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The Big Five Podcast

CJAD 800

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Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 200

The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.

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🇨🇦 Canada - politics
22/04/2026
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The PQ would steamroll its way to a majority, on one condition. Plus: Dog bites and community mailboxes, as Denis Coderre returns!

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 • Duration 33:35

Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, and Denis Coderre, former mayor of Montreal.

The Parti Québécois would steamroll its way to a majority government – if they drop the pledge to hold a referendum. A new Leger poll for Journal de Montréal says the party would get 39% of the vote in that scenario.
Christine Fréchette will reveal her cabinet today. On Tout le Monde en parle Sunday, the new premier said that her cabinet will be a mix of change and continuity.
Canada Post posted a staggering $1.57 billion loss before tax in 2025 — its worst ever — with losses jumping nearly 87 per cent in just one year.
The number of aggressive dogs has increased by 41 percent since 2021.

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Charles Milliard’s clarification of his clarification of his position on Bill 96. Plus: Mark Carney calls Canada’s close ties to America a ‘weakness.’

Monday, April 20, 2026 • Duration 24:01

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.

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Mankind visits the moon and the CAQ heads to the polls. Plus: Montreal dodges the FIFA bullet.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 • Duration 33:55

Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.

The Artemis II crew set records yesterday afternoon and evening. Does this mission have your interest? Are you in favour of space travel?
Voting opens at 10 am this morning for members of the CAQ to elect their new leader and thus the new Premier of Quebec. But just a day before the opening of the vote, major news broke out of the Drainville camp. Drainville received support from Justice Minister Simon-Jolin Barrette, Health Minister Sonia Bélanger and Transport Minister Jonatan Julien.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is striking a softer tone as his party launches a new advertising campaign aimed at affordability and national sovereignty.
More and more towns across Quebec are monitoring how residents live their lives, using water meters and incentive-based garbage programs to influence habits and make those who use the most pay more.
We are just over two months away from the FIFA World Cup. Montreal will not host any matches but a new investigative report by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête reveals we may have dodged a bullet.
The American middle class is shrinking. According to research from the American Enterprise Institute, more households are actually moving up. About 31% of U.S. households now qualify as upper middle class — roughly triple the share in 1979 — making it the largest economic group in the country.

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All hell breaks loose inside the Quebec Liberal Party. Plus: Quebec’s half-million dollar nurses.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 • Duration 43:51

Elias Makos brings you an extended edition of the Big 5 with Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.

Marwah Rizqy has been suspended from the Quebec Liberal Party caucus by leader Pablo Rodriguez.
Things are not getting better for the Quebec Liberal Party leader this morning. The Journal de Montreal’s Investigation bureau is alleging that Rodriguez's leadership race win may have come in part through “brownies” – campaign jargon for $100 bills.
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada unveiled her executive committee yesterday.
At least three Quebec nurses brought in spectacular salaries of over $450,000 last year, thanks to a ton of overtime hours and generous bonuses.
The Ontario government is exploring the idea of making impaired drivers pay ongoing child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian.

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Is the REM cursed? Plus: Carney’s budget passes & you’re throwing out too much food.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 • Duration 25:08

Elias Makos is joined by Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, and Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.

After a smooth launch of the Deux-Montages branch over the weekend and into the work week, parts of the REM network are down after a truck struck a viaduct near the Bois-Franc station. Is the REM cursed?
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority Liberal government narrowly survived its third confidence vote in as many weeks last night.
After Ontario and New Brunswick, it’s reportedly Manitoba’s turn to try and poach Quebec doctors out of the province.
Speaking of doctors, they had a good time sharing a photo of Health Minister Christian Dubé taking a flight to Florida just before the weekend.
A new study out of Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytical Sciences Laboratory says Quebecers still do not understand the “best before” labeling on food.

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Does Mark Carney have enough votes to pass his budget? Plus: Celebrating the REM’s success.

Monday, November 17, 2025 • Duration 22:01

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, former special advisor to the mayor of Montreal.

The federal government is bracing for a razor-thin confidence vote on the budget Monday, with Liberals scrambling behind the scenes to lock down enough opposition support to avoid triggering an election.
The Parti Québecois is proposing to give the province its own currency if it were independent.
It's weekday launch day for the new REM line in Deux-Montagnes. So far there have been no issues with the new line this weekend or this morning. That being said, REM employees staged a small protest on Saturday against their working conditions.

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The Soraya Martinez Ferrada era begins in Montreal. Plus: No bus or Metro - but the REM’s free!

Friday, November 14, 2025 • Duration 23:53

Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. and Alain Vaillancourt, Former Montreal City Councillor and Executive committee member.

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Soraya Martinez Ferrada was officially sworn in as Montreal mayor last night. What’s her first challenge?
Three critical mineral extraction projects, a nickel mine in Ontario and a transmission line on the northern B.C. coast are among the new initiatives added to the growing list of projects referred to the Major Projects Office.
Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge is reiterating his threat to cut social assistance for asylum seekers.
A Quebec man says he can only place 93-cent bets in Loto-Québec’s sports betting app because he was winning too much money.

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Is the Honeymoon over for Mark Carney? Plus: Quebec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal says weekend public transit isn’t essential.

Thursday, November 13, 2025 • Duration 24:56

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.

Is Mark Carney’s honeymoon with voters coming to an end? Quebecers are seemingly not impressed with Mark Carney’s first budget.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre spoke to reporters yesterday for the first time since two MPs announced they were leaving his caucus.
As it stands right now, there will be no bus or metro service this weekend.
Doctors leaving for Ontario may not be getting the better lifestyle that was promised to them.

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The bad news continues for François Legault. Plus: Apple’s new $320 sock.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 • Duration 23:51

Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom.

Premier François Legault’s support continues to tumble. New numbers released by Léger this morning show that 71 per cent of Quebecers are unsatisfied with the Premier.
An architecture firm is proposing a new project for the Metropolitan Expressway. Lemay is proposing to add a level to the expressway in order to develop urban gardens, and acoustic screens.
STM service is gradually resuming today after the public transit body’s maintenance union halted their strike. There’s no deal, but there is hope that negotiations can start back up. Who gets the credit for this development?
Apple has released a $320 sock to carry your iPhone.

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Should Canada have some type of mandatory national service? Plus: François Legault continues his tough talk to doctors.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 • Duration 22:14

Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Trudie Mason Veteran newscaster here at CJAD 800.

Does Canada need some sort of mandatory national service, be it military or otherwise?
The Quebec government says it has no plans of backtracking from Bill 2 after the mass protest by the province’s doctors at the Bell Centre over the weekend.
Premier François Legault presented his economic vision yesterday.

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