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.