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July 25, 2022Eat the rich, or at least make them feel bad. Plus: Worst-case scenarios for Quebec’s political parties
High school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson Catherine Hogan and founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact Egbert Gaye join Elias to discuss today's topics.
detailing the worst-case scenario for each of Quebec's political parties
Is the pope's apologu enough?
And rapper Drake is being criticized for using his private jet to get to Hamilton from Toronto
24 min
July 22, 2022Eric Duhaime ditches Cuckoo McCrazyPants. Plus: Should we ban SUVs?
Elias Makos ends the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst.
Eric Duhaime’s conservatives have fired a candidate for social media posts calling for violence and involving covid conspiracy theories
Pierre Poilievre says he won’t participate in the third leadership debate, complete with snarky letter
Francois Legault says no go to disincentives on SUV’s and pickup trucks. Would it be the necessary move to cut down on emissions or too much of a hit to industry?
25 min
July 21, 2022The $6,000 typo. Plus: Canadians want a blank face for Prime Minister
Elias Makos' panel includes Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
One family from Waterloo, Ontario is out $6,000 because of a 1-letter typo in their booking reservation
It’s estimated that 13,000 landlords in this province have tenants who are illegally renting out their units as Airbnbs
New poll out from Abacus shows that Canadians would rather vote for a Conservative Party led by a blank face than either Jean Charest or Pierre Pollievre
24 min
July 20, 2022New political parties, proposed political parties, and hairstyles
Elias Makos welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies.
The Canadian Party of Quebec has unveiled 4 new candidates. Do they stand a chance?
If the Conservatives go full-on populism with Pierre Pollievre, do you want to see a new political party in Canada?
Popularity down, time for a rebranding? What’s your take on the latest hairstyle of Justin Trudeau?
26 min
July 19, 2022Éric Duhaime vows to get rid of Bill 96. Plus: Did the CAQ exploit an old nice woman?
Elias Makos is joined by Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
If you are a one-issue voter – and that issue is Bill 96 – should you vote for the Conservative Party of Quebec?
The CAQ’s in a bit of hot water after it was revealed a woman featured in their campaign ads was paid a paltry sum of $250 for her time
After a Globe & Mail investigation shed light on how Amazon has avoided paying taxes in Canada, Quebec businesses are imploring the government to do more to even the playing field
25 min
July 18, 2022Do we need to call them “Only really really serious Emergency Rooms?” Plus: Doug Ford wants Ontario to be more like Quebec
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
The Montreal children’s hospital is so understaffed, they’re begging parents not to bring their kids in unless it’s truly an emergency
Doug Ford wants more power for Ontario in immigration, similar to Quebec
20 years ago today, the first same sex civil union took place in Quebec. Can we thank Quebec’s separation of Church and state for our progressiveness?
24 min
July 15, 2022The dog days of Quebec’s political summer. Plus: The worst boyfriend of all-time
Elias ends the week off with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst, and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies.
The woman who says she was sexually assaulted in June of 2018 by team members of hockey Canada has agreed to participate in Hockey Canada’s reopened investigation. Will we finally get to the bottom of exactly what happened?
The CAQ is already in election mode. How important will the dog days of summer be to this October’s election?
One woman gifted her boyfriend her kidney. He went on to cheat on her a few months later
25 min
July 14, 2022Even the dead can’t get decent customer service! Plus: Derailing the CAQ train
Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist and Robert Libman, architect and building planning consultant who has served as Equality Party leader and MNA, as mayor of Côte-St-Luc and as a member of the Montreal executive committee.
A dispute between workers and visitors at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery has gotten so bad, they’ve hired a security guard
There’s now up to a five-month wait to get into Canada. Is this a special type of incompetence or run of the mill incompetence?
A historic victory by the CAQ is expected this October. Is it a fait accompli or can you envision a different outcome?
24 min
July 13, 2022Why the hell don't we all live in Montreal? Plus: Quebec pushes 800 businesses on Bill 96
Elias Makos' panel includes Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The Quebec government is telling 800 federally regulated businesses they have a month to comply with Bill 96
American author Lauren Groff inadvertently set off an online battle over Montreal after tweeting about the city
A group of Laurentian Mayors are saying they’ll take road repairs into their own hands if the transport ministry doesn’t do anything in the next 2-3 weeks
24 min
July 12, 2022Tipping, snipping, and a big ol’ telescope
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Most restaurant pay terminals have the preset options of 15,18 or 20%. But there’s also always the option to opt out completely. What do you tip?
NASA releases first image from Webb Telescope. When you see an image showing thousands of beautiful galaxies, what goes through your mind?
A future law student chose to get a vasectomy at the age of 27 because he doesn’t think the burden of preventing unwanted pregnancies should fall solely on women.
27 min

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