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April 11, 2023Let this be a lesson to you all to never tweet. Plus: Bill 96 is already costing Quebec jobs
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
An Easter Monday tweet from Premier François Legault stirred up the Twittersphere
Bill 101 could threaten jobs in Quebec. Companies could relocate their activities due to the practices of the Office québécois de la langue française
Looks like Anna Gainey, daughter of Habs legend Bob Gainey, is eyeing the seat left open when Marc Garneau resigned
24 min
April 10, 2023The lights are still off in much of Montreal. Plus: We get religious for Easter Monday
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Quebec ice storm: Some outages won't be fixed until Tuesday, Hydro-Québec says
After French media began to report on two schools in Laval opening up prayer rooms for Muslim students, Education Minister Bernard Drainville eventually settled on a directive banning prayer rooms in school. Should schools have prayer rooms?
Canada's population will cross the 40 million mark in the coming months
25 min
April 07, 2023Ice Storm Aftermath Plus: Hydro-Quebec gets an Interim CEO
Elias Makos returns with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
Quebec’s 2023 ice storm. Legault pleads for patience, Montreal opens shelters. Several communities have opened warming centres. Montreal promises emergency overnight shelters
Should we consider having underground power cables?
Quebec cabinet names new SAAQ president and Hydro-Québec interim CEO
24 min
April 05, 2023Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest wins a lawsuit against the Quebec government Plus: Researchers accuse Quebec of censoring training on racism
David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest wins the lawsuit he filed against the Quebec government, which will therefore have to pay him $385,000 for the disclosure of his personal information. How can someone make this costly of a mistake?
A Laval doctor will face a charge of manslaughter for the death of an 84 year old man in an operating room
Researchers accuse Quebec of censoring training on racism. The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) cut short a training project against racism
23 min
April 04, 2023The first Canadian astronaut to participate in a lunar mission. Plus: How to revive the Quebec Liberal Party
David Heurtel filling in alongside Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
The first Canadian astronaut to participate in a lunar mission will be Ontarian Jeremy Hansen
The Quebec government has not proposed any concrete measures to relocate about fifteen homeless people
After ten years in the service of the State, an official from the Ministry of the Economy has just been fired because of his partisan role in the Parti Québécois
25 min
April 03, 2023Justin Trudeau says he will run again Plus: A French couple is at risk of being kicked out of Quebec
David Heurtel steps in and is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Faced with criticism that accuses him of widening Canada's deficit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured that the targeted budgetary measures were in fact investments for the future and that Canada had the strongest economic position
One French couple is at risk of being kicked out of Quebec
The search continues in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne to find Carey Oakes
24 min
March 31, 2023Should we expect a nasty debate on healthcare reform?
Joining Elias on The Big 5 this morning were
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst
Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst
The subjects today were the reaction to Bill 15 in the National Assembly, the Quebec remake of Nomadland....and would David and Anne prefer politics to reality TV.
24 min
March 30, 2023 Christian Dubé’s healthcare revolution
Elias was joined on The Big 5 by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, & Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
The subjects this morning included the fallout from the introduction of Bill 15, can Bridge Bonaventure be the first car free city in Canada?
25 min
March 29, 2023The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and funded by a Liberal budget. Plus: Who should decide if your kids can work?
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Quebec-based political commentator, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Federal budget: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has abandoned plans for a balanced budget, saying it's necessary to fund the green transformation
Labor Minister Jean Boulet tabled his bill which will prevent young people under the age of 14 from most jobs
Walmart Canada President and CEO Gonzalo Gebara says that his company saw its profit margin in its Grocery section shrink
23 min
March 28, 2023 Is it a ‘pink tax’ or a ‘stupid tax’? Plus: The Liberal government prepares to make it rain with grocery rebates
Elias Makos welcomes in Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor
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…