The Big Five Podcast

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  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • The RCMP is on high alert for a potential influx of migrants from the U.S. following Donald Trump's re-election
    Nov 8 2024

    Justine McIntyre is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst, and Anthony Kosh, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.

    • The RCMP is on high alert for a potential influx of migrants from the U.S. following Donald Trump's re-election and his promise of mass deportations
    • A recent audit of Quebec's public transport companies found potential savings of $346 million, mainly by addressing inefficiencies like excessive vehicle reserves and high wage costs.
    • Come January 1, 2025, Saint-Lambert will implement major changes to its garbage collection services to improve efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and support government waste management goals
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    24 mins
  • Kamala’s concession speech Plus: Francois Legault is calling on the federal government to protect our borders
    Nov 7 2024

    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
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    31 mins
  • Election night victory for Trump, and it wasn’t even close
    Nov 6 2024

    Justine McIntyre is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.

    • Well, how are we all feeling? More importantly how are our friends south of the border feeling…. Donald Trump beat out Kamala Harris last night with 277 electoral votes to 224 votes
    • Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé has backtracked on his earlier comments about reducing the private sector's role in healthcare
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    24 mins

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