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November 15, 2022A Hydro-Québec employee caught spying for China. Plus: More chaos for Quebec’s oldest political party
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
23 min
November 14, 2022Montreal’s cash crunch. Plus: Is Youppi! on his way out?
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!
25 min
November 11, 2022Quebec’s Liberals turn the page. Plus: Mayor Valerie Plante joins the show live
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?
38 min
November 10, 2022Quebec giveth, Montreal taketh away. Plus: Do you have pretty privilege?
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
24 min
November 09, 2022Quebec will take on more immigrants - with a catch. Plus: Eric Duhaime stands up to conspiracy theorists
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
24 min
November 08, 2022Dominique Anglade moves on, but can the Liberals do the same? Plus: Is Chrystia Freeland “out of touch?”
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
24 min
November 07, 2022Bill 21 back in the courts. Plus: Should the tax man use social media to find tax cheats?
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?
24 min
November 04, 2022Justin Trudeau only likes it when Quebec uses the notwithstanding clause. Plus: The neverending Cavendish Extension debacle
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?
25 min
November 03, 2022François Legault and Justin Trudeau squabble over immigration. Plus: The campaign against Dominique Anglade is ramping up
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
23 min
November 02, 2022Fixing Quebec’s Emergency Rooms. Plus: Is Montreal a dirty city?
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
25 min

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