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The Soraya Martinez Ferrada era begins in Montreal. Plus: No bus or Metro - but the REM’s free!

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Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. and Alain Vaillancourt, Former Montreal City Councillor and Executive committee member.

Among the subjects discussed were

  • Soraya Martinez Ferrada was officially sworn in as Montreal mayor last night. What’s her first challenge?
  • Three critical mineral extraction projects, a nickel mine in Ontario and a transmission line on the northern B.C. coast are among the new initiatives added to the growing list of projects referred to the Major Projects Office.
  • Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge is reiterating his threat to cut social assistance for asylum seekers. 
  • A Quebec man says he can only place 93-cent bets in Loto-Québec’s sports betting app because he was winning too much money.
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