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October 04, 2022The Big 5 Quebec Post-Election Show!
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?
42 min
October 03, 2022Special Election Day Edition! Quebecers head to the polls! Plus: How the City of Montreal wasted $50 million
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
26 min
September 30, 2022If you win 20 percent of the vote, should you get 20 percent of the seats? Plus: English, verboten on the campaign trail?
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?
25 min
September 29, 2022Jean Boulet’s big whopper. Plus: The Ontario invasion continues!
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
25 min
September 28, 2022Do the Quebec Liberals need a rebranding? Plus: Should your salary be public information?
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
25 min
September 27, 2022Small flyer, big consequences. Plus: The Quebec election conspiracy theory that hurts conspiracy theorists
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
24 min
September 26, 2022Quebec’s must-see TV. Plus: Eric Duhaime goes after the readers of USA Today
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?
24 min
September 23, 2022Debate post-game analysis. Plus: Bill 96 claims it latest victim – iPhone cases
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
24 min
September 22, 2022The STM lets the dogs out! Plus: It’s debate night in Quebec
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?
25 min
September 21, 2022Should voters block François Legault? Plus: Eric Duhaime promises more electronic bracelets for more people
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
24 min

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