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The Big Five Podcast

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 leaders debate and inform.

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22:14

A French couple in Granby forced to close down their...

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2024/12/20

Robyn Flynn caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer and political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce a significant cabinet shuffle today, aiming to stabilize his Liberal government following Chrystia Freeland's surprise resignation as finance minister Santé

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23:22

When will Justin Trudeau talk to Canadians? Plus: The...

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2024/12/19

Elias welcomes back Akil Alleyne, Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, andDan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD. Dominic Leblanc says Marc Carney will not join the Liberal government. This follows efforts made by Justin Trudeau to recruit the economist to make him his chief financial officer… But Leblanc says “that discussion has concluded” and that Carney is

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23:02

Is Justin Trudeau a fake feminist? Plus: Another...

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2024/12/18

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, andRaphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies. The Prime Minister made an appearance at the annual Liberal Holiday party last night, and he sounded like someone who was sticking around Through the events of this week, there has been a constant stream of women speaking up about how Justin Trudeau

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24:35

The pressure is on for Justin Trudeau to resign after...

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2024/12/17

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. Justin Trudeau is facing a political crisis after the bombshell resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, on the day of her planned economic update As Canadians watched a day of considerable political turmoil for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government given the sudden departure of Chrystia Freeland on Monday, it

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22:14

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns right in...

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2024/12/16

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, andPaul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns right in the middle of our broadcast, and right before her fall economic statement A Montreal man died of an aneurysm after spending six hours in an emergency room before giving up and going home

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27:26

Thoughts Pierre Poilievre had to say. Plus: Canadian...

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2024/12/13

Elias Makos caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, andDan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD. Thoughts on what you heard from Pierre Pierre Poilievre had to say? Canadian premiers are divided over Ontario Premier Doug Ford's threat to cut energy exports to the US in response to president-elect Donald Trump's proposed 25% tariffs The Globe and Mail

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24:39

Elon Musk calls Justin Trudeau an “insufferable...

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2024/12/12

Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800, andAndrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Add Elon Musk to the list of very important people trolling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau online Just in – Donald Trump is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. Do you agree? In response to Donald Trump's tariff threats, François Legault says there should be an

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22:29

Everybody hates the public prayer ban idea. Plus:...

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2024/12/11

Elias Makos welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, andJustine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller is accusing François Legault of singling out Muslims Speaking at an Equal Voice Foundation event, Trudeau lamented the defeat of Kamala Harris, saying it was an attack on women’s progress Justin Trudeau is set to appear on a special

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24:31

Donald Trump trolls Justin Trudeau, again. Plus:...

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2024/12/10

Elias Makos is joined by Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, andPolitical analyst Karim Boulos. incoming President Donald Trump trolled PM Trudeau in a social media post, saying "It was a pleasure to have dinner with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada." The open mockery came hours after Trudeau spoke at the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, and took a not-so-thinly-veiled shot at Trump and the voters that supported him The

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24:17

Quebec looks at banning prayer in public. Plus:...

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2024/12/09

Elias Makos starts the week with Akil Alleyne, Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. Premier François Legault’s end-of-session press conference included the news that the government would look at banning prayer in public Legault spoke with Donald Trump about the border and tariffs, and Elon Musk about international trade and electric vehicles New poll numbers from Abacus shows that Donald Trump is more popular than Justin

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33:52

The troubling truth about crime in Canada. Plus: More...

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2024/12/06

Elias Makos caps off the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. Today is the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, where 14 women were killed. Ahead of this anniversary - the Liberal government announced they would add hundreds of firearms to its list of banned guns While we like to look down at our

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23:23

Should Melanie Joly be booted from foreign affairs?...

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2024/12/05

Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. Should Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister be replaced? Despite a glamorous profile in The New York Times on Wednesday, there is mounting criticism against Melanie Joly Quebec is expanding the range of surgeries available in private clinics at no cost to patients Loto-Québec plans to expand its network of mini-casinos

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30:10

Is Canada turning its best friends into enemies?...

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2024/12/04

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5. The United States wants to annex us and its incoming president is trolling us with memes. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé has introduced a bill

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25:06

Ottawa launches a new anti-immigration ad campaign....

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2024/12/03

Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance on The Big 5. The Trudeau government has launched a $250,000 international online ad campaign to deter fraudulent asylum claims. More details coming out of the Friday night dinner at Mar-a-Lago between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump. A recent Pallas survey reveals that 52% of Quebecers believe Premier François Legault should resign rather

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26:26

Justin Trudeau dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago....

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2024/12/02

Elias begins the week with Christina Chough, Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, on gun and tax charges, reversing prior commitments not to intervene in his son's legal cases. The Quebec government announced it will not align its provincial sales tax with Ottawa's temporary GST holiday during

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24:37

Attention Quebec shoppers! Your 5% discount is coming...

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2024/11/29

Elias Makos caps off the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour Saturdays at noon on CJAD, and Neil Drabkin, federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government. Justin Trudeau’s two-month GST holiday bill, promising tax relief on select consumer goods over the holidays passed in the House of Commons yesterday After nearly two weeks, there is no sign that the nationwide Canada Post

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22:50

Ottawa’s totally spontaneous changes to border...

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2024/11/28

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Deputy Minister Chrystia Freeland pledged to increase funding for border security and the Canada Border Services Agency Canada's Immigration Minister Marc Miller plans to propose reforms to the refugee system, potentially fast-tracking refusals for claims deemed unlikely to succeed The Liberal government has pulled the $250 cheque from its bill for a

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24:44

The Great Canadian Trump tariff freakout continues....

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2024/11/27

Elias Makos is joined by Gabriel Retta, Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Trudeau will meet with Canada’s Premiers today, as the Canadian federation collectively loses its mind over the threat of massive tariffs on Canadian goods from soon-to-be-president Donald Trump The Lacolle border crossing has seen a sudden spike in asylum seekers, with

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24:26

Donald Trump threatens Canada with massive tariffs....

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2024/11/26

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic Consultant and former City Councillor and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program on The Big 5. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, escalating trade tensions with America's largest trading partners. Two-month GST holiday to combat

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25:34

Montreal burns, Trudeau dances. Plus: The worst...

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2024/11/25

Elias Makos starts the week off with Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. On Friday, a pro-Palestinian, anti-NATO protest led to arrests, property damage, and accusations of antisemitism by politicians, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault Second Cup has terminated the franchise agreement for its café at the Jewish General Hospital after the franchisee was filmed making hateful remarks and inappropriate gestures Paul

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