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September 20, 2022Montreal’s woes with providing basic services. Plus: Dominique Anglade’s last stand
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
Things Montreal can’t do properly include both recycling and composting: Valerie Plante announced the city will break its recycling contract with Ricova
Dominique Anglade’s last stand: The Liberal leader says she’ll stay on as leader no matter what happens on October 3rd
A new Leger poll, conducted after the first debate, shows a decent slip in CAQ support
25 min
September 19, 2022Death (Queen) and Taxes (Quebec)
Special advisor to the Mayor Jimmy Zoubris and Meeker Guerrier - weekend news anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS join Elias to talk about:
The Queen is leaving behind an estate of about $750 million, most likely to Charles: What will you do with yours when you go?
Will the CAQ's orange leaflets attacking Quebec Solidaire's "orange tax" help their party gain votes?
The CAQ investing $40 million into religious buildings in the province
23 min
September 16, 2022Political leaders brought the rukus, Yves-François Blanchet’s thoughts on the Monarchy, & more road closures lead to more detours.
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia & David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst
TVA successfully wheeled Pierre Bruneau out of retirement and Quebec’s political leaders brought the ruckus in the first debate of the campaign
Reaction to Yves-François Blanchet’s comments concerning the Monarchy
How do you feel about the ongoing road closures & detours?
21 min
September 15, 2022Is your vote still up for grabs? Plus: How much your property tax bill is going up
Elias Makos is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
CAQ’s lead has dropped… but the latest Leger poll makes it clear that Francois Legault is still headed towards a majority
After Quebec MP Alain Rayes announced he would leave the party, the Conservative Party sent a text message to party members in his riding asking them to swamp his office with phone calls demanding he resign
Why are we rejecting so many applicants who want to become teachers when we are in a shortage crisis?
25 min
September 14, 2022We check the wallets of Quebec politicians. Plus: Canada’s new Conservative Party
Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
Does it matter how much money politicians have? Quebec’s party leaders have released their financial information
A sign of things to come? Quebec MP Alain Rayes has left the conservative caucus, and later in the day, Pierre Poillievre tussled with journalist David Akin
Should Monday 19th September be a national holiday to mark Queen’s Elizabeth’s death?
24 min
September 13, 2022The Habs’ new captain can’t speak French, and Canadian diplomats can’t speak any language
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
The Canadiens jersey now has a corporate sponsor logo. Is one of the most iconic jerseys in sports now ruined?
The Habs also named 23-year-old Nick Suzuki as their next captain. And thanks to the news, we have finally have consensus in Quebec politics: All the party leaders agree that Nick Suzuki must learn French. Êtes-vous d'accord?
More tales of Canadian government incompetence: Less that a quarter of Canadian diplomats can speak the language of the country they’re assigned to
25 min
September 12, 2022Pierre Poillievre coasts to victory. Plus: Guess who wants to ‘Take Back Quebec’?
Elias Makos begins the week with panelists Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
Pierre Poilievre coasted to victory on Saturday, becoming the new leader of the Conservative Party. But now what?
François Legault in hot water with some for pointing out immigration math
Canadian Party of Quebec leader Colin Standish wants to “take back Quebec.” What does that mean?
25 min
September 09, 2022We say farewell to the Queen. Plus: Will Chrystia Freeland fly away to NATO?
Elias Makos ends the week with 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.
How convincing was Justin Trudeau’s tribute to the Queen yesterday, when you take into account his government did next to nothing earlier this year for the Platinum Jubilee?
Justin Trudeau has told his cabinet he’s sticking around for the next election, and Chrystia Freeland is eyeing the top job at NATO
The Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention is tomorrow
25 min
September 08, 2022François Legault’s foot-in-mouth disease. Plus: Quebec solidaire’s plan to eat the rich
Elias makos begins Thursday's panel with Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
Francois Legault’s foot-in-mouth disease had a flare up yesterday, as the CAQ leader delivered a word salad that seemed to link extremism and violence with immigration
The CAQ has removed the English from its website, on Legault’s orders!
Quebec solidaire’s plan to eat the rich has Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois on the defensive
24 min
September 07, 2022Eric Duhaime on his Bill 96 stunt. Plus: Our doomed democracy
Elias Makos welcomes in Eric Duhaime, Leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
Eric Duhaime is courting Anglo votes by taking a firm and visual stand against Bill 96. Do we believe him?
The youth vote: It’s Quebec solidaire… or the conservatives. How doomed is democracy?
It has been an eyesore forever, but plans have begun to transform the Van Horne Warehouse
34 min

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