Elias Makos welcomes in Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, 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.
The Leaders’ Debates Commission has withdrawn the Green Party of Canada’s invite to participate in the upcoming debates
Tonight’s French-language federal leaders’ debate has been moved to 6 p.m. EDT—two hours earlier than planned—to avoid clashing with a key Montreal Canadiens game
Statistics Canada reports that while Canada’s highest-earning households saw significant investment and income growth in late 2024, lower-income households experienced wage declines
Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new tourism campaign on Monday targeted at Canadians - telling them to “come experience our California Love.” 

Elias Makos welcomes in Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and&nbsp;Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
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<li>The Leaders&rsquo; Debates Commission has withdrawn the Green Party of Canada&rsquo;s invite to participate in the upcoming debates</li>
<li>Tonight&rsquo;s French-language federal leaders&rsquo; debate has been moved to 6 p.m. EDT&mdash;two hours earlier than planned&mdash;to avoid clashing with a key Montreal Canadiens game</li>
<li>Statistics Canada reports that while Canada&rsquo;s highest-earning households saw significant investment and income growth in late 2024, lower-income households experienced wage declines</li>
<li>Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new tourism campaign on Monday targeted at Canadians - telling them to &ldquo;come experience our California Love.&rdquo;&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.

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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

The Green Party gets the boot from the debate. California’s handsome governor is begging you to come visit his state.

On this Friday edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by Justine McIntyre, co-founder at Civica Strategies and former city councilor and Daniel Tran, director of communication and governmental relations at Casacom.
Closing in on a week since the war in Iran kicked off, and if you’re struggling to figure out just what Canada’s official position is in this conflict, you are not alone.
Speaking of the Middle East, six days after U.S.-Israeli military strikes began, there are still Quebecers and Canadians abroad trying desperately to get home.
Chinatown residents are saying enough is enough: "It is time to stop making Chinatown a dumping ground for misery."

On this Friday edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by Justine McIntyre, co-founder at Civica Strategies and former city councilor and Daniel Tran, director of communication and governmental relations at Casacom.
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<li>Closing in on a week since the war in Iran kicked off, and if you&rsquo;re struggling to figure out just what Canada&rsquo;s official position is in this conflict, you are not alone.</li>
<li>Speaking of the Middle East, six days after U.S.-Israeli military strikes began, there are still Quebecers and Canadians abroad trying desperately to get home.</li>
<li>Chinatown residents are saying enough is enough: "It is time to stop making Chinatown a dumping ground for misery."</li>
</ul>

Even Liberal MPs can’t figure out Mark Carney’s position on Iran. Plus: Residents of Chinatown say “enough is enough.”

Elias Makos was joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, media & government relations consultant  & Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.

Among the topic discussed were
Break out the star charts, it's time to determine where Canada stands on the war in Iran
New nugget out from that Leger polling conducted for Journal de Montreal, and it should send a message to Quebec finance minister Eric Girard and to the other political parties who want to win the election in October. 61 percent of Quebecers say that the government should cut services if it's the only way to avoid increasing taxes
CAQ leadership candidate Bernard Drainville says he would cut certain services to asylum seekers if elected Premier
A judge in Hamilton has put Ontario’s official sexual offenders registry in jeopardy after ruling it unconstitutional

Elias Makos was joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia &amp; McGill University, media &amp; government relations consultant&nbsp; &amp; Caroline Codsi, Founder &amp; Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
Among the topic discussed were
<ul>
<li>Break out the star charts, it's time to determine where Canada stands on the war in Iran</li>
<li>New nugget out from that Leger polling conducted for Journal de Montreal, and it should send a message to Quebec finance minister Eric Girard and to the other political parties who want to win the election in October. 61 percent of Quebecers say that the government should cut services if it's the only way to avoid increasing taxes</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/961104/bernard-drainville-veut-reduire-services-demandeurs-asile">CAQ leadership candidate Bernard Drainville says he would cut certain services to asylum seekers if elected Premier</a></li>
<li>A judge in Hamilton has put Ontario&rsquo;s official sexual offenders registry in jeopardy after ruling it unconstitutional</li>
</ul>

Where does Canada stand on war in the Middle East? Plus: You can cut my services, but don’t raise my taxes!

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, the U.S. administration continued to make their case that allowing Iran to continue their reign of terror was not an option.
Mark Carney finally spoke to journalists after avoiding them for almost a week. And he took the opportunity to walk back some of the support he gave to the bombing of Iran on Saturday. 
The Parti Quebecois are now barely holding on to their lead while the Quebec Liberal Party is cementing their comeback in the polls.

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
<ul>
<li>Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, the U.S. administration continued to make their case that allowing Iran to continue their reign of terror was not an option.</li>
<li>Mark Carney finally spoke to journalists after avoiding them for almost a week. And he took the opportunity to walk back some of the support he gave to the bombing of Iran on Saturday.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The Parti Quebecois are now barely holding on to their lead while the Quebec Liberal Party is cementing their comeback in the polls.</li>
</ul>

The Green Party gets the boot from the debate. California’s handsome governor is begging you to come visit his state.

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