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June 06, 2023 Remembering our own Egbert Gaye
David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and political analyst Anne Lagace-Dowson, as the reflect on the late Egbert Gaye, and the impact he made on the community.

23 min
June 05, 2023Hostilities have been reignited between the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Court of Quebec
David Heurtel sits in this week and is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Hostilities have been reignited between the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Court of Quebec
The Montreal Fire Safety Service (SIM) has just abolished its student brigade which checked the smoke alarms of tens of thousands of Montreal homes every summer
Bill 96 banner vanishes from city of Montreal's website
24 min
June 02, 2023 The new recorded greeting on the City of Montreal's 311 hotline is causing an uproar
David Heurtel is in with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
24 min
June 01, 2023 Canada puts warning labels on cigarette butts & more madness in the housing market
Elias was joined on The Big 5 by Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of Cote Des Neiges - Notre Dame de Grace & Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
The topics discussed were Canada becoming the first country to put warning labels on individual cigarettes, Special Rapporteur David Johnston being asked to step down and the high cost of living in Montreal.

25 min
May 31, 2023The most valuable apartment in Montreal costs $400 a month Plus: Your one chance to agree with the Parti Québecois
Elias Makos welcomes Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
The rent might be only $400 a month, but one apartment in Montreal has proven to be the most valuable one on the island
The Parti Québecois is looking for the education minister to impose rules around the use of smartphones by kids at school
English-language school boards said it is "deeply troubling" that it was not invited to participate in public hearings on a bill that would overhaul Quebec's education system
23 min
May 30, 2023Was justice served? Quebec courts tackle road tragedy and concert hall noise
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800 and Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact.
The Quebec driver who caused the death of another motorist when he swerved his truck to avoid hitting a family of ducks on the road has been sentenced to eight months in jail and a three-year driving ban
A Quebec Superior Court has ruled that concert hall La Tulipe must turn down the volume
How do you know if someone is French or English?
24 min
May 29, 2023Does Montreal take fire prevention seriously? Plus: Soccer coaches gone wild!
Elias Makos starts the week off with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Jérôme Turcotte, former president of the Liberals’ political committee believes the party does not make space for Quebec nationalists, and is plagued by a "Canadianizing nationalism."
Liberal interim leader Marc Tanguay spent time over the weekend slamming Quebec’s new French language commissioner… for comments he wrote in a book 12 years ago
A women’s under 16 soccer match between the Lakeshore and Longueuil soccer clubs degenerated into chaos and violence after a disallowed corner kick goal on Saturday
25 min
May 26, 2023The CAQ falls in love with immigration. Plus: Federal Liberals fret over Anglo revenge
Elias is joined in studio by 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
Big news on the immigration file. Under Quebec’s new plan, the province could increase the number of immigrants who arrive here to 60,000 a year by 2027.
Faced with community pushback, Francis Scarpaleggia has taken to the pages of the Montreal Gazette and the airwaves of CJAD 800 to defend his vote in favour of Bill C-13, the ‘modernisation” of the Official Languages Act.
The three deputies of the Parti Quebecois announced yesterday that they will be voting against the bill which would increase MNA salaries by $30,000 dollars.
22 min
May 25, 2023Immigration up, birth down, film at 11...Plus: The Transport Minister says this is your fault
Elias is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Plus...A surprise appearance from CJAD 800's Traffic expert Ricker Leckner.
Quebec is seeing its strongest population growth in 50 years, thanks to immigration.
Tucked away in those population numbers: Quebec’s fertility rate is now at 1.49 children per woman, falling below 1.5 children for the first time in two decades. Why aren’t we doing anything about this?
Transport Minister Genevieve Guilbault has given her two cents on this weekend's traffic chaos.
23 min
May 24, 2023David Johnston says there’s nothing to see here. Plus: Papa Legault thinks of the children
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Canada’s Special Rapporteur, David Johnston, has made his decision. No public inquiry into foreign interference but public hearings
A week after saying it takes courage to take a 30% pay increase, François Legault’s musings on MNA salary is once again in the news
Airbnb says that the verification of short-term rental listings should be done by the government
23 min

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