The Big Five Podcast

Dave Kaufman is joined by special advisor to the Mayor Jimmy Zoubris and PR and Content strategist at TNKR Media Dan Delmar to discuss Over 10,000 people travelling through Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport, the concern surropunding a new mutation of Covid in the UK and whether non-francophones just dislike Legault and aren’t willing to give him credit where it’s due.

Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800 News Anchor Trudie Mason and former provincial Liberal cabinet minister David Heurtel to talk about CAQ MNA Denis Tardif getting booted from the CAQ caucus for breaking COVID rules, Mayor Valerie Plante asking Montrealers to snitch on their neighbours and another member of Projet Montreal has quit the party.

Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800 news anchor Trudie Mason and founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact Egbert Gaye to discuss Premier Legault and the CAQ government still having 49% of support from Quebecers, a program that will see almost 300 English-speakers in AI gain permanent residency and whether or not Denis Coderre is running for mayor again.

Elias welcomes in CJAD 800 news anchor Trudie Mason and CJAD host Dave Kaufman to talk about Quebec's new Christmas lockdown, big box stores only allowed to sell the essentials and Elias' dilemma after someone told him their work is planning a Christmas Party this week.

Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800 news anchor Trudie Mason and journalist and columnist Richard "Bugs" Burnett to discuss Premier Legault's plans to shut down non-essential businesses as of Dec. 25th, the REM being extended and whether the Quebec government should appoint a minister responsible for the fight against racism.

Elias Makos welcomes in CJAD 800 news anchor Trudie Mason and Political analyst Karim Boulos to talk about who gets credit for today's arrival of the vaccine in Quebec, whether we should be on lockdown over the holidays and the Bloc Quebecois trying to get rid of “Bonjour Hi” and urging us to use “Bonjour Ho” instead.

Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800 news anchor Trudie Mason and former provincial Liberal cabinet minister David Heurtel to discuss whether residents and staff at senior homes should be forced to take the vaccine, Premier Legault saying he`s disappointed with Justin Trudeau and Projet Montreal’s seemingly non-stop environmentalism.

Elias Makos is joined by political strategist and former advisor to the prime minister Jonathan Kalles and the Chief Equality Officer of Women in Governance Caroline Codsi to discuss Premier Legault notgiving Quebecers any more warnings before handing out fines, Dr. Horacio Arruda answering to the the parliamentary committee and who’s their person of the year?

Elias Makos welcomes in Comedian and columnist for L’actualité Lea Streliski and  the Quebec correspondent for The Logic, and contributor for iPolitics, McClean’s, the Guardian and the CBC Martin Patriquin to discuss the Quebec government looking at a holiday shutdown, Dr. Horacio Arruda gearing up to answer questions from MNAs and six former Quebec Premiers showing their support for extending Bill 101 under federal law.

Host Elias Makos is joined by CJAD 800 News Anchor Trudie Mason and founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact Egbert Gaye to share their fondest memories at CJAD 800 and to weigh in on the announcement that the first vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech should arrive in Quebec by next week.