Is Canada the global center of anti-semitism? Plus: Don Cherry gets the Order of Canada, yes or no?

Trudie Mason hosted this morning's Elias Makos Show. Joining Trudie were Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. Among the topics discussed were The Israeli ambassador to Canada Ambassad…

Montreal’s Icemageddon fails to live up to the hype. Plus: The solution to all of Quebec’s problems is more taxes

Elias was joined on The Big 5 by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government and Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. Among…

Montreal prepares for ICEMAGGEDON. Plus: Should a judge stop two Quebec men from donating sperm?

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist. Weather experts are saying we should gear up for an ice storm, reminiscent of the one we got back in 2023, that left millions of homes withou…

Why won’t Canada deport senior Iranian officials? Plus: You won’t believe how much New Yorkers make

Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil. MP’s took part in a debate yesterday evening in the House of Commons about the U.S-Israel war on Iran but one key person was not present for…

Canada’s Supreme Court says asylum seekers have a right to subsidized daycare. Plus: Will Mark Carney finally get his majority?

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec discrimin…

Even Liberal MPs can’t figure out Mark Carney’s position on Iran. Plus: Residents of Chinatown say “enough is enough.”

On this Friday edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by Justine McIntyre, co-founder at Civica Strategies and former city councilor and Daniel Tran, director of communication and governmental relations at Casacom. Closing in on a week since the war in Iran kicked off, and if you’re struggling to fi…

Where does Canada stand on war in the Middle East? Plus: You can cut my services, but don’t raise my taxes!

Elias Makos was joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant  & Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Among the topic discussed…

Mark Carney shares his ‘regret’ about supporting strikes on Iran. Plus: Quebec’s cheese curd makers want special protection

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, the U.S. administration continued to make their case that allowing Ir…

Quebec’s war on Bonjour-Hi ramps up. Plus: The war in Iran creates problems at home for Mark Carney

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strat…

Jubilation in the streets of Montreal as the U.S. attacks Iran. Plus: The OQLF targets bakeries and real estate brokers

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800. U.S. President Donald Trump says operations in Iran could take"four weeks or less," and Israeli Prime Minister B…