Trudie Mason starts the week off with 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.
The Quebec Liberal Party held its final general council meeting this weekend before the fall elections. 
Hundreds of weapons have been seized by police in Quebec schools in recent years. 
Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour is set to become Canada’s 31st governor general this morning.

Trudie Mason starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and&nbsp;Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
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<li>The Quebec Liberal Party held its final general council meeting this weekend before the fall elections.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Hundreds of weapons have been seized by police in Quebec schools in recent years.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour is set to become Canada&rsquo;s 31st governor general this morning.</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.

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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.

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Milliard gives his final remarks ahead of the fall provincial election. Plus: A new governor general gets sworn in today.

Joining Elias on this morning's show were Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.

Among the topics discussed were:
We had Dr. Karim Elayoubi on the program yesterday. The doctor is the Quebec Conservative Party’s healthcare critic. He used the opportunity to present his party’s vision for Quebec healthcare, saying his party is looking to Europe and Asia for solutions to healthcare, not the United States.
More than 1,800 St-Henri residents have signed a petition calling on all levels of government to intervene in a situation they say has worsened since La Maison Benoit Labre opened the city’s first supervised consumption site two years ago.
Québec solidaire says it has an answer in order to stop landlords who buy buildings, increase rents before selling them at a profit, while evicting tenants.
A new report from the Greater Montreal Observatory is not giving any optimism as it ranked the greater Montreal area 42nd out of the 43 major metropolitan areas in North America in terms of housing availability.

 

Joining Elias on this morning's show were Rapha&euml;l Melan&ccedil;on, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
Among the topics discussed were:
<ul>
<li>We had Dr. Karim Elayoubi on the program yesterday. The doctor is the Quebec Conservative Party&rsquo;s healthcare critic. He used the opportunity to present his party&rsquo;s vision for Quebec healthcare, saying his party is looking to Europe and Asia for solutions to healthcare, not the United States.</li>
<li>More than 1,800 St-Henri residents have signed a petition calling on all levels of government to intervene in a situation they say has worsened since La Maison Benoit Labre opened the city&rsquo;s first supervised consumption site two years ago.</li>
<li>Qu&eacute;bec solidaire says it has an answer in order to stop landlords who buy buildings, increase rents before selling them at a profit, while evicting tenants.</li>
<li>A new report from the Greater Montreal Observatory is not giving any optimism as it ranked the greater Montreal area 42nd out of the 43 major metropolitan areas in North America in terms of housing availability.</li>
</ul>
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Should Quebec healthcare be more European? Plus: St-Henri residents plead for the removal of a supervised drug use site.

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Joining Elias on this morning's show were 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.

Among the topics discussed were:
Mark Carney is on the defensive over his government’s massive B.C. condo bailout plan. Even usual backers of the government, like the CBC, are openly questioning what’s going on here.
Ontario is set to announce a change to their highways. The province will increase the speed limit from 100 km/h to 110km/h.
An investigation by the Washington Post finds that most chatbots typically shared left-leaning positions. OpenAi’s ChatGPT only gives left-leaning arguments 80 percent of the time.
A 24 year old man who is severely disabled is asking for medical assistance in dying because he is unable to find a supervised apartment outside the health system.
Canada’s men soccer team are going to the round of 16 in the World Cup after defeating South Africa 1-0 yesterday in the round of 32.

Joining Elias on this morning's show were 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.
Among the topics discussed were:
<ul>
<li data-test="truncate-paragraph">Mark Carney is on the defensive over his government&rsquo;s massive B.C. condo bailout plan. Even usual backers of the government, like the CBC, are openly questioning what&rsquo;s going on here.</li>
<li data-test="truncate-paragraph">Ontario is set to announce a change to their highways. The province will increase the speed limit from 100 km/h to 110km/h.</li>
<li data-test="truncate-paragraph">An investigation by the Washington Post finds that most chatbots typically shared left-leaning positions. OpenAi&rsquo;s ChatGPT only gives left-leaning arguments 80 percent of the time.</li>
<li data-test="truncate-paragraph">A 24 year old man who is severely disabled is asking for medical assistance in dying because he is unable to find a supervised apartment outside the health system.</li>
<li data-test="truncate-paragraph">Canada&rsquo;s men soccer team are going to the round of 16 in the World Cup after defeating South Africa 1-0 yesterday in the round of 32.</li>
</ul>

Mark Carney’s condo bailout bondoggle. Plus: Highway speed limits and is your AI chatbot politically biased?

Joining Elias on this morning's show were Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette & Lea Streliski, best-selling author, comedian and columnist.

Among the topics discussed were
We’ve been asking our panelists this question on the Big Five the last few days… Should there be an English debate?
Politics and sport are colliding again at the World Cup. Iran's Football Federation is urging FIFA to ban any Pride-related ceremonies, promotions or symbols during today’s match against Egypt in Seattle
Canada could soon be headed to Eurovision. CBC/Radio-Canada has become a full member of the European Broadcasting Union, clearing the way for Canada to eventually compete in the world's biggest song contest
Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce the federal government’s plan to “restore” 24 Sussex Drive at 9:30am this morning

Joining Elias on this morning's show were Rapha&euml;l Melan&ccedil;on, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette &amp; Lea Streliski, best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
Among the topics discussed were
<ul>
<li>We&rsquo;ve been asking our panelists this question on the Big Five the last few days&hellip; Should there be an English debate?</li>
<li>Politics and sport are colliding again at the World Cup. Iran's Football Federation is urging FIFA to ban any Pride-related ceremonies, promotions or symbols during today&rsquo;s match against Egypt in Seattle</li>
<li>Canada could soon be headed to Eurovision. CBC/Radio-Canada has become a full member of the European Broadcasting Union, clearing the way for Canada to eventually compete in the world's biggest song contest<a href="https://archive.ph/OeqJ3"></a></li>
<li>Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce the federal government&rsquo;s plan to &ldquo;restore&rdquo; 24 Sussex Drive at 9:30am this morning</li>
</ul>

Milliard gives his final remarks ahead of the fall provincial election. Plus: A new governor general gets sworn in today.

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