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Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. A viral TikTok video is urging Quebec high school students to skip class this Friday in protest of a new government directive banning cellphones The Legault government is set to introduce a controversial bill aimed at making Quebec doctors more accountable for improving access to medical services Do we need to do more to restrict porn access, like the 20 U.S. states that require government ID verification, in this country? Clothing brand Garage is facing backlash over sexually suggestive products, including a t-shirt with the phrase “This top looks better wet.” Podcaster Joe Rogan says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre declined an invitation to appear on his podcast

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. At a cabinet meeting at the White House Wednesday, President Donald Trump showered praise on Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump added that Carney would come visit him within a week. Despite losing his longtime seat and leading the Conservatives to another federal election defeat, Pierre Poilievre will remain party leader Do judges have too much power? Ontario Premier Doug Ford went off on the courts Wednesday, after an injunction blocked the province’s law targeting some of Toronto’s bike lanes

Aujourd'hui dans le podcast, contrairement à Radio-Canada, on explique clairement et sans biais le rapport du gouvernement fédéral Vies futures : mobilité sociale en question mentionnée par le chef conservateur Pierre Poilievre lors d'un récent rassemblement politique. Ce rapport présente des prévisions très négatives sur l'avenir économique et social des futures générations ainsi que de leur capacité d'ascension sociale dans le Canada du futur en 2040.DANS LA PARTIE PATREON, on commence en parlant du dernier sondage Léger Marketing sur le niveau confiance de la population par parti politique sur du travail que font les médias traditionnels. Une grande partie d'entre eux leur fait de moins en moins confiance. Joey nous lit d'ailleurs l'horaire des 3 jours du festival international du journalisme de Carleton-sur-Mer qui aura lieu le mois prochain. Ensuite, on écoute l'éloge qu'a fait Mathieu Bock-Côté du podcast Ian et Frank sur les ondes de Radio X hier et on termine en écoutant un segment de Qub Radio ou la féministe Caroline Codsi raconte comment elle a découvert que son conjoint durant la pandémie était selon elle un complotiste.0:00 Intro 4:38 Un futur très sombre selon un rapport28:11 Commanditaires30:07 La nouvelle traitée par Radio-Canada37:12 À venir dans le Patreon

Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Who won last night's French debate? Is François Legault paving the way for the radical right? At least that’s what Ruba Ghazal is saying…. Another day, another terrible Canadian crime story. This one comes from Edmonton, where two men have been charged with first degree murder for planning to kill a complete stranger Ozempic for teenagers? Kaiden Guhle scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 to clinch a playoff spot

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, founder & chief equity officer, Women in Governance and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy on The Big 5. There’s been a steady rise in asylum seekers at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing south of Montreal, A star Liberal candidate in B.C., Gregor Robertson, says Pierre Poilievre’s large rallies are like the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests. The Conservatives are attempting to hit Mark Carney hard over his business dealings Remember the show “Jersey Shore?” Well, Paramount is now looking to cast ten Canadian singles for its new MTV entry into the “Shore” format, “Canada Shore.”

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 Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Quebec and Canada are mostly exempt from the latest US tariffs announced by Donald Trump, but a 25% tariff on some Canadian auto products takes effect at midnight, with steel and aluminum tariffs remaining Despite Donald Trump’s promise of rapid job growth and investment from his new tariffs, the National Association of Manufacturers warns that high tariffs could hurt investment and competitiveness Earlier in the week, a controversial nine-second clip of one of Pierre Poilievre’s campaign stops made the rounds on social media The former leader of the Reform Party of Canada has a warning: “Mark Carney poses a threat to national unity.”

Elias Makos joins Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Canadians upset about being dinged at the border for taxes and duties after a day trip to the U.S. An American family from Illinois is seeking asylum in Canada. Radio-Canada reports on a couple and their four children now living in a hotel room in London, Ontario Mark Carney will be sworn in as Prime Minister tomorrow at 11am, officially ending the Justin Trudeau era. The PM-to-be was in Hamilton at a steel company on Wednesday, and once again, did not answer questions from the media Montreal is introducing measures to combat homelessness and safety issues in the metro

Elias Makos welcomes back Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in what is being described as “heated” conversation from the Canadian side, and with a “somewhat friendly” ending, according to Trump’s social posts It looks like the Premiers are set to reduce interprovincial trade barriers in light of Donald Trump's US tariffs Twenty-five years after Molson’s iconic “I am Canadian” commercial, actor Jeff Douglass has reprised his role as Joe - the proud Canadian character Mélanie Joly's office confirms the Foreign Affairs Minister briefed Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney on President Donald Trump’s tariffs ahead of Sunday's leadership vote We’ve heard of charging people for no-shows at restaurants… But what if we started charging people for not showing up to their medical appointment?

Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, reporter and manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Last night the four Liberal leadership candidates faced off again in a debate, this time in english. One poll taken pre-debate shows that as it stands Mark Carney as Liberal leader would have more support than Poilievre’s Conservatives. Universities, CEGEPs and private colleges will soon be required to limit the number of foreign students they can accept

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. The latest poll numbers from Angus Reid show that the Liberals under him would be neck and neck with the Conservatives La Presse is reporting that the Trudeau government will announce this morning a $100-billion dollar plan for High-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault is demanding that the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec take responsibility for ongoing REM breakdowns

Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Welcome to The Canadian War on Drugs. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he would impose life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl Donald Trump's recent threats have unexpectedly boosted the Liberal brand in both Ottawa and Quebec, as Quebecers rally against the US president For years, Quebec has pushed back against proposals to build new oil and gas pipelines through its territory. But now, Quebec’s Environment Minister, Benoit Charette, says the provincial government is open to revisiting two major energy projects it previously rejected

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College. Struggling to get support from her former cabinet colleagues, Chrystia Freeland is proposing a new policy: Capping the number of ministers at 20 (There are 38 right now) and slashing the size of the prime minister’s office How is Canada going to evade U.S. tariffs on February 1st? A man who led an organized multi-million dollar theft ring that stole goods from Shoppers Drug Mart and then resold them on Amazon won’t receive any jail time. His sentence? Six months of house arrest, followed by six months of curfew

Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media. Yesterday Amazon announced that they would be pulling out of Quebec. Closing 7 warehouses and laying off 1,700 employees in Montreal, Laval and other cities Appearing on Toronto news station CP 24, Pierre Poilievre was asked about gender identity, and whether or not he would follow suit with Trump on the matter The Supreme Court of Canada will announce any moment whether it will hear a challenge of Quebec’s controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21

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Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies. The Prime Minister made an appearance at the annual Liberal Holiday party last night, and he sounded like someone who was sticking around Through the events of this week, there has been a constant stream of women speaking up about how Justin Trudeau treats them A man involved in a liquor store robbery in Ontario that ended with the getaway vehicle going the wrong way on the 401 highway and killing four people including an infant has received five and a half months in jail

Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance on The Big 5. The Trudeau government has launched a $250,000 international online ad campaign to deter fraudulent asylum claims. More details coming out of the Friday night dinner at Mar-a-Lago between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump. A recent Pallas survey reveals that 52% of Quebecers believe Premier François Legault should resign rather than seek a third term.

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. Justin Trudeau announced a massive cut to Canada's immigration levels The fallout from the Bedford School controversy continues, and it's expanding from the public sector to the private religious schools in the province Montreal's mayor is leaving politics, and she's not alone. Is it the toxic climate for women? Norway is going to increase its minimum age to be on social media to 15. Should we follow suit?

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. CTV news reports that Liberal MPs will present an official demand for Justin Trudeau to resign any day now Trudeau tells inquiry he has a list of Conservatives that are vulnerable to, or engaged in, foreign meddling Quebec has imposed measures to address the ‘toxic climate' at Bedford school in Côte-des-Neiges

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. Following the fire in Old Montreal, stories about gang violence have multiplied, and often put young teenagers at the centre Turns out Quebecers have little faith in the province's big projects actually getting done Montreal wants its own office to deal with French language in the city Speaking of Canadiens, one family from Quebec city said in the Journal de Montréal that they sacrificed their summer vacations to go to the home opener

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Political analyst Karim Boulos. François Legault's government is calling for a quota system to better distribute asylum seekers across the country.  Around 200 vulnerable seniors in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve are being deprived of food assistance because Quebec has not authorised federal funding for one community organisation. One Quebecer is requesting the use of MAID over a lack of home support following his long COVID.

Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies. We're getting more details about the shooting that happened in the West Island on Sunday. Do we need to rethink how the justice system treats violent criminals? Two men are now in custody in Austria after being linked to a suspected ISIS terrorist plot targeting Taylor Swift's upcoming concerts in Vienna The president and vice-chancellor of McGill University, Deep Saini, published an open letter in the Montreal Gazette this morning

Trudie Mason is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Neil Drabkin, a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government. Vacationing PM is accosted on a beach in BC by the editor of a right-leaning website Citizen outcry looks to sink plans to move a shelter for homeless people from Verdun to Ahuntsic-Cartierville Japan, France issue travel advisories for Montreal, noting increases in crimes such as pickpocketing and car theft Pro-palestinian protesters used a seemingly novel way to demonstrate yesterday; by using traffic signs

Trudie Mason is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Neil Drabkin, political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government. More Americans are searching online about coming to Canada A Quebec judge has rejected Concordia's request for a temporary suspension of incoming tuition hikes Ancienne Lorette tells kids using a soccer field they have to pipe down for the sake of the neighbours Does Montreal need a nightlife mayor?  Do we need to ban e-scooters? Advocates are calling for vigilance after numerous e-scooter collisions involving children

David Heurtel is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies on The Big 5. Under pounding rain, pro-Palestinian protesters carried their belongings off McGill University's downtown Montreal campus on yesterday. About 15% of Montreal's tenants report in 2024 that they have already experienced an episode of homelessness. Canada was criticised by its allies earlier this week for its insufficient military spending in this period of geopolitical instability,

David Heurtel is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government on The Big 5. The Minister of Public Safety, François Bonnardel, has denounced the inaction of the City of Montreal in the face of the multiplication of encampments. The sanctions and fines imposed on real estate brokers who place themselves in a conflict of interest are not severe enough' A homeless shelter moving from borough to borough is already causing a stir in the neighbourhood.

David Heurtel was joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer at Women in Governance and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program Pierre Poilievre is in Quebec and yesterday he was interviewed by CTV's Maya Johnson. He plans to use this time to drum up support as he kicks off his summer tour. Last night he held a rally in Montreal where he argued that Justin Trudeau is done taking Montrealers for granted, in front of a crowd of around 500 people gathered in a community centre in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough. To Add: He also announced that Montreal lawyer Neil Oberman will be running for the federal Conservatives in Anthony Housefather's riding of Mount-Royal. That riding has been held by the Liberal MP since 2015.  Justin Trudeau keeps repeating the same thing: he wants to stay. He wants to lead the next electoral fight against Pierre Poilievre. But his leadership could be put to the test next week, with a partial in Toronto–St-Paul's. And as his deputies dance between resignation and enthusiasm. At a time when Prime Minister François Legault wants to halve temporary immigration to Quebec, it continues to increase to reach another all time high. According to Statistics Canada data released Wednesday, non-permanent residents, also called temporary immigrants, increased from 560,174 in the first quarter to 597,140, ​​an increase of 6.6%. This growth is even stronger in Quebec than Ontario or Canada as a whole.

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media. Yesterday a Quebec court rejected McGill's injunction request to move the encampment from their university grounds Millionaire Mitch Garber has taken a shot at NDP leader Jagmeet Singh regarding his salary The EMSB has come out with fighting remarks. They say that they're better than the Quebec government at teaching French

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media. Valerie Plante says she's against “Bonjour,hi”. Telling merchants that saying just “Bonjour” is better. The CAQ is continuing to lose ground to the PQ in the polls Education Minister Bernard Drainville says parents need to buckle down and ensure their kids go to school

Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Premier Francois Legault still has no idea how much rent costs. This time around it was Interim Liberal leader Marc Tanguay with the “gotcha” question NDP leader Jagmeet Singh still hasn't confirmed if his party will support the new federal budget One couple in Ahuntsic says that the federal budget will cost them 28K

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified at the foreign interference inquiry on Wednesday The Quebec government has tabled a bill that would see people who harass or threaten Quebec politicians hit with a court injunction or fines up to $1,500 For the first time in Quebec, supernurses will be able to take care of patients without being supervised by a doctor

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Anthony Housefather isn't ruling out the possibility of joining the Conservatives La Presse has apologized after publishing an editorial cartoon Women are terrified as a man convicted of domestic abuse has been released

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 Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been pushed into a corner over the impending April 1st carbon tax hike, and politicians and journalists are having a field day with it François Legault is trying to make sure feel better by putting the $11 billion dollar deficit into perspective. Is it working? Loblaw is facing backlash as it tests receipt scanners at self-checkout

Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst.  The latest poll has Pierre Poilievre's conservatives ahead of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals… in Quebec! CTV News has learnt that the CEO of a company that received $8 million to work on the ArriveCan app is an employee of the Department of National Defence 40 years ago today, Pierre Elliott Trudeau resigned as Prime Minister, the day after taking his now infamous walk in the snow. There are so many parallels between the fate of the father and the current fate of the son, Justin. Would you advise Justin Trudeau to resign today?

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. A bizarre day for Premier Francois Legault at the National Assembly. He questioned the Bloc Quebecois' usefulness in an exchange over temporary immigration with PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. and then performed show and tell bringing an apple, orange, and banana for a gathering with the parliamentary press. Bill 31 is now law. The housing bill gives landlords the right to refuse lease transfers (and lets that tenant break the lease upon refusal) and also sets hefty compensation rates for evictions Fans of CF Montreal are up in arms over the cost of tickets to the club's match against the biggest soccer superstar in the world, Miami's Lionel Messi

David Heurtel is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. The CAQ has been caught up since the start of the parliamentary year in a debate on controversial methods of political financing Canadians, who idolize their best hockey players – are not used to this type of legal intervention at the heart of their national sport For the first time, there are more than 500 disaffiliated general practitioners from the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, four times more than 15 years ago

David Heurtel is joined by Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. There is news of Coderre embarking on a tour of Quebec to gauge his Liberal leadership chances As the federal Liberal caucus convened in Ottawa for its back-to-the-Hill strategy meeting, questions are swirling again around how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's MPs are feeling about his continued leadership Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre is at it again… This time he's undermining science by ridiculing pizzeria pollution monitors

David Heurtel is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. The call to avoid emergencies was heard by Quebecers. But at what cost? Due to the housing crisis that has worsened since the last elections, the Parti Québécois could lower its electoral commitment to reduce immigration threshold to 35,000 The Covid loans repayment deadline for 165,000 businesses in Quebec is today

David Heurtel welcomes in Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. The Quebec government is rejecting a proposal from multiple local politicians who called for special permission to allow Jewish schools and houses of worship to hire armed security guards The RCMP is trying to determine whether charges of terrorism should be made against a cook who allegedly tried to kill three employees of the restaurant La Belle and La Bœuf before Christmas Justin Trudeau's office is denying allegations that it misled the Ethics Commissioner, after federal Conservatives requested an investigation into Justin Trudeau's vacation in Jamaica

On Elias Mako's' first Big 5 of 2024, he is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.  Another Justin Trudeau vacation, another Justin Trudeau vacation scandal Canada's Industry Minister wants a foreign grocery giant to come to this country How much do you hold onto the name of venues?

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 Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. English universities are reacting to the Quebec government's proposal that 80% of foreign students will need intermediate French by graduation Quebec tourism minister Caroline Proulx told reporters that the stadium roof has 20,000 tears, and therefore the stadium is not up to the standards required for such a world class event Ontario is finally going to get the right to buy beer and wine at corner stores

Elias Makos is joined by Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.  Food prices will continue to go up next year, according to an annual report on grocery prices.  Naughty words – en anglais – in the National Assembly on Wednesday.  François Legault's government has reached an ‘amicable' agreement on bilingual judges. Don't be surprised if your local police officer looks a little different

Joining Elias on The Big 5 this morning were  Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance  Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program                              The subjects discussed were Canada's Environment Minister travelling business class Quebec's legislature unanimously adoption a defense of Christmas The unfairness of the Bell Centre paying less property taxes than home owners  

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. The minister of the French Language Jean-Francois Roberge is set to plug what he calls a “loophole” that sees over 100 thousand new quebecers in the past 20 years take vocational training in English Voting begins tomorrow to see who will become the new co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire and the race has become nasty Why are so many progressive feminists turning a blind eye to the sexual assault and rape of Israeli women at the hands of Hamas

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Political analyst Karim Boulos. The Jacques Cartier Bridge was closed in both directions for a time this morning due to a demonstration “in support of Palestine” this morning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was surrounded by “Pro-Palestinian” protestors at a Vancouver restaurant Montreal's 2024 budget is officially out. And a heads up for any homeowners - your taxes are increasing Catherine Fournier, the mayor of Longueuil, is now under police protection following the decision to cull deers at Parc Michel-Chartrand

Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. One person was arrested and others were injured as the inevitable happened at Concordia University on Wednesday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped to scrum with reporters at the House of Commons and deliver an emotional statement about the state of Canada right now François Legault's government is gearing up with a new proposal regarding parking tickets

Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Quebec will welcome around 60 thousand immigrants in 2024 and will impose French requirements for workers Despite promises to reduce municipal bureaucracy, it takes longer than ever to get construction permits in Montreal Quebec companies absolutely positively love Luxembourg. A new study by IRIS says that since 2003, 33 Quebec companies have declared 25 billion dollars of profits through their Luxembourg subsidiaries

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Criticising the tuition hike for non-Quebec students, the heads of Université de Montréal, Université Laval, Université de Sherbrooke, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal wrote an open letter published in La Presse Wednesday In the latest edition of “Comparer Montreal” from the Institut du Québec released yesterday some of the findings may come as a surprise Quebec says that they won't be moving the safe drug use site in Saint-Henri

Elias Makos is joined by Christina Chough (C-H-O), Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools were met with counter-protests on Wednesday Billing itself as a ‘radically centrist' option for voters, the political advocacy group Centre Ice Canadians announced that it would launch the Canadian Future Party Is YUL now the worst airport? Has it gotten worse over time? 

Elias Makos is joined by Karim Boulos, Political analyst and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. A day after Finance Minister Eric Girard said no more cheques are coming to help Quebecers with inflation the premier is singing a different tune Speaking at a Town Hall meeting last night, the city's Mayor, Eric Adams, made his strongest comments yet on the migrant crisis Traffic has become so bad at Trudeau International Airport people are actually just getting out of their cars and walking to the terminal

On today's episode, I am interviewing Caroline Codsi, the Founder & Chief Equity Officer of Women in Governance, as the first guest of the Unmistakable Series, on Speaking with Women.A Citizen of the world, fluent in four languages and having lived on three continents, Caroline was born in Beirut and grew up in the civil war. A highly sought-after speaker, Caroline has addressed audiences across the globe, including two TEDx. She has also done more than 100 fireside chats with preeminent CEOs, Chairs of Boards, and global public figures, including Hillary Clinton, Justin Trudeau, and Chrystia Freeland.Widely quoted in national and international media, she is the recipient of numerous awards from prestigious organizations including from the United Nations' Women's Committee, the Quebec Business Women Network, The Federation of Chambers of Commerce or the New Delhi Women's Economic Forum. She was also recognized as a Top 20 Diversity Leading Figure in Quebec, Top 75 Canadian Immigrant, Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, and Top 100 Entrepreneurs changing the world. Caroline is a Forbes Business Council member.Caroline's word: Unwavering self-beliefShe was for me, an example of a woman who was putting herself out there intentionally and as I found out later, the fact that she were putting herself out there in the service of such an important cause made her an even more compelling role model.Now there is something really different about the way she took charge of that cause: parity in corporate spheres of power, namely boards. With her organization, she build artifacts that would support and then legitimize organizations that were meeting the standards of parity.The certification her organization gives made it and her absolutely unmistakable in that space. Her commitment to fighting injustice, which you will hear very early in our interview, took a life of its own by creating a powerhouse organization and throwing her full genius for putting herself out there behind that commitment.She is a study in what is possible when a woman has an unflinching belief in her capacity.3:45 - Caroline speaks about her childhood, the impact of the Lebanese Civil war on her and her family, and how it shaped the woman she became8:35 - The lessons learned from moving to Paris at a young age, trying to survive by leveraging her communications and networking skills13:38 - I ask about where her self-belief comes from, and she explains the role her family played in it18:50 - Her thoughts on how women can be less tough on themselves, and how to keep persevering in the face of hard times24:42 - How Caroline has flipped the script with Women in Governance, and ‘names and fames' organizations that are making progress when it comes to Gender Equity29:00 - Caroline's three key takeaways: be authentic with your message, be visible, be generousYou can find Caroline on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TwitterHer work: Women in GovernanceIf you loved this episode, please rate and review on iTunes!If you want support with your visibility head to www.thebeauvoirgroup.com or book a chat with me here I love to hear from you! Let's connect:www.linkedin.com/in/bibigi-haile Instagram @bibigihaileunleashed@speakeasy.work