As gas prices reach record levels, are Quebecers fed up? Plus: Buying fake maple syrup with fake $100 bills in our low-trust society episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 25 MIN

As gas prices reach record levels, are Quebecers fed up? Plus: Buying fake maple syrup with fake $100 bills in our low-trust society

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Joining Elias on The Big 5 today were Sue Smith, Montreal journalist and broadcaster & Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom. Among the topics discussed on The Big 5 were The Quebec government has unveiled a new tool to track fuel prices across the province. And as gas prices reach those historic levels, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for federal gas taxes to be scrapped for the rest of the year, arguing the tax holiday would bring immediate relief to drivers facing rising fuel prices Add Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet to the list of people against the high speed rail project Add Maple syrup to the list of things you can’t trust. Radio-Canada’s Enquête program began investigating the sweet stuff when a journalist opened a can that “seemed off.”

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