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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.

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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.

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English


Episodes
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Valerie Plante is convinced her party will remain in power! Montrealers might think otherwise

11/4/2024
Justine McIntyre kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.

Duration:00:31:35

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Valerie Plante has spoken on the hijab controversy in the City Hall Welcome.

11/1/2024
Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined by Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator, as well as Christina Chough (C-H-O), a Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College.

Duration:00:24:07

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The Legault government is suspending two major permanent immigration programs to curb a higher-than-expected increase in the number of new arrivals next year.

10/31/2024
Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer, guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, as well as Anne Lagace-Dowson, a political analyst.

Duration:00:22:51

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The Bloc Québécois is ready to make good on a threat to work with other parties to bring down the minority government now that the Liberals have failed to meet their demands by the deadline.

10/30/2024
Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour, as well as Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5.

Duration:00:30:28

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Some Liberal MPs want a secret ballot vote to decide on Justin Trudeau’s leadership.

10/29/2024
Filling in for Elias Makos is Justine McIntyre, who is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator.

Duration:00:32:26

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Ensemble Montreal is asking Project Montreal for a more concrete plan to tackle homelessness. Trump went on more rants this Sunday against Kamala Harris, this time attacking Puerto Ricans and saying Harris has destroyed the country.

10/28/2024
Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined in studio by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.

Duration:00:34:29

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Donald Trump loves Justin Trudeau’s new immigration policy. Plus: Should religious schools get public funding in a secular Quebec?

10/25/2024
Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.

Duration:00:22:23

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Valerie Plante won’t run again. Plus: Canada’s Supreme Leader extols a “Strong and United” party.

10/24/2024
Elias Makos is joined by Gabriel Retta, a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years and Sterling Downey, City councillor for the Desmarchais-Crawford district in the borough of Verdun.

Duration:00:24:34

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The renewed debate on secularism in Quebec. Plus: Should Quebec have its own time zone?

10/23/2024
Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.

Duration:00:24:28

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Climate protesters shut down the Jacques Cartier Bridge. Plus: Calls for stricter secularism rules.

10/22/2024
Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, Political Analyst and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. He was previously a diplomat, ministerial advisor and broadcast journalist on The Big 5.

Duration:00:22:11

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Poll says Quebecers are more open to immigration than the rest of Canada. Plus: Do you believe that men landed on the moon?

10/21/2024
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.

Duration:00:31:47

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The new face of crime in Montreal. Plus: Justin Trudeau’s last chance to hang onto power.

10/18/2024
Elias Makos caps off the Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS, and Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson.

Duration:00:24:11

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Liberal MPs will tell Trudeau it’s time to go. Plus: Is Quebec failing at integrating immigrants?

10/17/2024
Elias Makos welcomes in Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.

Duration:00:22:36

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Liberal Party mutiny watch continues! Plus: The $1,300 Canadiens jersey.

10/16/2024
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD and Akil Alleyne, reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.

Duration:00:22:34

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Pierre Poilievre comes to CJAD, Kamala Harris heads to Fox News. Plus: Quebec’s failing healthcare system.

10/15/2024
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. Then, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre joins Elias live in studio.

Duration:00:33:42

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Is it ‘Game Over’ for Justin Trudeau? Plus: Is Elon Musk a force for good or evil?

10/14/2024
Elias Makos begins the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Tasha Kheiriddin, a writer for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack.

Duration:00:31:49

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Quebec’s latest plan is no doctors for healthy people. Plus: Should parents take the blame for an increase in gang violence?

10/11/2024
Elias Makos caps off the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS.

Duration:00:23:14

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Growing concerns over gang violence in Montreal. Plus: Can Quebec still “think big?”

10/10/2024
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.

Duration:00:24:23

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Pablo Rodriguez has great hair - and his polls aren’t that bad either. Plus: Turns out chanting “Death to Canada” is not very popular.

10/9/2024
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, lawyer and political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.

Duration:00:31:07

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Pierre Poilievre is winning over immigrant voters. Plus: Should the captain of the Canadiens speak French?

10/8/2024
Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor and Raphaël Melançon, Political Analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5 and the President and Founder of Trafalgar Strategies on The Big 5.

Duration:00:22:36