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July 31, 2023The REM goes down on day one. Plus: What $500,000 buys you in Montreal
Elias Makos begins the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
120,000 people crammed into the REM this weekend
Putting the Olympic Stadium on trial
A popular Saint-Laurent venue is closing down. The Diving Bell is shutting down in December after an increase in noise complaints.
24 min
July 28, 2023 Why is crime in Canada getting worse? Plus: The sad state of Canada’s foreign affairs
Elias Makos ends the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
24 min
July 27, 2023 Justin Trudeau’s massive game of musical chairs. Plus: Aliens and the Big O
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
26 min
July 26, 2023Justin Trudeau’s Extreme Makeover. Plus: Prepare to get nailed by photo radar
Host Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
While some were expecting a modest shuffling of a few ministers, it appears Justin Trudeau’s will unveil a major cabinet shuffle today
NIMBYism on the South Shore… Journal de Montreal talks to residents in Brossard that don’t want their neighbourhoods turned into “Griffintown” as new REM stations bring talk of major residential projects
Quebec wants to install six times more photo radar on all their roads
24 min
July 25, 2023Justin Trudeau gets ready to shuffle the deck chairs. Plus: Bonuses for a job not well done.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
Signs continue to point to a cabinet shuffle in the Trudeau government. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett and Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra have let it be known they won’t seek reelection
Canada's national housing agency handed out $27 million in bonuses last year
Trouble in Québec solidaire land? Hours after Olivier Bolduc announced his candidacy to run for the party in the upcoming Jean-Talon byelection, party President Nicolas Chatel-Launay sent out a memo “strongly” encouraging members to pick a woman
25 min
July 24, 2023The French language ministry has confirmed that RAMQ has an obligation to serve certain users in English
Elias Makos starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
The Quebec government will spend 1.5 million dollars for supervised consumption sites and other services targeted to drug users
The French language ministry has confirmed that RAMQ has an obligation to serve certain users in English
Is our standard of living falling behind other countries?
24 min
July 21, 2023Justin Trudeau targeted by swarm of protester. Plus, Is the REM slower and more expensive than current options?
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
Justin Trudeau was forced to cut an appearance in Belleville, Ontario short on Thursday after he was swarmed by protesters
Problems with crime, drug use, and homelessness are reaching more parts of downtown Montreal
Some residents on the south shore say they won’t be taking the REM into the city
Correctional Services Canada says the decision to move serial rapist Paul Bernardo to a medium security prison here in Quebec was ‘sound’ and followed laws and policies
25 min
July 20, 2023DoggCan an extreme makeover help Pierre Poilievre win an election? Plus, have you heard of PinkyDoll?
Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
Joëlle Boutin, the CAQ MNA for the Jean-Talon riding in the Quebec City region has resigned
Pierre Poilievre confirmed what many have seen for their own eyes, he has undergone a makeover
The internet is mesmerized by the success of PinkyDoll
24 min
July 19, 2023How minorities are making Quebec’s job market work for them and Why is Montreal building fewer homes in a housing crisis?
Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
Statistics from the province show new Quebecers integrate more easily into the job market than new Ontarians
Montreal had its worst June in 25 years
The cost of rent is dwarfing the minimum wage in every province
Safety concerns around the Palais des Congrés. Radio-Canada reports that people in that area say it is the worst it has been in 15-years
Less than a third – 29% – of Sûreté du Québec have carried out their annual taser requalification
24 min
July 18, 2023Should Quebecs hospital cafeterias offer what you want to eat, or whats good for you? Plus, Could extreme weather derail the REM?
Karim Boulos, Political analyst and Christina Chough, Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College join Elias Makos on The Big Five to disucss:
The Health Minister reads the Journal de Quebec
A 28-year old and her 35-pound Husky mix will move out of their St-Jérôme condo
The city now wants the 265 homes residents that will benefit the most from this sound barrier to pay for the additional costs themselves
The REM has already had its first weather-related delays
25 min

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