The Big Five Podcast iHeartRadio

Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.


Uh oh “bonjour, hi” is on the rise in Montreal’s businesses. How long before the language police say something about this? 
All signs indicate Honda will be the latest recipient of billions in sweet sweet Canadian government money to set up shop for the future in Ontario
Now going viral online, posters have been spotted in Ontario and Atlantic Canada encouraging people to partake in “The First Annual Steal From Loblaws Day”

Elias Makos kicks off the week with Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800, and David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst.


Tim Hortons in hot water following a potential lawsuit for Roll Up to Win prize snafu - which they say has ‘no merit.’
A Montreal woman says she lost close to $25,000 dollars on a fake crypto trading platform
The kids think we’re doomed, but absolutely, positively won’t change anything about how they live

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 Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.


Premier Francois Legault still has no idea how much rent costs. This time around it was Interim Liberal leader Marc Tanguay with the “gotcha” question
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh still hasn't confirmed if his party will support the new federal budget
One couple in Ahuntsic says that the federal budget will cost them 28K

Elias Makos welcomes back Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Trudie Mason veteran newscaster at CJAD 800.


The wealthiest Canadians will pay more - that’s one of the underlying messages of this year’s Federal Budget
Parti Quebecois leader Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon is pushing back on criticism that he is using fear and resentment in a bid to sell voters on sovereignty
High ticket prices seem to be the new norm. In February tickets to see CF Montreal play a game against Inter Miami with Lionel Messi were selling for as high as $10,000 a ticket on some resale sites… Have you struggled to buy tickets to see someone perform or a game?

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 Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government.


PSPP’s relentless calls for a third referendum have some federalist Quebecers muttering another “p” word - partition
Budget Day 2024! The former Bank of Canada governor says it’s going to be the worst one in 40 years
After Iran attacked Israel with a bombardment of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles on Saturday and Sunday, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is urging Israel to “take the win’ and not retaliate
How do we solve a problem like the Big O roof? Turns out there isn’t one solution that everyone will be happy with
The Lachine Canal has recently removed around 30 public trash cans