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: Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Rudy Husny, political analyst and former advisor in the Harper government.
Premier Christine Fréchette admitted a member of her own campaign leaked the controversial American interference story to reporters before she was personally briefed on it.
A scathing column in the Journal de Montréal compared Christine Fréchette's struggling campaign to Kim Campbell's historic 1993 conservative collapse.
PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon faced intense pressure to clarify his position on religious symbols as he pushes for a majority government in the final week.
Donald Trump's one billion dollar ban on Canadian alcohol, dairy, and motorcycles took effect today while Washington signals it is in no rush to negotiate.
The NHL season launches tonight under a new broadcast era that completely eliminates free, over-the-air television coverage for hockey games.

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: Rapha&euml;l Melan&ccedil;on, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Rudy Husny, political analyst and former advisor in the Harper government.
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<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-hveid="CAAICRAD" data-complete="true" data-sae="" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon faced intense pressure to clarify his position on religious symbols as he pushes for a majority government in the final week.</li>
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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 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 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.