Kyle Matthews co-founder and Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Global Security

Image: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

Kyle Matthews co-founder and Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Global Security
Image: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

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.

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The latest audio and podcasts from CJAD 800 Montreal.

The latest audio and podcasts from CJAD 800 Montreal.

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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.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are at their highest levels in years. Is war on the horizon?

The Elias Makos Show: September 18, 2026

In the 11am hour of today's program:
City Hall: Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada discusses Montreal facing an impending weekend traffic gridlock for the world cycling championships, alongside local homelessness crises and airport privatization concerns
Recycling Return System Bottlenecks: Association vice-president Jean-François Lefort addresses delays, municipality permit hurdles, and long lineups plaguing Quebec's new Consignaction bottle return sites

The Elias Makos Show: September 18, 2026
In the 11am hour of today's program:
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</ul>

Part 2: Mayor Martinez Ferrada on Homelessness Crisis & Traffic Gridlock

The Elias Makos Show: September 18, 2026

In the 10am hour of today's program:
Canada-EU Associate Membership: The Globe and Mail's Europe correspondent Paul Waldie analyzes the international reaction to Prime Minister Mark Carney's address to the European Parliament regarding an unprecedented "associate member" status
Quebec Liberal Economic Plan: Liberal candidate for Marguerite-Bourgeoys Michel Leblanc breaks down his party's "economic realism" blueprint aimed at curbing ballooning public spending
Traffic Court: Montrealers share their unjust traffic violations! Have you recently been pulled over? Received a parking ticket? Feel it was unjustly handed out? Elias Makos considers CJAD 800 listeners' cases.

The Elias Makos Show: September 18, 2026
In the 10am hour of today's program:
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<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-hveid="CAAICRAB" data-complete="true" data-sae="" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">Canada-EU Associate Membership: The Globe and Mail's Europe correspondent Paul Waldie analyzes the international reaction to Prime Minister Mark Carney's address to the European Parliament regarding an unprecedented "associate member" status</li>
<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-hveid="CAAICRAC" data-complete="true" data-sae="" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">Quebec Liberal Economic Plan: Liberal candidate for Marguerite-Bourgeoys Michel Leblanc breaks down his party's "economic realism" blueprint aimed at curbing ballooning public spending</li>
<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-hveid="CAAICRAD" data-complete="true" data-sae="" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">Traffic Court: Montrealers share their unjust traffic violations! Have you recently been pulled over? Received a parking ticket? Feel it was unjustly handed out? Elias Makos considers CJAD 800 listeners' cases.</li>
</ul>

Part 1: Canada-EU Associate Membership & Quebec Liberal Economic Plan

The Elias Makos Show: September 17, 2026

In the 11am hour of today's program:
Montreal Expos Expansion Hopes: WatchMojo founder Ashkan Karbasfrooshan discusses why stadium site selection and convincing MLB owners—not financing—remain the primary hurdles for a Montreal baseball return
Evolutionary Child Behavior Defense: Psychology professor Vladimir Sloutsky explains new research revealing that children's lack of focus is an evolutionary mechanism wired to maximize environmental learning
City Hall: City councillor Leslie Roberts responds to the removal of an infant from a Hochelaga-Maisonneuve homeless encampment and addresses municipal pushback against airport privatization

The Elias Makos Show: September 17, 2026
In the 11am hour of today's program:
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<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-hveid="CAAIChAB" data-complete="true" data-sae="" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">Montreal Expos Expansion Hopes: WatchMojo founder Ashkan Karbasfrooshan discusses why stadium site selection and convincing MLB owners&mdash;not financing&mdash;remain the primary hurdles for a Montreal baseball return</li>
<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-hveid="CAAIChAC" data-complete="true" data-sae="" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">Evolutionary Child Behavior Defense: Psychology professor Vladimir Sloutsky explains new research revealing that children's lack of focus is an evolutionary mechanism wired to maximize environmental learning</li>
<li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-hveid="CAAIChAD" data-complete="true" data-sae="" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">City Hall: City councillor Leslie Roberts responds to the removal of an infant from a Hochelaga-Maisonneuve homeless encampment and addresses municipal pushback against airport privatization</li>
</ul>

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are at their highest levels in years. Is war on the horizon?

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