million dollar modular emergency room announced last June for Lakeshore General Hospital will be delayed and the cost increasing
- Quebec’s healthcare workers say that a deal isn’t within reach despite conciliation
- A poll shows that a majority of Canadians fear the economic, political and military consequences of Donald Trump's victory in the November presidential election
David Heurtel kicks off the week with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800.
- Slippery sidewalks… Montreal needs to salt up their sidewalks as injuries linked to falling on them have begun to overwhelm paramedics.
- Yves-François Blanchet is worried that in Montreal and the regions there are 2 Quebecs
- The five largest fortunes on the planet have seen their wealth double since 2020
David Heurtel caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Do you have an issue with executives at big charities being paid well?
- What are the major challenges for retail in 2024? Consumers did not reduce their spending in 2024
- Bills from restaurants for alcohol, conventions at Disneyworld, gym memberships: the general manager of the Town of Hampstead has billed taxpayers for hundreds of thousands of dollars in questionable expenses over the last few years
David Heurtel welcomes in Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- The Quebec government is rejecting a proposal from multiple local politicians who called for special permission to allow Jewish schools and houses of worship to hire armed security guards
- The RCMP is trying to determine whether charges of terrorism should be made against a cook who allegedly tried to kill three employees of the restaurant La Belle and La Bœuf before Christmas
- Justin Trudeau’s office is denying allegations that it misled the Ethics Commissioner, after federal Conservatives requested an investigation into Justin Trudeau's vacation in Jamaica
David Heurtel is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Former mayor of Montreal and former federal minister Denis Coderre is considering running for the position of leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
- There have been calls for a reform of the FAE trade union
- Hydro Quebec’s Micheal Sabia is getting a new whip. Sabia has swapped Sophie Brochu's Tesla for a Volvo hybrid
David Heurtel hosted The Elias Makos Show this morning.
David's guests were Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor
The subjects discussed were
- Should we be arming our security at Jewish schools and gathering places?
- Should governments change how they negotiate?
- Ideas for the catch-up plan in advance of Bernard Drainville's press conference.
On this edition of the BIG 5...David Heurtel is in as guest host with panelists Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- The future CEO of Santé Quebec will earn $543,000 and will have their own driver.
- Do those working for the Montreal Gazette play victim?
- Salary increase of 17.4% over five years, improved pension plan, bonus bonuses for specialized workers: the Common Front unveiled on Sunday the main parameters of the agreement in principle that it will submit to its members as early as mid-January.
Today on the Big 5, Elias Makos welcomes Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is now taking aim at another cost of living
- Notable Quebecers have used the tax code to make sizable charitable donations without much cost to them
- It has been a terrible week for Montreal restaurants
On Elias Mako's' first Big 5 of 2024, he is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Another Justin Trudeau vacation, another Justin Trudeau vacation scandal
- Canada’s Industry Minister wants a foreign grocery giant to come to this country
- How much do you hold onto the name of venues?
Dan Delmar is in for Elias Makos and joining him on the Big 5 is Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councilor and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
Joining Dan Delmar, who is in for Elias, on the Big 5 is Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- François Legault's New Year's message: How will his year go?
- There’s a fear that 2024 could be a setback for Montreal.
- Are Quebec Liberals a nationalist party now?
In for Elias, Dan Delmar welcomes Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- Happy New Year! Let's start with some political predictions and we will start federally and work our way down. Firstly… will Justin Trudeau be PM by this time next year?
- Can François Legault turn things around?
- Should Valerie Plante feel worried about her job security as Mayor this year?
Filling in for Elias, David Heurtel is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Finance Minister Eric Girard announced on X yesterday that the province has had a negative profit margin for the second quarter in a row.
- The education union CSQ and the Quebec government went into what they call a negotiation blitz yesterday and throughout the night.
- A section of the Joliette metro station has been caged up and locked to the public after weeks of alleged incidents involving people throwing objects towards people walking in the area.
Joining David Heurtel, in for Elias, is Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- The number of calls the DPJ has received since the strikes began in the education sector has dropped drastically. However, many experts do not see this as a good thing.
- The FAE has rejected the latest offer from the government saying that the offer contains major setbacks for teachers and their students.
- The numbers revealed in the latest Leger poll reveal that 56 percent of Quebecers supported the teachers’ strike actions while 34 percent opposed them.
Elias welcomes in Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800.
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McGill University has announced a bold move to lessen the impact of Quebec’s tuition hikes on out-of-province students.
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Christian Dubé wants you to avoid using the ER this holiday season
The Quebec government has brought forth a new counter-offer to the public sector unions.
Joining Elias on The Big 5 this morning were
- Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band The Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia University and
- Political analyst Karim Boulos
The subjects discussed were
- Ottawa teen facing terrorism and explosive-related charges targeting Jewish people
- Loto Quebec building a luxury hotel on the grounds of the Montreal Casino
- the never ending teachers strike
- the rise of electric vehicle sales in Canada
Joining Elias on The Big 5 this morning were
- David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and
- Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
The subjects discussed were
- the failing health care system
- China posing a security risk
- the never ending teachers strike
- the never ending Cavendish extension
Joining David Heurtel on The Big 5 this morning were Akil Alleyne, reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to Mayor Valerie Plante.
The topics discussed
-the continuing controversy regarding the provincial government's tuition fees increase
-five Liberal MP's sending a letter to 25 Canadian Universities asking whether or not calling for a genocide against Jewish people violates institution policy.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- English universities are reacting to the Quebec government’s proposal that 80% of foreign students will need intermediate French by graduation
- Quebec tourism minister Caroline Proulx told reporters that the stadium roof has 20,000 tears, and therefore the stadium is not up to the standards required for such a world class event
- Ontario is finally going to get the right to buy beer and wine at corner stores
Elias Makos welcomes in Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- While Quebec looks to increase tuition fees for out-of-province Canadians who want to study at anglo universities, it seems they’re looking to majorly reduce tuition for French & Belgian students
- Some CEGEP students are holding a “strike” of their own
- The Olympic Stadium will be closed indefinitely as the Olympic Park begins exploratory work for the replacement of the roof
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Are Quebec’s Anglo institutions slowly losing their… English? The McGill University Health Centre now holds its monthly board meetings in French only
- Municipal elected officials say that they have to make political donations to the CAQ solely for the purpose of being able to meet government ministers
- Ottawa has launched a $13 billion dollar dental-care program with kid and seniors first up for coverage
Elias Makos begins the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and Council at Fasken, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Quebec's public sector is criticising the province’s lack of urgency when it comes to finding a solution for the strike
- Do our elected municipal officials make too much money? Or not enough?
- Bill 15 was adopted in the wee hours of Saturday - and Quebec health minister Christian Dubé has a message for Quebecers
Elias Makos caps off the week with Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Justin Trudeau met with La Presse’s Editorial Board in a year-end review and made it clear: He’s not going anywhere, and we’re not going to the polls before 2025
- Canada’s financial intelligence agency, Fintrac, has handed down a $1.3-million fine against CIBC for non-compliance with money laundering and terrorist financing measures
- McGill says they won’t rule out the possibility of moving some of their operations to another province
Elias Makos is joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Food prices will continue to go up next year, according to an annual report on grocery prices.
- Naughty words – en anglais – in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
- François Legault’s government has reached an ‘amicable’ agreement on bilingual judges.
- Don’t be surprised if your local police officer looks a little different
Elias Makos welcomes in Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- t seems nothing is going right for François Legault. His poll numbers in the province continue to slide
- Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party continues to make gains in Quebec as support for Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party continues to decline
- Taylor Swift is TIME magazine’s Person of the Year
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- The Bloc Québécois and Conservatives are both demanding that House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus resign from his post
- Math scores of Canadian students have fallen off a cliff
- Going to see the Habs play and hoping to get a hug from Youppi during the game? Well get ready to fork out $195 dollars to do so.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- Pierre Poillievre managed to get people’s attention for a full 15 minutes over the weekend, releasing a mini-documentary called “Housing Hell.”
- François Legault’s approval rating is at an all-time low. Angus Reid has the Premier’s at a 31% approval rating, a 16-point drop in three months
- 15 former members of Option nationale are sending a message to the current QS members: Ditch Québec solidaire and head toward the Parti québécois
Elias Makos ends the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- There’s a new Bill 15 amendment and it would let Santé Québec deny the right to offer English services
- Conservative MP Rachel Thomas has apologized after asking Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge if she could answer questions in English
- Another bike path, another battle. This time it’s in NDG on Terrebonne street
Joining Elias on The Big 5 this morning were
- Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance
- Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program
- The subjects discussed were
- Canada's Environment Minister travelling business class
- Quebec's legislature unanimously adoption a defense of Christmas
- The unfairness of the Bell Centre paying less property taxes than home owners
Joining Elias on The Big Five this morning were Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia & Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media
The topics discussed were
-Quebec potentially backtracking on their proposed university tuition hikes
-the Finance Minister was headed to the Big Apple to take part in Bloomberg’s Canadian Finance Conference
-Quebec Solidaire wanting a minimum wage of $20
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- A petition calling for more public consultation has reached 3,000 signatures, and one doctor is going so far as to call the Bill “the CAQ government’s Waterloo.”
- Education Minister Bernard Dranville is reiterating the government’s offer to striking teachers
- Is Jagmeet Singh too fancy to lead the NDP? Yet another example of the leader’s opulence is making the rounds. He was spotted with a Versace bag outside the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Toronto
Joining us on The Big Five this morning were Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
The subjects discussed
- The Bell Centre’s incredible shrinking tax bill
- Quebec Solidaire's crackdown on men
- lease transfers being blocked
Elias Makos caps off the week Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Can Pierre Poilievre’s snarkiness derail the Conservative’s surge in the polls?
- Six months before she announced her new plan to ruin Camillien-Houde Way, Mayor Valerie Plante was told about how it would impact accessibility, add time to people’s commutes, and about a 95-year-old legal agreement with Mount Royal Cemetery that could torpedo the whole idea
- As of January 1st, Montreal’s public libraries will have the authority to throw out anyone inside their building who is deemed to have very bad hygiene
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- The minister of the French Language Jean-Francois Roberge is set to plug what he calls a “loophole” that sees over 100 thousand new quebecers in the past 20 years take vocational training in English
- Voting begins tomorrow to see who will become the new co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire and the race has become nasty
- Why are so many progressive feminists turning a blind eye to the sexual assault and rape of Israeli women at the hands of Hamas
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- New poll out this morning from Pallas Data and PJ Fournier's Qc125 has terrible news for the CAQ. The PQ now leads in voting intentions, 30% to 24% for the PQ. Are we witnessing an epic collapse?
- Quebecs MNAs placed themselves in an apparent conflict of interest by voting to increase their own salaries
- Ottawa will continue to spend its way out of a dire economic situation
Elias is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- The decision to give the Los Angeles Kings millions of dollars to play pre-season hockey in Quebec City is still causing problems for the CAQ.
- It’s D-Day for the school strikes.
- A couple lost $10,000 and saw their trip of a lifetime ruined after they got to the airport to check in, and the check-in agent discovered an error on one of the tickets.
Elias was joined on The Big 5 by CJAD 800's Trudie Mason and David Heurtel, former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
The topics today are
-The Alouettes winning the Grey Cup: How much did Montreal need a win?
-Eric Duhaime received the support of 77% of his party as it met over the weekend
-The city's finance committee held a hearing over the spending debacle at Montreal’s Public Consultation office
Elias Makos ends the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- A federal judge has ruled that the regulatory shenanigans the government pulled to impose a single-use plastics ban was "unreasonable and unconstitutional."
- There’s a good chat over on Twitter between 338Canada’s PJ Fournier and other political watchers over what led to the Liberals poll implosion
- The spending of millions on two L.A. Kings games in Quebec City is being questioned by not just us but also CAQ members
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- The Jacques Cartier Bridge was closed in both directions for a time this morning due to a demonstration “in support of Palestine” this morning
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was surrounded by “Pro-Palestinian” protestors at a Vancouver restaurant
- Montreal’s 2024 budget is officially out. And a heads up for any homeowners - your taxes are increasing
- Catherine Fournier, the mayor of Longueuil, is now under police protection following the decision to cull deers at Parc Michel-Chartrand
Elias Makos welcomes in Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Quebec taxpayers will pay five to seven million dollars to bring the Los Angeles Kings to Quebec City for a week
- CTV News has learned that Montrealers are in store for the largest property tax increase in fourteen years, a whopping 4.9%
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Went after Justin Trudeau on social media late Tuesday night
Elias Makos is joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Dominique Olivier has resigned from Montreal's executive committee following the controversy she faced over the expenses she filed while she was head of the city’s public consultation office
- The mayor's office is admitting that taxpayers should not have paid for the wine which flowed at a meal hosted by Valerie Plante in Vienna last spring
- A list of Jewish-owned businesses in Montreal is circulating social media. Provoking people to boycott them and vandalise them
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- The Federation CJA and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is calling for the government to hire off-duty officers to guard Jewish schools and synagogues
- Meanwhile the Pro-Palestinian protest drew thousands of people downtown yesterday
- The premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with them to discuss their request for carbon price exemptions on not just home heating oil, but all forms of home heating
Elias Makos caps off the week with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- François Legault’s government won’t rule out banning protests. This follows two Jewish schools in Montreal being hit by bullets.
- A humanities professor at Université de Montreal was among the violent protestors at Concordia on Wednesday
- The Ye Olde Orchard Pub has officially changed its name to Maison publique Orchard in order to comply with Quebec language laws
- Any doubts surrounding Justin Trudeau’s political future are now officially over
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- One person was arrested and others were injured as the inevitable happened at Concordia University on Wednesday
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped to scrum with reporters at the House of Commons and deliver an emotional statement about the state of Canada right now
- François Legault’s government is gearing up with a new proposal regarding parking tickets
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- After genocidal hate speech was proudly put on display outside of Montreal’s Place des Arts on Saturday, Premier Legault had a direct message for the police: “Do your job.”
- Should heads roll for the expenses scandal brewing at Montreal’s public Consultation office?
- The English Montreal School Board has filed a lawsuit…. They said that English boards should not be required to communicate in French
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- More spending habits by the Montreal’s public consultation office were uncovered today as the OCPM comes under fire
- Over the weekend, the so-called Pro-Palestinian rally featured a heavy presence of hate speech
- The Liberals are testing new attack ads against Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre
David Heurtel sits in with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, former Conservative Party of Quebec candidate and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- All over the province…Quebec’s public sector workers are on strike
- The city of Hampstead has announced that it will be imposing one thousand dollar fines to those who remove posters that have the faces of the Israeli hostages
- The Journal de Montreal’s Bureau d'Enquête has revealed this morning that Montreal’s public consultation office may have a spending problem
Elias Makos caps off the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- The NDP will back a Conservative motion to exempt the carbon tax from all home heating
- Is Canada - the idea of Canada - falling apart? Andrew Coyne writes in The Globe and Mail a compelling case that it is
- McGill university says that they might have to cut up to 700 jobs due to Quebec tuition hikes
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Quebec will welcome around 60 thousand immigrants in 2024 and will impose French requirements for workers
- Despite promises to reduce municipal bureaucracy, it takes longer than ever to get construction permits in Montreal
- Quebec companies absolutely positively love Luxembourg. A new study by IRIS says that since 2003, 33 Quebec companies have declared 25 billion dollars of profits through their Luxembourg subsidiaries
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- The CAQ vote is in freefall. The latest poll from Leger has the party at 30%, a drop of four points in a month
- A former Quebec Liberal Party attachee says that she was canned from the party after she liked 2 pro-Palestine posts on social media
- Was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to post photos to social media of his son’s Halloween costume, and the costume itself, inconsiderate?
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Are the Liberals preparing the groundwork for a flip-flop on immigration?
- The “Blue Fall Protest” strike took place in Montreal yesterday, with over 1,000 university students ditching class to protest Quebec’s tuition hike
- McDonald’s released third quarter earnings on Monday, and the burger giant saw a huge increase in revenue mainly because of their price increases
Elias Makos starts the week off with Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- How concerned are you about the current wave of antisemitism we’re seeing?
- More reaction to the Liberals’ decision to carve out an exception to the carbon tax for Atlantic Canada
- Health Minister Christian Dubé is adamant that Bill 15 is the only way to improve access to our failing healthcare system
Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- Could your public transit journey end before midnight? Montreal is considering transit reductions amid funding spat with Quebec
- The Canadian government is doubling the pollution price rebate rural top-up rate, and implementing a three-year pause to the federal carbon price on deliveries of heating oil
- Ottawa Senators centre Shane Pinto has been suspended for 41 games by the National Hockey League for “activities related to sports wagering.”
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Criticising the tuition hike for non-Quebec students, the heads of Université de Montréal, Université Laval, Université de Sherbrooke, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal wrote an open letter published in La Presse Wednesday
- In the latest edition of “Comparer Montreal” from the Institut du Québec released yesterday some of the findings may come as a surprise
- Quebec says that they won’t be moving the safe drug use site in Saint-Henri
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- François Legault was hopping mad over Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comparing him to the leaders of the 1995 referendum No side campaign, Jean Charest and Jean Chretien
- After Le Devoir mused that former Senator André Pratte was considering a run, he took to X to make it clear he doesn’t want the job
- Montreal will ban gas heating and appliances like stoves in new buildings
Elias Makos welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon presented his party’s vision for the first year of an independent nation
- If Charest said he wanted to lead the Liberals again, how would that play out?
- Who’s taking the tips in Quebec? Service workers are alleging that their employers are dipping into the tips
Elias Makos starts the week with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- We found out at 10pm on Saturday night that Justin Trudeau had tasked National Defense Minister Bill Blair with finding out what actually happened at a hospital in Gaza last week
- 33 MPs called on Justin Trudeau to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war
- Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war hate crimes in Montreal have soared
- We found the first tuition hike that former Premier Jean Charest doesn’t like
Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- The Globe and Mail reports that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing backlash in his party from MPs on both fronts when it comes to Israel
- Pierre Pollievre is now polling as the country’s preferred pick for Prime Minister
- Canada will legalise medically assisted dying for people who are addicted to drugs
Elias Makos welcomes back Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Add Valerie Plante to the list of people worried about Quebec’s plan for out-of-province tuition
- PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon recently envisioned a Quebec with its own currency… and army
- A British Columbia man who strangled his pregnant wife 17 years ago, then burned her body, has been granted full parole by the Parole Board of Canada
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- The fallout from Quebec's plan to charge higher tuition fees for non-Quebec university students continues
- Pro-Palestinian protesters filled Montreal’s streets last night
- What do you make of Canada’s handling of the reports of the hospital bombing, particularly from Justin Trudeau and Melanie Joly?
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- François Legault wants to turn Montreal’s Olympic stadium back into a ‘positive symbol’
- McGill and a business group are warning that new plans for tuition fee increases will mean that Montreal will lose its place as a leader
- Has Canada lost its standing on the world stage?
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- Out of province students will be required to pay double if they want to study in English universities in the province
- There were sombre rallies and marches in support of Israel across Canada this weekend. And large Pro-Palestinian rallies were held accross the country as well, including Montreal
- The NDP held its convention over the weekend
Elias Makos welcomes in Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Montreal’s Jewish communities and places of worship on high alert with the threat of protests today
- France has banned all pro-Palestinian rallies
- Two of Quebec’s 3 English universities reacted to the Quebec government’s surprise plan to substantially hike tuition for non-Quebec students who study English
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Quebec is tightening the screws on McGill and Netflix in an upcoming plan for the French language
- The first Canadian evacuation plane has flown out of Israel. But it wasn’t run by the federal government. It was privately organized
- Canada’s leading grocers have yet to confirm if they will be committed to setting up special price promotions to stabilise food prices
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Air Canada has grounded one of their pilots over what they call “unacceptable” social media posts
- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says the Canadian government is planning to help Canadians stuck in Israel
- Quebec is rejecting a coroner’s recommendation to make 0.05 the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers
Elias Makos returns with Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- How important is it for the media to confront people with the details and images of the horror of what transpired in Israel?
- Candies were passed out in Montreal - a hallmark of Gaza celebrations throughout the years whenever an Israeli is killed. What does it say to you that people can be overtly proud in Canada to support terrorism against Israel?
- Justin Trudeau delivered an unwavering support for Israel and total condemnation of Canadian protests at a vigil in Ottawa last night. But Canada was left on the sidelines as our allies delivered a universal condemnation
David Heurtel is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
- Some Canadians are stuck in Israel as flights get cancelled and the embassy closes for Thanksgiving
- François Legault’s X post. Legault looks to be doing anything to rectify the disastrous week he had last week
- Montreal’s property-tax hike will be lower than 5.2%. A promise which has been made by the City Hall
Elias Makos ends the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced on Thursday that grocery store chains have agreed to discounts, price freezes and price matching
- Chaos in the National Assembly yesterday after Quebec solidaire’s Sol Zanetti attacked the Premier and the CAQ on their lack of Nationalism, and used a balloon as a prop to do so
- Across the pond, five protesters were arrested after disrupting a performance of Les Miserables in London’s West End
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Sherri McGurnaghan, CEO of Themis Logic.
- Quebec police have arrested four students after a video showing a teen repeatedly hit in the face was shared on social media
- The percentage of vacant storefronts on Montreal’s most important commercial artery — Sainte-Catherine Street — is exploding
- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak has announced a plan to "raise the smoking age by one year, every year"
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Things are getting very tense in Park Ex. Last night’s borough council meeting was met by throngs of protestors fighting against and for the recently installed bike paths
- A new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says Canadian households now have more debt than the entire value of our economy
- An average of $1,800 a month is spent by Canada’s Governors General on dry cleaning
Elias Makos is once again joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
- The Parti Quebecois’ Pascal Paradis won the byelection in the Quebec city riding of Jean-Talon yesterday
- All eyes are on the House of Commons today as they move to elect the new house speaker
- Is the long-rumoured extension of Cavendish Boulevard finally moving forwards?
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- Eric Girard has a one-word answer for why Quebec trails Ontario in wealth creation, and it’s “Montreal.”
- The $2.3 billion Las Vegas Sphere officially opened over the weekend as rock band U2 began a three-month stretch of shows. When you look at this venue, and compare it to Montreal’s dilapidated and simply dated venues - what do you think?
- Conservative Joël Godin, says that the new Liberal MP Anna Gainey sent the wrong message by making her House of Commons debut in English only
Elias Makos closes out the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- EV battery behemoth Northvolt will build a massive factory 30 kilometres east of Montreal between McMasterville and St-Basile-le-Grand
- The news is another indication of Quebec’s and Montreal’s continued economic boom. Are you optimistic about where we’re headed?
- François Legault says he’s healthy, so he’ll be running again in 2026
Elias Makos welcomes in Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Justin Trudeau finally offered his clearest, most concise statement on the national embarrassment of honouring a former Nazi in that same chamber last Friday. The message? This is on all of us, collectively
- Climate group Rage Climatique deflated the tires of dozens of SUVs and placed fake tickets on the windshields claiming owners of the cars were “putting human, animal, and plant life on the planet at risk”
- Lego now says they won’t make the switch to bricks made from recycled plastic bottles after realizing that their carbon emissions would go UP. Do you share in skepticism over how we’re approaching these environmental challenges?
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- Anthony Rota resigned as Speaker of the House of Commons over his invitation to, and the House's subsequent recognition of, a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. Is this story now over?
- Leger just popped one out for the Journal de Montréal, and the news is not good for ruling parties
- Valérie Plante is back with another proposal for adapting to climate change
Elias Makos is joined by Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- More fallout from the House Speaker's invitation that honoured a Nazi soldier on the floor of the House of Commons
- Laval’s mayor is unhappy with Quebec’s government air on gun violence
- Two hundred and twenty-six dollars. That's how much Michel Bolduc was fined for panhandling on the streets of Quebec City last September
Elias Makos begins the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Two of Canada’s most important national papers presented different visions of the future of Montreal and Quebec within 24 hours of each other
- House speaker Anthony Rota has officially apologised for recognizing a nazi soldier as a Ukrainian and Canadian hero
- Journal de Montréal tells the story of one Venezuelan migrant named Oscar who arrived in Quebec via Roxham Road
Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Meeker Guerrier, Reporter at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Is the CAQ government purposefully pausing school construction and renovations in ridings they don’t control?
- More than 400 Quebec students are waiting to attend English school all because of a backlog on the eligibility certificate
- There is more reporting on Montreal’s crack alley this morning. And some of the photos look like the dystopian scenarios our local officials say they're “trying” to prevent
Elias Makos is joined by Christina Chough (C-H-O), Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools were met with counter-protests on Wednesday
- Billing itself as a ‘radically centrist’ option for voters, the political advocacy group Centre Ice Canadians announced that it would launch the Canadian Future Party
- Is YUL now the worst airport? Has it gotten worse over time?
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Sherri McGurgnaghan, CEO Themis Logic, a political and digital media services company.
- François Legault has closed the door on nuclear power - at least for now
- Tom Mulcair’s got a thought or two on this one: With a plan to revamp Mount Royal - Valerie Plante appears to believe that “playing to her elite base is the best way to build her political legacy”
- Loto-Quebec has withdrawn their plan to open a gambling hall with hundreds of video gaming machines at the Bell Centre
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the government of India of killing a Canadian on Canadian soil
- Last week we spoke to the team at U.S. News & World Report, after they ranked Canada as the second-best country in the world. But as Tristan Hopper at the National Post points out, we’re the worst in a lot of things
- Should we relaunch the monorail project?
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- Grocers will assemble in Ottawa today, called to the carpet by the Liberal government over rising grocery prices
- With great fanfare, the city of Montreal has been buying up rooming houses. The city is using its right of first refusal to “protect” these buildings from developers
- A Quebec clinic that specialises in assisted reproduction, Ovo, is being sued by the family of a man who claims that his sperm was used without his consent by his ex-wife
Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Faced with terrible polls, Justin Trudeau is taking aim at grocery chains. Ottawa has asked the largest grocery chains in the country to lower and stabilise food prices or else
- More big announcements from Trudeau on Thursday. Ottawa will remove the GST on new rental housing
- More confusion inside the Quebec Liberal party regarding the “English Week”
Elias Makos welcomes in David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
- The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says Canada needs 3.45 million homes by the end of the decade, and that the country’s three largest cities are at risk of losing people as housing costs soar
- New polling from Abacus continues the bad news for the Liberals and high times for Pierre Poillievre and the Conservatives
- “English Week” at a Quebec City CEGEP caused a conniption fit in the National Assembly
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- Education Minister Bernard Drainville voiced his objection to mixed bathrooms in Quebec schools, as one school in Rouyn-Noranda was implementing, and instead wants separate bathrooms for boys and girls
- It looks like Valerie Plante will announce the banning of cars from Camillien-Houde Way this morning
- SNC-Lavalin is changing its name. The rebrand comes 112 years after it was first established and is claimed to be happening as a result of an ‘inflection point’
Elias Makos is joined by Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- He doesn’t have a home. He doesn’t have a wife. He doesn’t have a decent plane. Nobody likes him anymore. Do you feel bad for Justin Trudeau?
- It was a great job with a great salary, but a Quebec woman says she had to refuse it after the company insisted she had to remove all of her facial piercings
- The gynecologist who made a sexual comment should be banned for 7 years and fined $12,500
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Was this a successful weekend for the conservatives?
- Housing minister Sean Fraser, says the government won’t rule out changes to its immigration targets to help deal with housing
- Two people have been critically injured after a driver hit pedestrians and a street lamp in St. Laurent
Elias Makos is joined by Karim Boulos, Political analyst and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- A day after Finance Minister Eric Girard said no more cheques are coming to help Quebecers with inflation the premier is singing a different tune
- Speaking at a Town Hall meeting last night, the city’s Mayor, Eric Adams, made his strongest comments yet on the migrant crisis
- Traffic has become so bad at Trudeau International Airport people are actually just getting out of their cars and walking to the terminal
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Premier Francois Legault is not joining his counterparts in Ontario and British Columbia in asking the Bank of Canada to stop the rise in interest rates
- The Legault government believes it has done enough to help Quebecers cope with the cost of living crisis
- It was just about a month ago when a vigilante anti-cone warrior made headlines for his cone chucking display in the West Island. We now have a sequel to that episode, with a man in St. Henri getting so enraged
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- The convergence of a heat wave and back to school is creating headlines. In Gatineau, one school service centre will shut down all their schools today
- Ahead of the new parliamentary session, Quebec’s Liberal Party finds itself near or at the bottom of the polls
- Air Canada is apologising to customers after seats were reportedly soiled with vomit on flight to Montreal
David Heurtel in on a Labour Day edition featuring Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- A year after his re-election with a strong majority government… a heavy and trying start awaits François Legault as the fall season of parliamentary work is set to begin
- Insecurity in the Village, in Montreal, and now terrasses have begun closing early
- Efforts to save the residence of the Canadian Prime Minister, 24 Sussex, are not done yet
On this edition of the Big 5...Elias is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councilor.
- B.C.’s Premier David Eby (EE-BEE) has sent a letter to the Governor of the Bank of Canada urging him to reconsider a possible interest rate hike in September, and pleading that “people in B.C. are hurting,” and that the bank should “consider the full human impact of rate increases.”
- Asian supermarket chain T&T is the OQLF’s new target for non compliance with French labelling rules. The Vancouver founded store has been around for 30 years and only entered Quebec in December.
- Any idea what Jean-François Roberge and Valerie Plante have in store for us at 1:30 when they make a big announcement about promoting French in Montreal?
Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Quebec Liberal Party interim leader Marc Tanguay says he doesn’t want the job
- Looks like Burger King won’t be having it their way when it comes to a lawsuit over the size of their whoppers
- Should it be harder for children to access pornography online?
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor, and
Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- The City of Montreal is set to reveal the future of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue today
- A climate protester splashed paint on a painting in the National Gallery of Canada Tuesday as part of escalating activities demanding “urgent action on the climate crisis.”
- The school year agenda given by the student union at Cégep du Vieux Montréal has caused some controversy
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- The fire that left 7 people dead inside an Old Montreal building is now being investigated as a case of arson
- Keeping the status quo on Camillien-Houde Way is one of the options on the table
- Monsef Derraji has announced that he won’t be running for the leadership of the Quebec Liberals
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Le Devoir asked its readers what makes up The Montreal Dream, and perhaps it aligns with yours: A spouse, a home in Montreal, a chalet out of the city, two kids, a dog, and an electric car
- Inside Valérie Plante’s administration, there’s a debate over where services for homeless people and drug users should be located
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Has housing become the defining issue in Canadian politics?
- 56 percent of Canadians say the Prime Minister should step down before the next election
- The Governor General is racking up some big travel bills. In Mary Simon's first full year she spent $3 million on travel.
- A 16-year-old student is getting kicked out of school, not because of anything she did wrong, but because of Quebec’s new language law
- Worker shortage? A new Wal-Mart store in Montreal isn’t feeling the pinch.
Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- The McGill student who coded his own program to allow you to recharge your Opus card
- Barely 25 hours after tabling 150 amendments to his healthcare reform, health Minister Christian Dube added another one.
- Canadians prospect Logan Mailloux has been cleared to play in the NHL.
On this edition of the Big 5...Elias is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor.
- StatsCan data says English is alive and well in Quebec. The latest data finds that for the first time more than half of all Quebecers can speak English.
- The Liberal government’s plan to gaslight the entire country continues. Yesterday, new Immigration Minister Marc Miller told journalists gathered at the Liberal retreat in PEI that the country must explore links between immigration and the housing crisis - something serious people have been telling the government forever. New Housing Minister Sean Fraser added that the government might reduce student visas to address the housing shortage.
- It looks like the end of cellphones in classes in Quebec. Reports indicate Education Minister Bernard Drainville will issue a directive that will ban them in classrooms unless used for an educational purpose.
On this edition of the Big 5, Elias is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. He was previously a diplomat, ministerial advisor and broadcast journalist and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia
- The Federal Conservative party is gaining ground in Quebec. A new poll from Pallas Data has the Conservatives at 25%, trailing right behind the Liberals, who now have 28% support of Quebec voters.
- That same polling asks Canadians "Would you be more or less likely to vote for the Liberal Party of Canada if they had a different leader than Justin Trudeau?" and finds the results are not good for the PM.
- It appears the City of Montreal is addicted to Amazon. According to a Journal de Montreal investigation, Amazon purchases made by the city have almost doubled in the last three years – the administration now spends the equivalent of $1,000 every day on items.
On this Edition of the Big 5...Elias is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College
- Is there shame in being a Liberal in Quebec? The new youth party leader says no.
- A Montreal bylaw that came into effect in April 2021 has largely been ignored by builders.
- First it was the elevators and escalators that weren't working on the new REM. Now it’s the air conditioning on the trains.
David Heurtel welcomes in Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- The feds are doubling down on their plans to boost immigration even as housing supply fails to keep up with the demand
- Residential construction continues to record significant declines from its past level of activity
- Pierre Fitzgibbon wants to cut cars on Quebec roads in half - is it realistic – can you live without a car?
Karim Boulos, Political analyst and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Mayor Valérie Plante says she will not impose a new water tax on all residents
- Mayor Valérie Plante says she isn’t to blame for the failure of the local Metro newspapers
- the two billion tree program was never intended to fund the planting of two billion trees
Tiffany Callender, CEO of the Federation of African Canadian Economics and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councilor join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Quebec’s Minister of Economy, innovation and Energy Pierre Fitzgibbon wants to cut the number of cars on our roads
- Fitzgibbon also confirmed he wants to take a serious look at nuclear energy
- The use of medical aid in dying continues to rise in Quebec
- A safe injection site in Toronto offering free chocolate in exchange for used needles
Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to Mayor and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies join Elias Makos to discuss:
- A new supervised inhalation site will open at Atwater Market in the fall.
- Canada’s new Housing Minister, Sean Fraser, says the government wants to make housing more affordable while not decreasing the value of people’s homes
- Francois Legault says that building a roof on the IGA Stadium should be a priority for the city of Montreal
On this edition of the Big 5...Dan Delmar fills in for Elias Makos and he is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- It’s a troubling sign for the Liberals – the Atlantic ‘red wall’ is looking less sturdy..
- Provincial premieres are requesting a summit with Justin Trudeau to take stock of the investment needed over the next few years to meet housing needs.
- Quebec’s new boss at Hydro-Quebec thinks he has the answer to the province's power needs.
Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- A TikTok video showing a motorist throwing orange cones and a traffic sign from the street has gone viral
- A religious group is suing the Quebec government for blocking an event over abortion concerns
- Mayor Valerie Plante says she ‘wants to continue to work’ to decriminalise the simple possession of drugs in the city
- Quebec’s new boss at Hydro-Quebec thinks he has the answer to the province's power needs
Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Quebecor has stopped paying rent on its National Assembly press gallery office
- Juliette & Chocolat has closed all 10 of its retail outlets in the greater Montreal area and Laval
- Mayor Valérie Plante wants Quebec to install ‘at least’ six times more photo radars
- Surging support for the Conservatives now has Poilievre in sight of a majority
- The Prime Minister has headed to the movies again. This time with his daughter Ella
On this edition of The BIG 5, Elias is joined by Sue Montgomery, Former Journalist and former mayor of Cote-Des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant.
- Verdun’s Wellington Street has become the coolest street in town (and even the world) and with that success has come concern that the street’s popularity is forcing out small businesses.
- Two out of three Montreal police officers made in excess of $100,000 in 2022.
- And work from home might officially be dead. Zoom, the company that made its name on remote working during the pandemic is telling its staff to return to the office at least 2 days a week.
On this edition of the BIg 5, Elias is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy joins for the very first time.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first personal social media message since he split with his wife has the online trolls losing their minds.
- Deaths on our roads during the construction holiday was the worst in 15 years.
- Quebec Solidaire MNA Ruba Ghazal has come out against the province's move to open a Quebec office in Israel.
Elias Makos caps off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- A week into his new role as Immigration Minister, Marc Miller says the government will either keep or raise its annual targets for permanent residents of about half a million
- The REM is being called out for a lack of accessibility
- How bad is crime in Montreal? Even the police chief’s bike gets stolen
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau have announced their separation after 18 years of marriage
- A court has ruled that Quebec’s English school board reform is unconstitutional
- NDG’s flooding victims are threatening a class action lawsuit against the city
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- Peppered with questions on immigration, Pierre Poilievre came out swinging against the Liberals immigration policy,
- The Liberal base is crumbling. That’s the assessment of poll prognosticator Philippe J. Fournier
- Another day, another story about a REM failure
Elias Makos is joined by Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- The Prime Minister is on the defensive on housing, taking on the lack of affordable housing in the country as if he was some neutral observer
- Federal polling has shown a huge lead for the Conservatives over the Liberals for the last little while, and new fundraising data from Elections Canada continues the good news for Pierre Poilievre
- One Quebec trucking company was ordered to reinstate one of their drivers who was fired for drinking and driving
Elias Makos begins the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- 120,000 people crammed into the REM this weekend
- Putting the Olympic Stadium on trial
- A popular Saint-Laurent venue is closing down. The Diving Bell is shutting down in December after an increase in noise complaints.
Elias Makos ends the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
Host Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
- While some were expecting a modest shuffling of a few ministers, it appears Justin Trudeau’s will unveil a major cabinet shuffle today
- NIMBYism on the South Shore… Journal de Montreal talks to residents in Brossard that don’t want their neighbourhoods turned into “Griffintown” as new REM stations bring talk of major residential projects
- Quebec wants to install six times more photo radar on all their roads
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Signs continue to point to a cabinet shuffle in the Trudeau government. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett and Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra have let it be known they won’t seek reelection
- Canada's national housing agency handed out $27 million in bonuses last year
- Trouble in Québec solidaire land? Hours after Olivier Bolduc announced his candidacy to run for the party in the upcoming Jean-Talon byelection, party President Nicolas Chatel-Launay sent out a memo “strongly” encouraging members to pick a woman
Elias Makos starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- The Quebec government will spend 1.5 million dollars for supervised consumption sites and other services targeted to drug users
- The French language ministry has confirmed that RAMQ has an obligation to serve certain users in English
- Is our standard of living falling behind other countries?
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Justin Trudeau was forced to cut an appearance in Belleville, Ontario short on Thursday after he was swarmed by protesters
- Problems with crime, drug use, and homelessness are reaching more parts of downtown Montreal
- Some residents on the south shore say they won’t be taking the REM into the city
- Correctional Services Canada says the decision to move serial rapist Paul Bernardo to a medium security prison here in Quebec was ‘sound’ and followed laws and policies
Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Joëlle Boutin, the CAQ MNA for the Jean-Talon riding in the Quebec City region has resigned
- Pierre Poilievre confirmed what many have seen for their own eyes, he has undergone a makeover
- The internet is mesmerized by the success of PinkyDoll
Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Statistics from the province show new Quebecers integrate more easily into the job market than new Ontarians
- Montreal had its worst June in 25 years
- The cost of rent is dwarfing the minimum wage in every province
- Safety concerns around the Palais des Congrés. Radio-Canada reports that people in that area say it is the worst it has been in 15-years
- Less than a third – 29% – of Sûreté du Québec have carried out their annual taser requalification
Karim Boulos, Political analyst and Christina Chough, Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College join Elias Makos on The Big Five to disucss:
- The Health Minister reads the Journal de Quebec
- A 28-year old and her 35-pound Husky mix will move out of their St-Jérôme condo
- The city now wants the 265 homes residents that will benefit the most from this sound barrier to pay for the additional costs themselves
- The REM has already had its first weather-related delays
On this edition of the Big 5...Elias is joined Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Faced with a huge increase in shoplifting and thefts every day, grocery stores are fighting back. Some are posting photos of shoplifters at entrances. Is it OK to publicly shame shoplifters?
- Barely a third of Montrealers who can compost do so regularly. The city wants 60% of residents to compost by 2025. Is this another example of mismanagement at City Hall? How do we reach that goal?
- The effort to swap out the first French-Canadian Prime Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, from the $5 bill has stalled. A list of hundreds was winnowed down and presented to Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland. Why do you think this plan has not moved forward yet?
Elias Makos caps the week off with guest David Heurtel, former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- A powerful storm swept through the province causing branches to be ripped and streets to be flooded in the city. We even had the confirmation that a tornado landed in Mirabel. Should we be concerned that events like this could happen more frequently?
- There are over 3,200 vacant social housing units in Quebec’s big cities, with 2,300 of them in Montreal
- There is a highway whose photo radar has caught over 31 thousand drivers in just half a year. That is the equivalent of over 4.7 million dollars
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Centre Ice Canadians have released a progress report as they explore starting a new federal political party
- Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada are still buying ads off of Facebook and Instagram even after the federal government stopped doing so
- The Magic Mushroom shop that was raided on Tuesday will reopen today. That’s according to the owner, who broke the news on this program yesterday. Should the police raid it and shut it down once again?
Elias Makos is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
- Montreal Alouettes Coach Tyrell Sutton has decided to make it a priority to learn French and become a Quebecer saying, “You don’t go into somebody’s house without learning the rules and their ways.” Should more people have this type of mentality in Quebec?
- Funguyz opened its doors yesterday selling hallucinogenic mushrooms that are deemed illegal in the country
- There is a recommendation for people in this country to go get a Covid-19 booster shot this fall
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Meeker Guerrier, weekend news anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- The Quebec Liberal Party is continuing its soul-searching tour of the province
- There is a new store set to open in Montreal. Only issue? It's selling illegal hallucinogenic mushrooms
- Did you look at your paycheck last week? You might have noticed there was more money than the last time. The Quebec government’s promised income tax cut is now in effect
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- A 20-year-old Concordia University student says he waited for 15 hours in the ER at Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital before heading to Kingston Ontario to get his appendicitis diagnosis
- 10-month-old Enzo Levesque still doesn't have a place in daycare despite being placed on waiting lists when he was an embryo
- We are two days away from it being seven months of striking from workers at Montreal's Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
Elias is joined on this Friday edition by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst
- Montreal now has a crack alley and residents on Charlotte and Berger streets downtown say their buildings are invaded by drug users every day.
- Has NIMBYism created the housing crisis? La Presse tells the tale of a project to build 111 units of housing next to the Sunnybrooke REM station on land currently occupied by a derelict garage - blocked by 26 residents that forced a referendum.
- Gatineau Police have arrested and charged a 27-year-old social media influencer from Quebec after he allegedly posted videos of fake crimes online in an effort to boost his following.
Elias Makos is joined by Political Analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Is it ever appropriate to make a comment about what a colleague is wearing in the office?
- The new President and CEO of the SAQ will get a salary of over half a million dollars.
- And Today marks 10 years since the Lac-Megantic Disaster. What do you remember from that day? Why hasn't the government acted fast enough to prevent this from happening again?
Elias is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800.
- We saw the rise of the average law-abiding, tax-paying citizen on Tuesday night in Montreal.
- The gap between the rich and the poor in Canada continues to widen. The top 20% of Canadians held 67.8% of the country’s net worth in the first quarter of this year, The bottom 40% of Canadians holding 2.7 per cent.
- The latest in the Bill C-18 saga. Quebecor has removed all their ads from Meta’s Facebook and Instagram to protest the company’s latest pressure tactics regarding the new bill looking to regulate how publishers are compensated for online news.
Elias Makos is in conversation with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Architects and developers have turned the emergency exits of a building near Concordia University into tiny homes.
- A leaked report showing the latest plans for the REM de l'Est contains a staggering price tag: $36 billion.
- The road toll of the last two long weekends is particularly grim: more than a dozen people lost their lives.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- There was a noticeable lack of Canadian Pride on display at the Old Port this weekend. It was hard to find a single Canadian flag on site. How patriotic should we be?
- The Canadian Press paints a devastating picture of the policy failures of Mayor Valerie Plante and her Projet Montreal administration that have left the Blue Bonnets site bare for six years
Joining Elias on the Big 5 this morning were....
David Heurtel, former Quebec Liberal Cabinet Minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst & Christina Chough, Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
The subjects discussed were.....
Is Mayor Plante responsible for the housing crisis?
Should Canada follow the American example regarding suing people ?
Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance joined The Big 5 this morning.
The subjects discussed....
Do we need a rental registry?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wanting consensus on investigating foreign interference in Canada.
How proud are you to be Canadian?
Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Andre Fortin not running for the leadership of the Quebec Liberals
- Just 3 months after being restored, Amtrak has suspended service between New York City and Montreal
- Is eating at restaurants a luxury?
- Man faces five years in prison and a $16,000+ fine for inscribing Rome’s coliseum with a key
Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Public transit fares are going up on July 1st
- The final phase of dry runs for the REM are finished on Wednesday
- As July 1st approaches many are struggling to find a new place to live
- A mother of 4 with $3000 a month budget can’t find anywhere to live
- The CEO of Desjardins says the time to build housing is now
Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- 75 students at Laval Senior Academy have been banned from attending prom this year
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot will be exclusively in French this summer
- Housing advocates are continuing their battle against Bill 31, which would end the practice of lease transfers by tenants.
- Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary made the cut of the top 10 most livable cities in the world.
- Bell Media has asked the federal government to reduce programming requirements for local news on TV
- News content will no longer be accessible at all to all 24 million Canadian Facebook and Instagram users.
- Montreal's police chief is refusing to impose a moratorium on random police checks.
- The residents of the Village are unconvinced by the plan which was presented on Thursday by Mayor Valérie Plante to bring security and festive atmosphere back.
- Due to a system put in place to increase the price of wholesale sliced bread, Canadian households would have spent over $4.3 billion in surplus to buy this staple food.
- The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, acknowledged this week that the summer season could be difficult in the emergency room.
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance
- We found out why NDG-Westmount’s newly-elected MP Anna Gainey was almost non-existent on the interview and debate trail during her campaign - she’s really really bad at answering questions.
- The PQ is proposing a ‘citizenship’ ceremony for immigrants coming to Quebec.
- At the end of April, celebrities, activists, and business and political leaders came together in New York City to fight against poverty. Among the crowd: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who brought along a massive staff with him. Dozens of hotel rooms were booked, and the two-day trip cost $61,000 in hotels alone.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor.
- Responding to the Premier’s comments from the previous day, Valerie Plante says that Montreal shouldn’t be a city where only rich people can afford homes
- Quebec Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau is under investigation by the National Assembly's ethics commissioner
It is one of the most impressive and lucrative tours in music history - and it’s not coming to Canada
Elias Makos welcomes in political analysts Anne Lagace-Dowson and Karim Boulos.
- A victory last night for the Liberals in NDG-Westmount
- François Legault remains confident that no one will be left homeless on July 1st
- Quebec supposedly said no to a national initiative on pediatric ERs
Elias Makos returns and kicks off the new week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- It’s byelection day in NDG-Westmount. And for Quebec’s most Anglo riding, the affair could come down to a single issue: language
- Questions over the handling of notorious serial rapist and convicted killer Paul Bernardo’s transfer to a medium-security prison continue
- The situation in the Village has reached “rock bottom,” with merchants saying that clients are afraid to come to their terraces
- The Minister responsible for Housing, France-Élaine Duranceau, had an official meeting with a lobbyist who is also her partner in a real estate company.
- Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet says a resolution has been reached in the months-long standoff between workers and management at Notre-Dames-des-Neiges Cemetery.
- Voters in the federal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grace-Westmount will go to the polls in two weeks to choose an MP to succeed Marc Garneau, who stepped down in March after 15 years in politics.
- Revenu Québec has had to intervene with several of its employees who have consulted files without having had the authorization in the last three years.
- The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec would have achieved higher returns if it had followed a simple index strategy.
- Facing calls to resign, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced Wednesday he'll be issuing a 'ministerial directive' requiring Canada's corrections agency to reform how it handles high profile prison transfers
- Renting in Montreal is becoming more and more difficult, especially for low income earners
- François Legault’s government will not be able to keep its promise to end the use of faxes in the health network in 2023
- Homelessness camps are multiplying in Montreal this summer.
David Heurtel welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Citing "a major crisis" in residential and long-term care centers (CHSLDs), Quebec is calling on retired physicians in the Greater Montreal area to step up to the plate
- In 2022-2023, the directors of Quebec's youth protection departments handled 135,839 reports, which they consider 'very worrying
- Quebec’s ban on prayers in public schools is misguided and an attempt “to solve a problem that doesn’t exist,”
David Heurtel is joined by Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800 and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Nearly one in five patients seeking emergency care at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) leaves its ER in frustration without ever being seen by a doctor
- The Phares school service center, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent, invited "people with no teaching training" to a meeting to become a teacher in the next school year
- Attacked by a complaint of misconduct, Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown resigns instead of waiting for the verdict of the Canadian Council of the Judiciary
David Heurtel kicks the week of with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- There was an influx of criticism for David Johnston's report on foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, and it finally got the better of him
- The city of Montreal ended the year 2022 with a surplus of $343.8 million
- Premier François Legault says he is willing to entertain adjustments to some of the new Bill 96 language law identification regulationsthat have irritated minorities
David Heurtel is in for Elias this week and he is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal city Hall.
- Shoreline erosion, heat islands, and now, preparation for forest fires: cities will have to do their part to adapt to climate change, and the Quebec government will not pay for everything, said François Legault.
- Are we becoming too ‘woke’? One McGill University lecturer believes that he has been unfairly dismissed from a job because he is ‘not part of diversity’.
- Our economy is largely based on consumption and, by extension, for several decades, on debt. Average household debt as a share of GDP rose from 80% in 2008 to 95% in 2010 and then to 107% in 2021 in Canada, the highest level in the G7.
David Heurtel is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College
- The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) announced last April its decision to reopen the Lachine Hospital emergency unit 24/7, but the public will now have to wait until the end of September to benefit from the new service.
- Quebec has adopted a new law that expands access to medical aid in dying and allows early requests for the procedure.
- Land use planning will become a priority in areas at risk of forest fires, according to experts.
David Heurtel welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor.
- For service in english please wait 34 seconds….an article in the Journal de Montreal doesn't know what the fuss over the “conditions” to be met from now on to be served in English when you call 311
- Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference David Johnston calls the allegations swirling around his objectivity "quite simply false"
- It’s gonna be a big pay day for MNAs. Members of the National Assembly passed a bill increasing their salaries by 30%, or $30,000
David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson, as the reflect on the late Egbert Gaye, and the impact he made on the community.
David Heurtel sits in this week and is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Hostilities have been reignited between the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Court of Quebec
- The Montreal Fire Safety Service (SIM) has just abolished its student brigade which checked the smoke alarms of tens of thousands of Montreal homes every summer
- Bill 96 banner vanishes from city of Montreal's website
David Heurtel is in with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Elias was joined on The Big 5 by Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of Cote Des Neiges - Notre Dame de Grace & Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
The topics discussed were Canada becoming the first country to put warning labels on individual cigarettes, Special Rapporteur David Johnston being asked to step down and the high cost of living in Montreal.
Elias Makos welcomes Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- The rent might be only $400 a month, but one apartment in Montreal has proven to be the most valuable one on the island
- The Parti Québecois is looking for the education minister to impose rules around the use of smartphones by kids at school
- English-language school boards said it is "deeply troubling" that it was not invited to participate in public hearings on a bill that would overhaul Quebec's education system
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800 and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- The Quebec driver who caused the death of another motorist when he swerved his truck to avoid hitting a family of ducks on the road has been sentenced to eight months in jail and a three-year driving ban
- A Quebec Superior Court has ruled that concert hall La Tulipe must turn down the volume
- How do you know if someone is French or English?
Elias Makos starts the week off with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Jérôme Turcotte, former president of the Liberals’ political committee believes the party does not make space for Quebec nationalists, and is plagued by a "Canadianizing nationalism."
- Liberal interim leader Marc Tanguay spent time over the weekend slamming Quebec’s new French language commissioner… for comments he wrote in a book 12 years ago
- A women’s under 16 soccer match between the Lakeshore and Longueuil soccer clubs degenerated into chaos and violence after a disallowed corner kick goal on Saturday
Elias is joined in studio by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media
- Big news on the immigration file. Under Quebec’s new plan, the province could increase the number of immigrants who arrive here to 60,000 a year by 2027.
- Faced with community pushback, Francis Scarpaleggia has taken to the pages of the Montreal Gazette and the airwaves of CJAD 800 to defend his vote in favour of Bill C-13, the ‘modernisation” of the Official Languages Act.
- The three deputies of the Parti Quebecois announced yesterday that they will be voting against the bill which would increase MNA salaries by $30,000 dollars.
Elias is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Plus...A surprise appearance from CJAD 800's Traffic expert Ricker Leckner.
- Quebec is seeing its strongest population growth in 50 years, thanks to immigration.
- Tucked away in those population numbers: Quebec’s fertility rate is now at 1.49 children per woman, falling below 1.5 children for the first time in two decades. Why aren’t we doing anything about this?
- Transport Minister Genevieve Guilbault has given her two cents on this weekend's traffic chaos.
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Canada’s Special Rapporteur, David Johnston, has made his decision. No public inquiry into foreign interference but public hearings
- A week after saying it takes courage to take a 30% pay increase, François Legault’s musings on MNA salary is once again in the news
- Airbnb says that the verification of short-term rental listings should be done by the government
Elias Makos welcomes in Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- David Johnston, is due to announce today whether he recommends a public and independent inquiry on allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian affairs
- The Parti Quebecois wants to access archives for the ‘no side’ of the 1995 referendum
- Ruba Ghazal wants to be the next Quebec solidaire co-spokesperson
Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG & Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall join David Heurtel to discuss:
- Two proposals by Bloc Québécois activists being put to a vote at the national political party convention this weekend
- The Globe and Mail revealed the content of Canadian intelligence documents reporting on the "Chinese strategy" to influence the 2021 federal election
- What's open and closed in Montreal on Victoria Day/Patriots' Day
- Industrial promoters who have submitted requests to Hydro-Québec for large blocks of electrical power
- A funeral complex in Montérégie to offer its customers to rent its showroom to receive medical aid in dying
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst & Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councilor join Elias Makos to discuss:
- The City of Outremont wants you to have less babies
- Quebec is delaying plans to extend recycling programs and install a deposit system for water and wine bottles
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has declined a meeting with David Johnston
- The competition bureau is suing Cineplex for requiring junk ticketing fees when purchasing your movie ticket online
- Unemployment gap between French, English speakers is increasing in Quebec
Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
- Remax firing two real estate agents who were using bogus offers with the help of family members to artificially boost the price of homes.
- The first phase of the REM has been delayed again.At what point do we get to start calling the REM vapourware?
- Elon musk on working from home.
- Education Minister Bernard Drainville is dismissive of teachers when he insinuates that they are less deserving of a significant pay raise than MNAs
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- Public Opinion firm Nanos Research’s latest polls show a widening gap in Canadian politics
- Justice Minister David Lametti has unveiled new legislation aimed at making it harder for repeat offenders to be granted bail
- The mayor of Montreal is calling on the city's comptroller general to shed light on fire safety practices after a media report suggested investigations of evacuation routes had been halted for years
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- The House of Commons has passed the official languages bill. If approved by the Senate, it would recognize French as the only language under threat in Canada
- Anna Gainey has been picked by the Liberal Party as the candidate to succeed Marc Garneau in NDG-Westmount
- Montreal might soon be unable to pay the high cost for garbage collection
Elias Makos starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and
Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- CAQ leader Francois Legault scored a 98.61% confidence vote as his party met over the weekend
- François Legault is sending signals that he doesn’t want to raise Hydro rates, but he wants Hydro to lower them for those willing to shift their consumption
- Montreal Police Chief will review his first 100 days in office today
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst
- Jean-François Roberge says he’s counting on ‘good faith’ from Anglos seeking English services, and there won't be any type of verification check for government services.
- The CAQ government has officially tabled a bill set to increase salaries of MNAs by 30%.
- Centre Ice Canadians, an advocacy group that has been trying (and failing) to move the country’s political parties towards the centre, says they’re thinking about a new federal party.
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Canada unveiled its redesigned passport on Wednesday, and it pretty much removes all references to the country’s history. Forget social media, the response in real life to the redesign has been less than kind.
- Donald Trump made his return to CNN last night. And the results of his Town Hall on the network were predictable.
- In immigration news: Pierre Fitzgibbon has made one thing very clear. Temporary immigrants who want to settle in Quebec for good will have to learn French or go back home.
Elias Makos welcomes in Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG
- Valerie Plante wants to turn Old Montreal into a pedestrian kingdom. She wants to make it car free as early as 2024
- A school in Quebec City sent parents a note announcing the cancellation of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day celebrations due to the “heterogeneity of families.”
- Quebec has now tabled a new bill to crack down on Airbnb-style, short-term rentals
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Canada has finally expelled a Chinese diplomat after threats to Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family
- A woman in St-Jerome is trying to keep the dog from getting booted out of her condo
- After 50 years The Main Deli has closed its doors for good
Elias Makos begins the week with Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Can Canada have its largest population boom ever while protecting French in Quebec?
- A building purchased by the City of Montreal is causing concern: it has burned down five times in the past five years
- Axe throwing and alcohol? Do you think the two make a good mix? The SPVM surely doesn’t think so
David Heurtel & Christina Chough join Elias Makos on the Big Five to discuss political drama, a $200,000 Crypto scheme, Fox News getting banned on Canadian television, and much more!
Caroline Codsi & Justine McIntyre join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss Geneviève Guilbault's apology for playing a word game during the Quebec budget hearing, PK Subban fat shaming Lizzo, King Charles and more!
Elias Makos welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- A new poll shows a drop in support by 4% and a second-place result in the Quebec City region, behind François Legault’s nemesis, the PQ
- Should we start charging people different parking prices depending on the size and weight of their vehicle?
- Despite recent opposition to the plan, the Quebec government continues to move ahead with its plan for Loto-Quebec to install a gambling parlour at the Bell Centre
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800
and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- Have you signed the back of your medicare card? It might not matter. Quebec is moving towards an opt-out organ donation system
- Members of the CAQ will put forward the idea of ending the SAQ’s monopoly when the party meets in a couple of weeks
- Two Montreal-area community groups under investigation for allegedly hosting secret Chinese government police stations say they are operating normally
Elias Makos starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- Of the 57,000 thousand public service employees in Quebec, 518 are mother-tongue English-speakers. The minister responsible for relations with English-speaking Quebecers, Eric Girard, wants to change that
- You were probably didn't know this, but Mayor Valerie Plante was on a European mission to meet her counterparts in London and Paris
- Following the Old Montreal fire, inspectors have now gone to visit three more of Emile H. Benamor’s properties
David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- The Minister of the French Language, Jean-François Roberge, has asked that the $137.5 million provided by the federal plan on official languages for English-speaking communities be used for francization.
- Resales, house prices, rental vacancy rates: prices on these will drop in the Montreal area this year, except rent,
- Cases of teachers committing obvious professional misconduct shook Quebec this week.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi,Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Leaders of Quebec’s English-speaking community were quick to denounce the new Action Plan for Official Languages unveiled by the federal government yesterday.
- The Quebec Liberal Party tried to have the word “women” removed in the government’s bill that will reform family law in the Province.
- Just when you thought that Montreal’s metro system couldn’t get any better. Now the STM is going to ask us to pay MORE to take shaky rides through tunnels with cracks.
Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800's Trudie Mason and Political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson.
- François Legault stands by the decision to cancel the plan to link Quebec City and Lévis with a tunnel.
- Le Panier Bleu, created by the government to sell Quebec-made products, hardly sells any Quebec-made products.
- Winning the lottery jackpot is the “most terrifying thing you could imagine,”
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- New polling from the Association for Canadian Studies suggests Anglos and Francos are still divided on their attachment to Canada and/or Quebec
- The STM shut down a part of the Green Line Métro yesterday after they discovered cracks in a tunnel
- François Legault is expected to offer an apology this morning to Quebec City area MNAs who were blindsided by the Third Link Flip-Flop
Elias Makos begins the week with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Navdeep Bains has gone from federal Industry Minister to Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Rogers. If there was a sniff test for this, what would you be smelling?
- After an access to information request by La Presse, there’s direct evidence that the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation was holding meetings around the corner from the Prime Minister’s officedespite the PM's claim that there is no undue influence between him and the organization
- Eric Duhaime had a lot to say in an open letter to CAQ MNAs as he attempted to woo them after the third link betrayal
Elias Makos welcomes in Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor.
- The tale of the Prime Minister’s excellent Jamaican vacation made its way into the House of Commons on Tuesday, leading to fireworks between Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre
- 155,000 federal public servants have begun striking today
- Vapes with flavours other than tobacco will soon be banned in Quebec
Elias Makos is joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate and lecturer at Concordia & McGill University and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- The number of immigrants arriving in Quebec increased by nearly 150,000, the largest increase in the province's history
- After a La Presse exposé on tour guides operating in Montreal without the appropriate permits, the city has announced it will crack down on the practice
- The CBC is pausing its use of Twitter. This follows the government-funded broadcaster being given a “government-funded media” label on the social media site
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800.
- Montreal has put a hold on their plan to extend paid parking hours downtown. Without any warning, new stickers appeared on meters. The extension require drivers to pay until 11pm six nights a week
- Laval has become the first municipality in Quebec to ban natural gas appliances
- Right before the weekend, a win for the Quebec Government at Canada’s Supreme Court. The province’s ban on growing your own pot was upheld, to the dismay of the cannabis community
Elias Makos ends the week with Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- Katie Telford will appear before a parliamentary committee today to testify on the issue of foreign interference in Canadian elections
- More Trudeau Foundation dirty laundry being aired through leaks to the media: An association overseen by Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party is behind the $200,000 check to the Foundation, which was linked to a Chinese billionaire
- More threats against Quebec politicians, this time in the sleepy town of Wickham
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- The McGill Tribune has dropped “McGill” from its name
- A Quebec City man is outraged because he was not able to get service in French when on a flight headed to Florida from Jean-Lesage International airport
- After a man responsible for a brutal killing in 2021 plead guilty to manslaughter, critics say allowing murderers to plead guilty for reduced charges in femicide cases sends the wrong message to victims of domestic violence
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800
and political analyst Karim Boulos.
- A post on the Montreal forum over at Reddit entitled “I’m fed up with not feeling safe on public transit”, is creating a commotion
- The head of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and its board of directors resigned en masse on Tuesday
- Muslim women who took to the pages of La Presse to share their outrage over a ban on prayer rooms in public schools - outrage that anyone could think is a good idea
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
- An Easter Monday tweet from Premier François Legault stirred up the Twittersphere
- Bill 101 could threaten jobs in Quebec. Companies could relocate their activities due to the practices of the Office québécois de la langue française
- Looks like Anna Gainey, daughter of Habs legend Bob Gainey, is eyeing the seat left open when Marc Garneau resigned
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Quebec ice storm: Some outages won't be fixed until Tuesday, Hydro-Québec says
- After French media began to report on two schools in Laval opening up prayer rooms for Muslim students, Education Minister Bernard Drainville eventually settled on a directive banning prayer rooms in school. Should schools have prayer rooms?
- Canada's population will cross the 40 million mark in the coming months
Elias Makos returns with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- Quebec’s 2023 ice storm. Legault pleads for patience, Montreal opens shelters. Several communities have opened warming centres. Montreal promises emergency overnight shelters
- Should we consider having underground power cables?
- Quebec cabinet names new SAAQ president and Hydro-Québec interim CEO
David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest wins the lawsuit he filed against the Quebec government, which will therefore have to pay him $385,000 for the disclosure of his personal information. How can someone make this costly of a mistake?
- A Laval doctor will face a charge of manslaughter for the death of an 84 year old man in an operating room
- Researchers accuse Quebec of censoring training on racism. The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) cut short a training project against racism
David Heurtel filling in alonside Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- The first Canadian astronaut to participate in a lunar mission will be Ontarian Jeremy Hansen
- The Quebec government has not proposed any concrete measures to relocate about fifteen homeless people
- After ten years in the service of the State, an official from the Ministry of the Economy has just been fired because of his partisan role in the Parti Québécois
David Heurtel steps in and is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Faced with criticism that accuses him of widening Canada's deficit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured that the targeted budgetary measures were in fact investments for the future and that Canada had the strongest economic position
- One French couple is at risk of being kicked out of Quebec
- The search continues in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne to find Carey Oakes
Joining Elias on The Big 5 this morning were
- David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst
- Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst
The subjects today were the reaction to Bill 15 in the National Assembly, the Quebec remake of Nomadland....and would David and Anne prefer politics to reality TV.
Elias was joined on The Big 5 by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, & Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
The subjects this morning included the fallout from the introduction of Bill 15, can Bridge Bonaventure be the first car free city in Canada?
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Quebec-based political commentator, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Federal budget: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has abandoned plans for a balanced budget, saying it's necessary to fund the green transformation
- Labor Minister Jean Boulet tabled his bill which will prevent young people under the age of 14 from most jobs
- Walmart Canada President and CEO Gonzalo Gebara says that his company saw its profit margin in its Grocery section shrink
Elias Makos welcomes in Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Political analyst Karim Boulos and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- A restaurant owner in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce says he's facing a $5,000 dollar bill to replace his terrace foir being a few centimetres too large
- Mweanwhile, Notre-Dame St. buildings owned by Emile Benamor did not have fire alarm systems, according to a preliminary inspection report
- François Legault is hailing the Canada-US deal on Roxham Road as a great victory
Elias Makos ends the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- An agreement has been made with regards to Roxham Road. Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden have agreed to have asylum seekers turned back at irregular border crossings
- It took over six months, but the people of Canada have finally, graciously, been allowed to know that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, stayed in a $6,000 per night hotel suite while attending the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II
- Eaton’s 9th floor restaurant will reopen at the end of this year. First opened in 1931 the 9th floor restaurant welcomed guests for over 70 years
Elias Makos returns with panelists Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Liberal MP Han Dong has resigned from Liberal caucus following a bombshell report by Global News that alleges he privately advised China’s consul general in Toronto that Beijing should hold off freeing the two Michaels
- Building owner of Old Montreal fire - in trouble in Westmount
- Despite warnings that a recession may be around the corner. Quebec is moving ahead with what has been described as one of the largest tax cuts in the Province’s history
Sarah Deshaies is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Quebec-based political commentator.
- How did you feel about the tax cuts in yesterday’s budget? Was the timing right?
- A study found 65 thousand Montrealers started gambling online in the first year of the pandemic
- Quebec is promising to tighten air bnb laws. Do you trust them to actually do it?
Sarah Deshaies once again filling in and joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact, and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor.
- Quebec’s budget is coming today. What’s one thing you’re hoping to see?
- Quebec is the only province that doesn’t start imposing fines for drivers once their blood alcohol limit passes 0.005 percent, instead of 0.08 percent. Do we need to get tougher on drunk driving?
- Nearly 7 in 10 Quebecers find mistakes on their grocery bills, do you check your receipt before leaving?
Sarah Deshaies steps in as host with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Hundreds of illegal air bnb’s are up for rent and he city and the province blame each other for a lack of crackdown
- Christian Dube says he wants to bring in the top guns from the private sector to help his new public projects. Is that realistic or is he dreaming? Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre has proposed a national exam to help get doctors immigrating to Canada, into the medical field
- 54% of Canadians support the death penalty according to one survey, up from 51% a few years ago
Elias Makos caps off the week with Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- The Bell Centre (née Molson Centre) celebrated its birthday on Thursday, Is the Bell Centre still a good building or a bad building, and why?
- The number of death threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has more than doubled in 2022
- After being shut down for two years and holding a scaled-down event last year, the St. Patrick's Day parade is back for real this year
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- The Quebec Government launched a new ad campaign aimed at reversing the so-called decline of French and the use of anglicisms in everyday life
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named former governor general David Johnston as the new independent special rapporteur who will be looking into foreign interference
- The election of Guillaume Cliche-Rivard has highlighted the gender gap at Québec solidaire. Eight of their 12 MNAs are men
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- François Legault says that the man responsible for the deadly attack in Amqui on Monday had been identified as being at risk
- The Liberals continue to filibuster any attempts to get the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, from testifying before a Commons committee studying China’s election interference
- The Quebec Liberals admit that the Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne byelection 'was a failure'
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- Québec solidaire wins big in the Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne riding. Which was once a Liberal stronghold. Are the Liberals dead?
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dismissed the “AUKUS” pact as simply a nuclear-submarine deal, but others look at this as another example of Canada staying on the sidelines
- In an effort to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions the SAQ has decided to dispose of nearly 3,000 of its fridges in its retail stores
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- The Liberals and Québec Solidaire seem neck and neck as Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne heads to a byelection today
- Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown was placed on paid leave for allegedly engaging in obnoxious, violent, and drunken behaviour at a high-end resort
- There were no Will Smith-Chris Rock level incidents at the Oscars, but one particular dress is getting attention
Elias Makos finishes off the week that was with Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- The opposition parties want Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff to appear alone, for three hours, in front of the procedure and House affairs committee. But a Liberal filibuster continues to prevent Katie Telford from testifying
- Marc Garneau may have announced his resignation as a member of parliament. But not before he made one thing clear: He views anglophone minority rights in Quebec as “a hill to die on.”
- Should we care more about non-hockey professional sports in the city, even if it means government support?
Elias makos kicks off Thursday morning with Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- It was an event billed by the NDP as some sort of an MMA fight between Jagmeet Singh and Loblaw CEO Galen Weston - and it delivered
- The National Security Team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is actively investigating two alleged Chinese "police stations"
- The Montreal Gazette tells the story of multiple women whose lives were changed forever by sexual assaults in the Metro. But the man responsible received a conditional discharge
Elias Makos welcomes back Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor.
- Happy International Women's Day! What should we be highlighting on a day like today?
- Does Justin Trudeau care about Chinese Canadians? Tasha Kheiriddin seems to be questioning just this in the National Post
- Should we be banning the non-disclosure agreement? Many argue that it adds to the culture of fear that allows for sexual misconduct.
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800 and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
- Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a special rapporteur on foreign interference
- The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says Quebec’s regions will face worsening labour shortages without more immigration
- Opinion: There is no such thing as free parking
Elias Makos begins the week with Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Things seem to be deteriorating in Downtown Montreal when it comes to drug dealing, where are the police?
- Add Robert Libman to the chorus of opinions saying now is certainly not the time for Quebec to be cutting income taxes
- Uber can now cost you twice the price of a regular taxi
Elias Makos ends the week with Glenn Castanheira, Executive Director of Montréal Centre-Ville, the downtown business association and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- Should we be banning no-pet clauses in leases? Quebec Solidaire seems to think so
- Those pig carcasses left around Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie on Thursday morning? Courtesy of vegan activists
- Despite a poll this week that shows a 6-point jump in support for a “yes” vote in a referendum, Premier François Legault says he doesn’t sense an appetite for one
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is repaying a $200,000 donation made in 2016, after a potential link to Beijing was raised. And now all the opposition parties are united in calling for a public inquiry
- A Leger Poll conducted for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is a real shocker. A whopping majority of Quebecers are in favour of tax cuts
- A Quebec court has ruled it can’t get involved in custody battles… over pets
Elias Makos welcomes back Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
- In 2016, the Prime Minister received $70,000 in donations in his riding of Papineau from 50 donors in the span of two days - with all those donations coming from Canadians of Chinese origin
- A new Léger-Le Devoir poll shows the CAQ still riding high in the minds of Quebecers
- The OQLF says typos, spelling or grammar mistakes, capitalization errors, syntax errors, or anglicisms are rampant
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Is it time for an independent inquiry into Chinese interference in Canada’s last election?
- Hours after the federal government banned TikTok from devices, Quebec has followed suit, citing security concerns and the need for preventative measures
- It turns out for all François Legault’s talk of seeing the problems at the Lakeshore General Hospital first hand, he was shielded from the worst of it while his mom was there. She got quicker care because of her name
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies and political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Three Ontario Conservative MPs met with a far-right, anti-immigrant politician from Germany last week
- And the Liberals have their own scandal brewing… Global reporting that senior aides to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were briefed that one of their candidates in the 2019, Han Dong, was suspected of being involved in Chinese foreign interference
- William Rainville, who was arrested and convicted of smuggling 250 guns from the U.S. into Canada in 2021, is already on full parole
Elias Makos finishes off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- What if Quebecers are less racist than other Canadians? That’s what Jean-François Lisée posits in Policy Options magazine
- The death of plexiglass. Costco, IGA, and Walmart among the stores that have removed or begun to remove the physical barriers that didn’t work or made things worse
- Justin Trudeau says there are 'inaccuracies' in the leaked documents about Chinese elections interference
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- The possibility of a sports betting and video lottery parlour at the Bell Centre received a lukewarm reception at City Hall on Wednesday
- Liberal MNA Marwah Rizqy wants what banks and credit card issuers can charge capped
- Mayor Valérie Plante took a tour of eastern downtown on Wednesday. And she says the visit confirmed her concerns that asylum seekers are overburdening intervention workers in the area
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Premier François Legault took to the pages of The Globe and Mail pleading with Justin Trudeau to deal with Roxham Road
- Loto-Québec and Groupe CH, owner of the Montreal Canadiens, are about to sign an agreement to open a brand new gaming lounge at the Bell Centre
- Following Valerie Plante’s comments that the situation around Place Dupuis is under "intense pressure," merchants and advocates say issues are complex
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800
and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- In a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Quebec Premier François Legault is pleading with the federal government to transfer all asylum seekers entering at Roxham Road to other provinces
- Montreal is shocked - shocked I tell you! - that developers are uninterested in the city’s wishes for an affordable housing “eco-quartier” at the old Blue Bonnets site
- The desertion of Montreal’s city centre becomes an increasing problem that we are faced with
Elias Makos goes national with panelists Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor.
- More than half of Canadians say it's time to abolish the "spanking" law
- Canada’s public safety minister won’t say if the election integrity panel had access to national security information that reportedly warned of China’s alleged attempts to interfere with Canadian elections
- Should we be censoring classic books? One British publisher has removed language deemed offensive in Roald Dahl books
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Montreal's sustainability commission has recommended banning gas stoves, "as soon as possible."
- François Legault is urging nurses to come back to the bargaining table and show more flexibility in working with the government
- A parliamentary committee report tabled in the House of Commons this week recommends that Canada should expand medically assisted dying to include minors and patients with mental illnesses
Elias Makos welcomes in Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- The Bill C-13 debacle for the Liberal Party continues. The list of MPs declaring they might not vote for the bill reimagining the Official Languages Act includes Marc Miller, Anthony Housefather, and Emmanuela Lambropoulos
- Businessman Mitch Garber says he's ready and willing to buy the Montreal Gazette
- A parliamentary committee report recommends that Canada should expand medically assisted dying to include minors and patients with mental illnesses
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Rafaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
- Roxham Road asylum seekers are being transferred to Ontario, it has been revealed
- Looks like it's good news for CN and Air Canada CEOs as they will not be required to understand french
- Premier Francois Legault is calling on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to provide a public explanation after disturbing revelations of sexual assault and torture suffered by teenage players
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Happy Valentine's day!! Do you celebrate the holiday or not? What is your favourite love story?
- Tenants being evicted from their homes to make way for an airbnb. For one tenant he has been living there for 54 years
- The Conservatives joined the Bloc Quebecois in voting for the right of provinces to pre-emptively use the notwithstanding clause
Elias Makos kicks off the wee with the return of Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Toronto Mayor John Tory resigned over the weekend, after the Toronto Star published a story on an “inappropriate relationship”
- Have you lost track of the number of flying objects down by the U.S. military and NORAD? For those scoring at home, we’re up to four objects since February 4
- At a party meeting over the weekend, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois urged Quebec solidaire members to get out of the echo chamber and do more to court Quebecers in the regions
Elias Makos ends the week that was with Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- The man who shot and killed an Ontario Provincial Police officer was out on bail primarily because he is Indigenous, the Globe and Mail reported on Thursday
- First it was the free bus tickets, now it’s the free carpooling from Federal U.S. agents
- Montreal Bus drivers are sounding the alarm over fare evasion on STM buses
Elias Makos welcomes in Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Tragedy on Wednesday morning at one Laval daycare. What questions are you asking yourself this morning over this tragedy?
- The community of Lac-Megantic is divided over a new TV series that dramatises the events of the 2013 rail disaster
- Quebec is considering raising the retirement age to 62…
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Quebec’s Liberals are making some heavy accusations, saying that the Parti Quebecois is behaving like Donald Trump over the current situation at Roxham Road
- Liberal MP Emmanuella Lambropoulos is facing the wrath of language hawks once again, this time for telling a constituent’s story of being unable to get healthcare in English
- Montreal’s opposition says the city is infested by our favourite furry friends… Rats!
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media, Quebec-based political commentator.
- A swift response to this New York Post Story - Quebec’s minister of immigration Christine Fréchette was ‘surprised’ to find out that asylum seekers were being given free bus tickets from New York City
- Emanuella Lambropoulos doesn’t regret a thing. Stating that she is always happy to stand up for her constituents - Lambropoulos is not walking back her comments on Bill 96
- A Gazette opinion piece makes the case that Montreal is following the same path as Toronto and Vancouver in becoming unaffordable to many
Elias Makos welcomes first timer Rafaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- “Canada is broken.” A whopping two–thirds of Canadians would agree at some level with that statement
- Premier Francois Legault has set the date for the by-election in Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne - it’s March 13 and it will be confirmed today - and the Liberals have found their man to run in the race
- A new French technology which predicts shoplifting using artificial intelligence is coming to Quebec
Elias Makos caps off the week with David Heurtel, former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- 30 Quebecers, including one of our panelists, have signed a letter in support of Amira Elghawaby. The message: give her a chance. Why should or shouldn’t she get one?
- As Hydro-Quebec expects record consumption, you might expect a message of reducing consumption during peak times. But that wasn’t exactly Pierre Fitzgibbon’s tune yesterday
- Who’s to blame for the teacher shortage Quebec is facing? Education Minister Bernard Drainville laid the blame on previous Liberal governments yesterday
Elias Makos welcomes in Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Quebec-based political commentator, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s new special representative combating Islamophobia - has apologised for the words that hurt Quebecers
- A day after B.C.’s grand experiment with decriminalizing hard drugs began, Pierre Poilievre came out swinging against it
- We’re so sorry we breached your privacy while using our app … Here's a free beverage and baked food to make up for it!
Elias Makos kicks off Wednesday with Political analyst Karim Boulos and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Should she stay or should she go? Yesterday the CAQ, PLQ and PQ voted in favour of a motion to dismiss Justin Trudeau’s new special advisor on Islamophobia
- Are you concerned about the independence of Hydro-Quebec as Pierre Fitzgibbon seems to be the one answering questions about Quebec’s electric future right now?
- MPs have rejected Quebec’s first two requested amendments on the official languages act
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- Massive blowback in Quebec over the appointment of Amira Elghawaby as Canada’s new representative on combating Islamophobia
- McGill and Concordia are working with a Chinese military school
- When you’re headed to the emergency rooms Quebecers will finally know ahead of time how much wait time there is
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Robert Libman, Former MNA and leader of the Equality Party in the National Assembly and Gazette political columnist.
- The Archambeault store on St. Catherine Street, which has been around since 1896, will close in June. Ownership blames changing consumer habits, but more importantly, the deterioration of the area around the store
- Francois Legault was noticeably absent from the ceremony marking the Quebec City mosque shooting anniversary. The Premier, who participated in all previous years, cited family obligations
- A quarter of Quebecers have a subscription to at least 3 streaming services
Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and David Heurtel, former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
- The Federal Liberals have quickly followed suit after the Conservative caucus was told they can no longer expense their home internet
- The Plante administration is having to defend their new leasing agreements for more than 4,600 municipal vehicles
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is defending his comments made on immigration and the ‘rise of the extremes
Elias Makos is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
- We're in the midst of another snowstorm, so let’s play Montreal's fastest growing game show: What should get plowed first - Sidewalk, bike path, or roadway?™
- We plead, we reduce garbage collection schedules, but we get the opposite result: Looks like there’s more and more trash in Quebec
- More and more students are failing their maths classes. The solution Quebec has found? Students who got 55% still get to pass the class
Elias Makos welcomes Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Train giant Alstom is once again proposing that Canada build a high-speed train between Quebec and Toronto
- Heated arguments in Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve at city council last night, as the borough debated reducing garbage collection to every two weeks
- A Montreal gynaecologist has been found guilty of making sexual remarks. And it’s not the first time
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling the process to make the ArriveCan app ‘illogical’ and ‘inefficient.’
- The Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Ahmed Hussen gave over $93,000 of constituency funds to a PR firm run by the sister of a senior staffer
- Car theft has exploded since the end of the pandemic in Montreal. A 62% increase year over year
Elias Makos kicks off Monday with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- The epic series ‘Trudeau vs. Legault’ is back! Over the weekend, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took aim at the provinces’ use of notwithstanding clause
- Three out of four of the opposition leaders met with François Legault last week, with all of them sharing some optimism about the discussion
- Journal de Montreal exposed a Griffintown condo going for $568,000 that was deemed ‘affordable’ by Valerie Plante’s administration
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst, Neil Drabkin, he is a lawyer and served as a Chief of Staff in the Harper Government
- Poll whisperer P.J. Fournier's latest piece lays out the case that there won’t be an election this year
- An emotional Sandro Grande has addressed and accepted the responsibility for the controversy that led to his firing
- As Quebec faces a massive housing shortage, the people of Dollard-des-Ormeaux have come together to make it worse
Elias Makos welcomes in Political analyst Karim Boulos and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- The youngest children in their class, born in July, August, or September, are more likely to get an ADHD diagnosis than those born in October through December
- Minimum wage will go up to $15.25 in Quebec on May 1st. A pay bump of $1, it’s the largest increase since 1995
- This week Canada began pushing a Debbie-Downer drastic reduction in alcohol consumption
Elias Makos is joined by Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- Eric Duhaime is crowing over a CAQ campaign promise that will come to fruition quickly - The construction of the two private mini-hospitals
- Sainte-Justine Hospital will be able to remove the breathing tube of a child who has been in an irreversible vegetative state since drowning in his family’s swimming pool last June. Quebec’s Court of Appeal handed down the ruling over the child. Is it really fair for them to have the power to make such a decision?
- Madonna is headed to the Bell Center on August 19th and tickets are ranging from 375$ to 2,500$. How much would you pay?
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor.
- Seattle Public Schools have filed a lawsuit against social media giants accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis
- A police chase on foot on THE DECARIE EXPRESSWAY ten days ago has everyone talking, should the police have continued the pursuit?
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says “he’s watching” as Ontario expands the private delivery of public health care
Elias Makos starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media, Quebec-based political commentator.
- Conservative leader Pierre Poillievre will be in Montreal today and hold a press conference/media availability at 3pm, as he begins a tour of La Belle Province this week
- Fake millionaire and fraudster Serge Rivard was released from prison three times in the last year and a half, which allowed him to fool several more women he seduced online
- The US government is coming for the public’s gas stoves… Do you think they should be banned - do you still have one?
Elias Makos caps the week off with Political analysts Karim Boulos and Anne Lagace-Dowson.
- “Pas de comptant/No Cash” signs are greeting customers in more and more places, and consumer advocates say this hurts low income citizens the most. Should businesses be forced to take cash?
- Did you know about the price accuracy policy? Well it’s been around for 20 years
- A record number of Canadians were killed by alcohol and drug abuse during the pandemic
Elias Makos begins Thursday with panelists David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- François Legault denied there was a clash with Hydro-Québec boss Sophie Brochu
- Should Roxham Road be shut down? 68% of Quebecers think it should
- It’ll be an emotional return for PK Subban when he steps onto the ice tonight at Montreal’s Bell Centre
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Quebec-based political commentator, and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councilor.
- Protesters successfully shut down a talk being held at McGill University’s Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
- Three years into her five-year term, Sophie Brochu announced on Tuesday she’s leaving Hydro-Québec in April
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for the closure of the Roxham Road border crossing on Tuesday
Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- The Parti Québécois is denouncing the hiring of Sandro Grande as head coach of CF Montreal's reserve team
- While the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is hopping mad that alcohol taxes will rise in April, others are making the case that those taxes should in fact be even higher
- Canada will buy a fleet of F-35s jets to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aging CF-18s
Elias Makos kicks of the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- You’ve probably seen the signs guaranteeing this high level of service, but as of today, the STM no longer promises that a bus will come every 10 minutes or less on many of its lines
- More than 2 million animals are slaughtered every day to feed Canadians, and sales of fake meat have plunged, with consumers going back to the real thing.
- Nike is releasing sneakers that are inspired by Montreal’s iconic bagels. Would you buy shoes that resembled food?
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councilor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- A treacherous morning in Montreal, and flashbacks to what happened 25 years ago today. The Ice storm of 1998
- Journal de Montréal conducted a neat little exercise on municipal bureaucracy and access to information, sending five easy-to-answer questions to cities to see what would happen. Results varied across the province, but Montreal stood alone in its incompetence
- With classes where half of the students have learning or behavioural difficulties, teachers from all over Quebec are at their wit's end
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Quebec-based political commentator and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Should there be a CEO salary cap? Canadian CEO pay smashed records in 2021 — and is on track to do so again
- Montreal’s new police chief Fady Dagher has told officers that law and order will reign in the city in 2023
- A lawsuit claims that Facebook allowed advertisers to discriminate on the basis of gender, race and age
Elias Makos kicks off the new year with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- A Quebec immigration program designed for entrepreneurs will now only accept applications from French speakers
- Selfies of criminals consuming cannabis, videos of gang members partying behind bars… More and more prisoners are posting content on social media
- Skating outside is still impossible in several municipalities in southern Quebec
Guest host Sarah Deshaies is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- How was your New Year's weekend? What is your go-to cure?
- François Legault’s New Years message: “We’re lucky to live in a place like Quebec”. Do you feel lucky? Are you happy that you live in this province?
- The already overcrowded emergency rooms are forecasting a peak in traffic in the coming days…. What will be the price to pay for waking up with family or friends for the first time after two years of restrictions? Were you cautious of this over New years?
- As of this morning, 40 homicides have been committed this year in Montreal, as of December 26. We have to go back 15 years to find an even heavier toll, that is 42 murders that occurred in 2007….. Has our city become a dangerous and unsafe one?
- Do you need family connections to get ahead in the world? How are Nepo babies taking over?
- How do healthy siblings of special-needs children cope at home when attention is often given more to the other siblings?
- Urgences-santé has added its voice to those of the public health department and Health Minister Christian Dubé in asking the public to call Quebec’s 811 medical information line when faced with a non-urgent medical situation.
- It seems that Quebec’s bells are disappearing with the churches. They marked time, prevented fires etc… Do you miss hearing them?
- Women clean and men don’t notice. Philosophers believe they have found why women continue to shoulder a disproportionate amount of housework and childcare in the modern era.
Guest host David Heurtel is joined by Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Should we be fining ‘no shows’? Customers who do not show up at the restaurant after reserving a table could be subject to a fine. The Association Restauration Québec (ARQ) wishes to be able to impose a “fine” on those who are conspicuous by their absence without having bothered to cancel.
- Christmas begins now and as we enter the festive weekend Legault is asking for caution at holiday gatherings… this follows his visit to Ste-Justine Hospital. Quebec’s hospitals are overcrowded, particularly in paediatric wards.
- Eric Girard recognizes that relations between the CAQ government and the English-speaking community "were not perfect in the first mandate”..... He says they want to do better moving forward. What do you think should be done to improve relations between Quebec and the anglo community?
David Heurtel is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Zelenskyy to Congress: your money is not charity, it’s an investment. What did you think of his address?
- ERs: more deadly this year than in 2021? (What will 2023 bring?) The new plan to reduce overcrowding in Quebec emergency rooms is paying off, the province's health minister said Wednesday, but a major nurses union said that while the measures are laudable, the situation remains critical.
- Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will not commit to honouring the historic bilingual status of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, the lone borough in the city of Montreal with such a status.
Guest host David Heurtel is joined by Jonathan Kalles,Senior, Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Also, Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councilor joins the conversation.
- 9 caregivers from the emergency room of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital denounce 16-hour shifts of forced labor and the "schemes" to impose "compulsory overtime", which the Legault government seeks to eliminate.
- 47 municipalities could lose their bilingual status, warns Quebec language watchdog. Municipalities have 120 days to pass resolutions indicating they wish to retain status.
Guest host David Heurtel is joined by political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson and Egbert Gaye - the founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact - to tackle today's topics, which include:
- One of the province's prominet pedestrian advocacy groups - Pietons Quebec - demands a meeting with Premier Francois Legault and Transportation Minister, Geneviève Guilbault.
- What will come of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's rescheduled with Premier Legault today?
- And Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante upset with opposition for shutting down pricier parking tickets
Guest host David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar - co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media, along with Jimmy Zoubris - special advisor to the Mayor - to discuss a variety of topics, uncluding:
- The deal reached at the COP15 Summit
- The spike in trilingual Montrealers
- And the new 700 bed centre for Roxham Road asylum seekers
Elias was joined on The Big 5 today by former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst David Heurtel and Paul Gott, Concordia Professor and lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz.
Quebec’s council on tobacco and health says that Canada should adopt New Zealand’s policy on tobacco,
2022 has been a bad year for baby making in Quebec. Should we do something drastic to encourage boot-knocking baby-making? If so, what?
After teasing a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT, we found out what Donald Trump was up to: Digital trading cards. Are we witnessing the end?
Leger/Postmedia survey suggests that Canadians who feel like wishing others Merry Christmas should go ahead - because very few people would take offense.
Elias was joined by Caroline Codsi, Chief Equite Officer for Women In Governance, and Dan Delmar, co-founder of TNKR Media.
- With the city still mourning the death of a 7-year-old Ukrainian refugee as she went to school on Tuesday, should the police give out more tickets?
- The number of dog attacks rose in Montreal in 2022. Should owners of “pandemic puppies” be forced to bring their dogs in for training?
- Quebec’s Public Health Director Luc Boileau has a message for Quebecers ahead of holidays: Stay away from parties if you’re sick. How will you handle the holidays?
- A new Mainstreet poll says Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are favoured by 46.5 percent of decided voters between 18 and 34. The Liberals are twenty points behind. What’s happening here?
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- So… are white men the worst?
- The mayor of Montreal is deploring an escalation of collisions involving pedestrians in recent weeks
- An investigation by Le Soleil finds that Home Depot in Quebec destroys and throws out tools, light fixtures, doors, flooring, appliances, decorative items and more
Elias Makos is joined by Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Mayor Valerie Plante announced the biggest expansion of Mount Royal Park since 1872
- Justin Trudeau says Quebec can welcome over 100 thousand immigrants a year
- The Liberals triumphed with a win in the byelection of Mississauga-Lakeshore
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor - and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Quebec is set to table a bill banning anyone under 14 from working
- Kids being homeschooled performed slightly worse on most testing in Quebec, but not as bad as expected
- A provocative column by Jack Todd in the Gazette over the weekend, saying that the Canadiens can never retire Carey Price’s jersey due to his stance against proposed gun control reforms
Elias Makos ends the week with Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin.
- Fireworks in the National Assembly came courtesy Premier Francois Legault and Quebec solidaire’s Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois as they traded barbs on the cost of living and minimum wage
- Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations have voted to reject the Liberal government’s proposed gun-control legislation, Bill C-21
- The opposition wants an investigation into Pierre Fitzgibbon after the minister went on an invitation-only hunt in traditional Austrian costume on Province Island in Lake Memphremagog
Thursdays edition features Elias Makos alongside Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- A Quebec coroner is laying blame at witnesses who saw a drunk driver swerving north of Quebec City in September of 2001, but failed to call 911
- As Canadians have been dealing with shortages of cold medecines for children, pharmacies are offering up homeopathic “solutions” as an alternative
- The most-liked Premier in Canada? It’s Francois Legault
Elias Makos welcomes in Glenn Castanheira, Executive Director of Montréal Centre-Ville, the downtown business association and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
- More stories of CHSLD employees being suspended for eating food on the job
- The big New Year’s Eve party at the Old Port has been cancelled
- Time Magazine has named Volodymyr Zelensky its Person of the Year
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- The Montreal Canadiens have issued an apology to “those offended or upset by the discourse” following an Instagram post by goaltender Carey Price
- A nurse working in an CHSLD has just returned to work after being suspended for 3 days for eating peanut butter and toast that was meant for residents
- In light of a budget that is missing $78 million, the STM is claiming they will have to take drastic measures if they cannot find funding
Elias Makos kicks off the week Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- The federal government’s new firearms Bill C-21 has divided people’s opinions. Now Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has taken his stance
- Following recent sexual misconduct allegations against Win Butler, lead singer of Arcade Fire, the band made their homecoming performance at Bell Center over the weekend
- Nearly 200 cases have been dropped by Quebec’s human rights commission since last year, when the Supreme Court of Canada made a decision in favour of Quebec comedian Mike Ward
Elias Makos closes the week out with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst.
- A woman in Saskatchewan with a non-terminal medical condition has applied for medical assistance in dying because treatment and surgery for her condition would require years of waiting in the healthcare system
- Health Minister Christian Dubé had a blunt message for Quebecers yesterday: Don’t expect things to get easier anytime soon
- You say you care about the environment… but composting in Montreal went down this year, despite the program’s continued expansion. Have you given up on some of your earth-friendly practices?
Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Francois Legault’s inaugural speech for his new mandate rehashed many of his greatest hits, and doubled down on the French language
- 14% of employees in Quebec work principally in English, StatsCan reports. Is this a bigger threat to the French language than immigration?
- Doordash just released its end of year food trends and the biggest spender was right here in Montreal! Do you use takeout apps?
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Montreal has unveiled its budget for 2023, and it’s bad news for taxpayers
- The National Assembly resumed yesterday, and the PQ was absent - they are headed for a showdown as they announced they would attempt to enter the blue room on Thursday despite not having taken the oath to King Charles III
- Francois Legault is hoping for a ‘national awakening’ that will prevent the decline in French
David Heurtel filling in alongside Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies.
- What they are calling a “Black Monday'' for Montreal’s Courthouse. Ten courtrooms in the criminal chamber were not opened in the morning because of a shortage of court clerks
- Parliament is back in session today in Quebec City. What issues will be discussed? Are there any one-on-one tensions to predict?
- Montreal will release its city budget today and is expected to announce the highest tax increase since 2010
David Heurtel steps in along with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Legault confirmed that he would appeal the Superior Court judgement ordering an end to random police stops
- How many young people are sacrificing their education for money?
- Ottawa will start taxing vacant homes 1%. Should we implement this tax in Montreal given the current housing crisis?
Elias Makos caps off the week with Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst.
- The Quebec government will appeal the Quebec Superior Court racial profiling ruling that banned random police stops. Was there any other choice?
- Bixi set a record for rides and memberships in 2022. And it wasn't a small jump, they smashed the previous highs. Is Montreal a bike city?
- It’s Black Friday! Set to be the busiest shopping day of the year. Do you buy into the Black Friday craze?
Elias Makos' panel includes Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Fady Dagher will be the next chief of Montreal’s police force. Do you think he is the right choice for the job? What should be his main priorities?
- Pierre Fitzgibbon wants to convince Montrealers that the government they mostly rejected on October 3rd will work for Quebec’s largest metropolis
- Public transit will now be free for seniors on the Island of Montreal as of July. Apparently in an effort to relieve social isolation. It sounds fantastic, but is it the right policy?
Elias Makos welcomes back Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- After FIFA threatened athletes and teams for wearing the one love armbands at the World Cup, the House of Commons denounced the move unanimously. But of course, Canada will not hold a diplomatic boycott of the tournament
- Women now earn 91 percent of what their male colleagues earn per hour, according to data released by the Quebec statistics institute
- Trying to clear the snow from your home? Don’t push it onto the street as the ‘snow police’ could fine you!
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- A committee set up by the city of Montreal says the toppled statue of John. A Macdonald should not be put back
- Rents in the city are exploding. In the last five years, the rent for a two-bedroom apartment has gone up by 39%. Is there anything we can do to fix the rental market?
- Should what happens in the locker room stay in the locker room? Former Canadiens equipment manager Pierre Gervais appears to have made no friends with his new book
Elias Makos kicks off the week with panelists Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Robert Libman, Former MNA and leader of the Equality Party in the National Assembly and Gazette political columnist.
- Tourism Montreal's website implores anyone considering coming to the city to swear a blood oath, and then asks them to calculate their carbon footprint
- Justin Trudeau says he was not briefed on allegations federal candidates received funds from China. But this is at odds with reports at the beginning of the month that Trudeau and his cabinet were briefed in January
- If Canada welcomes 500,000 immigrants per year and Quebec maintains its threshold of welcoming 50,000 - then Quebec’s demographic weight will drop to 18% in Canada by 2047
Elias Makos ends the week off with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media.
- Frustrated by no-shows, restaurants in Quebec are calling on the provincial government to give them the right to charge people for not honouring dinner reservations
- We had a brewing scandal for a few hours yesterday… “Ombudperson says unnamed CAQ minister guilty of reprehensible cronyism!” in the headlines. Then we found out the original complaint dates to February of 2018
- Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada won't agree to add language calling for the phaseout of all fossil fuels — including oil and gas — to the final agreement at this year's United Nations climate talks in Egypt. Hypocrisy?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Video of Justin Trudeau's testy exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 went around the world over the last 24 hours
- There are calls for the Canadian government to boycott the World Cup in Qatar. Bloc Quebecois thinks no government representative should be sent on behalf of Canada for the games
- Is Donald Trump a loser?
Elias Makos welcomes in Glenn Castanheira, Executive Director of Montréal Centre-Ville, the downtown business association and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- That alleged spy at Hydro-Québec? He didn’t speak French! But before you think this is some language story, don’t worry - he didn’t speak English either!
- A committee of elected officials says Montreal should prepare for internet voting for the next municipal election. Should we have internet voting for all elections?
- Francois Legault closed the door on any talk of reintroducing mask mandates in public places. Thoughts?
Elias Makos is joined live in studio by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- What to do about China… The RCMP has arrested a Hydro-Quebec employee for spying
- New Liberals, same as the old Liberals? More chaos for Quebec’s oldest political party
- Organisers have cancelled a concert by French rapper Freeze Corleone after complaints about anti-semetic lyrics
Elias Makos is joined by Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- In an announcement made by the city, Montrealers are now bracing for an increase in taxes for 2023. But where else could the city be getting the funding they need?
- Add Quebec's College of Physicians to the brigade recommending masks in public as child respiratory infections surge
- The Montreal Canadiens have a new mascot, METAL!
Elias Makos ends off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- The Liberals have their interim leader, and it’s Marc Tanguay
- A renewed call for mask mandates in Quebec schools. Are you pining for the return of mask mandates?
- Valerie Plante joins the Big 5. One year after her reelection, and five years after becoming mayor - how is she doing?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The Quebec 400-600$ handout became a bone of contention this week, with Justin Trudeau using it to make the case that Quebec doesn’t need more money for healthcare
- Do you get a lot of parking tickets? Bad news for you, Montreal will increase fines once again
- Attractive women no longer saw higher grades when university classes went online during the pandemic
Elias Makos welcomes in Matthew Conway, Current elected member of the Conservative Party of Canada’s National Council and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Bill C-13 - which would amend Canada’s Official Languages Act - has come under fire from Anglophone communities in Quebec
- More and more indications that Quebec will increase immigration - as long as the additional newcomers are Francophone
- Under fire from conspiracy theorists, Eric Duhaime is showing his reasonable side, telling supporters there was no electoral fraud on October 3rd
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media.
- Dominique Anglade resigned on Monday, but the problems faced by the Liberals are far more than just how she led the party. How can the Liberals save themselves?
- Who should be the next leader of the Quebec Liberals?
- Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is being called “out of touch” after comments about how Canadians should manage their finances
Elias Makos kicks off the week with panelists Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Quebec’s highest court will hear a challenge to Bill 21 today
- Is the government stalking us? Beware of what you’re posting on social media as government inspectors scour our profiles
- It’s been one year since Valerie Plante’s reelection, how's she doing?
Elias Makos closes out the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- The notwithstanding clause is in the spotlight as the Ontario Legislative Assembly officially passed the Ford government's bill on Thursday afternoon to stop education workers from striking today
- Is the Liberals’ immigration policy a trap for Pierre Poilievre?
- The Cavendish extension plan is falling apart. Should we axe this plan before it goes any further?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate and lecturer at Concordia & McGill University.
- Quebec Solidaire and minority organisations are calling on Francois Legault to renounce any plans to appeal a landmark decision which bans random police stops
- Francois Legault says we can’t take in anymore immigrants
- Nicole Ménard, President of the Liberal Caucus under Phillipe Couillard, had some devastating words for the Liberal leader, saying Dominique Anglade is not fit to be leader
Elias Makos welcomes in Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Three new measures introduced by Christian Dubé to reduce Quebec’s ER overcrowding
- Federal immigration minister Sean Fraser announced Canada’s immigration targets for the next three years
- Montreal has its share of cleanliness problems, and a new study from Montreal centre-ville is trying to figure out how to fix it
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media, Quebec-based political commentator.
- The mess that is the Quebec Liberal Party continues to get messier. Dominique Anglade is desperately trying to get Marie-Claude Nichols back into caucus mere days after she was expelled for not being a team player
- Community groups are calling out François Legault for his choice of words when commenting on police stops and racial profiling
- Transport Quebec has no plans to remove the blight of graffiti all over the Turcot Interchange that has now been there for years. Is this acceptable?
Elias Makos begins the week with Robert Libman, Former MNA and leader of the Equality Party in the National Assembly and Gazette political columnist and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- News from LiberalLand: The chief organizer of the Quebec Liberal Party, Jean-Francois Helms, says he’s leaving the party
- More Quebecers than ever are reporting no religious affiliation. Why are we losing our religion?
- Would you drive to work with a stranger if the government paid you?
Elias Makos caps off the week with Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst.
- And then there were 20… MNAs in Liberal caucus that is, after Marie-Claude Nichols was expelled from the party following a disagreement with leader Dominique Anglade
- Valerie Plante pulled a media stunt to continue her crusade against the Publisac and Canada Post’s future role in its distribution
- A net increase of Anglos in the Quebec province. An increase that is a first in over 50 years. Is the grass greener in Quebec compared to other provinces?
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- The Social Recession: We have less friends, we have less sex, we accomplish things later in life, and we have less trust in eachother. Why? How do we fix it?
- Could solo driving be banned from the Lafontaine tunnel ahead of construction?
- Should social media likes get you fired? An arbitration board has ruled Saint-Eustache’s police force acted appropriately when it fired an officer that was a little too close to the Hells Angels.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies.
- Quebec Superior Court has ruled that police cannot pull over a driver without cause
- Hydro-Quebec has funded American firm McKinsey with millions of dollars since 2016. A total of 27 contracts since 2016 and $38M has been given to the company. Do governments spend too much money on consultants?
- Now that the election is over, a war is brewing inside of Quebec’s Conservative Party, battling for Eric Duhaime’s inner circle
Elias Makos' panelists include Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Should sexy Halloween costumes be banned? Quebec’s professional order of nurses says the sexual objectification of nurses devalues their profession
- Is downtown Montreal headed towards a “spiral of devitalization”?
- Adidas has finally cut ties with Kanye West following anti-semetic comments
Elias Makos starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- How effective are Canada’s anti-drug laws? Thousands remain accused of simple drug possession in Quebec because of such laws and people are calling for the decriminalisation of simple possession
- Marijiuana has been legal in Quebec for 4 years now. But the laws surrounding its use when it comes to childcare haven't evolved as much
- He’s the new SuperMinister of everything lots of things, but questions continue about Pierre Fitzgibbon’s ethics - or lack thereof
Do you wish Canadian politicians could be booted out as easily as British ones? And can Francois Legault’s cabinet ‘smooth the waters’ with Quebec’s minorities?
Joining Elias on on The Big Five today wereJonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- All signs point to Pierre Ftizgibbon being announced as the new SuperMinister of Energy and Economy - despite the possible backlash this may cause from Hydro-Québec’s Sophie Brochu. Is merging Energy and Economy the right decision?
- Eric Duhaime is ready to organise protests if access to the National Assembly is denied to his party
- Should we have a mileage tax in Montreal?
Elias Makos welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media
Quebec-based political commentator.
- Dominique Anglade believes her party is united behind her, and she will stick around to lead the party until the Liberals hold a confidence vote sometime in 2023
- Does Paul St-Pierre Plamondon have some backup in his plight to avoid the pledge of allegiance to King Charles?
- Some residents in the West Island are trying to force a referendum to stop a condo project at the site of a strip mall
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- Canada’s military chief is pleading with Canadians to rally behind the military as the country’s armed forces face a major personnel shortage. Should Canada have mandatory military service? If so, what would that look like?
- The scandal over the federal government hiring someone with a history of anti-semitic, racist, and francophobic comments as a “anti-racism consultant” continues to get worse for the Liberals
- More and more, lush links are at the centre of battles between municipalities and developers. Should we protect golf courses?
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- 44 Federal government bureaucrats have been shown the door after being caught accessing CERB funds during the pandemic
- Today marks the fourth year anniversary of legalisation of cannabis in Canada. How has Quebec handled the legalisation of cannabis?
- Nearly 1 in 5 aspiring teachers in Quebec are delayed in finalising their training because of failing a French test
Elias Makos rounds up the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- After reports that Pierre Fitzgibbon would be named a "SuperMinister" overseeing the divergence of Quebec’s economy and energy strategy, Hydro-Quebec CEO Sophie Brochu indicated she could walk away
- After making appearances in other parts of the country, the Tire Extinguishers have arrived in Quebec
- Canada Post’s Union says the new Publisac pilot project will put carriers’ health at risk
Elias Makos is joined by Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Quebec Solidaire says the next speaker of the National Assembly should be a woman
- 53% percent of the province would like to see electoral reform. Is electoral reform a priority for you?
- A new American campaign ad attacks the political divide we see in a humorous way. But it leads to an interesting question: How often do you have to agree with your spouse for a successful marriage?
Elias Makos welcomes in Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith and the entire board of directors have stepped down, the way this story has played out, was it based on evidence, or satisfying social media thirst for blood?
- The knives are out in LiberalLand, and the message coming from party diehards now that the election is over is clear: Dominique Anglade needs to go
- Police showed up to one home on Saint-Urban Street after a number of calls from neighbours regarding Halloween decorations that were a little too lifelike
Elias Makos welcomes in Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- A Montreal homelessness census will be conducted for the first time since 2018 - amid a housing crisis and the pandemic. How bad do you think the homelessness situation in Montreal is?
- Montrealers called upon to have input on what the Montreal of 2050 will look like. What would you like to see done by 2050?
- If the next election comes down to a ‘mano a mano’ Trudeau vs. Poilievre battle, some good news for the PM: 46 per cent of Canadians prefer the current Prime Minister to lead the country, compared with 30 per cent who favour the Conservative Leader.
David Heurtel steps in to host with panelists Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist.
- Almost a quarter of Canadians say they'll be making at least some changes to their thanksgiving dinner menu this year because of rising food costs
- Of the 90 seats the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) won in the Quebec election, only two came from Montrea. And now there's concern the city won't be a priority in the re-elected government
- Andrea Skinner announced on Saturday that she would be stepping down as director and interim chair of the board at Hockey Canada
Elias Makos finishes the week with panelists David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- Legault says that Ottawa won’t be able to resist Quebec’s demands with regards to immigration. Does Quebec really hold this much power?
- The pressure is on for the CAQ to name a minister for Anglo relations. Due to a growing disconnect felt between the provincial government and English speaking population. If you could choose who would best represent who would you name?
- Pierre Poilievre is under attack for the use of YouTube tags that targets 'misogynistic' groups
Elias Makos begins Thursday's edition with Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- Oxford University graduate and PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is adamant - he won’t pledge allegiance to King Charles III
- Francois Legault says his cabinet will fall within the gender parity zone (a 60/40 split either way). What’s the state of women in Quebec politics?
- The walls continue to collapse around Hockey Canada. Major sponsors are pulling sponsorships
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- Are you among the sore loser crowd desperate for electoral reform?
- Monday was even worse for the Liberals than we thought: Only 38 of their candidates reached the 15% threshold required to get half of their election expenses reimbursed by the public purse
- The Habs Home Opener is not sold out. Why?
Elias Makos hosts a very special edition of the Big 5 with panelists Tom Mulcair, Anne Legace-Dowsoon and Meeker Guerrier.
- Francois Legault has pledged to be the “Premier of all Quebecers” in his victory speech. What does he have to do to accomplish that?
- Dominique Anglade led the Liberals remain the official opposition party, but is the glass half-full or half-empty for the Quebec Liberals
- Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Eric Duhaime, and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois were united in at least one thing last night: They underperformed because of our “broken political system,” not because of their platforms and candidates. Do they have a point?
Elias kicks off election day with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies.
- It’s Election day! What are the predictions for tonight’s election? What does the time spent by the various campaigns in the various parts of Quebec tell you about the campaign?
- A bit of a shocker on the endorsement scene - Le Devoir has endorsed the CAQ, turning its back on the sovernist PQ it has historically supported
- For the second time in four years, the City of Montreal is switching office productivity software - and it’s gonna cost you $50 million
Elias Makos is joined by panelists David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- If the Conservatives end up with 20% of the vote and zero MNAs, is that fair?
- Complaints that the Quebec solidaire candidate in NDG is using too much English
- How do you feel this year being the second year of Truth & Reconciliation?
Elias Makos finishes the week with Political analyst Karim Boulos and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
- A week-old clip of Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet has come out where he delivers a whopper of a sentence that “80 percent of immigrants go to Montreal, don't work, don't speak French
- The Ontario invasion continues! A record number - 7,085 people - packed up and moved from Ontario to Quebec in the last quarter, the highest number in 32 years
- Salaries have skyrocketed in Montreal. People looking for new jobs are now seen as ‘shopping for jobs’ with the luxury to negotiate and ask for more than what they are offered
Elias Makos' panel includes Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media Quebec-based political commentator and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Could the Quebec Liberals use a new image on or around October 4th, 2022? Is the Quebec Liberals problem with their past, as Dominique Anglade suggests?
- Eric Duhaime is not opposed to the idea of building a wall at the U.S border, if elected. He suggests that he would pressure Ottawa to ‘turn off the tap’ at Roxham Road
- Should employers be required to list salary on job offers? 76 percent of Quebecers are in favour of “pay transparency” when it comes to job postings
Elias Makos welcomes in Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies.
- A Quebec solidaire candidate has dropped out of the race after being caught removing a PQ flyer from a mailbox
- The new Leger poll reiterates that this election is all about who will be the official opposition
- After advance polling began, Eric Duhaime voters took to social media to suggest that their votes would be literally erased because they’re in pencil
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS.
- In what was likely the last major media affair of the election campaign, the five main party leaders headed to Tout le monde en parle last night
- An interesting question for PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon posed last night: Will Anglos and Allos ever embrace sovereignty?
- Eric Duhaime going after Francois Legault for comparing him to Donald Trump. Is that comparaison fair or not?
Elias Makos ends the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
- Moving into the final phase of the election - what are your thoughts on last night's debate? Taxes, immigration, a referendum and Bill 96
- Poilievre vs. Freeland: Was this week in the House of Commons a preview of what’s to come?
- Quebecers wanting to protect their brand new iPhone 14s have one less option right now due to Bill 96
Elias Makos kicks off Thursday's show with Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- The STM will begin allowing the dogs IN! In the Metro that is, as of October 15. Muzzles, leashes, and time of day restrictions apply. Is this a good idea?
- It’s debate day! What are your predictions for tonight's final debate between the party leaders?
- Who is the best choice for Anglophones?
Elias Makos welcomes in panelists Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Quebec-based political commentator and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- Dominique Anglade is urging them to do so as she suggests that another CAQ win would be ‘unhealthy for democracy’
- A poll released shows that most Quebecers would want Quebec Solidaire as the official opposition in the next government
- Eric Duhaime is promising more electronic ankle bracelets for more people if his party is elected
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Things Montreal can’t do properly include both recycling and composting: Valerie Plante announced the city will break its recycling contract with Ricova
- Dominique Anglade’s last stand: The Liberal leader says she’ll stay on as leader no matter what happens on October 3rd
- A new Leger poll, conducted after the first debate, shows a decent slip in CAQ support
Special advisor to the Mayor Jimmy Zoubris and Meeker Guerrier - weekend news anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS join Elias to talk about:
- The Queen is leaving behind an estate of about $750 million, most likely to Charles: What will you do with yours when you go?
- Will the CAQ's orange leaflets attacking Quebec Solidaire's "orange tax" help their party gain votes?
- The CAQ investing $40 million into religious buildings in the province
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia & David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst
- TVA successfully wheeled Pierre Bruneau out of retirement and Quebec’s political leaders brought the ruckus in the first debate of the campaign
- Reaction to Yves-François Blanchet’s comments concerning the Monarchy
- How do you feel about the ongoing road closures & detours?
Elias Makos is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
- CAQ’s lead has dropped… but the latest Leger poll makes it clear that Francois Legault is still headed towards a majority
- After Quebec MP Alain Rayes announced he would leave the party, the Conservative Party sent a text message to party members in his riding asking them to swamp his office with phone calls demanding he resign
- Why are we rejecting so many applicants who want to become teachers when we are in a shortage crisis?
Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
- Does it matter how much money politicians have? Quebec’s party leaders have released their financial information
- A sign of things to come? Quebec MP Alain Rayes has left the conservative caucus, and later in the day, Pierre Poillievre tussled with journalist David Akin
- Should Monday 19th September be a national holiday to mark Queen’s Elizabeth’s death?
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- The Canadiens jersey now has a corporate sponsor logo. Is one of the most iconic jerseys in sports now ruined?
- The Habs also named 23-year-old Nick Suzuki as their next captain. And thanks to the news, we have finally have consensus in Quebec politics: All the party leaders agree that Nick Suzuki must learn French. Êtes-vous d'accord?
- More tales of Canadian government incompetence: Less that a quarter of Canadian diplomats can speak the language of the country they’re assigned to
Elias Makos begins the week with panelists Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Pierre Poilievre coasted to victory on Saturday, becoming the new leader of the Conservative Party. But now what?
- François Legault in hot water with some for pointing out immigration math
- Canadian Party of Quebec leader Colin Standish wants to “take back Quebec.” What does that mean?
Elias Makos ends the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
- How convincing was Justin Trudeau’s tribute to the Queen yesterday, when you take into account his government did next to nothing earlier this year for the Platinum Jubilee?
- Justin Trudeau has told his cabinet he’s sticking around for the next election, and Chrystia Freeland is eyeing the top job at NATO
- The Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention is tomorrow
Elias makos begins Thursday's panel with Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- Francois Legault’s foot-in-mouth disease had a flare up yesterday, as the CAQ leader delivered a word salad that seemed to link extremism and violence with immigration
- The CAQ has removed the English from its website, on Legault’s orders!
- Quebec solidaire’s plan to eat the rich has Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois on the defensive
Elias Makos welcomes in Eric Duhaime, Leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Eric Duhaime is courting Anglo votes by taking a firm and visual stand against Bill 96. Do we believe him?
- The youth vote: It’s Quebec solidaire… or the conservatives. How doomed is democracy?
- It has been an eyesore forever, but plans have begun to transform the Van Horne Warehouse
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- How do Quebec’s party leaders view immigration?
- Another Liberal party candidate has gone to reeducation camp after some previous comments garnered attention in the French media
- Eric Duhaime vowed this weekend to end the government’s SAQ monopoly on alcohol
Elias Makos starts the Labour Day edition with panelists Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- The first major media event of the Quebec election campaign took place Sunday night, as the major party leaders all conducted back-to-back interviews on Radio-Canada
- After smashing its own record for world’s lowest birth rate, South Korea is tripling its baby payments. How much should a family be paid to have babies?
- Three police operations last Thursday & Friday led to the arrests of 200 individuals in an attempt to fight armed crime
Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS Meeker Guerrier and Dan Delmar - Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media, Quebec-based political commentator, former journalist and newspaper columnist - join Elias to talk about who's in the lead after one week of Quebec's election campaign, whether or not Eric Duhaime is inciting hate or not, and the CEO of Couche-Tard's lack of french communication skills.
Elias makos is joined by political analyst Karim Boulos and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
- It led to a note from the editor this morning… Did this Gazette editorial cartoon cross the line?
- Would you like to run for the Liberal Party of Quebec? Because they are very very desperate
- Election roundup: The CAQ and Liberals are promising money for seniors
Elias Makos welcomes in Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Day two of the Quebec election campaign made something very clear - you’re getting a tax cut
- Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government is looking at its options when it comes to increasing security for politicians
- Arcade Fire front man Win Butler has been accused of sexual misonduct by four women
Elias Makos returns to the program and is joined by Jonathan Kalles, (KAY-LESS) Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- They’re off to the races in Quebec’s 43rd provincial election. Is the result a fait accompli?
- François Legault referred to Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade as “this lady.” WIll Legault’s arrogance come back to haunt him?
- Chrystia Freeland was harassed and threatened in Alberta over the weekend. And here in Quebec, a volunteer for Eric Duhaime’s Conservatives was threatened with a knife
David Heurtel ends the week with Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
- Conservative party leadership candidate Scott Aitchison is condemning Leslyn Lewis' message to members last week about the Nuremberg Code and medical experimentation
- The Legault government suspects Montreal of having used funds intended for the fight against crime to reduce its own expenses in the SPVM
- Quebec's political parties are being encouraged to commit to raising immigration targets
David Heurtel welcomes in Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
- After two men were shot and killed in broad daylight Tuesday in Montreal, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said action will be taken to quell gun violence in the city
- Fewer than a quarter of Quebecers received a COVID-19 vaccine dose in the last five months
- As a new school year approaches the school bus situation has still not been resolved
David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
- Two men were shot and killed in broad daylight on Tuesday in two crowded places in Montreal, 30 minutes apart
- Far more women than men are saying goodbye to the Quebec legislature ahead of the fall election. Of the 34 members who have announced they won't be seeking re-election, 22 are women
- Health network performance indicators suggest that the situation is deteriorating in emergency rooms in Quebec…. and the lack of personnel is taking its toll.
David Heurtel kicks off Tuesday with panelists Political analyst Karim Boulos and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS.
David Heurtel welcomes in Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Journalist and columnist Richard "bugs" Burnett and Jimmy Zoubris -special advisor to the Mayor of Montreal - join guest host David Heurtel to discuss the new slogans for both Quebec Solidaire and the CAQ, Pierre Poilievre's current softer approach and protecting bilinguialism in the province.
Political analyst Karim Boulos and Caroline Codsi - founder & chief equity office of Women in Governance - join guest host David Heurtel to disuss the CAQ jumping all over the statistics Canada revelation that speaking french at home has declined. Then they tackle the Quebec Conservative party's willingness to accept candidates with a wide variety of sometimes controversial beliefs and values.
David Heurtel filled in for Elias and was joined by Lionel Perez - former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal city Hall - along with Jonathan Kalles, a senior Consultant at a national public affairs firm, and a former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Among the subjects discussed were Premier Francois Legault's use of our money to put ads on his social media, Legault's presser on covid-19 ahead of the fall, and inflation dropping while grocery bills stay the same.
On today's Big 5, David Heurtel was joined by Catherine Hogan, a high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
David, Catherine and Meeker previewed today's Francois Legault's press conference, Mayor Plante's request for more money from the provinical government, and whether the upcoming election is more important than ever for the anglophone community.
Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to Mayor Plante and Egbert Gaye, the editor of Montreal Community Contact, joined Davd Heurtel to talk about the important issues of the day.
An 18 year old girl was raped, and decieded to keep the child that was born out of that attack. Years later, the rapist ordered a DNA test from jail, and now that he has proof that he is the father, wants parental rights…
Community leader Jayson Colin from Montreal North has died of a fatal gunshot wound.
Conservative Party of Quebec: Their platform promises tax cuts and health care reform, but not much else.
Every morning at 9, The Big 5 on The Elias Makos Show.
David Heurtel was in for Elias this morning and he was joined by Concordia Professor Paul Gott, who is also a lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz, and political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson.
Among the subjects discussed were how the Conservative Party of Quebec are trying to court Anglos, the rise in minority candidates, and campaign spending before the campaign.
Dan Laxer was in for Elias Makos and he was joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Among the subjects this morning.....
Do you think anyone stands a chance against the CAQ in the next provincial election?
Plastic producers are asking the court to stop the planned federal ban on single use plastics– where are you both, at this point, with shopping bags, straws, water bottles…?
What should be done to make women who work in real estate feel safe while on the job?
Dan Laxer sits in for Elias Makos and is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies.
- The city will be using the rest of the Pride Montreal funds on an independent investigation into the cancellation of the Pride Parade
- Air Canada is looking to hire french teachers after the drama with their president
- A Leger poll says that religious minorities in the province are feeling more and more helpless, isolated and alienated because of Bill 21
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
- The mayor has ordered an independent investigation into the cancellation of the Montreal Pride Parade
- The Privacy Commissioner is calling for stronger rules and laws to regulate the use of spyware in RCMP investigations. They can actually monitor messages and turn on cameras and microphones on cellphones and laptops
- The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal is throwing another $2.4 million into its “I love to work downtown” program. If someone hasn’t come back to the office by now, are they ever coming back?
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS.
- Who’s to blame for the Pride Parade debacle?
- Francois Legault’s Pride Parade Day message: “Quebec is one of the most open societies in the world.” Is he right?
- The mayor has a message for us on the killing spree that took place last week: don’t give in to fear
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst.
- The gunman in Montreal-area’s killing spree was released from a mental health facility despite being labeled a 'significant risk' by his psychiatrist
- Pot calls kettle black: Eric Duhaime’s Conservative Party announced a slate of candidates, bringing their total to 101. But Duhaime spent much of yesterday whining about the CAQ for picking up journalist Martine Biron as a candidate
- As expected, unvaccinated Noval Djokovic has pulled out of the National Bank Open, as he can’t even enter the country. Is it time to remove the vaccine requirement to enter Canada?
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- Three shootings in two days, apparently related, and now the gunman has been shot dead by police
- A political bombshell in Quebec City. Radio-Canada journalist Martine Biron will run for CAQ in the next election. Is this ethical?
- Over a third of Canadians want to delete themselves from the internet. Are you one of them?
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
- Leger poll: The CAQ is on their way to an easy win, and the Conservatives are leveling off with their success
- Quebecers were asked about who they'd grab a drink with, and what words they associate with particular candidates. What would be your answer?
- Hockey Canada scandal: the woman at the center of it breaks her silence…
Elias Makos is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
- Trash lines the streets of Park Ex as residents call for action to clean up the mess, after garbage pickup in the area was cut down to once a week for certain buildings
- Synthetic Pesticide rules in the city are rarely being enforced
- After being previously canceled, Storytime with Barbada is coming back in November. The Drag Queen’s storytime with the kids at local libraries in St-Laurent was originally nixed because parents had concerns about her influence
Elias Makos begins the week with Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
- Montreal police shut down a fundraiser being held by two young brothers to support their mother with MS
- Residents and motorists in Old Montreal are exasperated, living through a summer of traffic gridlock
- The Freedom Convoy in Ottawa and Alberta left the Federal government with a huge bill: they paid $14 million to make sure Canadians were safe
Elias Makos heads into the weekend with panelists David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
- Eric Duhaime swears he’s a serious person with serious candidates. Is he?
- It’s Jean Charest’s first-ever appropriate use of social media - the candidate posted a video compilation that mocks Pierre Poilievre
- Pope Francis has apologized for the sexual abuse influcted on minors and other vulnerable people by members of the Catholic Church for the first time on Canadian soil
Joining Elias on The Big 5 today is Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS.
Jonathan Kayless from the McMillan Vantage Policy Group and Jimmy Zoubris, a special assistant to Mayor Plante, joined Elias to talk about all things politics.
Stephen Harper's endorsement of Pierre Poillievre, the Pope's apology and the Quebec Liberal Party's struggles were among the many topics discussed.
High school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson Catherine Hogan and founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact Egbert Gaye join Elias to discuss today's topics. detailing the worst-case scenario for each of Quebec's political parties Is the pope's apologu enough? And rapper Drake is being criticized for using his private jet to get to Hamilton from Toronto
Elias Makos ends the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst. Eric Duhaime’s conservatives have fired a candidate for social media posts calling for violence and involving covid conspiracy theories Pierre Poilievre says he won’t participate in the third leadership debate, complete with snarky letter Francois Legault says no go to disincentives on SUV’s and pickup trucks. Would it be the necessary move to cut down on emissions or too much of a hit to industry?
Elias Makos' panel includes Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Political analyst Karim Boulos. One family from Waterloo, Ontario is out $6,000 because of a 1-letter typo in their booking reservation It’s estimated that 13,000 landlords in this province have tenants who are illegally renting out their units as Airbnbs New poll out from Abacus shows that Canadians would rather vote for a Conservative Party led by a blank face than either Jean Charest or Pierre Pollievre
Elias Makos welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. The Canadian Party of Quebec has unveiled 4 new candidates. Do they stand a chance? If the Conservatives go full-on populism with Pierre Pollievre, do you want to see a new political party in Canada? Popularity down, time for a rebranding? What’s your take on the latest hairstyle of Justin Trudeau?
Elias Makos is joined by Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. If you are a one-issue voter – and that issue is Bill 96 – should you vote for the Conservative Party of Quebec? The CAQ’s in a bit of hot water after it was revealed a woman featured in their campaign ads was paid a paltry sum of $250 for her time After a Globe & Mail investigation shed light on how Amazon has avoided paying taxes in Canada, Quebec businesses are imploring the government to do more to even the playing field
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact. The Montreal children’s hospital is so understaffed, they’re begging parents not to bring their kids in unless it’s truly an emergency Doug Ford wants more power for Ontario in immigration, similar to Quebec 20 years ago today, the first same sex civil union took place in Quebec. Can we thank Quebec’s separation of Church and state for our progressiveness?
Elias ends the week off with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst, and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. The woman who says she was sexually assaulted in June of 2018 by team members of hockey Canada has agreed to participate in Hockey Canada’s reopened investigation. Will we finally get to the bottom of exactly what happened? The CAQ is already in election mode. How important will the dog days of summer be to this October’s election? One woman gifted her boyfriend her kidney. He went on to cheat on her a few months later
Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist and Robert Libman, architect and building planning consultant who has served as Equality Party leader and MNA, as mayor of Côte-St-Luc and as a member of the Montreal executive committee. A dispute between workers and visitors at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery has gotten so bad, they’ve hired a security guard There’s now up to a five-month wait to get into Canada. Is this a special type of incompetence or run of the mill incompetence? A historic victory by the CAQ is expected this October. Is it a fait accompli or can you envision a different outcome?
Elias Makos' panel includes Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Quebec government is telling 800 federally regulated businesses they have a month to comply with Bill 96 American author Lauren Groff inadvertently set off an online battle over Montreal after tweeting about the city A group of Laurentian Mayors are saying they’ll take road repairs into their own hands if the transport ministry doesn’t do anything in the next 2-3 weeks
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. Most restaurant pay terminals have the preset options of 15,18 or 20%. But there’s also always the option to opt out completely. What do you tip? NASA releases first image from Webb Telescope. When you see an image showing thousands of beautiful galaxies, what goes through your mind? A future law student chose to get a vasectomy at the age of 27 because he doesn’t think the burden of preventing unwanted pregnancies should fall solely on women.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Political analyst Karim Boulos. Does Rogers outage prove that Telecoms in Canada are too big, and if so, what should be done about it? Do you carry cash? Will you change your habits after Friday? Francois Legault arrived in Victoria, B.C. yesterday to chill with Doug Ford and the other Premiers as two days of Council of the Federation meetings are set to begin
Elias Makos heads into the weekend with guests Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst. Quebec’s Covid plan from here on out is everyone for themselves. No one wants the 8 pm curfew anymore, but is there some reasonable happy medium? Air Canada was recently reported to be the most delayed airline in the world A whistleblower says Patrick Brown knew she was being paid for her campaign work by a third-party company
Elias Makos' panelists include Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact. A 7th wave of COVID is hitting Europe. Dr. Luc Boileau has already confirmed that no public health measures will be imposed. Right approach? The Quebec government is on the defensive as records show English school buildings are among the most poorly maintained Quebec is defending the police’s power to make random traffic stops
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS. 2 young ER physicians are leaving our city for Toronto over Bill 96 and inflexible, bureaucratic working conditions A new Angus Reid poll out shows the CAQ is still projected to win a majority, but support is slipping A poll of seven key ridings in Montreal show the Canadian Party of Quebec is already has a decent amount of support
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. After a hard blue pivot, the CAQ is showing off its red side After a CRTC decision ordering Radio-Canada to apologise for using the n-word during a broadcast A woman who goes back and forth between he cottage in Vermont says her arivecan app mistakenly tells her she needs to quarantine for 2 weeks every second time she comes back. Is it time we ditched the app?
Elias Makos is back as he welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President of the International Association of Bioethics and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. Happy Birthday, USA. This year, our neighbours to the south are grappling with polarized society Quebec Solidaire is distinguishing itself from the other political parties in a big way: they want to scrap Bill 21 Hydro-Quebec employees “working” from home have been using software that simulates mouse movements
Meeker Guerrier starts off the long weekend with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. For the third year running, Montreal’s Canada Day parade is being axed due to a lack of funding from the Federal Heritage Department At least 4 people have already been arrested in Ottawa as the freedom convoy once again rolls into town to protest vaccine mandates Projet Montréal has promised 6,000 new housing units per year to be built over a decade, but it hasn’t even built its promised the units from its last mandate
David Heurtel welcomes in Political analyst Karim Boulos and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Flight delays and lost baggage situations have gotten so bad due to serious short staffing that Air Canada has announced they’re cutting flights for the summer Due to a lack of funding from Heritage Canada and Covid, the Canada Day parade has been canceled for the third year running A French elementary school may be built in TMR in a part of a park that many families living in high rises like to use
David Heurtel sits in once again with panelists Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In perhaps the most dramatic moment yet of the ongoing January 6 hearings, former white house aide Cassidy Hutchinson revealed that Trump knew some of his supporters at his rally were armed, and asked them to descend on the capitol anyways Covid cases are beginning to rise yet again, and Europe is entering a 7th wave. Are you concerned? Trudeau is promising more oil for Western Europe to help lessen dependence on Russia. Is this going to mean more pipelines?
David Heurtel is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist. The mayors of Laval and Longueuil are teaming up to host a housing summit to discuss solutions. Mayor Plante and the Mayor of Quebec city will also join. Will it achieve anything? The province’s defence lawyers are on strike, protesting their pay. They get a flat fee of $415 and $600 for all services rendered, regardless of how long they work During the pandemic, Mamadou Konate worked tirelessly in a CHSLD. Now, he’s facing deportation back to native Ivory Coast
David Heurtel begins the week with Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact. After Roe V. Wade was overturned, Justice Thomas put forth the idea of revisiting other legal precedents, like gay marriage and acess to contraception. Quebec has one of the lowest number of hospital beds in the G7. Our healthcare system is at its breaking point. Nearly one in two Montrealers feels less safe than they did 5 years ago in the face of increasing gun violence and stabbings
Meeker Guerrier is joined by Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President, of the International Association of Bioethics and Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media. The Legault government says multiculturalism is a threat to Quebec society, and that not all cultures are on the same level The two “protest” parties, Bloc Montreal and CaPQ won’t be teaming up ahead of the election New studies suggest that the COVID vaccine and previous COVID infection doesn’t fully protect us against new subvariants
Caroline Codsi, the Chief Equity Officer for Women In Governance, joined David Heurtel to talk about a possible gas tax holiday and the Hockey Canada Scandal.
David Heurtel welcomes in Sterling Downey, deputy Mayor and city councilor for Verdun, and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. While still reigning supreme and heavily favoured to win the next election, support for the CAQ is slipping The lines outside passport offices have gotten SO bad, police have been deployed to do crowd control
David Heurtel is joiined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. It’s National Indigenous day. Is it more important now than ever that we have this day to reflect on truth and reconciliation? Hockey Canada is in the hot seat after it was revealed they covered up the gang rape of a young woman by 8 players. Colin Standish’s Canadian party of Quebec has officially launched. Are you voting for them?
David Heurtel fills in and is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Montrealers are still having to camp out overnight to get their passports renewed Grand Prix driver Sebastian Vettel wore an anti-oil sands t-shirt this weekend at the grand prix Surprise, surprise: in classic Montreal fashion, the REM is being delayed yet again
Elias Makos heads into the weekend with guests David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. The Grand Prix is finally back after three years, but Debbie Downers are trying to spoil the fun Is this a preview of what's to come? Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland slammed Pierre Poilievre as ‘economically illiterate’ Melanie Joly’s Russia Day scandal is not going away
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media. Is the Liberal government flat-out incompetent? That’s the case being made by CJAD’s own Tom Mulcair The first power move of the new Premier of Alberta? Introducing the Alberta Sovereignty Act It’s not just marriage certificates that will be issued in French - birth and death certificates will only be written in French because of Bill 96, too.
Elias Makos welcomes in Martin Patriquin, Quebec correspondent for The Logic and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS. Yesterday tech CEOs banded together for an open letter to the government. Today, we’re learning the government will push back at least one part of Bill 96 by a year The vaccine mandates for domestic travel and outgoing international flights will be suspended For $800,000, this worn down dumpster of a home in the Mile End can be yours
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson. Dozens of tech companies are warning that Bill 96 will hurt Quebec’s economy Dominique Anglade showed up on the show Monday - defending her party’s decision to keep Bill 96 if they are elected Lizzo changes the lyrics to her song following a complaint from fans saying the wording was ablelist
Elas Makos starts the week off with Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact Quebec Liberals: Anglade wants to change Bill 96, not repeal - and more French in CEGEPs are here to stay Anglade also calls out Legault’s government for “arrogance” Simon Jolin-Barrette says the province should scrap the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, and Quebec should create their own
David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media, a public relations and content marketing firm. The January 6th hearings kicked off at night. Did you watch? What did you think? Will it change anything? Only 18% of eligible Ontarians voted in the provincial elections. Is our system broken? In Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville members of the elected council may no longer be allowed to make public remarks disagreeing with policy that’s passed. Is this excessive?
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Minister Responsible for Canadian Relations Sonia Lebel has been deleting her text messages with Federal counterpart Dominic LeBlanc for the last four years The CAQ won’t be updating its English website because it asserts it’s “too expensive” Facing Liberal attacks, the CAQ is once again insisting that they are not in fact a seperatist party and have no hidden agenda
Elias Makos welcomes in Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. Just ahead of the Grand Prix, an ad campaign reminding people that "Paying for sex is illegal in Canada." Should sex work be decriminalized? A young woman being told to cover up in a park earlier this week has sparked a “free the nipple” protest on Mount Royal on June 19. Is it time we freed the nipple Balarama Holness’ party has been granted official party status - with a new name - Bloc Montreal
Elias Makos is joined by Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President, of the International Association of Bioethics and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS. An all-star cast of former Quebec Liberals are saying now’s not the time for a protest party Joe Ortona from the English Montreal School Board is taking the government to court over Bill 96. Who else should be joining the fight? St. Leonard is the last borough in Montreal that doesn’t allow dogs in parks, even when leashed. Local residents have started a petition
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. As healthcare workers finally get to take their well-deserved summer vacations, ER wait times and deaths are on the rise Gas prices in Montreal hit a record over the weekend. Middle-class families are struggling to pay for groceries. Is the extreme left as crazy as the extreme right?
Elias Makos heads into the weekend with panelists Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst. Is Francois Legault in damage control? Can the notion that the CAQ is a closeted separation party really hurt them? Bernard Drainville is stepping away from the microphone and returning to politics - this time with the CAQ What are your takeaways from Doug Ford’s massive win? Should Quebec politicians take notes?
Elias Makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies, and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact. ‘C’est le West Island qui s’énerve!’ - Francois Legault grew visibly irritated when asked about whether or not the government can truly expect to regulate what languages Quebecers speak at home A column by Michel David in Le Devoir leads us to this question: Do we have a separatist government? To celebrate the Queen’s jubilee, the UK is officially reembracing imperial measurements. Is it time Canada picked a lane and chose either metric or imperial?
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Political analyst Karim Boulos. Starting next year, it’ll be legal to own small amounts of certain hard drugs in B.C. Should we do the same thing here? US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene went on two multi-part rants against Canada on Twitter The Canadiens have signed a 3-year contract with Martin St. Louis
Elias Makos welcomes in Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist. Eric Duhaime asserts Dominique Anglade’s Liberals have betrayed Quebec’s anglophones, and hopes to win their vote. Will he? Firearm-control legislation was tabled Monday by the Liberals A report from former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour says Canada’s military is a ‘broken system’ that’s a ‘liability’ to the country
Elias Makos starts the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Talking to 1,200 CAQ delegates at the party’s two-day conference, Francois Legault called for more freedom when it comes to immigration policy The CAQ is floating the idea of an advertising campaign to try and sell Quebecers on Bill 96 Ahead of the upcoming October 3rd election, the Liberal Party of Quebec has unveiled a brand new logo. Is this where the party should be focusing their efforts?
Elias Makos caps off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. It’s our favourite day! New provincial poll day! Who got good news this morning? According to a recent Leger poll, 73% of Quebecers say they’re tightening their financial belts due to rising costs due to inflation The English Montreal School Board is lawyering up and taking the CAQ to court over Bill 96
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Beto O’Rourke stood up and called Governor Abbott out during a press conference for doing “nothing” to stop the next school shooting. Appropriate or inappropriate? US politicians seem to think “thoughts and prayers” are synonymous with drafting and enacting actual policy. Does the US need some laïcité? Federal Justice Minister David Lametti says the federal government is prepared to get involved with Quebec’s Bill 21 and 96
Elias Makos welcomes Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson. Bill 96 is now law. Legal challenges are planned, but it’s unclear how much can be changed given that the CAQ baked in the notwithstanding clause 19 children were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas yesterday, will things truly change this time around? Were you woken up by the 3am Amber Alert? Luckily 3-year-old Ozzie was found safe and sound, are you Ok with all of these alerts and their accompanying bullhorn sounds?
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall. A group of Montreal lawyers are mounting a legal attack on Bill 96 Why is The Parti Quebecois voting against Bill 96? Quebec Conservative leader Eric Duhaime is doing some in-depth interviews on the French side, and he’s sounding… reasonable?
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Tiffany Callender, CEO of the Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE) and Political analyst Karim Boulos. The Wall Street Journal reports that babysitters are now demanding - and getting - $30 (US!) an hour to watch your kids Beaconsfield high school in Montreal’s West Island is adopting a uniform of sorts Does your mayonnaise need to embrace a social cause?
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS. Recent polling suggests the government is splitting the difference when it comes to Quebecers views on the numbers and language of immigrants Quebec will offer foreign students cheap tuition, with a catch: Stay away from Montreal Staff at Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette’s office called 911 after he received a suspicious letter in the mail containing a white powder
Elias Makos' panelists include Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Despite Legault’s insistence yesterday that Bill 96 won’t impact access to healthcare services in English, legal experts, patients rights advocates and healthcare workers all beg to differ In case neither virus is scaring you off, if you wanna party from Saturday into 3 am on Monday and be served drinks the entire time, you’re in luck Just when you thought we might finally be turning the corner on Covid, there’s a new virus outbreak in Montreal: monkeypox
Elias Makos is joined Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President of the International Association of Bioethics and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact. Legault is insisting anyone saying access to healthcare or social services will be affected by Bill 96 is wrong Families of victims of Ukrainian jetliner PS752 are calling for a soccer match between Canada and Iran to be canceled Across the country, people are becoming less optimistic - although Quebec has been particularly resilient
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. Montreal was founded today in 1642 and it will cost at least $28 million more to renovate Montreal’s City Hall Federal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault says he’ll intervene if the Quebec government doesn't protect the... caribou population. The Leafs were officially booted from the playoffs by the Tampa Bay lightning on Saturday. Do you ever feel sorry for Toronto?
Elias Makos starts the week off with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall. Thousands turned up this weekend to march against Bill 96… What now? Dominique Anglade has tweaked the Liberal position on Bill 21 The PQ wants to temporarily cap gas prices at $1.60 a liter, with the price differential covered by oil companies
Elias Makos ends off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. There’s a big rally planned for tomorrow at 10 departing from Dawson College. How important is this demonstration tomorrow? Montreal's major English-language broadcasters have invited Quebec’s five main political parties to a debate on September 20th NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was verbally harassed at a campaign stop in Peterborough
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Quebec will accept a record of 100,000 immigrants in 2022 Simons’ new store in the West Island is stirring up some controversy: Signs in the store are French-only. Conservative debate recap time!
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst. The Habs won the draft lottery yesterday, could this be the start of a Stanley Cup winning team? Montreal is already the second-densest city in North America. Should we force off-island areas to densify? In the final stretch before Bill 96,’s adoption, the final pleas to stop it are falling on deaf ears
Elias Makos is joined by Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS. A teenage soccer referee at a children’s soccer game was punched in the face by an irate spectator over the weekend Liberal MP Shafqat Ali is in hot water after participating in house proceedings via video chat from a bathroom Michelle Setlakwe, who will be running in Pierre Arcand’s old riding, has come out swinging against Bill 96
Elias Makos starts the week off with Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Political analyst Karim Boulos. New requirements in Bill 96 that would require francisation for all companies with at least 25 employees Pierre Arcand is the 11th Liberal in a caucus of 27 MNAs to announce their departure What if Quebec actually fared better during the pandemic than we thought?
Elias finishes off the week with panelists David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and political analyst and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Co-host of Today's Entrepreneur, Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800. Drama at the Conservative leadership debate What’s your take on the hullabaloo surrounding Governor General Mary Simon’s visit with the Premier? Quebec’s new plan for more hockey heroes
Elias Makos joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. Will the potential reversal of Roe v Wade affect Canadian politics? Conservative leadership hopefuls are squaring off in an unofficial debate tonight Residents of Nantucket, Massachusetts, have approved a measure allowing women to go topless at all town beaches
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President of the International Association of Bioethics. All signs point to interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau removing mask mandates (outside of public transport and healthcare) as of May 14 Amazon workers in Lachine are organizing to form a union Could women lose family planning/abortion access here in Canada?
Elias Makos welcomes in Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Political analyst Karim Boulos. The REM is changing, yet again According to a leaked draft opinion, Roe V. Wade is about to be overturned Our neighbours to the west move here in large numbers, so which city is better? Toronto or Montreal?
Elias Makos begins the week with Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. With the cost of living what it is, is that high enough? What should minimum wage be? A Montreal police officer is under investigation after a video posted to TikTok showed him pushing a homeless man Can anyone stop Pierre Poilievre?
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Co-host of Today's Entrepreneur, Saturdays at noon on CJAD.
- Pierre Poilievre has hired the team behind “Canada Proud” to boost his party’s online presence
- The “Rolling Thunder” rally is starting later today in Ottawa
- Journal de Montréal makes note of a disturbing trend we’re seeing in Quebec: Hipsters moving here from Ontario
Elias Makos' guests include Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
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Are the Quebec Liberals finally growing a backbone?
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Francois Legault cracks a really bad joke in the Assembly
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65% of Quebecers aged 18-24 want pet-friendly workplaces, should you be able to bring fluffy to your cubicle?
Elias Makos welcomes in Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
- Francois Legault says policies from the two new political parties in Quebec would turn the province “into Louisiana”
- Bill 96 is changing… again
- Montreal is getting a 50,000-pound stainless steel ring
Elias Makos' panel includes Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies. Anglo rights leader Colin Standish is launching how own political party Language complaints to the OQLF have never been higher It’s official, the world’s richest man now owns Twitter
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 60% Quebecers support more privatisation The Dominique Anglade “Reconnect with people she has never connected with” tour continues Looks like Twitter is going to accept Elon Musk’s offer. Is this a good thing?
Elias Makos is joined by former Montreal Canadien and TSN 690 play-by-play analyst Sergio Momesso, David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
- The latest poll is out this morning, and shows the CAQ holding strong with 44% of the vote
- Should billionaires exist?
- If Air Canada’s Michael Rousseau has to speak French… Why doesn’t Carey Price?
Elias Makos is joined by Tiffany Callender, CEO of the Federation of African Canadian Economics and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
Elias Makos is joined by Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President of the International Association of Bioethics and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson. Is Montreal a dirty city? Dominique Anglade has a new excuse for her party’s woes If you want to buy a lobster on your next date night, it’s going to cost you
David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall. The saga of Bill 96 and the Liberal’s ill-fated attempt to add 3 core French classes to non-francophone students’ workloads isn’t over Dominique Anglade has written an open letter to Quebecers acknowledging the party has failed to connect with them It’s the 40th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Elias Makos is joined Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Doctors and other medical workers are sounding the alarm about stringent new requirements in Bill 96 The Quebec Liberals have changed their tune yet again on French language CEGEP classes Bloc MP Christine Normandin is calling for banned AR-15s confiscated by the Liberal government to be sent to Ukraine
Elias Makos welcomes back Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS.
- Why are the Quebec Conservatives on the up and up?
- The Liberals got less than 7% of the vote in the byelection. What’s wrong with Dominique Anglade’s Liberals?
- Get ready for an interest rate hike!
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies.
- Montrealers who want to continue to receive Publisac flyers will have to opt in
- Ensemble Montreal is tabling a bill that would allow leashed dogs on STM transit services
- The PQ lost a key riding to the CAQ yesterday
Elias Makos welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG, and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact. Conservative party leadership candidate Jean Charest is in a fighting mood David Birnbaum is the 9th provincial Liberal candidate to say he won’t be sticking around to run in the election The infamous Frito-Lay chip war is finally over!
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst. Marguerite Blais and Danielle McCann will walk the plank, and not seek relelection this October The Federal budget dropped yesterday and the NDP’s fingerprints are all over it Can Eric Duhaime break out of Quebec City and win in Montreal?
Elias Makos is joined by Tiffany Callender, CEO of the Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE) and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. - Grocery giant Loblaws saw their profits up 66%. Their CEO gave himself a $2 million bonus A new bill tabled in Quebec known as Bill 32 would allow “any word” to be used in university classrooms A dating website that matches Quebec men with Ukrainian women
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Political analyst Karim Boulos Pleading, desperate phone calls by a Herron co-owner to 811 provide more insight into how desperate the situation was Montreal’s Canada day parade has been cancelled for the third year in a row Quebec Conservative leader Eric Duhaime is officially launching his campaign
Elias Makos' panel consists of Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS, and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
- Marguerite Blais and Health Minister Danielle McCann were made aware of the disaster at the Herron long term care home a full 10 days before The Gazette broke the story
- The Quebec Liberals are asking the CAQ government to remove the amendment to Bill 96 they proposed
- Masks may be sticking around until April 30
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Three more Liberal MNAs have announced they won’t seek reelection in Quebec this October, how the Bill 96 CEGEP amendment happened, and Luc Boileau is set to announce tomorrow whether or not indoor mask requirements will be kept beyond April 15th.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst, and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies to discuss Quebec Liberals finally vowing to vote against Bill 96, Pope Francis officially apologizing for the role of the Catholic Church in Canada’s residential school system and Quebecers shopping more than ever at Amazon.
Elias Makos is joined by Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst to talk about a new study showing nearly half of all online purchases in Quebec were made on Amazon, the nightlife scene once again being in trouble because of 6th wave, and nurses not being impressed by Dubé’s latest healthcare reform bill.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS to weigh in on Francois Legault's family doctor promise being no longer in the plans, whether or not we should raise the speed limit here in Quebec, and an organizer for Eric Duhaime’s Conservative Party getting arrested.
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to discuss Health Minister Christian Dubé's plans to overhaul Quebec’s healthcare system, experts finally saying we’re entering a 6th wave, and Quebec businesses upset the VaxiCode QR code reader app has now been disabled.
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Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson
The co-founder of TNKR Media Dan Delmar and best selling author Lea Streliski joined Elias for an action packed Friday Big 5.
Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President, of the International Association of Bioethics and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, join Elias on The Big 5 to discuss higher income taxes, male contraceptives, and so much more.
Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist, join Elias Makos on the Big 5 to discuss yesterday's budget announcement and so much more.
Political analyst Karim Boulos and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor join Elias Makos to discuss the new deal in parliament. They also discuss what to expect from the last CAQ budget before the upcoming fall-election.
David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies, and Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media to discuss the WHO pausing the approval of Quebec-based COVID vaccine candidate Medicago, s higher up of an English-language CEGEP speaking out against Bill 96, and Arnold Schwarzenegger sharing an emotional message for the Russian people.
David Heurtel welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Sterling Downey, deputy Mayor and city councillor for Verdun to talk about Inflation at a 30 year high, Canada still hasn’t seized some of these oligarchs assets, and SPVM officers leaving the force en masse.
David Heurtel welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to weigh in on police chief Sylvain Caron's resignation, Inflation hitting a 30 year high, and the CAQ government insisting Ukrainian refugee children who come to Quebec must still attend school in French.
Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS, and Political analyst Karim Boulos join David Heurtel on The Big 5.
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst to discuss the CAQ holding steady while support for the Liberals plummets, Jean Charest officially launching his bid for Conservative leadership, and Kevin O’Leary saying Canada is run by idiots.
Elias Makos welcomes in Political analyst Karim Boulos and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance to talk about a new poll showing Jean Charest badly trailing Pierre Pollievre, whether or not Bill 21 should be a factor in the Conservative leadership race, and the possibility of building high frequency rail lines to connect major Canadian cities.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They speak about a byelection in Quebec, another angle on Jean Charest's conservative leadership bid, and much more.
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about Jean Charest set to announce his candidacy for head of the Conservative Party of Canada, whether or not it's time for Canada to increase defence spending, and Community groups that are upset that Montreal Police have installed cameras in parks, playgrounds, and public squares.
Elias Makosstarts the week off with guests Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal city Hall to weigh in on Justin Trudeau is in Europe to consult with his counterparts, a Russian pianist’s Vancouver concert getting cancelled in light of the conflict in Ukraine, and Big Five panellist and leader of the Quebec Green Party, Alex Tyrell under fire for a series of tweets where he took Russia’s side.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst to talk about serious rumblings about a new political party in Quebec, a second round of talks taking place between Russia and Ukraine, and whether or not gas prices are starting to change driving habits.
Caroline Codsi Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Alex Tyrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to discuss Jean Charest meeting members of the Conservative party last night, more Covid restrictions to be lifted ahead of schedule in Quebec, and Amazon's plans for a fourth distribution centre in the area.
Elias Makos welcomes in Tiffany Callender, CEO of the Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE) and Sterling Downey, deputy Mayor and city councilor for Verdun to discuss more sanctions being heaped upon Russia, the Liberal government is taking another crack at Canada’s Official Languages Act, and a coalition saying the time has come to recognize housing as a right.
Elias Makos welcomes guests Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson to opine on what would need to happen in Ukraine to be in favour of Canada sending troops, racism against African migrants and students trying to flee Ukraine, and the dire situation of ambulances in Quebec.
Elias Makos welcomes in Political analyst Karim Boulos and new memner of the Montreal French-language committee Anne Lagace-Dowson to talk about another prominent Quebec conservative backing Jean Charest’s bid for the Conservative leadership, whether or not Canada should build up its military and send troops to Ukraine.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media to discuss the job Canada has done in response to the invasion of Ukraine, the Quebec Liberals finally having a position on Bill 96, and whether or not there is still corruption in Quebec.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to weigh in on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Trudeau announcing the end of the Emergencies Act, and whether or not we should continue to work from home.
Elias Makos is joined by Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the drive to recruit Jean Charest to run for the Conservative Party leadership, whether or not our politics has gone off the deep end in Canada, and Premier Legault shooting down rumours of a spring election.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about a possible provincial spring election, the CAQ condemning a video published on Eric Duhaime’s Conservative Party facebook page, and the NDP siding with the minority Liberal government to pass the Emergencies Act.
Elias Makos goes national with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and political analyst and Amanda Galbraith, host of Free for All Friday 1-2PM on @IHeartRadio, and host of Political Traction podcast talk about whether or not the Emergencies Act was effective, could the conservatives be morphing into a Trump-like party, and MPs getting a third pandemic pay raise.
Elias Makos is joi8ned by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and political analyst and Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media to discuss Éric Duhaime and the Conservative Party unveiling two new controversial candidates, Dominique Anglade is finally standing up… for Jean Charest, and the police slowly clearing out the freedom convoy protestors.
Elias Makos is welcomes in by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance to talk about social conservatives tripping over themselves to endorse Pierre Poilievre, protestors still not taking the latest warnings seriously, and the ongoing labour crisis in the restaurant industry.
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to weigh in on a new poll that has good news for Eric Duhaime and his Conservative Party of Quebec, vaccination passports being phased out, and Gabriel Nadeau Dubois' attack on Jean Charest.
Elias Makos welcomes back Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about Ottawa invoking the Emergencies Act and going after the financing of the protestors, and and poll showing 93 percent of Canadians support some sort of action to remove them, and 7 in 10 are OK with military action.
Elias Makos is joined by Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss PM Trudeau meeting with the premiers this morning and what may come next for the trucker convoy, the Jean Charest rumor mill showing no signs of stopping, and whether or not we saw the best Halftime Show ever.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to weigh in on Candace Bergen changing her tune slightly and asking people blocking borders to go home, the tourism industry calling for an end to extraneous testing, and the 10th anniversary of one of Quebec’s largest protests.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about the Montreal cops who tackled a Black man buying milk getting suspended for 30 days without pay, a second Liberal MP breaking ranks with his party over the handling of the pandemic, and the Habs dumping Domenic Ducharme and picking up Martin St. Louis.
Elias Makos welcomes Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal city Hall and Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator to discuss almost every restriction in Quebec being lifted by March 14th, calls for Joël Lightbound to be ousted after he criticized Trudeau’s management of Covid, and Valérie Plante making peace with real estate developers.
Elias Makos welcomes back Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec and Political analyst Karim Boulos to weigh in on Vince Guzzo considering a run for the Conservative Party leadership and Premier Legault about to announce reopening measures.
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal to talk about Mayor Plante and others making the case for the great Quebec reopening, La Presse and Le Devoir publishing pieces questioning the CAQ government’s abandonment of Dawson College, and Quebec Conservative MPs being forced to help push out O’Toole or face opposition to Bill 21.
Elias Makos welcomes back David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Fasken and Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media to talk about the jockeying already beginning to find the next leader of the Conservative party, The Quebec Liberals striking back at Premier Legault, and the trucking convoy finally arriving in Quebec City yesterday.
Trudie Mason steps in for Elias Makos and is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance to talk about Erin O’Toole losing the leadership of the Tories, outrage over a racist depiction of criminals in a school text book, and whether or not Military aid and a court order might be needed to end the Trucker Convoy protests in Ottawa.
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist to discuss The mayor’s SUV getting stolen, Premier Legault scrapping the Vax Tax, and another trucking convoy making its way to Quebec City.
Elias Makos welcomes back Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator to talk about Erin O’Toole facing a caucus revolt, the Legault government putting Dawson College’s infrastructure project on hold, and Gilles Vigneault also pulling his music from Spotify.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community and Political analyst Karim Boulos to weigh in on whether or not the protesters accomplished anything over the weekend, the CAQ’s new candidate in the Marie-Victorin by-election, and some of the province's COVID restrictions being lifted today.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and Political analyst Karim Boulos to discuss what to expectfrom the Truckers Convoy this weekend, Erin O’Toole saying he will meet with the group, and what we need to hear from Justin Trudeau.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss Jagmeet Singh’s brother-in-law donating $13,000 to the trucker convoy, Quebec Solidaire saying that if elected, they would amend Bill 21, and Trudeau asking for a Canada-wide handgun ban.
Elias Makos is joined by Robert Libman, architect and building planning consultant, former Equality Party leader and MNA, former mayor of Côte-St-Luc and member of the Montreal executive committee, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to discuss whether or not the "Truckers Convoy" will be affecting our access to essential goods, Dominique Anglade's new political strategy, and Quebec investing in access to mental health services and resources.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Noovo weekend anchor and RDS commentator and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor to talk about youth sports and dining in restaurants possibly being back by Monday, whether or not the hockey world is handling racism well, and Blue Dog Motel bar receiving a notice from the OQLF for unilingual social media posts.
Elias Makos welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President of the International Association of Bioethics, and Jonathan Kalles, (Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss Liberal leader Dominique Anglade proposing that Quebec create a deconfinement squad, The vaccination passport coming to big box stores today, and the Mayor of Brampton, Ontario leading a crusade against Bill 21.
Elias Makos welcomes Dan Delmar to the Big 5, he is a Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and the co-founder of TNKR Media, and joinuing him is David Heurtel, former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst as they weigh in on Legault saying that he cannot ease restrictions right now, Liberal leader Dominique Anglade no longer participating in the weekly calls with the Premier, and MLB decided not to go ahead with the idea of the Tampa Bay Rays sharing custody with Montreal.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss Quebec’s anti-corruption squad investigating fake vaccine passports, Quebec having the highest percentage of hospital beds taken up by covid patients, and Jagmeet Singh and his wife having to pay $1,895 for a rocking chair.
Elias Makos welcomes in Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to talk about Premier Legault’s popularity dropping by 4 points, a new report on public trust in democracies showing worrisome signs, and Kent Hughes being the named new GM of the Habs.
Elias Makos is joined by Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, and Political analyst Karim Boulos to discuss several airlines and Toronto Pearson Airport calling on the federal government to put an end to the PCR tests, McGill social work students planning to strike from in-person classes, and the City of Candiac asking a father to take down his skating rink.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor to talk about kids returning to school this week, minimum wage in Quebec will increasing, and a new web survey finding that 55% of Quebecers support Bill 21.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about a new poll showing the CAQ’s support eroding, Premier Legault announcing an end to the curfew, and a vaccine passport to get into big box stores.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to discuss kids heading back to class on Monday and the curfew possibly coming to an end, Trudeau dodging questions about Premier Legault’s health tax, and a Superior Court Judge temporarily suspending an unvaccinated man from seeing his child.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to break down Legault's proposed new tax on anti-vaxxers, Quebec’s interim Public Health Director, Dr. Luc Boileau and The borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles removing a poster of a young girl with Canada Maple Leaf mittens on.
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend host at Noovo and RDS commentator to discuss Dr. Horracio Arruda's resignation as Quebec’s National Director of Public Health, and a new poll showing support for Covid-19 health measures at its lowest level since the start of the pandemic.
Elias Makos welcomes in Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about whether or not it is time to consider mandatory vaccinations, what to say when an unvaccinated friend calls you and asks for a bottle of wine, and plane party from hell organizer James William Awad saying that critics of him are “sheep”.
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst to discuss the new COVID restrictions in Quebec, Erin O’Toole saying we should accommodate the unvaxxed, and more revelations about the party plane from hell.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to talk about whether or not we're overreacting to the party plane from hell, people reselling rapid COVID tests for a profit and Dominique Anglade saying she's sure she is going to become the Premier of Quebec.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to discuss whether or not we take Canada for granted, Sunwing canceling the return trip of the maskless Quebec influencer party plane, and Emmanuel Macron vowing to “piss off” the unvaccinated.
Elias Makos is back for 2022 with guests Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact, and Michael Cohen, Columnist at the Suburban, City Councillor in Cote St. Luc to weigh in on what more could or should the provincial government be doing during the current Omicron wave, the federal government sending in the armed forces to help with the Quebec vaccination campaign, and the challenges that lie ahead for Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante in 2022.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer of Women in Governance and Dave Kaufman, CJAD 800 host to weigh in on Legault's most recent restrictions, the worst Quebecker of the year, and Festivus.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS to weigh in on Vince Guzzo's anger with the provincial government, Jean Boulet's controversial Tweet, and plastic straws.
Elias Makos speaks with political analyst Karim Boulos and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group about the latest round of restrictions, Jean Boulet's controversial Tweet, and whether university exams should be online.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal and Harvard Medical School to weigh in on party etiquette, COVID etiquette, and gift etiquette.
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia weigh in on the new COVID-prevention measures announced by the province, booster shots, and legal challenges on Bill 21.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer of Women in Governance and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to weigh in on Dominique Anglade's comments on Bill 21, the rise of Omicron cases, and the ongoing discussion around the Air Canada CEO,
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, to dicuss whether universities are safe sapces, Trudeau's stance on minority rights and re-election, and rising COVID cases in Montreal.
Elias Makos is joined by Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to weigh in on the CAQ caucus being divided on Bill 96, TIME's Person of the Year, and Trudeau not ruling out federal intervention in a legal challenge to Bill 21.
Elias Makos welcomes in Political analyst Karim Boulos and Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator to discuss what can be done to protect kids at school, the Canadian Armed Forces wanting to clean up chaplaincy service and Robert Libman suggesting that the younger generation is less likely to support sovereignty.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia to weigh in on whether or not the federal government should intervene on Bill 21 and the Quebec government claiming its making progress in fighting racism and discrimination.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to discuss a teacher in Chelsea being removed for refusing to follow Bill 21, New Zealand's new unique cigarette laws and a Quebec committee endorsing Alzheimer patients' advanced requests for medical aid in dying.
Elias Makos is joined by Dave Kaufman, CJAD 800 host, Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about a 73-year-old man who says he was beaten to a pulp by police officers and dragged out of his car, the opposition parties teaming up to pressure the Legault government to push for a full inquiry of our CHSLDs and whether or not we need to have more kids.
Elias Makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about the growing income inequality in Canada, Groupe Baseball Montréal asking the Legault government to contribute a few hundred million dollars and whether or not Canada stage a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about why more Montrealers are choosing to arm themselves, the federal Liberals will be introducing an amendment the Criminal Code and federal drug laws and the Parti Quebecois' new logo.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss the Quebec coroner's office investigating the death of Richard Genest, another video of SPVQ officers behaving violently and an anti-vaxxer who was verbally harassing kids in the metro.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, (KAY-LESS) Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health, University of Montreal to weigh in on Premier Legault still leading in the polls with 46% of voting intentions, man dying Monday morning in the elevator in front of the operating room of the Amos Hospital and Health Minister Dube still being unsure about easing restrictions over the holidays.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator to discuss the CBC reaching out to anti-racists to compile a list of words and phrases we can’t use anymore, a Greek law charging those who refuse to get vaccinated with a monthly fine/health fee and the mayor of Longueuil getting threatened after announcing they will cull deer in a park.
Elias Makos welcomes back Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to talk about a statistical institute showing a huge drop in Montreal’s population, the new mayor of TMR saying he’ll block the development of Royalmount and whether or not there needs to be a public inquiry on what happened in our seniors homes.
Elias Makos returns with his panel consisting of Political analyst Karim Boulos and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss the Quebec Liberal Party holding its convention over the weekend, a disturbing video showing police pinning a black teenager and kicking snow in his face and Marc Bergevin getting sacked by the Habs.
Justine McIntyre is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst to discuss Legault's $200 grant, the Canada’s Environment Commissioner's scathing report and and the murder of a sex worker earlier this month.
Justine McIntrye steps in as host and is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to discuss whether or not religion is a valid reason to refuse to be vaccinated, a majority of femalesd being named to Montreal's Executive Committee and Mary Simon getting heavily criticized for her broken French.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Trudeau and Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator to talk about the ombudsperson’s scathing report on Quebec’s CHSLDs, the leader of the Bloc Quebecois saying that he will throw his support behind Trudeau and Simon Jolin-Barrette saying he’s insulted by a promotional video made by the Muslim Association of Canada.
Elias Makos is joined by Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about the government’s new anti-racism ad campaign, Francois Legault and Valerie Plante on vowing to push to ban handguns and Justin Trudeau and the Liberals bringing the Official Languages reform back.
Elias Makos returns alongside CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman and Political analyst Karim Boulos to discuss Quebec Solidaire has releasing their new party platform, Dominique Anglade proposing a tax-free seniors' allowance and the Quebec government launching a TV and digital ad campaign to combat racism.
Trudie Mason welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst to discuss whether or not we're ready for the lifting of some COVID restrictions,the concern about how Bill 96 could affect access to healthcare in English and Legault creating a new committee to help relaunch hockey in Quebec.
David Heurtel is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss what can be done about the rise in gun violence in the city, a third link to connect Quebec City and Lévis and a judge signing off on four vote recounts in two boroughs after the municipal election.
Meeker Guerrier welcomes in Dave Kaufman, CJAD 800 host and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to discuss whether or not we’re jumping the gun by cutting back on COVID restrictions, 200 unvaccinated healthcare workers getting suspended without pay and STM security guards getting cleared of using excessive force.
David Heurtel is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to talk about some mayors making the same or more than Premier Legault, outrage at a local Montreal restaurant for a low ball salary offer and Conservative leaders Erin O’Toole and Jason Kenney in the hot seat.
Robyn Flynn steps is in as host and is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to weigh in on Premier Legault asking Quebecers to give him another 4 years, A McGill University professor's op-ed isaying that Quebec Anglophones want French to flourish and the government ending more COVID restrictions.
Dacid Heurtel is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss Mayor Plante's postelection attack on Coderre, whether or not Coderre is going to throw in the towel and a Drug dealer getting a new trial, because his right to be tried in English was violated.
David Heurtel is joined by Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to weigh in on the Legault government's plan to table a bill to push family doctors to take on more patients, a Maisonneuve College professor repeatedly using the “N” word during class and the best way to pay tribute to our veterans on Remembrance Day.
Elias Makos is joined by political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson and Bell Media host and commentator Meeker Guerrier to talk about SNC-Lavalin boss Ian L. Edwards' plans on delivering a speech entirely in English, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe saying he wants his province to be a "nation within a nation" and Marc Antoine Desjardins calling Balarama Holness a traitor, a manipulator and a liar.
Elias Makos welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about Hadrien Parizeau blaming his loss on Coderre’s stance on Bill 96, Analysts saying that Coderre will not stay on as head of Ensemble Montreal and Valerie Plante saying she’s getting right down to business.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Political analyst Karim Boulos to discuss Valerie Plante's victory, whether or not Denis Coderre and Balarama Holness will stay and the very disappointing voter turnout.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and political analyst to discuss A new poll showing Valerie Plante in the lead with 46%, the biggest mistakes and/or most brilliant moves of the campaign and the Air Canada language drama continues.
Elias Makos welcomes in Political analyst Karim Boulos and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to weigh in on Air Canada’s Michael Rousseau saying he's never had to speak French, Imperatif Francais running an ad campaign shaming Anglos and the Quebec government flip-flopping on mandatory vaccines for healthcare workers.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to talk about Denis Coderre being dogged by questions on his finances, both Coderre and Plante promising to hire 250 more police officers and Justin Trudeau being unable to convince his counterparts to impose a global carbon tax.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator to discuss Mitch Garber shared his hopes for Bill 96, Balarama Holness doubling down on language and the Liberal Party of Quebec possibly being in crisis.
Elias Makos is joined by Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about Mayor Valerie Plate releasing her tax returns while her opponents do not, Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney saying unvaccinated Conservative MPs should be booted out and the destruction of the iconic Club Super Sexe sign over the weekend.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to weigh in on last night's mayoral debate and Liberal MPs saying they're confused as to why they haven’t had their first national caucus meeting yet.
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance to discuss the latest polls saying Valerie Plante and Denis Coderre are in a dead heat, the Quebec government forcing crown corporations to “strive for gender parity" and whether or not Melanie Joly is right for the job.
Elias Makos welcomes in Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman to weigh in on Cogeco’s Louis Audet suggesting that minimum wage should be $20 an hour, yesterday's federal cabinet shuffle and Legault's push for doctors to take on more patients.
Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact join Elias Makos to discuss Plante and Coderre's intentions should they lose the election, Marc Garneau being ousted as a result of Trudeau's cabinet shuffle and what should happen to the mayor in the Laurentiens caught peeing on his opposition's lawn.
Elias Makos is joined by Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss Education Minister Jean-François Roberge's new curriculum, whether or not religion classes are still needed in schools and when the dancefloors in this city should be opened again.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia to discuss last night's feisty mayoral debate, The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake saying that the Quebec government’s statement on the Habs’ land acknowledgment is repulsive and Quebec and France joining forces… to fight cancel culture.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dube and political commentator to weigh in on the provincial Liberals' position on Bill 96 and the Quebec government offering a course focused on Quebec citizenship and culture.
Elias Makos is joined by Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist, and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about Francois Legault calling Quebec Anglos the best-served minority in Canada, the newest from the Balarama drama and whether or not Montreal is a safe city.
Elias Makos welcomes in Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to weigh in on Premier Legault's new "change" video, Justin Trudeau getting an earful from the first nations community he snubbed and both Denis Coderre and Mayor Valerie Plante promising that your taxes will not increase beyond inflation.
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss Christian Dube being the most popular minister in Quebec, whether or not it’s more important to protect the economy than to fight COVID-19 and yet another candidate scandal for Denis Coderre.
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia University and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about Christian Dube deciding to extend his mandatory vaccine due date for healthcare workers, another disastrous interview for Balarama Holness and a man who was arrested because he wants to block highways and bridges in protest of the vaccine passport.
Elias is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and political analyst Karim Boulos to discuss Balarama Holness' latest language flip-flop, Denis Coderre’s candidate for mayor of Verdun in hot water for his illegal real estate practices and Valerie Plante promising the most beautiful downtown in North America.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater Dubé and political commentator to talk about the importance of a candidate's personality, Denis Coderre's vow to reconstruct the Décarie Expressway, and how much blame the liberals should take for the housing crisis.
Meeker Guerrier hosts as he welcomes in Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to discuss Montreal's housing market, changing the name of rue des Esquimaux in Quebec City and Balarama Holness being excluded from the Montreal Chamber of Commerce debate.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin to weigh in on Denis Coderre asking voters to focus on his politics, not his character, whether anglos should trust Simon Jolin-Barrette after the Bill 96 hearings and whether or not Trudeau is getting ready to leave politics.
Elias Makos is joined by Dave Kaufman, CJAD 800 host and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst to discuss Trudeau's apology, Valerie Plante's affordable housing campaign platform and Christian Dubé's family doctors from the 450.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS, to discuss Premier Legault still not admitting that there is systemic racism in Quebec, Legault also saying he is all good to run for another full term and Mayor Valerie Plante fully supporting Bill 96.
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss Premier Legault's apology, whether or not the tax system is fair and Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifiying before congress.
Elias Makos is joined by Karim Boulos, Political analyst, Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to talk about how Mayor Valerie Plante did on her main election promises from the last campaign, Mayor Plante also promising a new city beach and Balarama Holness appearing to flip-flop on his pledge to change Montreal’s charter.
Elias Makos is joined by Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin to weigh in on which political leader scored the worst headline on the 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Balamara Holness and Mouvement Montreal teaming up with another municipal party.
Elias Makos is joined by Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst to discuss the Montreal Firefighters Association endorsing Valerie Plante, the Quebec Community Groups Network's presentation at the Bill 96 hearings and whether the government should doing more to promote a healthy lifestyle to combat COVID.
Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS to talk about Denis Coderre flip-flopping pitbulls, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon saying that all Quebecers should take a break from social media at the same time and who should pay for a new baseball stadium.
Elias Makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about Valerie Plante pledging $110 million to tackle gun violence, Shachi Kurl's op-ed in the Globe and Mail and whether or not our relationship with China has become more difficult.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, to talk about Premier Legault's bonuses for nurses, Bill 105 going through last night and police officers afraid to be accused of being racist.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss whether or not anglophones doing enough to protect french, pioneers of Bill 101 ripping into the CAQ’s plan for CEGEPs and Projet Montreal unveiling its roster of candidates.
Elias Makos welcomes in Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist to talk about Premier Legault saying that he does not regret advising Quebecers to vote for a Conservative minority government, Louise Beaudoin and Louise Harel returning to argue that Bill 96 does not go far enough and polls showing Valerie Plante and Denis Coderre in a dead heat.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé, and political commentator to reflect on last night's federal election and the future of the parties and their leaders.
Elias Nakos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about whether making a choice in this year's election is more difficult than previous ones, Premier Legault issuing a warning to Quebecers for election day and hearings on Bill 96 about to begin.
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin
Elias Makos is joined by Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about Brian Mulroney endorsing Erin O’Toole, support for the PPC is surprising on the rise and whether the Greens be wiped off the electoral map on Monday.
Elias Makos welcomes in CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the National Assembly asking for an apology from the Consortium for the English Federal Leaders' Debate, whether an appearance from Jean Chretien means the Liberals are worried and the death of Canadian comedian Norm Macdonald.
Elias Makos is joined by political analyst Karim Boulos and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to discuss whether the Bloc's jump in the polls will affect the outcome of the election, whether the campaign brings us down the independence path again, and Denis Coderre's flip flops.
Elias Makos welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist to discuss Anti-vaxxers gathering outside of the Glen hospital, Justin Trudeau reminding everyone a Liberal government still might intervene against Bill 21 and whether medications like Aderrall are being overprescribed.
David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Trudeau to talk about last night's leaders debate, Premier Legault saying that he would like to see the Conservatives in power and the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Elias Makos is joined by Robert Libman, architect and former Equality Party leader and MNA, mayor of Côte-St-Luc and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance to weigh in on last night's second French debate, what to do about the cost to keep a COVID patient in the hospital and A Liberal candidate who is under microscope for his ties to the President of Lebanon.
Elias Makos is joined by Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to discuss Premier Legault calling the EMSB a radical organization, Trudeau and Legault's very different way of handling anti-vaxxers and a preview of tonight's leaders' debate.
Elias Makos welcomes in Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about protesters throwing rocks at Justin Trudeau, Mayors of the five biggest cities in Quebec making a tougher commitment on gun control and Erin O’Toole’s ever-changing views on gun control.
David Heurtel welcomes in Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to discuss the two Michaels in China now being detained for a thousand days, Erin O’Toole saying he wants to uphold the ban on assault weapons and a group of citizens are asking for a new mask manufacturing site.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss last night's big French debate, The NDP’s poutine truck breaking down and the tragic death of boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to talk about the three way tie between party leaders, Trudeau unveiling his $78 billion election platform yesterday and whether or not vaccination passports limit some people’s freedoms.
Elias Makos is joined by Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Political analyst Karim Boulos to chat about vaccination passports kicking in today, the Lester B. Pearson School Board being ordered to pay a family of a student who was bullied and Yves-Francois Blanchet’s gaffe-filled campaign continues.
Elias Makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and CJAD 800 Host Dave Kaufman to talk about Trudeau's attitude towards the anti-vaccine protesters, Erin O’Toole's plan to ban puppy mills and prohibit cosmetic testing on animals and A Liberal candidate who flips homes despite his party's policy.
Elias Makos is back with his guests Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss a CROP poll that looks at the values of each party’s voters, the five main party leaders showing up on Radio-Canada last night and Annamie Paul and the Greens wanting the House of Commons to take a look at Bill 96.
David Heurtel welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal to talk about an IT specialist hacking Quebec's Vaccine Passport app in six hours, US evacuations continuing after bombings in Kabul and Legault’s shopping list for the feds.
David Heurtel is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance to discuss Maryam Monsef referring to the Taliban as “our brothers”, Quebec Public health officials recommending that they postpone the return to the office and The Montreal Police Brotherhood saying Mayor Plante is showing a lack of leadership
David Heurtel is joined by Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman to weigh in on a recent Leger poll that says Trudeau and the Liberals are slipping, another incident of gun violence in Montreal and the official launch of the Quebec vaccine passport app.
David Heurtel is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contactn to talk about Masks in elementary schools and high schools becoming mandatory, Schools looking to find almost 900 teachers in the province and Montreal’s state of emergency that was triggered by the pandemic ending.
David Heurtel welcomes in Meeker Guerrier, Bell Media host and commentator and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to discuss the EMSB considering making masks mandatory in classrooms for students in all grade levels, Jagmeet Singh saying the timing of the election hampered the Afghanistan evacuation and Erin O’Toole saying he would declare the opioid crisis a health emergency.
David Heurtel is joined by Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, a political analyst to chat about the Will Prosper controversy, Trudeau's baffling comment on inflation, and Erin O'Toole's fresh stance on abortion.
David Heurtel is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to chat about the controversy surrounding Will Prosper and whether masks should be mandated in schools.
David Heurtel in conversation with Political analyst Karim Boulos and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor, on mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers and in higher education in Quebec- and could the federal Conservatives pull a Nova Scotia?
David Heurtel is joined by Dave Kaufman, CJAD 800 host and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist to discuss the Liberals' gun conterol policy, Pierre Fitzgibbon being close to clearing up his conflict of interest situation, and Erin O'Toole's muscle shirt.
David Heurtel is joined by Natasha Hall, co-host of Montreal NOW on CJAD 800 - and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to weigh in on the newly announced federal election and the Taliban's takeover.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia to discuss an election call for September 20th, the NDP's campaign platform and Premier Legault saying he doesn’t want to hold a debate on vaccination passports.
Elias Makos welcomes in CJAD 800 Host Dave Kaufman and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about whether the new back to school plan is safe enough, whether Trudeau needs to implement a vaccine passport to win the election and a Canadian crossing the border getting fined $6,000 because he forgot his email password.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Robert Libman, architect, former MNA and former member of the Montreal executive committee responsible for urban planning to discuss opposition parties claiming they're confused over the vaccination passport, students having to wear a mask this fall and whether one English debate is enough for a Quebec election.
Elias Makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to talk about Christian Dube upcoming announcement on how the vaccine passport will work, someone who tried to bribe a vaccination centre worker $500 and the UN's dire climate report.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and political analyst Karim Boulous to talk about whether there will be a fedewral election call this week,the U.S.-Canada border opening to fully vaccinated American tourists today and whether Canada and their western allies need to make a stand against China by boycotting the games.
Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800 Host Dave Kaufman and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin to discuss Quebec announcing it will be putting a vaccine passport system in place, cutting people out of your life who refuse to get the vaccine and Martha Wainwright getting shut down after a complaint by a resident.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about what Montreal is going to do to address the rise in gun violence, new COVID measures in the coming days in response to the gradual rise in cases and as many as 128,670 Quebecers are still on the Canada Recovery Benefit.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss Denis Coderre saying “Montreal is not safe” because of recent gun violence, Dominique Anglade calling for a vaccination passport and the woman who destroyed Cafe Myriade’s flower garden apologizing.
Elias Makos welcomes in Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé,and out the police shooting of Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to talk abouut whether the death of Jean-Renee Olivier was preventable, last night's mass shooting that left 3 people dead and a poll that shows Canadians like party leaders more than they deem them capable of doing the job of Prime Minister.
Elias Makos is joined by Karim Boulos, Political analyst and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin, and Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band Ripcordz and journalism professor at Concordia
Elias Makos welcomes Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé, one of Canada's leading family law firms, and a political commentator, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance
Elias Makos welcomes in Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact
Elias Makos is joined by Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist, and Karim Boulos, political analyst.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia to talk about the trainwreck disaster that is the Olympics, unavailable medical services because of rampant staff shortages and CSIS warnings of increasingly sophisticated state-sponsored activity targeting elections.
Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer of Women in Governance and Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé and political commentator to discuss what it will take to end femicides in Quebec, whether we should close retail stores on Sunday and Team Canada’s clothing for the Olympics being made in China, Cambodia and Mexico.
Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about the Quebec government releasing the results of polling it did during the pandemic, 55% of Quebecers saying that they do not want an election in September and the lack of interest in the Olympic Games.
Elias Makos is joined by Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec and Political analyst Karim Boulos to discuss The federal government'a announcement that fully vaccinated Americans can now enter Canada, football parents upset because their children having to wear a “X” on their helmet if they are deemed overweight and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul taking to twitter yesterday.
Elias Makos welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia to discuss Christian Dube announcing a vaccination lottery this morning, unvaccinated healthcare workers coming out ahead and Bar owners asking the Legault government to be able to sell alcohol until 3am.
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss A Montrealer's decade-long battle for a wheelchair lift, Mamadi Camara filing a $1.2 million lawsuit over his wrongful arrest and Green Party executives looking to revoke leader Annamie Paul’s membership.
Elias Makos is joined by Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé and political commentator, and Caroline Codsi, Chief Equality Officer, Women in Governance to talk about Loto-Quebec pulling a lottery that featured a “Heat Record” theme, the number of new marriages in Quebec dropping by 49% during the pandemic and researchers coming up with an interactive map that will allow Montrealers to log their police stops.
Elias Makos welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist to weigh in on the City of Montreal reaching a $3 million settlement with the organizers of Formula E, a Mayoral candidate Marc-Antoine Desjardins says that he wants to impose a toll on Mont Royal Park for cars and whether we should be considering international travel again.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Political analyst Karim Boulos to discuss more restrictions being lifted in Quebec today, Quebecers reducing the amount of alcohol and tobacco they have been using during the pandemic and a study saying that giving employees more vacation days significantly reduces the chances of them leaving their jobs.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia to weigh in on the announcement on vaccine passports by the Quebec government, CF Montreal trading one of their players because he wasn’t vaccinated and Balarama Holness saying he wants to have a referendum on the city’s official language.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Chief Equality Officer, Women in Governance and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about Christain Dube possibly announcing special privileges and a vaccination passport, Quebec willing to accept a certain level of COVID deaths and hospitalisations going forward and if the Habs make you proud to be a Montrealer.
Elias Makos hosts a boisterous affair between CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman and Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé as they discuss Montreal police are defending their decision to use tear-gas on the thousands of Habs fans and Inuit leader Mary Simon neing named the new Governor General of Canada.
Elias Makos welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about Christian Dube saying that unvaccinated Quebecers will not be able to access certain non-essential services, whether the decision to limit capacity to 3,500 at the Bell Centre was a mistake and why it smells like an election is coming.
Elias Makos is back with Political analyst Karim Boulos and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist to discuss 2000 police officers around the Bell Center tonight for Game 4, Balarama Holness' concerns about new powers that STM inspectors have and whether we should we be doing more with this vaccination QR tool.
Dave Kaufman is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to discuss the heat dome making Canadians take another serious look at climate change, whether the Covid vaccine procurement was a success and whether Public Health should have allowed the Habs to seat 10,500 (or more) at the game tonight.
Dave Kaufman is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about whether Sante Public increase the Bell Centre capacity to 50% for the remaining games, what we should be doing about the climate crisis, and what they will be doing to celebrate Canada Day tomorrow.
Dave Kaufman is joined by Caroline Codsi, Chief Equality Officer, Women in Governance and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin to discuss whether the Habs can readjust, whether Old Port Canada Day fireworks be canceled and if we are doing enough to address the climate crisis.
Host Dave Kaufman welcomes in Political analysts Anne Lagace-Dowson and Karim Boulos to talk about whether we are ready for the Green Zone, what the vibe feels like in the city befor Game 1 and whether Montreal should follow the lead of other communities and cancel Canada Day celebrations.
David Heurtel welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia adn Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about the Habs' huge win last night and the aftermath, Jody Wilson-Raybould revealing an offensive message she received from Caroline Bennet and the City of Montreal launching a plan to reinvigorate tourism.
Host David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the Cowessess First Nation discovering hundreds of unmarked burial sites near a former Saskatchewan residential school, Senators pushing back on Bill C-10 and the Habs being one win away from the Stanley Cup Final.
Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé, and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist to discuss the Habs being only one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals, a recent poll saying 69% of Canadians think COVID restrictions should stay in place and tax-evasion by the ultra-rich in Canada not leading to a single prosecution or conviction.
Elias Makos welcomes in political analyst Karim Boulos and journalist and columnist Richard "Bugs" Burnett to talk about Premier Legault saying no to a statutory holiday to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, the CAQ is considering a lottery as a vaccine incentive and the new changes for travellers coming to Canada.
Elias Makos is joined by Tiffany Callender, Executive Director of the Cote-Des-Neiges Black Community Association and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal to talk about 84% of SPVM officers live off the island of Montreal, Mayor Plante saying she is very worried about the images of an SPVM officer kneeling on a young black man’s neck and Allison Haines saying that Legault may have made the right decision to keep schools open during the pandemic.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss Danielle McCann wanting to freeze the amount of spots in English CEGEPS, who should be sticking up for Anglo rights and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul fighting back.
Elias Makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and
Jonathan Kalles Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about the Bloc Quebecois’ motion to acknowledge Bill 96 passing, Annamie Paul blaming Justin Trudeau and 62% of people aged 65 and over saying that they fear having to move to a CHSLD.
Elias Makos is joined by, CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman and Caroline Codsi, Chief Equality Officer, Women in Governance to discuss the Quebec Community Groups Network saying that Ottawa has gone too far with Bill C-32, CAQ MNA Claire Samson was booted from caucus and whether or not Public Health should be flouting the rules for Habs games.
Elias Makos welcomes in Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to weigh in on Vince Guzzo deciding to show COVID-19 conspiracy documentary in his cinemas, Balarama Holness’ new platform and the Longueuil police's new pilot project.
Elias Makos is joined by Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé and
Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to discuss the Trudeau government intending to pass a bill that will recognize French as the official language of Quebec, whteher or not those who buy luxury condos in Montreal should pay a welcome tax and a new poll saying only 12% of Quebec fathers see themselves as the main provider.
Elias Makos welcomes in David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to weigh in on Premier Legault's disgust at others in Canada trying to treat Quebec as racist, Quebec’s standout vaccine numbers and Bar terasses getting the green light.
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss Members of the CAQ, Bloc and Parti Quebecois pushing back over links between the London attack and Bill 21 and Quebec Community Groups Network saying there are some alarming details in Bill 96.
Elias Makos is joined by Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé and Caroline Codsi, Chief Equality Officer, Women in Governance to talk about what needs to change in the wake of the London attack and Justin Trudeau saying that wearing a mask during the pandemic could have changed people’s mind about Bill 21.
Elias Makos welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, University of Montreal and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to talk about Habs fans breaking COVID rules while celebrating, Christian Dube looking to modernize the current health law and the London terrorist attack.
Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to discuss Ottawa opening the Canada-U.S. border, if you work for hockey teams, The CAQ planning to review its language policy and reduce the amount of space given to English and whether we should reduce the number of roads and number of lanes to improve the quality of traffic.
Elias Makos welcomes in David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Paul Gott, Lead singer of Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia to discuss the Canadian Taxpayers Federation asking to adopt a law allowing citizens to recall elected officials, a Montreal restaurant deciding to stop taking tips and whether the NHL will changes its ways.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community, and Lea Streliski, Comedian and columnist for L’actualité to talk about Denis Coderre saying he wants a curfew on drinking in parks after 8pm, Pierre Fitzgibbon resigning from his post as Minister of the Economy and a young woman trying to pass herself off as a doctor at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Chief Equality Officer, Women in Governance and CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman to discuss proms not happening, and parents and kids are not happy about it, Charlottetown removing a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald and why we’re still talking about a photo of Denis Coderre.
Elias Makos welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to talk about more rules for public parks, whether there needs to be an investigation into former residential schools in Quebec and will the Habs have it in them to win another series.
Host Elias Makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Richard Burnett, journalist and columnist
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin to discuss Quebec's grand reopening, Liberal MP William Amos saying he is “seeking assistance” after being caught on camera ........again.
Elias Makos welcomes in Political analyst Karim Boulos and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about the Bloc’s motion to amend its section of the Constitution on its own getting rejected, the National Assembly unanimously adopting a motion for Quebec’s flag to gain emoji status and Dawson going ahead with in-person exams.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Chief Equality Officer of Women in Governance and Montreal lawyer Anne-France Goldwater to discuss Quebec's request to hospitals to cut $150 million from their budget, a survey which found 43 per cent of Canadians say they are more exhausted at work today than a year ago, and a long-weekend tweet from Erin O’Toole that has people talking.
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist of Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia to discuss Denis Coderre leading by 12 points in the polls, Bill 96 has creating a wedge between Anglos/Allos & Francos and how things have changed one year since George Floyd’s murder.
Dave Kaufman is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the mayor, and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health at the University of Montreal, to discuss whether or not they are worried about a third wave of COVID-19, and if French still matters in the working world.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss the new mayoral race, the Ile aux Tourtes Bridge closing for urgent repaires, and whether or not Quebec solidaire should drop separatism.
Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800 host Dave Kaufman and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to discuss Balarama Holness announcing he is running for mayor, whether the feds are showing a lack of support for English-speaking Quebecers and Canada passing the U.S. in first vaccine doses today.
Elias Makos is joined by Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé and political commentator and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist to discuss what Quebec's reopening plan looks like, Trudeau saying that if Legault wants to amend the constitution for Bill 96 he won't fight it and how much would you pay for a Habs playoff ticket?
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health at the University of Montreal to weigh in on Quenec's upcoming reopening plan, the U.K. reopening when only 30% of their population was vaccinated and the price of booze going up at the SAQ.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to discuss this morning's earthquake, the Quebec government's upcoming announcement on their deconfinement plan and Francois Legault's letter on Bill 96.
Elias Makos welcomes in political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin to talk about Francois Legault saying that the new language bill’s provisions are “nothing personal against Anglophones”, the new Bill cappping students in English CEGEPs and 2020 being a banner year for the extreme right in Quebec.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Chief Equality Officer, Women in Governance and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to discuss what we can expect from the Bill 101 reform, whether you should lose your drivers' licence If you don’t pay your Covid fines and Ohio giving five vaccinated residents $1 million in a vaccines lottery.
Elias Makos is joined by Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater, Dubé and political commentator and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist to discuss more than 200 amendments expected in the reform of Bill 101 and new data showinf that in the group of people aged 25 to 34, only 15% did not intend to receive the injection.
Elias Makos welcomes in Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about Quebec possibly reaching its 75% vaccination goal within 30 days, for the first time in 112 years, not one Quebecer dressing to play for the Montreal Canadiens last night and Quebec Solidaire asking the Legault government to ban renovictions throughout the province.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal to discuss whether McGill University students should need proof of vaccination in order to return to class, the Legault government investing millions of dollars on new signs for schools and a relationship between the general manager and the municipal treasurer of Lachute costing the city a lot of money.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskinand Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to talk about Premier Legault still leading in the polls with 46% of Quebecers' votes, the Legault government reviewing whether certain cities such can retain their bilingual status and Christian Dube asking mayors in the province to be more careful about the promises they make.
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos and Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec to discuss Quebec housing minister Andrée Laforest saying we're not all in a housing crisis, how we can cool the housing market and the PQ wanting data on the number of Anglos in places that still have bilingual status.
Elias Makos is joined by CJAD host Dave Kaufman and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to weigh in on the Premier saying vaccination is the key to us having a "great summer", Minister Marie-Eve Proulx being removed from her position because of harassment allegations and Facebook’s announcement on if Donald Trump can return to the platform.
Elias Makos is joined by Anne-France Goldwater, Founder of Goldwater-Dubé, and Paul Gott, journalism professor at Concordia to discuss the Laurent Commission report, Francois Legault under fire for his latest comments on immigration and Bill and Melinda Gates ending their marriage after 27 years.
Elias Makos welcomes in Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health, University of Montreal and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact to talk about thousands of people marching near the Olympic Stadium to protest against health measures, Premier Legault informing Quebec's nurses, teachers and elderly care workers on Sunday that there's no money left to offer them pay raises and the homeless encampment that was set up on Hochelaga street getting dismantled.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to discuss the Quebec government announcing that all adults in the province will be able to get vaccinated, two groups in Quebec asking Premier Legault to reopen bars and restaurants only to those who have been vaccinated and the notwithstanding clause being used for the language of signs.
Elias Makos is joined by Balarama Holness, human rights advocate and co-founder of Montreal in Action and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist to discuss Premier Legault saying that the price of an apartment for rent in Montreal starts at "$500,600/month", whether it's time to admit that Quebec is a world leader in vaccinations and Vancouver has deciding to take a crack at a Formula E race.
Elias Makos is joined by Anne-France Goldwater, Montreal lawyer and Caroline Codsi, Chief Equality Officer, Women in Governance to weigh in on the Grand Prix being officially cancelled this year for health reasons, the curfew in Montreal moving back to 9:30 and homeless camps popping up again in Montreal.
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and
Lea Streliski, best-selling author and comedian to discuss how far we should go to get people vaccinated, SQ officers getting paid more than Premier Legault and a huge municipal deficit.
Elias Makos is joined by Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health, University of Montreal and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about Montreal police officers spotted wearing "thin blue line" patches, Montreal public health institutions offering the vaccine to their telecommuting office workers and despite the third wave, almost 80% of Montreal’s traffic is back.
Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor to discuss the Journal De Montreal apologizing if they’ve offended anyone and the federal government banning flights from India and Pakistan.