Elias Makos welcomes in Neil Drabkin, lawyer and former chief of staff in the Harper government, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
McGill says the “pro-Palestinian” encampment is illegal and violates the university’s policies, but is hoping to deescalate the situation, and avoid calling in the police
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's still not ready to say whether his caucus will support the federal budget
A proposed boycott of Loblaw stores is gaining momentum online

Elias Makos welcomes in Neil Drabkin, lawyer and former chief of staff in the Harper government, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.
<ul>
<li>McGill says the “pro-Palestinian” encampment is illegal and violates the university’s policies, but is hoping to deescalate the situation, and avoid calling in the police</li>
<li>NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's still not ready to say whether his caucus will support the federal budget</li>
<li>A proposed boycott of Loblaw stores is gaining momentum online</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.

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McGill requests police help in clearing out protesters. Plus: Are you boycotting Loblaws in May?

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
Yesterday a Quebec court rejected McGill’s injunction request to move the encampment from their university grounds
Millionaire Mitch Garber has taken a shot at NDP leader Jagmeet Singh regarding his salary
The EMSB has come out with fighting remarks. They say that they’re better than the Quebec government at teaching French

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder &amp; Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.
<ul>
<li>Yesterday a Quebec court rejected McGill’s injunction request to move the encampment from their university grounds</li>
<li>Millionaire Mitch Garber has taken a shot at NDP leader Jagmeet Singh regarding his salary</li>
<li>The EMSB has come out with fighting remarks. They say that they’re better than the Quebec government at teaching French</li>
</ul>

Them’s fighting words: Millionaire battles Jagmeet Singh, the EMSB takes on Quebec.

Elias Makos welcomes in Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
A new Léger poll shows that Quebec Solidaire is hurting and that the Liberals are climbing
Statistics Canada has released a new report which shows which Anglos are most likely to send their kids to French schools
Aéroports de Montréal, the body that oversees Trudeau Airport and the cargo hub over in Mirabel, is taking a small upstart rival to court

Elias Makos welcomes in Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
<ul>
<li>A new Léger poll shows that Quebec Solidaire is hurting and that the Liberals are climbing</li>
<li>Statistics Canada has released a new report which shows which Anglos are most likely to send their kids to French schools</li>
<li>Aéroports de Montréal, the body that oversees Trudeau Airport and the cargo hub over in Mirabel, is taking a small upstart rival to court</li>
</ul>

Quebec’s leaderless Liberals get some good news. Plus: Has the Costco food court gone too far?

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 Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
Justin Trudeau is taking one from the Poilievre playbook - using social media to release a highly-polished video defending the capital gains tax increase announced in his government’s budget
People fed up with porch pirates are getting more and more creative to stop would-be package thieves
There’s a video circulating online which shows a Montreal business owner dumping water on a homeless person sleeping in his entranceway

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 Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
<ul>
<li>Justin Trudeau is taking one from the Poilievre playbook - using social media to release a highly-polished video defending the capital gains tax increase announced in his government’s budget</li>
<li>People fed up with porch pirates are getting more and more creative to stop would-be package thieves</li>
<li>There’s a video circulating online which shows a Montreal business owner dumping water on a homeless person sleeping in his entranceway</li>
</ul>

McGill requests police help in clearing out protesters. Plus: Are you boycotting Loblaws in May?

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