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December 13, 2022They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Plus: Round one of Trudeau vs. Poilievre
Elias Makos is joined by Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.
Mayor Valerie Plante announced the biggest expansion of Mount Royal Park since 1872
Justin Trudeau says Quebec can welcome over 100 thousand immigrants a year
The Liberals triumphed with a win in the byelection of Mississauga-Lakeshore
24 min
December 12, 2022Cracking down on kids in the labour market, except if they fight fires. Plus: The homeschooled kids in Quebec are surprisingly alright
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor - and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
Quebec is set to table a bill banning anyone under 14 from working
Kids being homeschooled performed slightly worse on most testing in Quebec, but not as bad as expected
A provocative column by Jack Todd in the Gazette over the weekend, saying that the Canadiens can never retire Carey Price’s jersey due to his stance against proposed gun control reforms
24 min
December 09, 2022How much money do you need to “get by” in Quebec? Plus: Carey Price gets backup
Elias Makos ends the week with Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and David Heurtel, former provincial Liberal cabinet minister and counsel at Faskin.
Fireworks in the National Assembly came courtesy Premier Francois Legault and Quebec solidaire’s Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois as they traded barbs on the cost of living and minimum wage
Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations have voted to reject the Liberal government’s proposed gun-control legislation, Bill C-21
The opposition wants an investigation into Pierre Fitzgibbon after the minister went on an invitation-only hunt in traditional Austrian costume on Province Island in Lake Memphremagog
24 min
December 08, 2022When you see a crime, do you call 911? Plus: The sham medicines taking up space at the pharmacy
Thursdays edition features Elias Makos alongside Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councilor and Consultant at Espace Strategies and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
A Quebec coroner is laying blame at witnesses who saw a drunk driver swerving north of Quebec City in September of 2001, but failed to call 911
As Canadians have been dealing with shortages of cold medecines for children, pharmacies are offering up homeopathic “solutions” as an alternative
The most-liked Premier in Canada? It’s Francois Legault
26 min
December 07, 2022After Toast-gate, Donut-gate. Plus: New Year’s Eve in Montreal cancelled due to inflation
Elias Makos welcomes in Glenn Castanheira, Executive Director of Montréal Centre-Ville, the downtown business association and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media.
More stories of CHSLD employees being suspended for eating food on the job
The big New Year’s Eve party at the Old Port has been cancelled
Time Magazine has named Volodymyr Zelensky its Person of the Year
24 min
December 06, 2022Canadiens apologize for goalie having opinions. Plus: Suspended for eating toast
Elias Makos is joined by Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The Montreal Canadiens have issued an apology to “those offended or upset by the discourse” following an Instagram post by goaltender Carey Price
A nurse working in an CHSLD has just returned to work after being suspended for 3 days for eating peanut butter and toast that was meant for residents
In light of a budget that is missing $78 million, the STM is claiming they will have to take drastic measures if they cannot find funding
24 min
December 05, 2022Carey Price, Arcade Fire, and Mike Ward: Your favourite Montreal celebrities are in the news
Elias Makos kicks off the week Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG.
The federal government’s new firearms Bill C-21 has divided people’s opinions. Now Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has taken his stance
Following recent sexual misconduct allegations against Win Butler, lead singer of Arcade Fire, the band made their homecoming performance at Bell Center over the weekend
Nearly 200 cases have been dropped by Quebec’s human rights commission since last year, when the Supreme Court of Canada made a decision in favour of Quebec comedian Mike Ward
25 min
December 02, 2022Healthcare vs. Deathcare. Plus: Have you given up on the environment?
Elias Makos closes the week out 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 and analyst.
A woman in Saskatchewan with a non-terminal medical condition has applied for medical assistance in dying because treatment and surgery for her condition would require years of waiting in the healthcare system
Health Minister Christian Dubé had a blunt message for Quebecers yesterday: Don’t expect things to get easier anytime soon
You say you care about the environment… but composting in Montreal went down this year, despite the program’s continued expansion. Have you given up on some of your earth-friendly practices?
25 min
December 01, 2022François Legault’s first duty. Plus: What language do you use at work?
Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR & content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
Francois Legault’s inaugural speech for his new mandate rehashed many of his greatest hits, and doubled down on the French language
14% of employees in Quebec work principally in English, StatsCan reports. Is this a bigger threat to the French language than immigration?
Doordash just released its end of year food trends and the biggest spender was right here in Montreal! Do you use takeout apps?
25 min
November 30, 2022Montreal’s bad news budget. Plus: Showdown at the National Assembly
Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
Montreal has unveiled its budget for 2023, and it’s bad news for taxpayers
The National Assembly resumed yesterday, and the PQ was absent - they are headed for a showdown as they announced they would attempt to enter the blue room on Thursday despite not having taken the oath to King Charles III
Francois Legault is hoping for a ‘national awakening’ that will prevent the decline in French
25 min

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