The Big Five Podcast

Elias Makos welcomes in Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about whether or not it is time to consider mandatory vaccinations, what to say when an unvaccinated friend calls you and asks for a bottle of wine, and plane party from hell  organizer James William Awad saying that critics of him are “sheep”. 

Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst to discuss the new COVID restrictions in Quebec, Erin O’Toole saying we should accommodate the unvaxxed, and more revelations about the party plane from hell.

Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, University of Montreal and Chair of the COVID 19 Impact Committee of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to talk about whether or not we're overreacting to the party plane from hell, people reselling rapid COVID tests for a profit and Dominique Anglade saying she's sure she is going to become the Premier of Quebec. 

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to discuss whether or not we take Canada for granted, Sunwing canceling the return trip of the maskless Quebec influencer party plane, and Emmanuel Macron vowing to “piss off” the unvaccinated.

Elias Makos is back for 2022 with guests Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact, and Michael Cohen, Columnist at the Suburban, City Councillor in Cote St. Luc to weigh in on what more could or should the provincial government be doing during the current Omicron wave, the federal government sending in the armed forces to help with the Quebec vaccination campaign, and the challenges that lie ahead for Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante in 2022.

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer of Women in Governance and Dave Kaufman, CJAD 800 host to weigh in on Legault's most recent restrictions, the worst Quebecker of the year, and Festivus.

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News anchor at Noovo and commentator at RDS to weigh in on Vince Guzzo's anger with the provincial government, Jean Boulet's controversial Tweet, and plastic straws.

Elias Makos speaks with political analyst Karim Boulos and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group about the latest round of restrictions, Jean Boulet's controversial Tweet, and whether university exams should be online.

Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal and Harvard Medical School to weigh in on party etiquette, COVID etiquette, and gift etiquette. 

David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia weigh in on the new COVID-prevention measures announced by the province, booster shots, and legal challenges on Bill 21.