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.

On today's Big 5: Christopher Skeete, former CAQ minister, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.

• The Parti Québecois unveils its cabinet: The Parti Québécois unveiled its cabinet ministers yesterday, maintaining the position of minister responsible for English-Speaking Quebecers under Justice Minister Marie-Claude Sarrazin.
• Tens of thousands demand Ruba Ghazal’s resignation: A petition calling for the resignation of Québec solidaire parliamentary leader Ruba Ghazal collected over 47,000 signatures in a day following her celebratory use of a keffiyeh at the National Assembly swearing-in ceremony.
• Final Alberta referendum results emerge: Finalized vote counts from the Alberta referendum reveal a split decision, as voters supported Premier Danielle Smith's immigration control initiatives but rejected all four questions seeking amendments to the Canadian constitution.
• US alleges midterm election interference: The U.S. government has accused Canadian politicians of foreign interference in the U.S. midterms, listing ten incidents with five involving Industry Minister Mélanie Joly.
• Federal AI translation tool glitches: Internal documents obtained by Radio-Canada reveal severe errors within the federal government's AI translation tool, GCtraduction, despite officials identifying systemic bugs prior to its deployment.