Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
Murders, stabbings and shootings in and around Montreal on Wednesday have many questioning how safe we are
McGill has sent a letter to the police asking for more action to prevent hate at encampment
The number of Canadians moving to the United States has reached a ten-year high
Children are being harassed at a playground near Montreal’s safe drug-use site

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.
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<li>Murders, stabbings and shootings in and around Montreal on Wednesday have many questioning how safe we are</li>
<li>McGill has sent a letter to the police asking for more action to prevent hate at encampment</li>
<li>The number of Canadians moving to the United States has reached a ten-year high</li>
<li>Children are being harassed at a playground near Montreal’s safe drug-use site</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

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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

Murders, stabbings and shootings make headlines in and around Montreal. Plus: Why are so many Canadians moving to the U.S.?

Elias Makos caps the week off with Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
Canada has its worst ranking ever in the 14-year history of the World Happiness Report
The Pierre Poilievre episode of the Joe Rogan Experience was released yesterday
Parti Quebecois MNA Alex Boissoneault is accusing a feminist organization of leading an “ideological intimidation” campaign against him
One of the biggest publishers in the U.S. has cancelled a book release over allegations that the book was written using A.I.

Elias Makos caps the week off with Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor, and&nbsp;Rapha&euml;l Melan&ccedil;on, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.
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<li>Canada has its worst ranking ever in the 14-year history of the World Happiness Report</li>
<li>The Pierre Poilievre episode of the Joe Rogan Experience was released yesterday</li>
<li>Parti Quebecois MNA Alex Boissoneault is accusing a feminist organization of leading an &ldquo;ideological intimidation&rdquo; campaign against him</li>
<li>One of the biggest publishers in the U.S. has cancelled a book release over allegations that the book was written using A.I.</li>
</ul>

Canada takes a dive in the World Happiness Report Plus: Pierre Poilievre’s Joe Rogan experience.

Elias Makos returns and welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
The provincial budget was unveiled yesterday and there is good news. The deficit is down by nearly four billion dollars compared to the last fiscal year 
For the first time in 30 years, more people have left the province than have entered
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to appear on the Joe Rogan podcast this afternoon
A Quebec judge has ruled that two men are no longer allowed to donate sperm

Elias Makos returns and welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder &amp; Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and&nbsp;Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil.
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<li>The provincial budget was unveiled yesterday and there is good news. The deficit is down by nearly four billion dollars compared to the last fiscal year&nbsp;</li>
<li>For the first time in 30 years, more people have left the province than have entered</li>
<li>Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to appear on the Joe Rogan podcast this afternoon</li>
<li>A Quebec judge has ruled that two men are no longer allowed to donate sperm</li>
</ul>

Why Quebec’s population is dropping. Plus: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre heads to Joe Rogan

Trudie Mason is joined by Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
It is the final budget before the provincial election this fall but Finance Minister Eric Girard says do not expect anything big
The Federal government has decided that it will challenge the ruling calling the use of the Emergencies Act during the freedom convoy protests unlawful
The clash continues between the city and its blue collar workers on who is telling the truth and who is lying about the usage of its road-sealing machines to fix potholes
A new column in the Journal de Montreal this morning is arguing that the younger people who are working in the province need to go back to the office

Trudie Mason is joined by Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and&nbsp;Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government.
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<li>It is the final budget before the provincial election this fall but Finance Minister Eric Girard says do not expect anything big</li>
<li>The Federal government has decided that it will challenge the ruling calling the use of the Emergencies Act during the freedom convoy protests unlawful</li>
<li>The clash continues between the city and its blue collar workers on who is telling the truth and who is lying about the usage of its road-sealing machines to fix potholes</li>
<li>A new column in the Journal de Montreal this morning is arguing that the younger people who are working in the province need to go back to the office</li>
</ul>

Murders, stabbings and shootings make headlines in and around Montreal. Plus: Why are so many Canadians moving to the U.S.?

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