Elias Makos is joined by Antonine Yaccarini, Political Analysts, PR Expert and former PQ and CAQ staffer, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.

• In King Charles III’s speech from the throne, he delivered a series of subtle but pointed messages that many say were aimed at Donald Trump
• Hours after that speech seeped with declarations of sovereignty, Donald Trump took to social media yesterday to once again bring up Canada becoming the 51st state
• Quebec’s National Assembly unanimously passed a motion to cut all ties with the monarchy

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.

• King Charles and Queen Camilla conclude their brief Canadian visit today with a ceremonial parade through downtown Ottawa and a historic throne speech in Parliament
• Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend his first question period on Wednesday but will not continue Justin Trudeau’s tradition of answering all questions in the House of Commons on that day
• Montreal police will now have to clearly tell people they are allowed to leave during police checks 
• Montreal has a goal of zero waste landfills by 2030 but the goal is facing resistance from residents

Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.

• King Charles and Queen Camilla are arriving in Ottawa today for their first Canadian visit since the King’s coronation
• The RCMP has warned of a sharp rise in terrorism activity in Canada, reporting a 488% increase in terrorism-related charges over the past year
• A Laval pharmacist is facing a criminal charge for allegedly refusing to hand over an EpiPen to police officers trying to save a six month old baby in anaphylactic shock
• A listener says they're considering going ‘au naturel’ this summer when they were confronted with a sale price of $14.99 for a stick of deodorant

Elias caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.

• A public inquiry into Quebec’s SAAQclic digital platform has revealed that external IT contractors saw their hourly rates soar from $82 to $350 without proper justification
• The National Post this morning writes about just how different things are under Carney, saying “ministers get called out, punctuality matters and patience is on short supply”
• In shock news coming out of the US the Trump administration has revoked Harvard University's certification to enroll international students

Elias Makos welcomes back Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.

• A Quebec City bar sparked outrage after posting a job ad on Facebook seeking a barmaid who was not “woke,” pro-Liberal, pro-CAQ, or supportive of COVID-19 health measures
• A new Leger poll shows that 61% of Quebecers now support lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for driving from 0.08% to 0.05%
• Elbows up! Except if you're the Canada Pension Plan. The CPP fund’s U.S. exposure has grown to 47%, despite calls for it to increase investments at home

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.

• Canada is in discussions to join the U.S. “Golden Dome” missile defence program, according to the Prime Minister’s Office
• The Plante administration will be testing an urban innovation in the neighbourhood east of the Jacques-Cartier bridge that turns residential areas into giant cul-de-sacs
• Quebec’s culture minister Mathieu Lacombe is set to table a new bill which will require major streaming platforms like Netflix and Spotify to boost visibility of francophone content

Elias Makos kicks off the week with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.

• Canada Post has received a strike notice from the union representing 55,000 postal workers, who plan to walk off the job starting Friday, amid ongoing collective agreement talks
• New polling from Leger reveals that a majority of Quebecers want an end to the province’s carbon pricing scheme and think that a pipeline for Alberta’s oil coming through Quebec would be a good idea
• Police in Kingston, Ontario are using drones to catch distracted drivers using their smartphones behind the wheel
• Up at Bordeaux prison it seems that prisoners have managed to illegally access cell phones

Dan Delmar, in for Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor on The Big  5.

• Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that his government will present a full federal budget this fall.
• Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre criticized the Quebec Liberal Party's leadership race
• Will apps like TikTok and Youtube one day soon impact hockey watching? 

Elias Makos caps the week off with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.

• Elections Canada confirmed that five ballots arrived late in Quebec’s Terrebonne riding due to an envelope with an incorrect postal code
• Quebec Premier François Legault says he’s open to new pipeline projects in light of Donald Trump’s tariff threats
• Despite saying he’ll lead the CAQ into the 2026 election, François Legault may be weighing whether to step down
• The “Original Sin,” which describes the behind-the-scenes mental and physical decline of Joe Biden

Elias Makos is joined by Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

• Does the Prime Minister need to reign in his troops?
• Most Quebecers believe the province should reduce its record $14 billion deficit by taxing the wealthy, not by cutting public services
• Anthony's piece in the National Post on major changes in the UK on immigration