The Big Five Podcast
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The Big Five Podcast
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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Is the Honeymoon over for Mark Carney? Plus: Quebec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal says weekend public transit isn’t essential.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Pu...
The bad news continues for François Legault. Plus: Apple’s new $320 sock.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casac...
Should Canada have some type of mandatory national service? Plus: François Legault continues his tough talk to doctors.
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Trudie Mason Veteran newscaster here at CJAD 800.
Quebec doctors pack the Bell Centre. Plus: The perks of working for the STM.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Jimmy Zoubris...
Should public transit be free? Plus: A trillion-dollar day for Tesla’s Elon Musk
Joining Elias on The Big 5 this morning were Sue Smith, Montreal journalist and broadcaster and Alain Vaillancourt, out-going Borough Councillor in th...
Should the government end the transit strikes? Plus: Zohran Mamdani looks to Quebec for inspiration.
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal pros...
A budget in Mark Carney’s image. Plus: Gutting Quebec’s bureaucracy.
Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, a...
High expectations for the first Mark Carney budget. Plus: Ferrada flip flops?
Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and foun...
Soraya Martinez Ferrada is Montreal’s new mayor. Plus: Another insane ruling from Canada’s Supreme Court.
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime M...
We call up Doug Ford. Plus: Who’s gonna win the Montreal election?
Joining Elias in studio for The Big 5 were Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and...
The bromance is over: Legault and Ford spar over doctors. Plus: The referendum, 30 years later.
Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.
New Brunswick is coming for Quebec’s doctors. Plus: Bill Gates says climate change isn't the killer you think it is.
Elias Makos is joined by Graham Singh, Pastor at St-Jax Church, and Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800.
The billionaires getting involved in Quebec politics. Plus: A province not named Quebec will use the notwithstanding clause
Joining Elias on today's Big 5 were Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and...
Mark Carney throws Doug Ford under the bus. Plus: Montreal’s mayoral frontrunners hurl insults at each other.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs...
Trump dumps trade negotiations with Canada. Plus: Robots coming for your jobs!
Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Sue Smith, Montreal journalist and broadcaster and
Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern lan...
Mark Carney delivers an election-style stump speech. Plus: Craig Sauvé stands by a controversial candidate.
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women...
Another bad poll for François Legault. Plus: The CRA is really bad at its job.
Elias Makos is joined by Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and foun...
Who killed the Montreal Expos? Plus: Broad support for secularism measures in Quebec.
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task...
We take a Time Machine back to 1995 and 2015. Plus: Are the knives out for Pierre Poilievre?
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Trudie Mason, veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800, and
Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensiv...
Trailing in the polls, will Projet Montréal press the “Valerie” button? Plus: Carney’s crime crackdown.
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-...
The Montreal mayoral race gets heated. Plus: Quebec will let more patients use the private sector for healthcare.
Elias Makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental...
Countdown to the Montreal mayoral debate. Plus: Gambling and sex chats with chat bots.
Elias Makos is joined by Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, and Graham Singh, Pastor at...
Does Donald Trump deserve praise for his Middle East success? Plus: International students plunge - could it be a good thing?
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 Ra...
Hamas releases the hostages. Plus: Should Canada dump its tariffs on Chinese EVs?
Elias Makos is kicks off the week with Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prim...
It’s official: Quebec is getting a constitution Plus: Did Donald Trump get robbed of a Nobel Peace Prize?
Elias Makos ends the week with Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo...
Where’s Denis Coderre when you need him? Another woman mauled by dogs. Plus: Sky-high salaries for Mark Carney’s men.
Elias Makos welcomes back Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, and Justine McIntyre, Stra...
Mark Carney sucks up to Donald Trump. Plus: The decline of Canadian happiness
Joining Elias on CJAD 800 this morning were Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Co...
Montreal’s universities brace for protests & Mr. Carney goes to Washington, again.
Elias was joined on the Big 5 were Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and presiden...
More terrible tales from the Temporary Foreign Worker program. Plus: Carney heads to Washington, everyone else comes to Quebec.
Elias Makos kicks off the week with Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing leg...
The political implosion of François Legault continues. Plus: The SAAQclic platform was made in India.
Elias Makos is joined by Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and c...
After a deadly shooting in Laval, worries about ‘disorganized crime.’ Plus: Have serious discussions become impossible to have?
Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis manageme...
François Legault plays his greatest hits and latest singles. Plus: Would you take Saudi Arabia’s cash?
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
Is “Elbows Up!” is just a slogan?
Elias was joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor & Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experien...
The Big 5: You’re not imagining things - road rage is getting worse!
Elias was joined on The Big 5 by Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia...
Language, secularism, budgetary doom and no more mail - this show has it all!
Elias Makos ends the week with Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at A...
Groupe Dynamite drops a bomb on the Quebec government. Plus: The election isn’t stopping Projet Montréal from travelling the globe.
Elias Makos is joined by Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a poli...
Jimmy Kimmel returns to late night, Montreal politics get dirty. Plus: Do we need more police transparency?
Elias Makos welcomes back Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
Should STM employees be allowed to strike? Plus: Donald Trump takes on Tylenol.
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of...
Canada officially recognizes the State of Palestine. Plus: Should schools bring back “O Canada?”
Elias Makos begins the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Ca...
Canada sleepwalks into a constitutional crisis. Plus: The mayor makes how much money?
Elias Makos ends the week off with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in...