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July 04, 2023Tiny homes and huge housing problems. Plus: Brace yourself, the REM de l’Est is gonna cost you
Elias Makos is in conversation with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
Architects and developers have turned the emergency exits of a building near Concordia University into tiny homes.
A leaked report showing the latest plans for the REM de l'Est contains a staggering price tag: $36 billion.
The road toll of the last two long weekends is particularly grim: more than a dozen people lost their lives.
24 min
July 03, 2023The policy failures of Mayor Valerie Plante. Plus: Why aren’t we more patriotic?
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
There was a noticeable lack of Canadian Pride on display at the Old Port this weekend. It was hard to find a single Canadian flag on site. How patriotic should we be?
The Canadian Press paints a devastating picture of the policy failures of Mayor Valerie Plante and her Projet Montreal administration that have left the Blue Bonnets site bare for six years
25 min
June 30, 2023 Is Mayor Plante responsible for the housing crisis?
Joining Elias on the Big 5 this morning were....
David Heurtel, former Quebec Liberal Cabinet Minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst & Christina Chough, Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.
The subjects discussed were.....
Is Mayor Plante responsible for the housing crisis?
Should Canada follow the American example regarding suing people ?

26 min
June 29, 2023 Is it time for a Quebec rent registry and how proud are you to be a Canadian?
Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance joined The Big 5 this morning.
The subjects discussed....
Do we need a rental registry?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wanting consensus on investigating foreign interference in Canada.
How proud are you to be Canadian?

24 min
June 28, 2023A major merger in the Canadian newspaper industry and what that means for the Montreal Gazette. Plus, The train from Montreal to New York City figuratively goes off the rails.
Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau join Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
Andre Fortin not running for the leadership of the Quebec Liberals
Just 3 months after being restored, Amtrak has suspended service between New York City and Montreal
Is eating at restaurants a luxury?
Man faces five years in prison and a $16,000+ fine for inscribing Rome’s coliseum with a key
26 min
June 27, 2023Are we paying too much for public transit in Montreal? Plus, Million-dollar homes and penthouses for François Legault and his cabinet
Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
Public transit fares are going up on July 1st
The final phase of dry runs for the REM are finished on Wednesday
As July 1st approaches many are struggling to find a new place to live
A mother of 4 with $3000 a month budget can’t find anywhere to live
The CEO of Desjardins says the time to build housing is now
25 min
June 26, 2023Stink bombs, water guns, graffiti and why 75 Laval teens have been banned from prom, plus more!
Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG joins Elias Makos on The Big Five to discuss:
75 students at Laval Senior Academy have been banned from attending prom this year
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot will be exclusively in French this summer
Housing advocates are continuing their battle against Bill 31, which would end the practice of lease transfers by tenants.
Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary made the cut of the top 10 most livable cities in the world.
Bell Media has asked the federal government to reduce programming requirements for local news on TV
26 min
June 23, 2023Random Police Checks, Bill C-18 Attacking our Democracy, and Expect Emergency Rooms to be Full this Summer.
News content will no longer be accessible at all to all 24 million Canadian Facebook and Instagram users.
Montreal's police chief is refusing to impose a moratorium on random police checks.
The residents of the Village are unconvinced by the plan which was presented on Thursday by Mayor Valérie Plante to bring security and festive atmosphere back.
Due to a system put in place to increase the price of wholesale sliced bread, Canadian households would have spent over $4.3 billion in surplus to buy this staple food.
The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, acknowledged this week that the summer season could be difficult in the emergency room.
25 min
June 22, 2023Anna Gainey’s rough first day in the House of Commons. Plus: Check a box, become a Canadian citizen
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance
We found out why NDG-Westmount’s newly-elected MP Anna Gainey was almost non-existent on the interview and debate trail during her campaign - she’s really really bad at answering questions.
The PQ is proposing a ‘citizenship’ ceremony for immigrants coming to Quebec.
At the end of April, celebrities, activists, and business and political leaders came together in New York City to fight against poverty. Among the crowd: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who brought along a massive staff with him. Dozens of hotel rooms were booked, and the two-day trip cost $61,000 in hotels alone.
25 min
June 21, 2023Will Montreal become a city for the rich? Plus: Quebec’s house-flipping, and (possibly) ethics-lacking housing minister
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor.
Responding to the Premier’s comments from the previous day, Valerie Plante says that Montreal shouldn’t be a city where only rich people can afford homes
Quebec Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau is under investigation by the National Assembly's ethics commissioner
It is one of the most impressive and lucrative tours in music history - and it’s not coming to Canada
24 min

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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…