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.