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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 44 MIN

Should Montreal ditch street corner garbage cans? Plus: Tapping the brakes on making the Old Port a “pedestrian kingdom.”

from The Big Five Podcast · host CJAD 800

Joining Elias on this morning's show were Sue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, and columnist for the Montreal Gazette. Among the topics discussed were: One of the latest recruits for the Quebec Liberal Party, former Big 5er Justine McIntyre, gave her first interview as an official candidate on Monday. Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is taking another look at the plan to turn much of Old Montreal into a “pedestrian kingdom.” Would removing public trash cans help Montreal's littering problem? If you had to wear one piece of clothing to tell the world ‘I’m a Montrealer,” what would it be?

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