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November 01, 2022Dominique Anglade’s big ol’ mess. Plus: It’s official, Graffiti defeats Turcot Interchange
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?
25 min
October 31, 2022The future of Quebec: less religion, more carpooling. Plus: The Liberal autopsy
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?
23 min
October 28, 2022Uh-oh Spa-Liberal-Ghetti-Os! Plus: Is Valerie Plante the new Denis Coderre?
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?
24 min
October 27, 2022Less friends, less sex, less trust: We’re in a social recession. Plus: Banning solo driving from the Lafontaine tunnel
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.
24 min
October 26, 2022Quebec Superior Court slams the brakes on random traffic stops. Plus: Do governments spend too much money on consultants?
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
23 min
October 25, 2022Quebec’s nurses want sexy Halloween costumes banned. Plus: Simon-Jolin Barette’s waning influence
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
24 min
October 24, 2022Should simple drug possession be decriminalized? Plus: SuperMinister, Super ethics violations
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
24 min
October 21, 2022 Do you wish Canadian politicians could be booted out as easily as British ones? Plus : Can the CAQ Cabinet ‘smooth the waters’ with Quebec’s minorities?
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 were Jonathan 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

24 min
October 20, 2022Looks like you’re getting a SuperMinister! Plus: Should Montreal motorists pay a mileage tax?
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?
24 min
October 19, 2022Are the Liberals united behind Dominique Anglade? Plus: The West Island rises up to protect an endangered strip mall
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
24 min

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