20 years of no smoking in bars and restaurants. Plus: The city of Montreal can’t spell.

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the mayor. Religious event organizers say the city’s application of Quebec secularism law is confusing.  A racist rally in S…

Turns out Mark Carney’s a MAGA guy. Plus: The CAQ’s point man for Anglos tells Anglos to turn down the volume

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada. The three discuss these topics: Tributes keep pouring in for Former Montreal Canadiens star and Stan…

Why is Quebec still talking referendum? Plus: Too much English on Quebec websites?

Elias Makos is joined by Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. They dicussed the following:  Habs lose 4-0. Are we toast? Talk of the looming Alberta refe…

Steven Guilbeault set to resign. Carney talks Quebec separation. Plus: Hate speech or political statement?

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800. The three discussed these topics: CTV News has learned that former environment and climate change minister Steven Guilbeault will resign as an MP …

Premier Frechette’s bold strategy? Vote buying! Plus: Mark Carney calls out Alberta’s “bluff.”

Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.  The Habs lost game three of their series against the Carolina Hurricanes last night, 3-2 in overtime. Quebec P…

Tim Hortons reverses course on temporary foreign workers. Plus: Is Premier Frechette spending like a drunken sailor?

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Graham Singh, CEO of Releven. Tim Hortons says it will scale back its use of the Temporary Foreign Worker program and instead hire up to 10,000 local workers …

The OQLF's guide on how to cheer on the Montreal Canadiens. Plus: Loto-Québec's legal battle with a $3 million winner

Sue Smith is joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic polic…

Who the heck is running Canada’s airports? Plus: The cellphone ban is working, the airbnb ban is not.

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Political analyst Karim Boulos. A few days after Liberal leader Charles Milliard made a point of denouncing the homophobic comments he receives online, another gay party leader in the province is chimi…

More Quebeckers are turning to cheap Chinese ecommerce platforms. Plus: Why is Canada such a hotbed for “crime tourism?”

Elias Makos is joined by Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil. The Fréchette effect is working for the CAQ. A new Léger poll for Journal de Montreal this mor…

Ça sent la coupe! Plus: How much do CEOs in Quebec make?

Elias Makos welcomes back Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of  Civica Strategies and former city councillor. The Montreal Canadiens are off to the Eastern Conference Finals after winning game 7 in o…