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February 27, 2023It’s pick your poison in Canadian politics. Plus: Smuggle 250 guns into Canada? You get parole!
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies and political analyst Karim Boulos.
Three Ontario Conservative MPs met with a far-right, anti-immigrant politician from Germany last week
And the Liberals have their own scandal brewing… Global reporting that senior aides to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were briefed that one of their candidates in the 2019, Han Dong, was suspected of being involved in Chinese foreign interference
William Rainville, who was arrested and convicted of smuggling 250 guns from the U.S. into Canada in 2021, is already on full parole
25 min
February 24, 2023Quebec, bastion of tolerance? Plus: The death of plexiglass
Elias Makos finishes off 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.
What if Quebecers are less racist than other Canadians? That’s what Jean-François Lisée posits in Policy Options magazine
The death of plexiglass. Costco, IGA, and Walmart among the stores that have removed or begun to remove the physical barriers that didn’t work or made things worse
Justin Trudeau says there are 'inaccuracies' in the leaked documents about Chinese elections interference
24 min
February 23, 2023Gambling at the Bell Centre gets a lukewarm reception at City Hall. Plus: Should Quebec have French-style laws on interest rates?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
The possibility of a sports betting and video lottery parlour at the Bell Centre received a lukewarm reception at City Hall on Wednesday
Liberal MNA Marwah Rizqy wants what banks and credit card issuers can charge capped
Mayor Valérie Plante took a tour of eastern downtown on Wednesday. And she says the visit confirmed her concerns that asylum seekers are overburdening intervention workers in the area
24 min
February 22, 2023François Legault takes to the pages of The Globe and Mail. Plus: Gambling at the Bell Centre?
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Premier François Legault took to the pages of The Globe and Mail pleading with Justin Trudeau to deal with Roxham Road
Loto-Québec and Groupe CH, owner of the Montreal Canadiens, are about to sign an agreement to open a brand new gaming lounge at the Bell Centre
Following Valerie Plante’s comments that the situation around Place Dupuis is under "intense pressure," merchants and advocates say issues are complex
24 min
February 21, 2023François Legault, Valérie Plante and the Roxham Road Chorus. Plus: Why nobody wants to develop the old Blue Bonnets site
Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800
and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
In a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Quebec Premier François Legault is pleading with the federal government to transfer all asylum seekers entering at Roxham Road to other provinces
Montreal is shocked - shocked I tell you! - that developers are uninterested in the city’s wishes for an affordable housing “eco-quartier” at the old Blue Bonnets site
The desertion of Montreal’s city centre becomes an increasing problem that we are faced with
24 min
February 20, 2023Quebecsplaining to the rest of Canada! Plus: Censoring classic books, and is it time to ban spanking?
Elias Makos goes national with panelists Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor.
More than half of Canadians say it's time to abolish the "spanking" law
Canada’s public safety minister won’t say if the election integrity panel had access to national security information that reportedly warned of China’s alleged attempts to interfere with Canadian elections
Should we be censoring classic books? One British publisher has removed language deemed offensive in Roald Dahl books
30 min
February 17, 2023Is the end near for gas stoves in Montreal? Plus: Is access to MAID getting too easy
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
Montreal's sustainability commission has recommended banning gas stoves, "as soon as possible."
François Legault is urging nurses to come back to the bargaining table and show more flexibility in working with the government
A parliamentary committee report tabled in the House of Commons this week recommends that Canada should expand medically assisted dying to include minors and patients with mental illnesses
26 min
February 16, 2023The Official Debacle of the Official Languages Act. Plus: Who wouldn't want Mitch Garber to buy them?
Elias Makos welcomes in Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
The Bill C-13 debacle for the Liberal Party continues. The list of MPs declaring they might not vote for the bill reimagining the Official Languages Act includes Marc Miller, Anthony Housefather, and Emmanuela Lambropoulos
Businessman Mitch Garber says he's ready and willing to buy the Montreal Gazette
A parliamentary committee report recommends that Canada should expand medically assisted dying to include minors and patients with mental illnesses
25 min
February 15, 2023From Roxham Road to Ontario. Plus: Do organized sports have a culture problem?
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 Rafaël Melançon, a political analyst for CTV Montreal News at 5 and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
Roxham Road asylum seekers are being transferred to Ontario, it has been revealed
Looks like it's good news for CN and Air Canada CEOs as they will not be required to understand french
Premier Francois Legault is calling on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to provide a public explanation after disturbing revelations of sexual assault and torture suffered by teenage players
26 min
February 14, 2023Happy Valentine’s Day, you're being evicted. Plus: Shouldn’t every relationship have a notwithstanding clause?
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
Happy Valentine's day!! Do you celebrate the holiday or not? What is your favourite love story?
Tenants being evicted from their homes to make way for an airbnb. For one tenant he has been living there for 54 years
The Conservatives joined the Bloc Quebecois in voting for the right of provinces to pre-emptively use the notwithstanding clause
26 min

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