The Big Five Podcast

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The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leader

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September 07, 2023To help or not to help with the cost of living crisis!?!? Plus: The long walk to Trudeau airport
Elias Makos is joined by Karim Boulos, Political analyst and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
A day after Finance Minister Eric Girard said no more cheques are coming to help Quebecers with inflation the premier is singing a different tune
Speaking at a Town Hall meeting last night, the city’s Mayor, Eric Adams, made his strongest comments yet on the migrant crisis
Traffic has become so bad at Trudeau International Airport people are actually just getting out of their cars and walking to the terminal
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23min
September 06, 2023François Legault is done with sending you cheques. Plus: Coney Island – as another Montreal motorist falls down over a construction zone
Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
Premier Francois Legault is not joining his counterparts in Ontario and British Columbia in asking the Bank of Canada to stop the rise in interest rates
The Legault government believes it has done enough to help Quebecers cope with the cost of living crisis
It was just about a month ago when a vigilante anti-cone warrior made headlines for his cone chucking display in the West Island. We now have a sequel to that episode, with a man in St. Henri getting so enraged
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24min
September 05, 2023The Air Canada flight from hell. Plus: Quebec’s Liberals get ready for the fall.
Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
The convergence of a heat wave and back to school is creating headlines. In Gatineau, one school service centre will shut down all their schools today
Ahead of the new parliamentary session, Quebec’s Liberal Party finds itself near or at the bottom of the polls
Air Canada is apologising to customers after seats were reportedly soiled with vomit on flight to Montreal
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24min
September 04, 2023François Legault's fall season of parliamentary work is set to begin
David Heurtel in on a Labour Day edition featuring Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
A year after his re-election with a strong majority government… a heavy and trying start awaits François Legault as the fall season of parliamentary work is set to begin
Insecurity in the Village, in Montreal, and now terrasses have begun closing early
Efforts to save the residence of the Canadian Prime Minister, 24 Sussex, are not done yet
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23min
September 01, 2023Are Interest Hikes hurting the economy? Plus: What is this big announcement that will be made by Valerie Plante and Jean-Francois Roberge?
On this edition of the Big 5...Elias is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councilor.
B.C.’s Premier David Eby (EE-BEE) has sent a letter to the Governor of the Bank of Canada urging him to reconsider a possible interest rate hike in September, and pleading that “people in B.C. are hurting,” and that the bank should “consider the full human impact of rate increases.”
Asian supermarket chain T&T is the OQLF’s new target for non compliance with French labelling rules. The Vancouver founded store has been around for 30 years and only entered Quebec in December.
Any idea what Jean-François Roberge and Valerie Plante have in store for us at 1:30 when they make a big announcement about promoting French in Montreal?
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25min
August 31, 2023Does anyone want the Quebec Liberal Leader Job? Plus: why size matters at Burger King
Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
Quebec Liberal Party interim leader Marc Tanguay says he doesn’t want the job
Looks like Burger King won’t be having it their way when it comes to a lawsuit over the size of their whoppers
Should it be harder for children to access pornography online?
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25min
August 30, 2023The fate of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue. Plus: The student handbook that goes too far.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor, and
Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
The City of Montreal is set to reveal the future of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue today
A climate protester splashed paint on a painting in the National Gallery of Canada Tuesday as part of escalating activities demanding “urgent action on the climate crisis.”
The school year agenda given by the student union at Cégep du Vieux Montréal has caused some controversy
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22min
August 29, 2023New details in the Old Montreal Fire that killed seven Plus: Finding the right path for Camillien-Houde Way
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
The fire that left 7 people dead inside an Old Montreal building is now being investigated as a case of arson
Keeping the status quo on Camillien-Houde Way is one of the options on the table
Monsef Derraji has announced that he won’t be running for the leadership of the Quebec Liberals
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24min
August 28, 2023How much does The Montreal Dream cost? Plus: The push to bring open drug use to your borough
Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Le Devoir asked its readers what makes up The Montreal Dream, and perhaps it aligns with yours: A spouse, a home in Montreal, a chalet out of the city, two kids, a dog, and an electric car
Inside Valérie Plante’s administration, there’s a debate over where services for homeless people and drug users should be located
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24min
August 25, 2023The latest jaw-dropping poll is bad news for Justin Trudeau. Plus, Is it time for the Governor General to fly economy?
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
Has housing become the defining issue in Canadian politics?
56 percent of Canadians say the Prime Minister should step down before the next election
The Governor General is racking up some big travel bills. In Mary Simon's first full year she spent $3 million on travel.
A 16-year-old student is getting kicked out of school, not because of anything she did wrong, but because of Quebec’s new language law
Worker shortage? A new Wal-Mart store in Montreal isn’t feeling the pinch.
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22min

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How many episodes does The Big Five Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 1,405 episodes available.

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