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Elias Makos caps the week off with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Elections Canada confirmed that five ballots arrived late in Quebec’s Terrebonne riding due to an envelope with an incorrect postal code Quebec Premier François Legault says he’s open to new pipeline projects in light of Donald Trump’s tariff threats Despite saying he’ll lead the CAQ into the 2026 election, François Legault may be weighing whether to step down The “Original Sin,” which describes the behind-the-scenes mental and physical decline of Joe Biden

Elias Makos is joined by Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Does the Prime Minister need to reign in his troops? Most Quebecers believe the province should reduce its record $14 billion deficit by taxing the wealthy, not by cutting public services Anthony's piece in the National Post on major changes in the UK on immigration

Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster. Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his cabinet yesterday. And the names and roles announced have turned quite a few heads. Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné is weighing her options after a judicial recount saw her lose the Terrebonne riding by just one vote to Liberal Tatiana Auguste A new poll shows that Quebecers may be ready for something new… The CAQ has dropped to third place in voter intentions with just 20% support A devastating government report shows that the healthcare network's payroll modernization project costs have already risen from $202 million to $430 million

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 commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his cabinet this morning, more than half of its members will be fresh faces, CTV News has confirmed Add another layer to the Terrebonne byelection story. A judicial recount gave the Liberals the win in the riding by just one vote over the weekend. But now, Elections Canada is confirming that an envelope provided to a voter by Elections Canada to vote by mail had the wrong postal code Quebec’s Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry is urging students to help identify those behind a stream of hateful, racist, and violent messages posted on a Discord channel used by Quebec medical school applicants Should we take graffiti more seriously?

Elias Makos kicks off the week with Gabriel Retta, is a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years and currently serving as Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. The future of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Montreal is uncertain as negotiations between the promoter (Octane, owned by Bell) and funding partners have stalled Montreal mayoral candidate Soraya Martinez Ferrada, who once served as federal parliamentary secretary for housing, is under scrutiny for illegally demanding a $2,850 security deposit and $175 cleaning fee from tenants both forbidden under Quebec’s Civil Code A group chat for over 1,400 aspiring medical students in Quebec - and some would say that number represents almost all the aspiring med students in the province - was taken over by anti-semitic, homophobic, misogynistic, and racist vitriol

Elias Makos ends the week with Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Yesterday in a historic and some say unexpected move, an American cardinal named Robert Francis Prevost, originally from Chicago has been elected pope A report in La Press this week that some new seniors’ homes were costing the Quebec government as much as $1.8 million dollars a unit, the Minister for Health and for Seniors The Quebec student cellphone ban walkout (strike?) is supposedly happening today

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 Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, 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. So Donald Trump did find out what Mark Carney wanted to talk about, after all. Both leaders met at the white house yesterday for the first time since the trade war began between Canada and the US. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to listen and learn from his 2025 federal election loss, the same day his caucus opted to empower themselves to have the ability to remove their leader. Bill 72, which amends the Consumer Protection act, comes into effect today. That means new rules for how the price of goods is displayed at the grocery store, especially when it comes to sales and points program pricing. It also means that when dining out, tips must be calculated before tax.

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Washington for a meeting with Donald Trump who’s “not sure what he wants to talk about” but guesses it’s about “making a deal” he uttered to reporters in the Oval office Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is promising a separation referendum in 2026 if enough signatures are gathered on a petition After encouraging the public to snitch on their neighbours, police in Gatineau have handed out five tickets for driving with non-Quebec licence plates Tales from the Quebec business world: Le Panier Bleu is up for grabs!

Elias Makos kicks off the week with 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 Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first press conference since winning the election on Friday afternoon, and it was filled with interesting moments. In his weekend interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, the President said it’s “highly unlikely” the US would use military force to annex Canada, The main candidates for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party participated in the first two of six debates, including one in English

Elias Makos caps off the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Political analyst Karim Boulos. The Conservative caucus will meet on Tuesday, to go over their election defeat and figure out who will lead the party in the interim while Pierre Poilievre waits to win a bye-lection The Globe and Mail reports that the Liberals are mounting efforts to convince both Conservative and NDP MPs to cross the floor. Quebec’s Education Minister Bernard Drainville has announced new measures to promote respect and civility in schools During a debate on the deteriorating state of Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, François Legault lost his temper and lashed out at Québec solidaire

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

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, 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. A powerful windstorm swept through Quebec on Tuesday night, leaving nearly 100,000 Hydro Quebec customers without power and causing widespread destruction, particularly on the Island of Montreal Prime Minister Mark Carney was congratulated by Donald Trump in a private phone call yesterday, and the two agreed to meet “in the near future.” Carney was elected to deal with Trump, seemingly, so what should the game plan be? Donald Trump just passed 100 days in office. A new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll asked Americans to describe Trump’s second term in one word''' Following Jagmeet Singh’s resignation after the NDP’s electoral collapse, Valérie Plante has emerged as a top choice among party insiders to succeed him, according to former leader Tom Mulcair Just a day after the Liberal win, Alberta has announced a sweeping list of electoral reforms. Of most importance to national politics - the bill tabled would lower the threshold to hold a referendum, giving fewer voters more time to force such a measure.

Elias Makos welcomes in Antonine Yaccarini, Political Analysts, PR Expert and former PQ and CAQ staffer, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. Mark Carney’s Liberals have 168 seats, just 4 shy of that majority number. They were boosted by major gains in Quebec that came largely at the Bloc Québécois’ expense The Conservatives obtained their highest share of the vote since 1988, but with the collapse of the NDP, don’t have a win to show for it NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh got crushed in his seat in Burnaby Central and announced he will step down once an interim leader is appointed Are we entering a period of a de facto two-party system? The Elections Canada website went down — on election day. Does the “Canada is broken” guy have a point?

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 Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. It was the shortest campaign possible at 36 days. But considering what happened before Mark Carney dropped the writ, it feels like it was much longer. What will you be watching for tonight? Any specific ridings or trends? Eleven people, including a five year old child, were killed after a man drove an SUV into a crowd at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver on Saturday. Quebec has announced a $0.35 per hour minimum wage increase set for May 1

Elias Makos ends the week with Gabriel Retta, is a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years. He is currently serving as Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College. Yesterday, Radio-Canada broke the story that in their phone call on March 28, Donald Trump did indeed bring up Canada becoming the 51st state to Carney. But after that phone call, Carney claimed to journalists that Trump “respected Canada’s sovereignty.” We vote Monday. What’s the key ballot issue? The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel project will end up costing at least five times the original projection A Quebec Superior Court judge has overturned the province’s tuition hike for out-of-province students

Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. Quebec’s language watchdog has told Montreal’s transit agency to stop displaying English phrases like “Go! Canadiens Go!” on bus displays, citing the need to uphold French-language standards under Bill 96 The Globe and Mail, citing Ontario PC and federal Liberal sources, that Pierre Poilievre might lose his riding Reddit: “The drug use in Montreal is getting so out of control”

Elias makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada. Yesterday the Conservatives released their long awaited platform… The platform promises $75 billion in tax cuts and $35 billion in new spending over four years, alongside a projected $31 billion deficit this year Liberal Leader Mark Carney however, is criticizing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for underestimating the cost of his party’s platform, calling it unrealistic and insufficient for addressing economic challenges The People's Party of Canada candidate in Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel says she’s an extraterrestrial A Quebec committee studying the impact of screen use on youth is recommending a complete ban on cellphones and other mobile devices on school grounds starting next school year

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 commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. Recent polls show a tightening in the race. Is this the most important election of your lifetime? An internal federal report from Policy Horizons Canada paints a bleak picture of life in 2040 Quebec hotels are facing a staffing crisis ahead of the busy summer season and are urging the provincial and federal governments to ease restrictions on temporary foreign workers Wine sales are down to levels not seen since 1961. Why aren't we cracking open a bottle?

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Pope Francis has died at age 88, leaving behind a complex legacy as the first pope from the Americas and a figure celebrated for his humility and efforts toward inclusion Over the weekend, the Liberals released their party platform, and it’s an expensive one. $130 billion dollars in new spending over the next four years It's the last day for advance voting. Over the weekend, party leaders focused on key battlegrounds, with Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh campaigning in British Columbia while Liberal Leader Mark Carney rallied in Ottawa Montreal Canadiens playoff tickets are soaring to extreme prices, with resale sites listing nosebleed seats at over $550 and lower bowl tickets climbing past $2,000

Dan Delmar, in for Elias Makos, is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy on the Big 5. In the only English-language debate of the 2025 federal election, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre clashed over who’s best positioned to confront US President Donald Trump and lead Canada through his sweeping tariffs. The presence of Rebel News representatives led to the cancellation of the post-debate press scrum following the English leaders’ debate. S&P Global has downgraded Quebec’s credit rating from AA− to A+

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 welcomes in Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, 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. The Leaders’ Debates Commission has withdrawn the Green Party of Canada’s invite to participate in the upcoming debates Tonight’s French-language federal leaders’ debate has been moved to 6 p.m. EDT—two hours earlier than planned—to avoid clashing with a key Montreal Canadiens game Statistics Canada reports that while Canada’s highest-earning households saw significant investment and income growth in late 2024, lower-income households experienced wage declines Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new tourism campaign on Monday targeted at Canadians - telling them to “come experience our California Love.”

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.

Elias Makos begins the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada. Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre making an appearance on Tout le monde en parle last night The CBC reports that Liberal staffers infiltrated a conservative conference last week and planted buttons with both “Trump-style language” and attacks against the Conservative Party’s national campaign director The Quebec government has announced it will remove the floor price on gasoline and other fuels in a move to promote market competition and lower prices for consumers A Quebec man, Jonathan Corriveau, pleaded guilty to throwing rocks at dozens of vehicles in Sherbrooke, over a two-month period Bill Maher spilled the beans on his dinner with President Donald Trump at the White House

Elias Makos is joined by political analyst Karim Boulos and Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College on The Big 5. Chinese connections continue to hound the Mark Carney campaign. On Thursday, the Globe and Mail reported that Carney met with members of a pro-Beijing lobby group. Education minister Bernard Drainville says he will not impose a ban on religious symbols for students. Francois Legault is backing Immigration Minister Jean-Francois Roberge’s comments about Quebec’s capacity to take in more immigrants.

Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, as well as Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge is facing backlash after saying Canada “can’t take on all the world’s suffering" On the campaign trail, Pierre Poilievre’s latest campaign pledge is a ‘Three strikes and you’re out’ plan to tackle crime. Donald Trump is facing accusations of potential insider trading after he posted “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT” on Truth Social in the morning.

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 Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 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 Among the topics discussed Canada’s Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force says the Chinese government is behind a campaign in the last month that saw posts about Mark Carney A false rumor about a 90-day pause in tariffs sent US stock markets surging yesterday Liberal leader Mark Carney is proposing a significant funding boost for CBC/Radio-Canada China has vowed to “fight to the end” and retaliate after Donald Trump threatened a 50% tariff hike on Chinese imports The trial of Pierre Ny St-Amand, the bus driver accused of killing two children and injuring six others when he drove into a Laval daycare in 2023, was back in Superior Court yesterday.

Elias Makos starts the week off with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. The stock market is poised for yet another day in the red but Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says that most Americans aren’t concerned about the markets. We saw a plethora of candidates get the boot last week - but as of 2pm today, the consequences will be far more severe. That’s the deadline for naming candidates or making changes. With that in mind, we’re seeing some last minute surprises. Liberal leader Mark Carney is proposing a significant funding boost for CBC/Radio-Canada The Port of Montreal has ended its use of a private suite at the Bell Centre after internal records revealed it was often used for personal gatherings rather than business development The trial of Pierre Ny St-Amand, the bus driver accused of killing two children and injuring six others when he drove into a Laval daycare in 2023, is back in Superior Court today

Elias Makos caps off the week with Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Political analyst Karim Boulos. While you were sleeping, China has responded to the U.S.’ tariffs, imposing their own 34% reciprocal tariff on U.S. goods Last night Radio-Canada aired Cinq chefs, une élection, where each of the main party leaders were interviewed. Mark Carney showed off a level of French that received a better than passing grade from most, but whiffed on a couple of softballs on Quebec and groceries Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American tourist who illegally landed on the highly restricted North Sentinel Island in an attempt to meet the isolated Sentinelese tribe

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 is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, 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. We begin with President Donald Trump - who has declared today, April 2 - “Liberation Day” for the US, as new reciprocal tariffs target all trade partners with whom the US runs a deficit, including Canada A new Leger poll shows Mark Carney out on top as he continues to dominate voting intentions The National Post reports that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sent a letter to Quebec Premier François Legault to form a ‘form a common front for greater provincial autonomy within Canada.’ The Conservative Party dropped three candidates in a single day yesterday, including Stefan Marquis, who was running in Montreal’s Laurier Sainte-Marie riding Several entities of global investment giant Brookfield Asset Management’s core business are registered to an address in Bermuda that also houses a local bike shop, CTV News has learned

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 Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor, Paul Chiang has stepped down. The Liberal candidate encouraged people to bring a Conservative candidate to the Chinese consulate in Toronto to collect a $184,000 bounty placed on his head by Hong Kong police. Another Quebec gaffe for Mark Carney. He announced his plan for the government to build homes yesterday, but the french translation – Bâtir Maisons Canada – immediately became the butt of jokes, It’s April 1st, so Canada's carbon tax is done. Gas prices dropped by 20 cents a litre in Ottawa overnight!

Elias Makos begins the week with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. Mark Carney is under fire to dump Toronto Liberal candidate Paul Chiang Federal party leaders are taking different stances on Quebec’s Bill 96 as the election campaign unfolds

Elias Makos caps off the week that was with Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies. Speaking yesterday in Ottawa, Mark Carney presented a grim picture of the future of Canada-U.S. relations, "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over." Université de Montréal sent a first warning yesterday afternoon to all of its employees and students traveling to the US The Quebec government is introducing a new bill to overhaul the admissions policies for subsidized daycare centres Dog owners across Quebec can soon enjoy dining on terraces with their pets

Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Donald Trump made himself a key part of Canada’s federal election campaign once again on Wednesday, as he announced a 25% tariff on vehicles imported to the U.S. Pierre Poilievre was in Quebec City yesterday to launch his Quebec specific platform. In the week leading up to the beginning of the Canadian election campaign, federal parties spent over $900,000 on ads through Meta Ever accidentally added the wrong person to a group chat and thought, what’s the worst that can happen?

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 Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster. Radio-Canada reports this morning that Mark Carney’s so-called green funds used a Bermuda tax shelter to evade paying taxes back at home Carney has also apologized after mistakenly referring to the wrong university and mispronouncing the name of Nathalie Provost Quebec’s Finance Minister Eric Girard presented the 2025-26 budget yesterday, which focuses on increased spending to bolster the economy amid potential US tariffs Enrollment into the Canadian Armed Forces has increased since the start of the trade war launched by Donald Trump, as well as annexation threats

Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor 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 on The Big 5. The TVA Face-à-Face debate will not happen, this after the Liberal Party refused to participate. The Globe and Mail reports this morning that a source with top-secret clearance alleges that Indian agents and their proxies meddled in the 2022 Conservative Party leadership election of Pierre Poilievre Quebec’s deficit for the 2025-2026 fiscal year is expected to exceed $11 billion… a new record, due to economic uncertainty caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to Finance Minister Eric Girard.

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 Dimitri Soudas, Former Director of Communications for Harper and political commentator. Come April 28th Canadians will cast their ballots and decide who will be our next Prime Minister. And parties have wasted no time in this election campaign putting up their posters in each of their ridings Where’s the momentum? Polling shows quite the turnaround for the Liberals, especially in Ontario NDP leader Jagmeet Singh spent his Sunday in Quebec, in support of his lone MP in the province, Alexandre Boulerice. But indications are he won’t spend much more time here during the campaign Early theme of the campaign? Tax cuts.

Elias Makos caps the week off with Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada. 2 days away from a snap election being called, news is happening fast: The Canadian government, under Mark Carney, plans to maintain a cap on emissions from oil and gas production, Let’s talk about the media-political party relationship. Mark Carney is still getting snippy with journalists, and the Conservatives won’t let journalists on their campaign plane. Is Tim Hortons Canadian?

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 Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Andrew Caddell's reaction to the Quebec Municipal Commission investigating him for breaching ethics and professional conduct rules Prime Minister Mark Carney will call a snap election on Sunday Canada is strongly condemning China - this after confirmation that the country executed four Canadians earlier this year for drug-related crimes Gabriel Nadeau Dubois is set to announce today that he will be stepping down from his role as co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire A Montreal woman was surprised to find a pamphlet promoting the prescription medication Ozempic in her HelloFresh meal kit Quebec is set to table a new bill to strengthen secularism in schools

Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster. Speaking to Laura Ingraham on Fox News last night, Donald Trump said he’d prefer if the Liberals won the next election - and knocked the leader of the Conservatives Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to remove the federal carbon tax, starting April 1st, will lower gas prices by 18 cents per litre in most provinces, except Quebec More signs that the “Buy Canadian” movement is working Mayor Valerie Plante is holding a photo op for the media today to discuss the city’s cleanup efforts

Elias Makos is joined by Christina Chough, spanish teacher and chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Gabriel Retta a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years, currently serving as Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City on The Big 5. Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to evade questions about his finances and conflicts of interest and it’s leading to some bizarre and contentious moments between him and the media. As Carney courts his home crowd in Europe, recent polling shows more and more Canadians open to the idea of joining the European Union. Airbnb Canada is urging Montreal’s city council to reject new regulations that would limit short-term rentals to the summer months.

Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800. Mark Carney has unveiled his slimmed down cabinet, with only a few new faces. Eight ministers are from the Toronto area, and only two come from west of Ontario. What do you make of his cabinet that is eerily similar to a Trudeau cabinet? And Carney continues to be busy - meeting with François Legault yesterday and partaking in Montreal's 200th annual St. Patrick's Day parade, his first public event since being sworn in A column in National Post this weekend floats the idea of mandatory service, pointing to how countries like Finland and Singapore where the policy seemingly works. What do you think? Projet Montréal has a new leader. Luc Rabouin was elected Saturday night, winning 59.2% of the vote in the fourth round

Elias Makos caps off the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney is set to unveil a smaller cabinet compared to outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s, with notable changes Mark Carney’s first international trip as Prime Minister? He’s headed to London and Paris next week, according to sources that spoke to the CBC. The Premier of Saskatchewan isn’t happy about it The Institut du Québec says the province must increase its sales tax A key advisor to Quebec’s Francois Legault suffered a stroke on February 19th while working in the Honore-Mercier building. But despite him having a stroke it took nearly 30 minutes for paramedics to arrive due to errors in triage and miscommunication

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 is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. Donald Trump continued his attacks against Canada on Tuesday and his administration continued to repeat that the country would be better off as the 51st state. And now, The White House is even using Quebec’s tax rate to make the case A new poll shows a surge in Canadian national pride, with 86% of Canadians expressing pride in their country, up from 80% in November 2024 Montreal’s executive committee is set to greenlight a $12.8 million planning contract today, kicking off Projet Montréal’s divisive $89-million overhaul of the road splitting Mount Royal Provigo and Maxi stores in Quebec will soon introduce signage marked with a “T” for tariffs, explaining price hikes on US products

Elias Makos kicks off the week with Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, François Legault is considering following Ontario’s example by imposing a tax on electricity exports from Hydro-Québec to the US in response to US tariffs The Wall Street Journal asks if Canada is going through collective amnesia as it considers voting for one of the main architects of our decade of stagnation Hudson’s Bay looking at closing half its stores amid restructuring….

Elias Makos welcomes in first time panelist Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It probably comes as a surprise to no one that Mark Carney has been elected as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Passport Canada has launched a new “30 business days or its free” guarantee for Canadians needing their travel documents Activists from Alliance Ouvrière and various unions blocked access to five Intelcom warehouses in Quebec on Saturday, disrupting Amazon deliveries