Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
Ottawa is pushing cabinet ministers to find deep savings ahead of the 2025 federal budget
Quebec Premier François Legault will officially trigger a by-election today in the riding of Arthabaska
A Montreal woman, Paula Callejas, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since April

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and&nbsp;Rapha&euml;l Melan&ccedil;on, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
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<li>Ottawa is pushing cabinet ministers to find deep savings ahead of the 2025 federal budget</li>
<li>Quebec Premier Fran&ccedil;ois Legault will officially trigger a by-election today in the riding of Arthabaska</li>
<li>A Montreal woman, Paula Callejas, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since April</li>
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</ul>

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.

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.

The Big Five Podcast

The latest audio and podcasts from CJAD 800 Montreal.

The latest audio and podcasts from CJAD 800 Montreal.

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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.

The Big Five

Get ready for budget cuts and tax hikes, Canada. Plus: More Canadians being held by ICE.

Jay Farrar, in for Elias Makos, is joined by Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal punk rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor on The Big 5.
The Quebec Liberal Party has announced that a new leader will be crowned on March 14th next year.
If you thought waiting at the hospital was long, imagine waiting on the phone for around two hours to talk to someone. That is what Santé Quebec is reporting regarding the average wait time to reach Info-Santé (811).
A new Leger poll says only 35 percent of people believe that 2026 will be better than 2025.

Jay Farrar, in for Elias Makos, is joined by Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal punk rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor on The Big 5.
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<li>The Quebec Liberal Party has announced that a new leader will be crowned on March 14th next year.</li>
<li>If you thought waiting at the hospital was long, imagine waiting on the phone for around two hours to talk to someone. That is what Sant&eacute; Quebec is reporting regarding the average wait time to reach Info-Sant&eacute; (811).</li>
<li>A new Leger poll says only 35 percent of people believe that 2026 will be better than 2025.</li>
</ul>

More information on the Quebec Liberal leadership race. Plus: The wiat on Info-Santé (811) with an early flu season.

Robyn Flynn, sitting in for 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 Sterling Downey, city councillor for the Desmarchais-Crawford district in Verdun on The Big 5.
A segment that was dropped from the CBS investigative show “60 minutes” mysteriously showed up on Monday under the the branding of Canadian broadcaster.
Mark Carney has named former Black Rock exec Mark Wiseman as Canada’s new ambassador.
In a preview into what could happen after next year’s provincial election in Quebec, Alberta’s election agency has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.

Robyn Flynn, sitting in for 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 Sterling Downey, city councillor for the Desmarchais-Crawford district in Verdun on The Big 5.
<ul>
<li>A segment that was dropped from the CBS investigative show &ldquo;60 minutes&rdquo; mysteriously showed up on Monday under the the branding of Canadian broadcaster.</li>
<li>Mark Carney has named former Black Rock exec Mark Wiseman as Canada&rsquo;s new ambassador.</li>
<li>In a preview into what could happen after next year&rsquo;s provincial election in Quebec, Alberta&rsquo;s election agency has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.</li>
</ul>

Mark Carney has named Canada’s new ambassador to the US. Plus: A referendum question will be added to the election ballot this year… in Alberta. 

Robyn Flynn, sitting in for Elias Makos, is joined by 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 on The Big 5.
Federal conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he is ready to collaborate with his federal colleagues in the No camp if a referendum were to be held.
The city of Montreal will be putting back some of the parking spots back in the Ville-Marie Borough.
A new study out of Cornell University says AI chatbots can successfully convince people to change their votes.

Robyn Flynn, sitting in for Elias Makos, is joined by 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 on The Big 5.
<ul>
<li>Federal conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he is ready to collaborate with his federal colleagues in the No camp if a referendum were to be held.</li>
<li>The city of Montreal will be putting back some of the parking spots back in the Ville-Marie Borough.</li>
<li>A new study out of Cornell University says AI chatbots can successfully convince people to change their votes.</li>
</ul>

Get ready for budget cuts and tax hikes, Canada. Plus: More Canadians being held by ICE.

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