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April 18, 2022Is Montreal a dirty city? Plus: Quebec Health Ministry’s pivots to adult videos
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.
Is Montreal a dirty city?
Dominique Anglade has a new excuse for her party’s woes
If you want to buy a lobster on your next date night, it’s going to cost you
24 min
April 15, 2022The saga of Bill 96 isn’t over yet. Plus: Dominique Anglade's open letter to Quebecers acknowledging the party's failure
David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar, Quebec-based political commentator, a former journalist and newspaper columnist, and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
The saga of Bill 96 and the Liberal’s ill-fated attempt to add 3 core French classes to non-francophone students’ workloads isn’t over
Dominique Anglade has written an open letter to Quebecers acknowledging the party has failed to connect with them
It’s the 40th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
26 min
April 14, 2022That’s a nice health care system you got there Anglos, it’d be a shame if anything happened to it
Elias Makos is joined Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Doctors and other medical workers are sounding the alarm about stringent new requirements in Bill 96
The Quebec Liberals have changed their tune yet again on French language CEGEP classes
Bloc MP Christine Normandin is calling for banned AR-15s confiscated by the Liberal government to be sent to Ukraine
24 min
April 13, 2022 Francophones say the darndest things
Elias Makos welcomes back Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS.
- Why are the Quebec Conservatives on the up and up?
- The Liberals got less than 7% of the vote in the byelection. What’s wrong with Dominique Anglade’s Liberals?
- Get ready for an interest rate hike!

25 min
April 12, 2022 If you want your Publisac, you'll have to opt in, Plus: Should dogs be allowed on the bus and metro?
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies.
- Montrealers who want to continue to receive Publisac flyers will have to opt in
- Ensemble Montreal is tabling a bill that would allow leashed dogs on STM transit services
- The PQ lost a key riding to the CAQ yesterday

23 min
April 11, 2022Jean Charest is in a spicy mood, Plus: David Birnbaum checks out
Elias Makos welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG, and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
Conservative party leadership candidate Jean Charest is in a fighting mood
David Birnbaum is the 9th provincial Liberal candidate to say he won’t be sticking around to run in the election
The infamous Frito-Lay chip war is finally over!
24 min
April 08, 2022Blais and McCann walk the plank, Plus: Eric Duhaime says everyone in Quebec should be bilingual
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst.
Marguerite Blais and Danielle McCann will walk the plank, and not seek relelection this October
The Federal budget dropped yesterday and the NDP’s fingerprints are all over it
Can Eric Duhaime break out of Quebec City and win in Montreal?
24 min
April 07, 2022Should there be a CEO salary cap? Plus: Quebec’s bill for academic freedom
Elias Makos is joined by Tiffany Callender, CEO of the Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE) and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. -
Grocery giant Loblaws saw their profits up 66%. Their CEO gave himself a $2 million bonus
A new bill tabled in Quebec known as Bill 32 would allow “any word” to be used in university classrooms
A dating website that matches Quebec men with Ukrainian women
24 min
April 06, 2022The Herron calls for help that were never answered... Plus: Canada Day in Montreal is cancelled
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Political analyst Karim Boulos
Pleading, desperate phone calls by a Herron co-owner to 811 provide more insight into how desperate the situation was
Montreal’s Canada day parade has been cancelled for the third year in a row
Quebec Conservative leader Eric Duhaime is officially launching his campaign
23 min
April 05, 2022 A bombshell report on the Herron, Plus: The Liberals’ Bill 96 boondoggle
Elias Makos' panel consists of Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS, and Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall.
- Marguerite Blais and Health Minister Danielle McCann were made aware of the disaster at the Herron long term care home a full 10 days before The Gazette broke the story
- The Quebec Liberals are asking the CAQ government to remove the amendment to Bill 96 they proposed
- Masks may be sticking around until April 30

23 min

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