Elias was joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor & 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 on The Big 5

• Elbows up or elbows down?
• Quebec’s language ministry has given Loto-Québec special dispensation to operate the slot machines at its casinos in English
• Are we too consumed with news from the United States, and in particular, the 24-hour news cycle of what Donald Trump is saying and doing?