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.

On today's Big 5: Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist, and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Anthony Koch, former National Spokesperson for Pierre Poilievre and managing principal at AK Strategies.

• Quebecers head to the polls today as final weekend surveys put the PQ in the lead under thirty percent, while the surging Conservatives hit twenty percent and the plunging CAQ faces a projected zero-seat wipeout.
• A Montreal Gazette investigation revealed text messages proving the PQ scheduled a cancelled Washington trip in March, despite previous denials of formal requests to meet with US officials.
• Quebec's strict new appliance warranty law takes effect today, forcing electronic goods to last for mandatory periods but drawing retailer warnings of thirty percent price spikes.
• Tech giant Anthropic quietly consulted global religious scholars, philosophers, and Pope Leo XIV to evaluate morality and whether sophisticated AI models are achieving consciousness.
• Hockey Canada's president was shut out of the International Ice Hockey Federation council as nations like Hungary, Turkey, and Poland beat out Canada for leadership seats.