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Sue Smith kicks the week off with 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. The Quebec Liberal Party has elected Pablo Rodriguez as its new leader Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump for a one-on-one discussion early this morning at the start of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis The Canadian Grand Prix will remain in Montreal until at least 2035

Sue Smith kicks off the week with Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. On Sunday, 2,000 National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled the “One Canadian Economy” bill Montreal's STM maintenance workers are set to strike from June 9-17, disrupting transit service across the city

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. King Charles and Queen Camilla conclude their brief Canadian visit today with a ceremonial parade through downtown Ottawa and a historic throne speech in Parliament Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend his first question period on Wednesday but will not continue Justin Trudeau’s tradition of answering all questions in the House of Commons on that day Montreal police will now have to clearly tell people they are allowed to leave during police checks Montreal has a goal of zero waste landfills by 2030 but the goal is facing resistance from residents

Elias Makos kicks off the week with 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. Canada Post has received a strike notice from the union representing 55,000 postal workers, who plan to walk off the job starting Friday, amid ongoing collective agreement talks New polling from Leger reveals that a majority of Quebecers want an end to the province’s carbon pricing scheme and think that a pipeline for Alberta’s oil coming through Quebec would be a good idea Police in Kingston, Ontario are using drones to catch distracted drivers using their smartphones behind the wheel Up at Bordeaux prison it seems that prisoners have managed to illegally access cell phones

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. Justin Trudeau delivered perhaps his finest speech as Prime Minister, taking dead aim at a U.S. audience and the TV-watcher-in Chief, Donald Trump With all these tariffs and uncertainty, economists are predicting that the Canadian economy will plunge into a recession as early as this spring if Trump’s tariffs remain in place Donald Trump addressed a joint session of the US Congress last night The latest poll from Leger for the National Post shows the Conservatives regaining their double-digit lead on the Liberals Montreal has confirmed that the ‘Tramway de L’Est’ project for the east of Montreal will go ahead

Elias Makos kicks the week off with 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. It’s week 2 of snow clearing in the city. And things right now aren’t looking so great. With firefighters sounding the alarm over inaccessible streets, Old Montreal merchants fed up over lack of snow removal making their businesses difficult to access for delivery or customers and many frustrated over tickets and more Tonight in Montreal, the first French-language debate for the Liberal leadership will take place Over 168,000 people have signed a petition to revoke Elon Musk of his Canadian Citizenship and passport

Elias Makos kicks the week off with 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. A powerful blizzard hit Montreal yesterday, bringing up to 40 cm of snow and strong winds, reducing visibility to near zero The REM is down again this morning - a morning when we’re urging people not to be on the roads. Did we buy a lemon? La Ville annonce la création du Bureau de la langue française - Committed to promoting and protecting French in its territory Fans showed their disdain for the U.S., heavily booing The Star Spangled Banner before the 4 Nations Face-Off game at the Bell Centre on Saturday. That booing is still causing debate, with Quebec MP Gérard Deltell calling it “shameful.”

Elias Makos is joined by 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 Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. All of Canada’s living former prime ministers are urging Canadians to “show the flag” on Flag Day At a launch event on Tuesday, former PM Stephen Harper said the following: “And if I was still prime minister, I would be prepared to impoverish the country and not be annexed, if that was the option we’re facing.” Mark Carney, the heavily favoured candidate to be our next Prime Minister, is campaigning in $2,000 sneakers. Apple Maps has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" following Donald Trump

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 Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. François Legault has condemned Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs as a “brutal economic attack” on Canada and Quebec A new Leger poll finds that 83% of Quebecers fear that Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs will harm Quebec’s economy, with over half expecting severe consequences One mayor of a small Quebec town is taking the heat for his pro-Trump comments President Donald Trump has proposed that the US take "ownership" of Gaza and redevelop it into a thriving region after relocating displaced Palestinians elsewhere

Elias Makos is joined by Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. Amazon has just announced that it is ceasing its operations in Quebec Quebec’s rental board has approved a maximum rent increase of 5.9% for 2025…. the highest in 30 years Donald Trump says the tariffs he’s promising to hit Canada with have nothing to do with trade negotiations, but with fentanyl and immigration

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. “The Hill,” a U.S. political publication centred on Capitol Hill and a must-read for those in policy-making, published an op-ed from Legault titled “A tariff on Canada would be self-inflicted damage for America Quebec says they’re ready to deploy another 300 officers at the border in response to Trump’s recent tariff threats The Liberal Party of Canada has announced more rules and details for its impending and accelerated leadership race A new poll says that half of Canadians are $200 or less away from not being able to pay their bills at the end of the month

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 on the Big 5. Although it may not have come as a shock to many…. Yesterday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would be stepping down as Liberal leader. Donald Trump’s instant reaction to the Trudeau resignation news? Major, sweeping changes at Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

Robyn Flynn is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. Every year, hundreds of children visit Quebec's National Assembly and take the opportunity to write letters to their elected officials. In 2019, their concerns revolved around climate change, but this year, it’d more so the increasing cost of living. Quebec's environment minister says people should soon make the switch to electric vehicles as it may become difficult to find gas stations in the next decade The Quebec Liberal caucus is joining the calls for Trudeau to step down An American fugitive present at the Jan. 6 riots is seeking asylum in Canada saying that “I know that Canada is historically welcoming to refugees

Elias Makos kicks the week off with 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. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns right in the middle of our broadcast, and right before her fall economic statement A Montreal man died of an aneurysm after spending six hours in an emergency room before giving up and going home

Elias Makos welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller is accusing François Legault of singling out Muslims Speaking at an Equal Voice Foundation event, Trudeau lamented the defeat of Kamala Harris, saying it was an attack on women’s progress Justin Trudeau is set to appear on a special episode of Hot Ones Quebec this Thursday

Elias begins the week with Christina Chough, Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.  U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, on gun and tax charges, reversing prior commitments not to intervene in his son's legal cases.  The Quebec government announced it will not align its provincial sales tax with Ottawa's temporary GST holiday during the holiday season Ensemble Montréal has postponed its leadership race due to a lack of candidates ahead of the November 2025 municipal elections.    

Elias Makos welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University. The Globe and Mail first to report that the Liberals will announce a GST holiday on certain items Randy Boissonnault has stepped down from his position as Minister of Employment in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet amid controversy over his claims of Indigenous heritage and other allegations The Haroun Bouzzi affair continues to make news at the National Assembly. But yesterday, a new target from the PQ's Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, saying that the problem with Québec solidaire isn't Bouazzi, it's wokeism

Trudie Mason is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and former chief of staff in the Harper government, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. The Quebec Ministry of Education is sending inspectors to 17 schools where violations of the state's secularism law have been reported Conservative MPs are frustrated with their leader Pierre Poilievre's directive to stop supporting federal housing funds in their constituencies Nathaly Rivard is appalled by the 15-day suspension given to Sûreté du Québec officer Sébastien Plouffe, who discarded a fragment of her 14-year-old son's skull in a ravine after a fatal crash in 2021

Justine McIntyre welcomes back 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, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. It was the moment we'd all been waiting for. A little after 4pm Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage to make her concession speech Francois Legault issues a warning following the US election Quebec Premier François Legault announced his government is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to require doctors trained in the province to work in its public healthcare system

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. 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. Quebec Solidaire has faced criticism from the Legault government for its refusal to condemn acts of civil disobedience, specifically the recent blockage of the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal by environmental activists. Montreal's new nightlife plan aims to support cultural venues by loosening opening hours and allowing for all-night events, but it has received mixed reviews.

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. One of the first politicians to denounce the situation at Bedford school, Marwah Rizqy, is calling for police protection after receiving threatening comments directed towards her and her family With that in mind, the province has revoked the teaching licences of the 11 teachers in question at Bedford school, and the Premier says he'll act to reinforce laicite in Quebec's schools Quebec is launching a public consultation on abolishing daylight saving time

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.    

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 Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster at CJAD 800, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. The provincial and federal governments granted $9 million in financial assistance, with Quebec granting more than $6 million of that sum Francois Legault is taking the heat over his $7 billion dollar agreement with Northvolt An update on the La Tulipe story…. The legendary Montreal concert hall is shutting down, “for now.” 

Trudie Mason 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. Yesterday as former President Donald Trump left his golf course in Florida another assassination attempt was made The Quebec government has launched a 2.5 million dollar advertising campaign to encourage the use of French in life/work Yesterday, English community and civil rights groups rallied outside Montreal's Jewish General Hospital in protest of Quebec's French-language law Tickets for road infractions in Montreal have been way down in the last 5 years

Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. It was billed as the most important night in the history of Westmount High School - Kamala Harris taking on Donald Trump in the ABC News Presidential Debate last night Former star real estate broker Christine Giroaurd and her partner Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin have been given 15 year suspensions for orchestrating a scheme of bogus real estate bids during the pandemic

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 on The Big 5. Pierre Fitzgibbon is stepping down. The Quebec businessman turned SuperMinister will not see some of his most important projects come to fruition as a member of government. Yesterday the multi-million dollar Royalmount complex was unveiled to the media.  Aspiring Liberal leader Charles Millard says he fears that the party will be perceived as a branch of the Liberal Party of Canada if they don't swear some sort of allegiance before taking leadership.

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 on The Big 5. Instead of dealing with Quebec emergency rooms or walk-in clinics that seemingly don't take walk-ins, people drove to Plattsburgh. They waited 5 minutes to see a doctor. Justin Trudeau is continuing a three-day meeting with his cabinet, with many behind the scenes saying that major changes are needed to save the party from election oblivion. A new project is underway in the Villeray district to try and get drivers to park their vehicles better.

Elias Makos was 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. A secondary school in Oka is taking cellphone bans to the next level.  Should the provincial government scrap its gas powered vehicle sale ban?. What about the city's infrastructure? How long will it take to make the repairs?

As music connoisseurs, we all have those past gigs we wish we would've caught. We were either to young or the venue was on the other side of the globe. Either way we'd all like to jump into Doc Brown's DeLorean and live those magical moments.   How 'bout the Ramones at CBGBs? Or KISS in the 70s? Or how about a little band called Mantas during the demo days? Musical Nirvana for sure. Which gig did you wish you caught?   In our "News, Views and Tunes", we hit the comic and record shops and shout out "National Vinyl Record Day! Musically, we crank new + used from Discharge, Mantas (Death), Nasty Savage, Ripcordz, Fulci, Stretch Marks, Mekong Delta and introduce Canadian trad metallers Spectre in our "Indie Spotlight".   Horns Up!!

Trudie Mason is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia on The Big 5, Over the weekend Donald Trump was faced with an assassination attempt while at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. An investigation has revealed lavish spending by the former CEO of the Port of Montreal. Four years after the City of Montreal promised a new social housing project, the building bought in Parc-Extension sits empty and in disrepair.

David Heurtel 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, 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. At the height of the homelessness crisis in Montreal, a merchant on Milton Street near Parc Avenue was unable to open her store on Monday due to the presence of a homeless person who categorically refused to leave the premises. McGills President Deep Saini has denounced Friday nights vandalism and alleged assault on a security guard by pro Palestinian protesters. Greece is the first country in Europe that will try out a 6 day work week.

David Heurtel 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 on The Big 5. A flashy advertising campaign created by mobile phone company Koodo has attracted the wrath of the Plante administration. A Montrealer finding one of his homes in a dire state on July 1. Real estate brokers are taking advantage of elderly or vulnerable clients to line their pockets by buying their home at a discount

David Heurtel welcomes back Bonnie Feigenbaum, former Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.

Dan Delmar was joined on The Big Five by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor, who was a chief of staff in the Harper government. Pierre Poilievre is in town for a major announcement McGill's encampments may be coming to a close The STM is cutting bus services

David Heurtel welcomes back 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. The Plante administration dreams of crisscrossing the city with a gigantic tram network by 2050 so that three out of four Montrealers will have access to structuring public transportation near their homes The U.S. government has raised concerns about Quebec's Bill 96, which aims to strengthen the use of French in the province Montreal's McGill University is proposing to review its investments in weapons manufacturers and grant amnesty to protesting students

David Heurtel is joined by 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 Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. The CAQ gets a little bump up as we get ready for a National Assembly summer break A Quebec legislature has unanimously condemned the idea of making the province bilingual Bernard Drainville seems to have responded to one mother who bought over 40 A/C units for her children's classrooms

Elias Makos starts the week off with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. The Quebec political parties facing the most serious questions about their futures met over the weekend And over in Québec solidaire land, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois got what he wanted over the weekend The CAQ also met over the weekend - and François Legault took dead aim at social media and its effect on youth

We almost didn't say goodbye…

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, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government. Justin Trudeau is taking one from the Poilievre playbook - using social media to release a highly-polished video defending the capital gains tax increase announced in his government's budget People fed up with porch pirates are getting more and more creative to stop would-be package thieves There's a video circulating online which shows a Montreal business owner dumping water on a homeless person sleeping in his entranceway