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March 13, 2023Who’s got the most to lose in Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne? Plus: Supreme Court Justices Gone Wild
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
The Liberals and Québec Solidaire seem neck and neck as Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne heads to a byelection today
Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown was placed on paid leave for allegedly engaging in obnoxious, violent, and drunken behaviour at a high-end resort
There were no Will Smith-Chris Rock level incidents at the Oscars, but one particular dress is getting attention
26 min
March 10, 2023Marc Garneau says Anglo rights are a hill to die on. Plus: Montreal has a professional sports problem
Elias Makos finishes off the week that was with Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
The opposition parties want Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff to appear alone, for three hours, in front of the procedure and House affairs committee. But a Liberal filibuster continues to prevent Katie Telford from testifying
Marc Garneau may have announced his resignation as a member of parliament. But not before he made one thing clear: He views anglophone minority rights in Quebec as “a hill to die on.”
Should we care more about non-hockey professional sports in the city, even if it means government support?
27 min
March 09, 2023Battle Royale between Grocery CEOs and Canadian MPs. Plus: Commit sexual assault in the metro? Here’s your conditional discharge.
Elias makos kicks off Thursday morning with Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
It was an event billed by the NDP as some sort of an MMA fight between Jagmeet Singh and Loblaw CEO Galen Weston - and it delivered
The National Security Team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is actively investigating two alleged Chinese "police stations"
The Montreal Gazette tells the story of multiple women whose lives were changed forever by sexual assaults in the Metro. But the man responsible received a conditional discharge
25 min
March 08, 2023Montreal’s take on International Women's Day. Plus: Does Justin Trudeau care about Chinese Canadians?
Elias Makos welcomes back Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor.
Happy International Women's Day! What should we be highlighting on a day like today?
Does Justin Trudeau care about Chinese Canadians? Tasha Kheiriddin seems to be questioning just this in the National Post
Should we be banning the non-disclosure agreement? Many argue that it adds to the culture of fear that allows for sexual misconduct.
25 min
March 07, 2023Justin Trudeau invents a new position to make you feel better. Plus: Is free parking a God-given right?
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800 and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a special rapporteur on foreign interference
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says Quebec’s regions will face worsening labour shortages without more immigration
Opinion: There is no such thing as free parking
23 min
March 06, 2023The slow demise of downtown Montreal. Plus: Why are you still taking Uber?
Elias Makos begins the week with Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Things seem to be deteriorating in Downtown Montreal when it comes to drug dealing, where are the police?
Add Robert Libman to the chorus of opinions saying now is certainly not the time for Quebec to be cutting income taxes
Uber can now cost you twice the price of a regular taxi
26 min
March 03, 2023No-pet lease clauses, and the limits of activism! Plus: Are you hungry for a referendum?
Elias Makos ends the week with Glenn Castanheira, Executive Director of Montréal Centre-Ville, the downtown business association and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.
Should we be banning no-pet clauses in leases? Quebec Solidaire seems to think so
Those pig carcasses left around Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie on Thursday morning? Courtesy of vegan activists
Despite a poll this week that shows a 6-point jump in support for a “yes” vote in a referendum, Premier François Legault says he doesn’t sense an appetite for one
25 min
March 02, 2023Donations returned, and more calls for a inquiry on Chinese election interference. Plus: Should courts get involved in custody battles over pets?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is repaying a $200,000 donation made in 2016, after a potential link to Beijing was raised. And now all the opposition parties are united in calling for a public inquiry
A Leger Poll conducted for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is a real shocker. A whopping majority of Quebecers are in favour of tax cuts
A Quebec court has ruled it can’t get involved in custody battles… over pets
25 min
March 01, 2023Questionable donations to Justin Trudeau’s Papineau riding. Plus: The language police have had enough of your bad grammar
Elias Makos welcomes back Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
In 2016, the Prime Minister received $70,000 in donations in his riding of Papineau from 50 donors in the span of two days - with all those donations coming from Canadians of Chinese origin
A new Léger-Le Devoir poll shows the CAQ still riding high in the minds of Quebecers
The OQLF says typos, spelling or grammar mistakes, capitalization errors, syntax errors, or anglicisms are rampant
23 min
February 28, 2023Is it time for an inquiry into Chinese meddling in Canadian elections? Plus: TikTok gets the boot from government iPhones
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
Is it time for an independent inquiry into Chinese interference in Canada’s last election?
Hours after the federal government banned TikTok from devices, Quebec has followed suit, citing security concerns and the need for preventative measures
It turns out for all François Legault’s talk of seeing the problems at the Lakeshore General Hospital first hand, he was shielded from the worst of it while his mom was there. She got quicker care because of her name
23 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…