The Elias Makos Show: October 21, 2026

In the 10am hour of today's program:
The cost of depositing your bottles is about to skyrocket: Quebec Beverage Container Recycling Association Vice-President of Strategy Jean-François Lefort addresses a 45 percent surge in the cost of modernizing the province's deposit-return system, as leaked Consignaction documents reveal annual expenses are jumping from $308 million to $450 million next year.
In Transit: McGill Faculty Lecturer of Operations and Integrated Aviation Management John Gradek examines Air Canada's new policy to charge an extra $30 per passenger for phone bookings, a non-refundable fee designed to push customers toward its digital options.
A new study gives good news about ultra processed foods: Dr. Joe Schwarcz, host of the Dr. Joe Show and director of the McGill Office for Science & Society, highlights a major new scientific study finding no direct statistical link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of colorectal cancer.

The Elias Makos Show: October 21, 2026
In the 10am hour of today's program:
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<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-hveid="CAAIAwgJEAI" data-complete="true" data-sae="">The cost of depositing your bottles is about to skyrocket: Quebec Beverage Container Recycling Association Vice-President of Strategy Jean-Fran&ccedil;ois Lefort addresses a 45 percent surge in the cost of modernizing the province's deposit-return system, as leaked Consignaction documents reveal annual expenses are jumping from $308 million to $450 million next year.</li>
<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-hveid="CAAIAwgJEAQ" data-complete="true" data-sae="">In Transit: McGill Faculty Lecturer of Operations and Integrated Aviation Management John Gradek examines Air Canada's new policy to charge an extra $30 per passenger for phone bookings, a non-refundable fee designed to push customers toward its digital options.</li>
<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-hveid="CAAIAwgJEAU" data-complete="true" data-sae="">A new study gives good news about ultra processed foods: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fm%2F044975&amp;q=Dr.+Joe+Schwarcz">Dr. Joe Schwarcz</a>, host of the Dr. Joe Show and director of the McGill Office for Science &amp; Society, highlights a major new scientific study finding no direct statistical link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of colorectal cancer.</li>
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Tune in to Elias Makos for information you need on stories impacting Montrealers. The Elias Makos Show includes debate, interviews and discussion with listeners. Elias promises to break news, to debunk when needed and to help listeners with everyday pocketbook, commute and even relationship issues.

Tune in to Elias Makos for information you need on stories impacting Montrealers. The Elias Makos Show includes debate, interviews and discussion with listeners. Elias promises to break news, to debunk when needed and to help listeners with everyday pocketbook, commute and even relationship issues.

The Elias Makos Show

Tune in to Elias Makos for information you need on stories impacting Montrealers. The Elias Makos Show includes debate, interviews and discussion with listeners. Elias promises to break news, to debunk when needed and to help listeners with everyday pocketbook, commute and even relationship issues.