Elias Makos welcomes back 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.
Quebec Liberal Party leader Pablo Rodriguez has expelled Marwah Rizqy from the party.
Just one day after being named to the post, Marc Miller, who is now in charge of official languages, told reporters he was “fed up” with the debate over language in Quebec.
The CAQ government is tackling high resale ticket prices. Bill 10 regulates ticket reselling and automatic subscription renewals.
Police in Brantford, Ontario say they received multiple calls about a residence showing anti-Santa Claus signage during the city’s Santa Claus parade. 

Elias Makos welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and&nbsp;Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
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<li>Quebec Liberal Party leader Pablo Rodriguez has expelled Marwah Rizqy from the party.</li>
<li>Just one day after being named to the post, Marc Miller, who is now in charge of official languages, told reporters he was &ldquo;fed up&rdquo; with the debate over language in Quebec.</li>
<li>The CAQ government is tackling high resale ticket prices. Bill 10 regulates ticket reselling and automatic subscription renewals.</li>
<li>Police in Brantford, Ontario say they received multiple calls about a residence showing anti-Santa Claus signage during the city&rsquo;s Santa Claus parade.&nbsp;</li>
</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.

CJAD 800 - The Latest Audio and Podcasts

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

Marwah Rizqy gets booted from the Liberals. Plus: There’s not a single problem Quebec can’t fix with a law.

 

Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
Quebec will ban brownies – not the ones you bake, but the ones you give to buy leadership votes.
Tired of a large number of students entering their stores, hurling insults, creating havoc, and stealing things, groceries and corner stores are fighting back. 
Quebec’s Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the government plans to insert the right to abortion in the CAQ’s proposed Quebec constitution — Bill 1. 
The Canadian government is being pulled into a heated debate over whether Ontario-made armoured vehicles should be shipped to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Caroline Codsi, Founder &amp; Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
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<li>Quebec will ban brownies &ndash; not the ones you bake, but the ones you give to buy leadership votes.</li>
<li>Tired of a large number of students entering their stores, hurling insults, creating havoc, and stealing things, groceries and corner stores are fighting back.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Quebec&rsquo;s Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the government plans to insert the right to abortion in the CAQ&rsquo;s proposed Quebec constitution &mdash; Bill 1.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The Canadian government is being pulled into a heated debate over whether Ontario-made armoured vehicles should be shipped to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</li>
</ul>

Your constitutional right to steal from grocery stores. Plus: Should Canada be selling armoured vehicles to ICE?

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 Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Marc Miller has been brought into cabinet as a new Minister following Stephen Guilbeault's resignation.
The RCMP is quietly grounding most of its drone fleet — not because they’re old, but because they’re Chinese. 
There is yet another bad story for the Liberal Party of Quebec in the Journal de Montreal this morning.
New York has become the first state to pass a law targeting "personalized pricing,"

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&nbsp;Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
<ul>
<li>Marc Miller has been brought into cabinet as a new Minister following Stephen Guilbeault's resignation.</li>
<li>The RCMP is quietly grounding most of its drone fleet &mdash; not because they&rsquo;re old, but because they&rsquo;re Chinese.&nbsp;</li>
<li>There is yet another bad story for the Liberal Party of Quebec in the Journal de Montreal this morning.</li>
<li>New York has become the first state to pass a law targeting "personalized pricing,"</li>
</ul>

Another day, another bad headline for the Quebec Liberals. Plus: The RCMP grounds its fleet of Chinese drones.

Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante & political analyst Karim Boulos.

Among the topics discussed were 
'No referendum. No corruption' – that’s the promise of a new print and social media ad campaign that the Quebec Conservative Party will start running this week
With the help of Artificial Intelligence, the SPVM is watching you in real time
The Liberals have struck a deal with the Bloc Québécois that would strip out a long-standing religious exemption
According to documents gathered by La Presse, Ottawa wants to end remote work once and for all for its government workers, by the year 2027

Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante &amp; political analyst Karim Boulos.
Among the topics discussed were&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>'No referendum. No corruption' &ndash; <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/provincial_politics/quebec-conservatives-make-play-for-anglo-vote-liberal-crisis">that&rsquo;s the promise of a new print and social media ad campaign that the Quebec Conservative Party will start running this week</a></li>
<li>With the help of Artificial Intelligence, <a href="https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/01/10/le-spvm-peut-maintenant-vous-surveiller-en-temps-reel-avec-lia">the SPVM is watching you in real time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberals-bloc-hate-speech-laws-religious-exemptions">The Liberals have struck a deal with the Bloc Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois that would strip out a long-standing religious exemption</a></li>
<li>According to documents gathered by La Presse, <a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2025-12-01/fonction-publique/ottawa-envisage-la-fin-du-teletravail.php">Ottawa wants to end remote work once and for all</a> for its government workers, by the year 2027</li>
</ul>

Marwah Rizqy gets booted from the Liberals. Plus: There’s not a single problem Quebec can’t fix with a law.

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