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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.

Episode Date
Should there be a revote in Terrebonne? Plus: Should François Legault stick around?
May 16, 2025
The Mark Carney train gets derailed - by his own ministers. Plus: Quebecers say we should tax the rich more.
May 15, 2025
Carney’s cabinet: Fresh faces or the old guard? Plus: The key to a long life at home.
May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Carney looks to set the tone. Plus: Should we take graffiti more seriously?
May 13, 2025
It’s a make or break year for Montreal’s Formula 1 Grand Prix. Plus: Would-be ‘Housing mayor’ doesn’t follow housing rules.
May 12, 2025
The most expensive seniors’ homes ever. Plus: Student strikes and population decline.
May 09, 2025
The kids are not alright. Plus: Selling sex to teens.
May 08, 2025
Carney & Trump, bestest of friends. Plus: The ‘tax before tip’ era ends in Quebec.
May 07, 2025
Will Mark Carney get ‘Zelinsky’d’ at the White House? Plus: The police snitch line that’s a runaway success
May 06, 2025
The King comes to Canada, Carney heads to D.C., and Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz.
May 05, 2025
Mark Carney speaks to the media. Plus: It’s back to basics in Quebec schools.
May 02, 2025
Will Prime Minister Carney head to Washington? Plus: Do judges have too much power?
May 01, 2025
One day of Mark Carney, one hundred days of Donald Trump.
Apr 30, 2025
Quebec comes through for Mark Carney as the Liberals win the election.
Apr 29, 2025
Today is Election Day, what are we expecting?
Apr 28, 2025
Why did Mark Carney hide some Trump call details? Plus: Chanting “Go Habs Go” at the Bell Centre tonight.
Apr 25, 2025
“GO HABS GO!” banned by the language police. Plus: Four days left before election day.
Apr 24, 2025
Magical thinking and extraterrestrials: Tales from the campaign trail.
Apr 23, 2025
Is this the most important election of your lifetime? Plus: A government think tank says you might end up hunting for food.
Apr 22, 2025
Pope Francis dead at 88. Plus: The final week of the election campaign.
Apr 21, 2025
Post debate analysis. Plus: Quebec's downgraded credit rating
Apr 18, 2025
Who won the French debate? Plus: Another day, another terrible Canadian crime story.
Apr 17, 2025
The Green Party gets the boot from the debate. California’s handsome governor is begging you to come visit his state.
Apr 16, 2025
Panic at the Conservative disco? Plus: Quebec goes after “Netflix sentences” for sex crimes.
Apr 15, 2025
Dirty politics, debates, and price of gas.
Apr 14, 2025
Chinese connections continue to hound the Mark Carney campaign. Plus: François Legault backs up his Immigration Minister.
Apr 11, 2025
All the world’s suffering - tough questions in Quebec on immigration. Plus: Is ‘Three Strikes and You’re Out’ a good policy on crime?
Apr 10, 2025
The election campaign gets nasty. Plus: Canada is getting its own ‘Jersey Shore.’
Apr 09, 2025
Why is China pushing Mark Carney content on social media?
Apr 08, 2025
Get ready for the dirtiest week of the federal election campaign. Plus: The Port of Montreal’s Bell Centre loge.
Apr 07, 2025
U.S. tariffs, China’s response, and Mark Carney’s groceries.
Apr 04, 2025
Was ‘Liberation Day’ a win for Canada? Plus: Can we talk about biological clocks in election campaigns?
Apr 03, 2025
Does American “Liberation Day” mean Canadian hardship? Plus: Alberta wants to team up with Quebec.
Apr 02, 2025
‘Chiang the Bounty Hunter’ gets cancelled : Plus: We drive to Hawkesbury for much cheaper gas!
Apr 01, 2025
Liberal candidate encourages kidnapping of political opponents, is somehow still a candidate. Plus: Strife within the Poilievre campaign.
Mar 31, 2025
Mark Carney says our old relationship with the U.S. is toast. Plus: Quebec lets the dogs out.
Mar 28, 2025
Once again, Donald Trump has made himself a key part of Canada’s federal election campaign
Mar 27, 2025
Mark Carney hounded by gaffes and tax evasion. Plus: Donald Trump is having at least one positive effect on Canada.
Mar 26, 2025
Mark Carney bails on the TVA debate. Plus: Pierre Poilievre’s security clearance under the spotlight.
Mar 25, 2025
It’s a special election kickoff edition of The Big Five!
Mar 24, 2025
Is Tim Hortons Canadian? Plus: Canada’s tumble down the happiness rankings.
Mar 21, 2025
We’re going to the polls Plus: The push to get you on Ozempic.
Mar 20, 2025
Trump says he wants the Liberals to win the next election. Plus: The price of gas in Quebec will seem even more outrageous on April 1st.
Mar 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn’t like your questions. Plus: Airbnb fights back.
Mar 18, 2025
Welcome to the Mark Carney Era! Plus: Is it time you joined the Canadian military?
Mar 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his “war cabinet.” Plus: Is the solution to Quebec’s budget crunch more taxes?
Mar 14, 2025
Canada’s border crackdown on your Trader Joe’s purchases. Plus: An American family seeks asylum in Canada
Mar 13, 2025
Uh-oh! The White House knows about Quebec’s tax rate. Plus: One more step towards the end of cars on Mount Royal
Mar 12, 2025
Quebec considers electricity surcharges on exports to the U.S. Plus: Do Canadians have a case of collective amnesia?
Mar 11, 2025
The Carney coronation is complete. Plus: Government launches “30 days or it’s free!” guarantee.
Mar 10, 2025
The end of the Justin Trudeau era. Plus: Montreal’s continuing war on fun.
Mar 07, 2025
The feisty Trump-Trudeau phone call. Plus: Should we charge for no-shows at the doctor’s office?
Mar 06, 2025
Trudeau’s talks tough as Canada fights back Plus: Donald Trump addressed a joint session of the US Congress last night
Mar 05, 2025
Welcome to the Great Canada-U.S. Tariff Trade War of 2025. Plus: Is it ever OK to snitch on the neighbours?
Mar 04, 2025
Are Canadians “all talk, no action” when it comes to U.S. boycotts? Plus: God save the King - but will the King save Canada?
Mar 03, 2025
What’s in Donald Trump’s brain? Plus: Projet Montreal plows ahead with the Camillien-Houde Way redesign.
Feb 28, 2025
Is the Mark Carney coronation on pause? Plus: Should Donald Trump be banned from Canada?
Feb 27, 2025
The coronation has hit a snag - Mark Carney’s charisma. Plus: Hard caps for foreign students in Quebec.
Feb 26, 2025
Liberal candidates can’t stop agreeing with each other. Plus: Quebec’s Justice Minister takes aim at the Federal government over crime
Feb 25, 2025
Montrealers losing patience over snow removal. Plus: Stripping Elon Musk of Canadian citizenship.
Feb 24, 2025
Great game, terrible anthem - Canada beats the U.S. Plus: Stephen Harper warns the country.
Feb 21, 2025
Is the United States a friend, or an enemy? Plus: Is $50,000 enough for living through a plane crash?
Feb 20, 2025
Montreal’s snow removal struggle. Plus: All aboard the high-speed train to Toronto!
Feb 19, 2025
Canada’s rapid decline in happiness. Plus: How snowstorms bring us together.
Feb 18, 2025
Montreal gets walloped by record snow and opens a new French language bureau. Plus: Canadian hockey patriotism!
Feb 17, 2025
Canada’s Premiers paid a lot of money for their White House meet & greet. Plus: We tackle government waste.
Feb 14, 2025
Are 24-hr Walmarts, oil and gas projects in Quebec’s future? Plus: Pro-fun and anti-fun forces battle on snow day.
Feb 13, 2025
The Ex-PMs want you to fly Canada’s flag. Plus: How much do Mark Carney’s sneakers cost?
Feb 12, 2025
Canadians hate Elon Musk and his DOGE. Plus: Your GST tax cut ends soon!
Feb 11, 2025
Donald Trump’s threats make a comeback at the Super Bowl. Plus: Are you shaming your friends for buying American?
Feb 10, 2025
Time to prove your loyalty to Canada and boycott the Super Bowl. Plus: 40% of Canadians report Mark Carney Fever.
Feb 07, 2025
The Canadian War on Drugs. Plus: The Liberal brand gets a boost from Donald Trump.
Feb 06, 2025
Trump’s “brutal economic attack” could cost 100,000 Quebec jobs. Plus: The U.S. wants to own Gaza.
Feb 05, 2025
Canada’s long Trade War nightmare is over… for now.
Feb 04, 2025
The Great Canada-U.S. Trade War of 2025
Feb 03, 2025
Forget the United States, let’s join the European Union! Plus: The anti-fun brigade targets children in Saint-Lambert
Jan 31, 2025
Why don’t the Liberals want a woman Prime Minister? Plus: 1,000 thefts and zero jail time.
Jan 30, 2025
All that Foreign Interference work and not a single traitor to show for it. Plus: A local book club has been told they can’t hold events at a Montreal library - because their meetings are held in English
Jan 29, 2025
Quebec will table an ‘integration’ bill. Plus: Donald Trump’s deportation push.
Jan 28, 2025
The Amazon layoffs are worse than you think. Plus: Has anyone seen Mark Carney?
Jan 24, 2025
Amazon retreats from Quebec. Plus: The gender identity debate forces its way into Canadian politics.
Jan 23, 2025
Amazon is pulling out of Quebec. Plus: Trump says tariffs are all about fentanyl, not trade.
Jan 22, 2025
The threat of tariffs continues to loom large on Canada. Plus: A U.S. border patrol agent shot dead south of the Canadian border
Jan 21, 2025
Turns out Americans really don’t want Canada to become a state. Plus: Montreal police warn against invading the privacy of porch pirates.
Jan 20, 2025
Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland make it official. Plus: The shocking number of Canadians considering becoming American.
Jan 17, 2025
Chrystia Freeland will ‘axe the tax.’ Plus: The worst Wal-Mart customer ever
Jan 16, 2025
François Legault’s turn as “Captain Canada.” Plus: How much money do you need to become Prime Minister?
Jan 15, 2025
Mark Carney charms America. Plus: Should café bathrooms be open to everyone?
Jan 14, 2025
The Big 5 : Jean Chretien says the Liberal party must move back to 'radical centre'
Jan 13, 2025
Justin Trudeau heads to CNN and MSNBC. Plus: You’re not getting the meat you paid for at the grocery store.
Jan 10, 2025
Pick your poison: China, Russia, or the U.S. Plus: Who is Captain Canada?
Jan 09, 2025
Donald Trump ramps up his threats to Canada. Plus: The wide-open rules to pick Canada’s next Prime Minister.
Jan 08, 2025
Justin Trudeau’s three-month walk in the snow. Plus: Freedom of Speech returns to Facebook.
Jan 07, 2025
Justin Trudeau’s moment of truth. Plus: Should alcohol have warning labels?
Jan 06, 2025
You can now take up to three sick days without a doctor’s note, will people abuse the system? Plus: Apparently Quebecers say they’re willing to be 27-70% more on items if they’re made locally.
Jan 03, 2025
The latest on what happened in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve. Plus: You can’t watch TV while you’re in the hospital anymore. Why?
Jan 02, 2025
An American who took part in the January 6th riots on Capitol Hill is seeking asylum in Canada. Plus: Kids in Quebec are extremely worried about the high cost of living.
Jan 01, 2025
Tenants in Lachine have been living without heat or hot water for over SEVEN weeks. Plus: The warmest December 30th ever recorded. Should we be worried???
Dec 31, 2024
74% of elected officials say they’ve experienced some form of harassment. Plus: another slew of Liberals have signed a letter calling on Justin Trudeau to step down
Dec 30, 2024
A Gatineau man almost lost his thumb because Quebec health care is in shambles. Plus: Donald Trump, conquistador?
Dec 27, 2024
NDP to vote non-confidence against the Trudeau Liberals. Plus: Should misogynistic threats and speech online be considered a crime?
Dec 23, 2024
A French couple in Granby forced to close down their business. PLUS: Should we bring back mandatory masking in public?
Dec 20, 2024
When will Justin Trudeau talk to Canadians? Plus: The Montreal Canadiens head to Russia.
Dec 19, 2024
Is Justin Trudeau a fake feminist? Plus: Another serious crime with a light prison sentence
Dec 18, 2024
The pressure is on for Justin Trudeau to resign after the craziest day in Canadian politics ever.
Dec 17, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns right in the middle of our broadcast, and right before her fall economic statement. Plus: Are you afraid of visiting a Quebec Emergency Room?
Dec 16, 2024
Thoughts Pierre Poilievre had to say. Plus: Canadian premiers are divided over Ontario Premier Doug Ford's threat to cut energy exports to the US
Dec 13, 2024
Elon Musk calls Justin Trudeau an “insufferable tool.” Plus: Donald Trump is Time’s Person of the Year.
Dec 12, 2024
Everybody hates the public prayer ban idea. Plus: Justin Trudeau’s plan to poke the bear and eat some chicken wings.
Dec 11, 2024
Donald Trump trolls Justin Trudeau, again. Plus: Quebec’s CEGEP teachers have a warning.
Dec 10, 2024
Quebec looks at banning prayer in public. Plus: François Legault chats with Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Dec 09, 2024
The troubling truth about crime in Canada. Plus: More questions about religion in Quebec’s public schools.
Dec 06, 2024
Should Melanie Joly be booted from foreign affairs? Plus: The expanding role of private clinics in Quebec health care.
Dec 05, 2024
Is Canada turning its best friends into enemies? Plus: Quebec targets doctors that want to leave the province.
Dec 04, 2024
Ottawa launches a new anti-immigration ad campaign. Plus: Should Canada become the 51st U.S. state?
Dec 03, 2024
Justin Trudeau dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Plus: Nobody wants to run for mayor of Montreal.
Dec 02, 2024
Attention Quebec shoppers! Your 5% discount is coming in two weeks. Plus: Do we need Canada Post?
Nov 29, 2024
Ottawa’s totally spontaneous changes to border security and the refugee system. Plus: Nobody wants Justin Trudeau’s cheques.
Nov 28, 2024
The Great Canadian Trump tariff freakout continues. Plus: Montreal’s parking payday.
Nov 27, 2024
Donald Trump threatens Canada with massive tariffs. Plus: Chrystia Freeland says we’re in a ‘vibesession’
Nov 26, 2024
Montreal burns, Trudeau dances. Plus: The worst Second Cup ever gets shut down.
Nov 25, 2024
Santa Clause delivers a GST holiday for Canada. Plus: The Canadian Navy changes its tune.
Nov 22, 2024
Justin Trudeau’s new plan is to axe the tax! Plus: PSPP goes after wokeism.
Nov 21, 2024
Valerie Plante releases her final budget. Plus: The illegal tobacco industry keeps getting bigger.
Nov 20, 2024
Should religious schools get public funding? Plus: The curious case of Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault.
Nov 19, 2024
Elias is back and he knows why Donald Trump won. Plus: Justin Trudeau heads to YouTube to explain his bad immigration policy.
Nov 18, 2024
Despite polling showing only 37% support for Quebec sovereignty, Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon remains confident that he can win a third referendum if elected.
Nov 15, 2024
The Quebec Ministry of Education is sending inspectors to 17 schools where violations of the state's secularism law have been reported
Nov 14, 2024
A recent Léger poll reveals that the CAQ is at its lowest approval rating in eight years
Nov 13, 2024
Survey on how children get selected to daycare. Plus: Léger on Quebecers forgoing healthcare
Nov 12, 2024
Pablo Rodriguez has garnered significant support, including from 40 former ministers. Plus: Illegal gadgets that allow drivers to hide their licence plates
Nov 11, 2024
The RCMP is on high alert for a potential influx of migrants from the U.S. following Donald Trump's re-election
Nov 08, 2024
Kamala’s concession speech Plus: Francois Legault is calling on the federal government to protect our borders
Nov 07, 2024
Election night victory for Trump, and it wasn’t even close
Nov 06, 2024
It’s US election day…. How are we feeling?
Nov 05, 2024
Valerie Plante is convinced her party will remain in power! Montrealers might think otherwise
Nov 04, 2024
Valerie Plante has spoken on the hijab controversy in the City Hall Welcome.
Nov 01, 2024
The Legault government is suspending two major permanent immigration programs to curb a higher-than-expected increase in the number of new arrivals next year.
Oct 31, 2024
The Bloc Québécois is ready to make good on a threat to work with other parties to bring down the minority government now that the Liberals have failed to meet their demands by the deadline.
Oct 30, 2024
Some Liberal MPs want a secret ballot vote to decide on Justin Trudeau’s leadership.
Oct 29, 2024
Ensemble Montreal is asking Project Montreal for a more concrete plan to tackle homelessness. Trump went on more rants this Sunday against Kamala Harris, this time attacking Puerto Ricans and saying Harris has destroyed the country.
Oct 28, 2024
Donald Trump loves Justin Trudeau’s new immigration policy. Plus: Should religious schools get public funding in a secular Quebec?
Oct 25, 2024
Valerie Plante won’t run again. Plus: Canada’s Supreme Leader extols a “Strong and United” party.
Oct 24, 2024
The renewed debate on secularism in Quebec. Plus: Should Quebec have its own time zone?
Oct 23, 2024
Climate protesters shut down the Jacques Cartier Bridge. Plus: Calls for stricter secularism rules.
Oct 22, 2024
Poll says Quebecers are more open to immigration than the rest of Canada. Plus: Do you believe that men landed on the moon?
Oct 21, 2024
The new face of crime in Montreal. Plus: Justin Trudeau’s last chance to hang onto power.
Oct 18, 2024
Liberal MPs will tell Trudeau it’s time to go. Plus: Is Quebec failing at integrating immigrants?
Oct 17, 2024
Liberal Party mutiny watch continues! Plus: The $1,300 Canadiens jersey.
Oct 16, 2024
Pierre Poilievre comes to CJAD, Kamala Harris heads to Fox News. Plus: Quebec’s failing healthcare system.
Oct 15, 2024
Is it ‘Game Over’ for Justin Trudeau? Plus: Is Elon Musk a force for good or evil?
Oct 14, 2024
Quebec’s latest plan is no doctors for healthy people. Plus: Should parents take the blame for an increase in gang violence?
Oct 11, 2024
Growing concerns over gang violence in Montreal. Plus: Can Quebec still “think big?”
Oct 10, 2024
Pablo Rodriguez has great hair - and his polls aren’t that bad either. Plus: Turns out chanting “Death to Canada” is not very popular.
Oct 09, 2024
Pierre Poilievre is winning over immigrant voters. Plus: Should the captain of the Canadiens speak French?
Oct 08, 2024
Are Quebec politics veering towards the right? Plus: Language cops take on a café in Gatineau.
Oct 07, 2024
The rent is too darn high - and it’s only going to get worse. Plus: Out on bail and shooting cops, a Canadian crime story.
Oct 04, 2024
Quebec stops recruiting nurses from Africa. Plus: All aboard the train to Election Town.
Oct 02, 2024
Both the latest polls and book reviews are not looking good for Justin Trudeau. Plus: Marwah Rizqy calls it quits.
Oct 01, 2024
François Legault’s government is halfway through their second term. Plus: Bring back playground games!
Sep 30, 2024
Car thieves get bail as vehicle theft skyrockets. Plus: Why can’t Montreal have nice things?
Sep 27, 2024
Bedlam in the House of Commons. Plus: Seniors, the Bloc has your back.
Sep 26, 2024
The Quebec government’s spending spree: Golf tournaments, battery plants, and language inspectors
Sep 25, 2024
Whiny neighbours win battle with concert venue. Plus: Trudeau woos America on The Late Show.
Sep 24, 2024
How many Ferraris should the mayor of Montreal own? Plus: Justin Trudeau hits the late night talk show circuit.
Sep 23, 2024
Watching Quebec nationalists fight is kinda fun. Plus: Did Pierre Fitzgibbon choose love over Legault?
Sep 20, 2024
You’ll have to keep waiting for a federal election. Plus: Laval taxpayers are paying for a lot of Apple products
Sep 19, 2024
Teachers in the province are criticizing Quebec’s new $2.5 million dollar ad campaign to promote French Plus: Jagmeet Singh got up close and personal with a
Sep 18, 2024
The results of the LaSalle-Emard-Verdun by-election. Plus: Comedian under fire
Sep 17, 2024
Another assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Plus: The Quebec government's $2.5 million French language ad campaign
Sep 16, 2024
Kamala Harris delivers on the most important night in the history of Westmount High School. Plus: Are Quebec roads getting better?
Sep 13, 2024
The Big 5 : Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre are making their case TODAY On CJAD!
Sep 13, 2024
The Quebec government goes after tipflation and tip creep. Plus: The number of political orphans in Canada is on the rise.
Sep 12, 2024
Montreal cracks down on plants in The Village. Plus: Debate night in the U.S.A.
Sep 10, 2024
The NDP defends its flyer featuring the Palestinian flag. Plus: Shoplisting is on the rise
Sep 09, 2024
Jagmeet Singh ends his agreement with the Liberals - Is there a cooler way of saying that? Plus: Creative criminal gets nine months in the slammer.
Sep 06, 2024
Are we headed towards a fall federal election? Plus: Mayor Valerie Plante wants more photo radar.
Sep 05, 2024
We say farewell to the SuperMinister . Plus: Who’s up for a trip to Royalmount?
Sep 04, 2024
Your old apartment is making bank on Airbnb. Plus: Should tour guides be licensed?
Sep 03, 2024
We unite the country with our shared values of beer and railroads. Plus: Why is Jagmeet Singh so bad at politics?
Sep 02, 2024
Pierre Poilievre really really wants an election. Plus: Do Quebec’s schools need more discipline?
Aug 30, 2024
Why are Liberal Party staffers revolting? Plus: Do university degrees matter?
Aug 29, 2024
The Quebec Liberal flip-flop on immigration. Plus: Westmount High School Graduate Kamala Harris says she’ll build the wall.
Aug 28, 2024
The Liberals flip-flop on immigration. Plus: The longest ballot of all-time.
Aug 27, 2024
Would you pick U.S healthcare over Canadian healthcare? Plus: Justin Trudeau tries to save his political life.
Aug 26, 2024
Why won’t Kamala Harris talk about Montreal? Plus: Another day, another product banned by the government.
Aug 23, 2024
A crisis of Canadian leadership. Plus: More bad headlines for Denis Coderre.
Aug 22, 2024
A freeze on some temporary foreign workers. Plus: The trash is piling up on Montreal’s streets.
Aug 21, 2024
Mayor Valerie Plante attacks the opposition over the use of English. The longest ballot ever is up to 62 candidates.
Aug 20, 2024
Valerie Plante criticized for being “missing in action.” Plus: Quebec says it will clarify its new language directives on healthcare.
Aug 19, 2024
Water main break update, banning smartphones & banning gas cars
Aug 19, 2024
Quebec’s plan for Canada’s asylum seekers. PLUS: Is access to Medical Assistance in Dying too easy?
Aug 15, 2024
The Quebec Liberals won’t let a lack of leader stop them from dumb ideas. Plus: Bad news for moderate drinkers?
Aug 13, 2024
Mother Nature knocks out Quebec. Plus: Is Pierre Poilievre winning over Quebec?
Aug 12, 2024
Montreal’s buildings crumble during a housing crisis. Plus: The Quebec government’s “immoral and dangerous” Health-care language directive
Aug 10, 2024
Singing in the Rain, but with poor infrastructure. Plus: The Quebec government wants you to trust them on English healthcare.
Aug 09, 2024
Suspect in West Island shooting has a long criminal record. Plus: Will McGill have a calm return to campus?
Aug 08, 2024
Westmount High School graduate Kamala Harris announces VP pick. Plus: Should we give tipping and taxes the boot at restaurants?
Aug 06, 2024
The trash is piling up in one Montreal borough. Plus: How did a man with ISIS ties get into Canada?
Aug 05, 2024
SAAQ offering private telemedicine tp its employees. Plus: The Safest cities in Canada
Aug 02, 2024