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On this Monday edition of the BIG 5, Elias was joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette. You just heard our interview with the premier. What is your main takeaway from it? A war of words between the Quebec Liberals and the Parti Québécois is raising the possibility of a court battle. In a dramatic — and disturbing— series of events, the Montreal Police held a surprise Friday press conference in the middle of the night, breaking the news of the SPVM’s most serious claim of racism in the force’s recent history.

Trudie Mason starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. The Quebec Liberal Party held its final general council meeting this weekend before the fall elections. Hundreds of weapons have been seized by police in Quebec schools in recent years. Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour is set to become Canada’s 31st governor general this morning.

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the mayor. Religious event organizers say the city’s application of Quebec secularism law is confusing. A racist rally in Shawinigan over the weekend is drawing widespread condemnation across political class. Despite tougher rules, illegal Airbnb networks have taken over new housing towers in downtown Montreal. It’s been 20 years since smoking was banned from bars and restaurants. Seems like the city has forgotten how to spell its own proper street names. Riders on the STM’s 747 bus now have maps that indicate the Bishop street stop, but it’s spelled BEESHOP. And over in NDG, construction signs indicate the detour for Prince of Wales Avenue, but it’s spelled WHALES. What’s going on here?

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Graham Singh, CEO of Releven. Tim Hortons says it will scale back its use of the Temporary Foreign Worker program and instead hire up to 10,000 local workers as it plans a major expansion of restaurants across Canada this year. Premier Christine Fréchette is expected to announce a tax cut on several grocery products today. Radio-Canada somehow obtained an email sent by Finance Minister Eric Girard to Christine Frechette on Saturday May 2nd. In it, Girard says he is concerned about the number of announcements made by the government since Frechette won the CAQ leadership race. U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says Canada must accept that U.S. tariffs are part of the new reality. The NHL is facing backlash in Gatineau after shutting down plans for a massive Montreal Canadiens playoff watch party.

Elias Makos welcomes back Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Justine McIntyre, Co-Founder of Civica Strategies and former city councillor. The Montreal Canadiens are off to the Eastern Conference Finals after winning game 7 in overtime last night against the Buffalo Sabres. Following the overtime stunner, we had some light, riot-adjacent, fan activity in downtown Montreal. A long form piece over the weekend in the Montreal Gazette gives us an updated picture of what is happening in the neighbourhood of Milton Park. A petition initiated by a Liberal MP is demanding for federally regulated employees to work remotely three days a week. La Presse has a three-part series on how much CEOs in Quebec make.

Elias starts off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Montreal journalist and broadcaster Sue Smith. Ruba Ghazal says Québec solidaire's new platform is "ambitious and credible. First, they would create a Quebecois Costco, a food wholesaler focused on local products and aimed at competing with the large grocery chains. They also propose a tougher stance and stricter rules on “abusive landlords”, and property owners who break housing laws, including reno-victions and property flipping. A beloved Verdun café is closing after being slapped by what they say was a 60% rent hike. Station W has been a mainstay on Wellington Street for 13 years. In a statement to the Montreal Gazette, the building’s owners refute claims of a 60% increase, but news of the closure and any talk of massive rent hikes have led to renewed calls for regulations on commercial leases. It appears the Quebec Liberals will have no problem attracting “star” candidates to their roster. Multiple reports now say that Michel Leblanc, the former head of the Montreal Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, will make his return to the public spotlight under Charles Milliard’s banner. David Bowles, who headed Quebec's largest group of private schools for eight years is also on the list. So is Pierre Cossette, a professor and doctor and former rector of the Université de Sherbrooke.

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada. There was another assassination attempt on President Donald Trump’s life over the weekend. The attempt on the President’s life is not changing the plans of Quebec Premier Christine Frechette, who will be in Washington D.C., to start off the week. It’s been almost a year since Quebec implemented new rules about tipping in Quebec via Bill 72. A Federal Court justice has accepted at the 11th hour to push the deportation of the driver who was responsible for the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018.

Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. Quebec Liberal leader Charles Milliard has clarified his clarifications of his first clarification of his position on Bill 96. In a tweet this morning, Milliard says… a lot. He reaffirms his nationalist chops, says protecting French is at the heart of his political commitment, and calls French the social and cultural glue of Quebec. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s ties with the United States has now become a weakness. Carney released a pre-recorded address to Canadians yesterday where he mentioned the world has become more “dangerous and divided.” Buyers of a residence in Hudson are claiming $475,000 from the former occupants after they learned after moving in that an intruder died in a break-in gone wrong.

Elias Makos welcomes in Denis Coderre, former mayor of Montreal, and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante. The results are in and the next premier of Quebec is… Christine Fréchette. Fréchette won the CAQ leadership race against Bernard Draiville yesterday with 57.9% percent of the vote. We have three federal byelections today, the most interesting one being the rematch in Terrebonne. The U.S military will set up a blockade this morning of all Iranian ports and coastal areas on the Arabian Gulf (Persian Gulf) and Gulf of Oman. A Quebec judge is warning of a “two-tier” justice system in Montreal, alleging prosecutors often seek lighter sentences for offenders at risk of deportation. The Montreal Canadiens won again last night and another milestone was achieved by one of their players.

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, commentator at Noovo and RDS and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante on The Big 5. Despite last night’s loss to the New Jersey Devils, it is a great time to be a Montreal Canadiens fan right now. Over the past five years, the number of people in Quebec who say that the main cause of their financial problems was gambling addiction has increased by 45%. The Liberal government is pushing back on criticism of its $90-billion ALTO high-speed rail projec

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 Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante. Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of September. The NDP elected a new leader this weekend. Avi Lewis, who won election on the first ballot with 56% of the vote, will now try to bring the NDP back to relevance. Toronto councillors have approved a pilot project for city-run grocery stores. 12 tons of KitKat bars stolen in chocolaty heist in Europe, Nestle says. If you have to steal a shipment of a chocolate bar, which one would you choose?

Elias Makos starts the week off with Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies, and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante. The Supreme Court of Canada will begin to hear arguments regarding Quebec’s secularism law today Quebec’s housing tribunal has ruled that no-pet clauses in rental housing violate the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms Ontario is moving to crack down on ticket scalping, with the Ford government proposing a ban on reselling tickets above face value Bad news and analysis keeps coming when it comes to the strength of the Canadian economy. The Hub recently examined how Canada has been doing compared to the rest of the OECD, and the data is striking

Trudie Mason welcomes in Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the mayor of Montreal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante. After three months of investigation, Quebec’s Anti-Corruption Unit has so far been unable to establish the authenticity of the text messages regarding the "brownies" that led to the resignation of former Liberal leader Pablo Rodriguez. As the price of gas continues to grow, could shale gas exploration return to the province? The City of Montreal is launching a major spring cleaning operation this week. A local cemetery is exploring the idea of nighttime tours

Trudie Mason hosted this morning's Elias Makos Show. Joining Trudie were Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. Among the topics discussed were The Israeli ambassador to Canada Ambassador Iddo Moed calls Canada a global centre of anit-semitism Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has chosen to endorse the controversial former hockey commentator Don Cherry for his Order of Canada nomination The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) has spent $2.7M of public funds on legal battles challenging Quebec’s controversial language and secularism laws, including Bill 21 (Quebec secularism law) and Bill 96 (Quebec language law)

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access to subsidized daycare spaces A rally was held on Saturday asking the city of Montreal to recognize itself as a sanctuary city for people living in Canada without permanent immigration status The city of Laval is being forced to pay the taxes of its former mayor A video out of Repentigny blew up over the weekend after it showed a security guard at a convenience store being assaulted by teenagers from a local high school

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800. U.S. President Donald Trump says operations in Iran could take"four weeks or less," and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country's strikes "will increase even more in the coming days." CTV News described the scenes on the streets of Montreal as “pure jubilation” as Iranians living here celebrated the downfall of the Iranian regime. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports destroying Iran's nuclear program, but ruled out Canada’s military participation in the Middle East conflict. What should Canada’s stance be here? It has been a busy couple of days for the OQLF as they have been targeting multiple people and businesses over the use, or lack thereof, of French on their social media pages. The CHU de Québec-Université Laval hospital has been under fire since Thursday because of a Facebook post. The message was about HPV screening but added that the screenings were for "all people with a cervix". The words "people with a cervix" were changed to the word "women," by Friday afternoon.

Elias Makos begins the week with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies. Canada finished with 21 medals including 5 gold medals. It's the lowest number of medals since the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Reaction poured in over the weekend to a story published by The Globe and Mail on Friday morning. The striking headline of the story is “How Canada became poorer than Alabama.” Bombshell news in the Wall Street Journal as the weekend started. The paper reported that employees at OpenAI had previously raised alarms about the Tumbler Ridge shooter. We can’t go to Florida, we’re boycotting the U.S. We can’t go to Cuba, the country’s a mess due to U.S. oil blockades. And now, the travel plans to Mexico are on hold, after violence erupted in Mexico over the weekend after the killing of drug cartel kingpin ‘El Mencho.’

Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom The Quebec Liberal Party has welcomed Charles Milliard as its new leader, signaling a fresh start after months of uncertainty and controversy. The Supreme Court of Canada has annulled the federal byelection in Terrebonne, where Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste was declared the winner by a single ballot. The challenge stemmed from a mail-in vote that wasn’t counted because of an error on the return envelope — a mistake tied to Elections Canada. If you were waiting for a true American reaction to Mark Carney’s Davos speech from January, you got one for Valentine’s Day. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought the Trump administration’s speech to Europe over the weekend, speaking at the Munich Security Conference.

Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Political analyst Karim Boulos. What does it say about Canadian culture that our number one TV event is a U.S. sporting event for a league that doesn’t have teams in Canada? The Globe and Mail is reporting this morning that Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have been talking behind the scenes of a plan for a spring federal election. Journal de Montreal reports that the latest batch of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice reveal that the convicted sex offender and financier loved Montreal.

Elias Makos starts the week of with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the current mayor. Just about two weeks ago, we learned that the SAQ would start delivering booze with Uber Eats. Faced with a rise in shoplifting, the SAQ has increased its in-store surveillance spending to $1.7 million last year Over the weekend, Journal de Montréal & Leger released new Quebec polling that shows a much tighter landscape than most were expecting. Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre survived his confidence vote Friday evening with a 87.4 percent approval rating. Reports made to the City of Montreal for potholes have exploded since the beginning of the year, reaching a high not seen in more than a decade.

Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 and Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante. Among the topics discussed were U.S. President Donald Trump revived one of his most pointed insults toward Canada on Saturday, calling Prime Minister Mark Carney “governor” and threatening to slam the country with a 100 per cent tariff over its growing ties with China Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce a GST credit increase this morning Turns out if you get arrested while climbing the Jacques-Cartier bridge, you can get away with it by claiming you're a climate activist. The trial for the two men who climbed the structure back in October of 2024 was cancelled officially back in December By now you’ve all heard of the TV show “Heated Rivalry,” which has already become a cult hit around the world. The author of the book series the show is based on, Canadian novelist Rachel Reid, says that she’s been on a five-year waiting list to see a specialist for Parkinson’s disease. But now that she has acquired fame, she’s getting an appointment in two weeks. Is this how Canadian healthcare works?

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster. Canada is weighing a plan to send a small contingent of troops to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies Mark Carney took a trip to Qatar this weekend and announced that the Middle Eastern country has committed to “significant strategic investments” for Canada’s major building projects. A new federal poll from Abacus Data has the Liberals and Conservatives tied at 40 percent if an election were held today. The Catholic Church in the Saint-Marie neighbourhood has filed a lawsuit against the City of Montreal, saying the city won’t allow it to demolish a church that’s turned into a safety hazard.

Elias Makos welcomes in Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. “Montreal’s Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof.” Despite Montreal’s size and appetite for the FIFA World Cup, we will be sitting on the sidelines The Quebec Liberal Party leadership race kicks off today New evidence suggests that political pressure is cratering overdose deaths.

Elias Makos kicks off the new year with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Political analyst Karim Boulos. Was Trump right or wrong to capture Maduro? Is the United States a force for good? Prime Minister Mark Carney’s reaction on social media to the capture of de facto leader Nicolás Maduro left many unhappy over the weekend A post on social media by the wife of Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller over the weekend has angered the president of Greenland. Former federal cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland is stepping into a new international role — appointed Monday as an economic adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky The Mach group is embarking on the conversion of its unoccupied offices into apartments

Robyn Flynn, sitting in for Elias Makos, is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy on The Big 5. Federal conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he is ready to collaborate with his federal colleagues in the No camp if a referendum were to be held. The city of Montreal will be putting back some of the parking spots back in the Ville-Marie Borough. A new study out of Cornell University says AI chatbots can successfully convince people to change their votes.

Elias Makos starts off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Fifteen people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed in a shooting targeting the country's Jewish community at a Hanukkah event on Sydney's Bondi Beach over the weekend. In response, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has asked police to increase security after the attack, and the SPVM say they will remain on heightened alert. A group of language experts says the federal government is sending the wrong signal by slipping into British spelling in official documents — including the 2025 budget. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, they argue that if Canada wants to project confidence and identity, it should start by using its own English on the page. Snow removal operations for the first big snow dump of the year are wrapping up, and one thing has become clear under the new administration: Bike paths are not the priority anymore. The city going so far as to ask cyclists to abandon their bikes and take public transit.

Elias Makos welcomes back Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies. It's CJAD’s 80th anniversary today. What does CJAD mean to you? A surreal Friday in Washington D.C. as the world’s attention was on the FIFA World Cup Draw. Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney held a 45-minute private meeting along with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum following the draw. In a time where the province is seeing a lot of red in its finances, Premier François Legault presented his economic vision a month ago to reporters. One problem, it cost him $55 thousand to do it. That includes a nearly 15 hundred dollar Quebec Flag.

Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante & political analyst Karim Boulos. Among the topics discussed were 'No referendum. No corruption' – that’s the promise of a new print and social media ad campaign that the Quebec Conservative Party will start running this week With the help of Artificial Intelligence, the SPVM is watching you in real time The Liberals have struck a deal with the Bloc Québécois that would strip out a long-standing religious exemption According to documents gathered by La Presse, Ottawa wants to end remote work once and for all for its government workers, by the year 2027

One high-profile lawyer is taking the city of Montreal to court over its failure to uphold the rule of law amid two years of pro-Hamas rallies. Neil Oberman, a partner at the law firm of Spiegel Ryan, on behalf of private clients, is suing the city and its mayor, Valerie Plante, to make sure that they uphold their legal requirements to ensure public safety and order.In this episode of The Honest Report, Oberman joins us to explain the legal basis for his action, how he is compelling the city of Montreal to do its job, and the bigger message that his litigation is sending.

Elias Makos is ends the week that was with Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada. Yesterday was our big municipal debate on CJAD800 between Projet Montreal Leader Luc Rabouin and Ensemble Montreal leader Soraya Martinez Ferrada. What did you think of the debate? Who won? Who lost? It seems like Projet Montreal has one more card to play - and it’s Valerie Plante. Prime Minister Mark Carney says new bail reform aimed at cracking down on violent and repeat offenders will be tabled next week. The Canada Border Services Agency found four undocumented workers after searching the construction site for Calgary’s new event centre.

Roni Munk, Cosmetic dermatologist at Dermapure Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst Valerie Plante, Montreal mayor with Projet Montreal

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Trudie Mason is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, 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. Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Mayor Valerrie Plante yesterday. They spoke about housing and tariffs- all in French. According to a new Leger poll: Few Quebecers believe Legault’s upcoming cabinet shuffle will change anything, and half want him to step down. Flight attendants won’t be punished after the Air Canada strikes. Rob Ford defended the homeowner who badly injured an intruder who broke into his home.

Robyn Flynn is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Two major attacks occurred around New Year celebrations in the US Multiple hospitals around Quebec have lost TV service in November after a contract dispute with Videotron Montrealers have a municipal election to look ahead to this year, but after Valerie Plante said she wouldn’t be seeking re-election, we aren’t sure what faces are going to be on the ballot. The cost of your bus pass isn’t going up right now (the STM’s price increase usually goes into effect in the summer), but you CAN expect to pay more for groceries, airfare, vehicle registration, and electricity

Robyn Flynn, in for 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, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has announced that his party will introduce a motion of non-confidence against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government. Valerie Plante says she feared for her safety when she was elected the first female mayor of Montreal in 2017. Quebec Premier François Legault's trips to Paris between October and December 2024 costs over $268,000.

Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies. Quebec solidaire MNA Haroun Bouazzi has issued a partial apology for his comments about racism in the National Assembly Under Valérie Plante's administration, Montreal saw a 33% increase in taxes between 2018 and 2024 The illegal tobacco industry is now bigger than the legal one in some parts of the country

Justine McIntyre kicks off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. Valerie Plante remains convinced that her party will remain in power Quebec's health minister Christian Dube is set to table a law to force new doctors to practice in the public sector 2024 has seen a major spike in calls to 311 about social issues such as homelessness, mental health and drugs Jaywalking has now been legalised in New York. Do you jaywalk, and should Montreal follow suit?

Filling in for Elias Makos, Justine McIntyre is joined by Neil Drabkin, a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator, as well as Christina Chough (C-H-O), a Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College. A Montreal-area woman has been granted bail after being accused of throwing boiling water on a child. Valerie Plante has spoken on the hijab controversy in the City Hall Welcome. sign during a Q&A with CTV's Caroline Van Vlaardigen. Quebec has temporarily frozen two key immigration pathways. As school board elections approach this Sunday, the future of English school boards in Quebec remains uncertain due to ongoing legal battles against Bill 40, which aimed to abolish them.

Elias Makos is joined by Gabriel Retta, a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years and Sterling Downey, City councillor for the Desmarchais-Crawford district in the borough of Verdun. Valérie Plante announced yesterday that she would not be seeking re-election. Drama on Parliament Hill on Wednesday as a group of two dozen Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down by Monday. The Trudeau government will lower the number of permanent immigrants it allows into the country by at least 20 per cent from its previous target of about 500,000.

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS and Neil Drabkin,  Lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government on The Big 5. Jagmeet Singh pulling the NDP out of the deal with Justin Trudeau's Liberals. Could an election be ahead?  The LaSalle–Emard–Verdun byelection riding is plastered with campaign signs ahead of the September 16 vote, with advance voting starting tomorrow.  Plante wants 300 photo radars to make streets safer, particularly around schools.

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor 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.

Elias Makos is joined by Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies 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 %.

David Heurtel is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. Greater Montreal's public transit companies are making purchases that are raising eyebrows Just a few days before July 1, the City of Montreal expects to have to loosen their purse strings to accommodate households who will lose their homes  Valerie Plante on encampments…. She calls this unacceptable yet we have continued to accept it Companies are facing confusion as they prepare for Quebec's new language rules to be implemented next year      

Elias Makos welcomes back Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Neil Drabkin, a federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was chief of staff in the Harper government. Mayor Valerie Plante says the city will impose a 120-day deadline for boroughs to issue building permits Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his goal is to make housing more affordable for younger Canadians - without bringing down home prices for existing homeowners Parents of children attending a school in St. Henri are having to walk around passed out drug users, and an illegal campsite has appeared. Do we need a course correction?

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 ends the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator, and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. Valerie Plante says that the Hippodrome development will be a ‘city within a city.'  Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc has discussed plans with a former cabinet minister on a run for the Liberal Leadership if/when Justin Trudeau heads for the exits The NBA has banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life. The ban came after an investigation by the league found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors

Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. There are “too many cars” on the road. That's the line not coming from Steven Guilbeault or Valerie Plante - but CAQ SuperMinister™ Pierre Fitzgibbon A motion from the NDP initially calling on Canada to recognize the "State of Palestine '' passed amid chaos and backfighting A new report shows no progress on Quebec ER room waits. In the past year if you visited an ER your average wait time would be 5 hours and 13 minutes

Elias Makos welcomes in Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst. Bell announced this morning that it would cut 4,800 jobs across all levels of the company. The move includes Bell Media, which will sell off 45 of its 103 regional radio stations as well NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has put Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "on notice"  Valerie Plante is speaking up for Montreal's universities

Advierten amenazas terroristas contra Estados Unidos.El hombre que hizo explotar su casa murió en la detonación.Dan el último adiós a joven madre que murió por el ataque de un tiburón en Jalisco.En Bahamas una estadounidense murió tras ataque de un tiburón.Amigos y familiares les dieron el último adiós a los jóvenes asesinados en Celaya, México.Desmantelaron un almacén con mas de 330 mil libras de fentanilo.La policía de Nicaragua acusó a la directora de Miss Universo en ese país.La tradición del pino navideño.Ya esta disponible con receta médica el medicamento Zepbound.Muchas personas no duermen con sus parejas por los ronquidos.La alcaldesa de Montreal, Canadá, Valerie Plante se sintió mal durante conferencia.Messi termina el 2023 con la portada de la revista Time.Escucha de lunes a viernes el ‘Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna' con Maity Interiano y Elián Zidán.