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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2026 · 44 MIN

Liberal by-election sweep secures majority. Plus: CAQ surges to second place in new polls

from The Big Five Podcast · host CJAD 800

Trudie Mason welcomes in Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and Sue Smith, Montreal journalist and broadcaster. The Liberals swept three federal by-elections, flipping Chicoutimi-Le Fjord to protect Mark Carney's House majority. Fresh polls reveal a direct PQ and CAQ battle as the Quebec Liberals slide into third place. A new Léger poll shows sixty-six percent of Quebecers support Canada's retaliatory trade war tariffs despite rising prices. Tennis Québec is eyeing a Port of Montreal plot near Habitat sixty-seven for a massive new sports complex.

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