The Big Five Podcast

Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.

• We’re getting more details about the shooting that happened in the West Island on Sunday. Do we need to rethink how the justice system treats violent criminals?
• Two men are now in custody in Austria after being linked to a suspected ISIS terrorist plot targeting Taylor Swift's upcoming concerts in Vienna
• The president and vice-chancellor of McGill University, Deep Saini, published an open letter in the Montreal Gazette this morning

Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator, and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

• Westmount High School graduate (and the Democratic nominee for president) Kamala Harris has unveiled her running mate 
• Liberal MNA and Official Opposition Group Critic for Finance Frederic Beauchemin is criticizing the Federal government's spending
• Restaurants across the provinces are deciding to remove tipping as an option to their customers
• Steven MackInnon, Canada’s newest minister of labour and seniors, is convinced that the Liberals will win the next election

Elias Makos returns to the show, and he welcomes in Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. 

• Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve residents are fighting back against Bi-weekly garbage pickup
• Issues with the number of fast food restaurants near schools and kids
• There’s still no explanation on how a man with ties to ISIS immigrated to Toronto
• Pablo Rodriguez considering running for Quebec Liberals 

Robyn Flynn is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government on The Big 5.

• The Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) is looking to offer telemedicine privately to its employees.
• Despite new measures in place to prevent this kinda thing from happening, fake Airbnb license numbers are STILL being used in this province.
• According to the annual Crime Severity Index report, Quebec City is the safest city in Canada! 

Robyn Flynn is joined by Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson on The Big 5.

• French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge says he will be holding a meeting with representatives of the English-speaking community to listen to their concerns about a controversial linguistic directive regulating the use of English and other mother tongues in health care.
• Students and teachers at McGill University say they are against the University's tightened security measures on campus. 
• Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary warns that America will turn into Canada if Kamala Harris is elected, says some of his Democrat donor friends are having "buyer's remorse.

Robyn Flynn welcomes, Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

• The SAAQ is banning unregistered mopeds and motorbikes from using bike paths and sidewalks
• It feels like we are talking more and more about the struggles the health care sector is having right now
• The CNESST has had to deal with dozens of Quebecers filing for psychological harassment over their inability to speak a language other than French

Robyn Flynn is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst. 

• After her cabinet chief…it’s now the Transport ministers’ director of communications who is the latest to leave her team
• Montreal Canadiens forward Micheal Pezzeta is not a fan our the province’s taxes

Robyn Flynn beings the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College. 

• There was more fallout over the weekend over team Canada’s drone spying scandal as FIFA decided to hand out their punishments. 
• The stage is set for September 16th as prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced a by-election for Lasalle-Emard-Verdun
• New numbers obtained by the Journal de Montreal show that the number of days waiting to see a medical specialist since 2020 has doubled

Trudie Mason caps off the week with Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies

Trudie Mason is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Neil Drabkin, a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.

• Vacationing PM is accosted on a beach in BC by the editor of a right-leaning website
• Citizen outcry looks to sink plans to move a shelter for homeless people from Verdun to Ahuntsic-Cartierville
• Japan, France issue travel advisories for Montreal, noting increases in crimes such as pickpocketing and car theft
• Pro-palestinian protesters used a seemingly novel way to demonstrate yesterday; by using traffic signs