Should the SAQ be delivering booze by Uber Eats? Plus: Forget everything you were told about Quebec politics. episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 2, 2026 · 26 MIN

Should the SAQ be delivering booze by Uber Eats? Plus: Forget everything you were told about Quebec politics.

from The Big Five Podcast · host CJAD 800

Elias Makos starts the week of with Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante, and Gabriel Retta, special advisor to the current mayor. Just about two weeks ago, we learned that the SAQ would start delivering booze with Uber Eats. Faced with a rise in shoplifting, the SAQ has increased its in-store surveillance spending to $1.7 million last year Over the weekend, Journal de Montréal & Leger released new Quebec polling that shows a much tighter landscape than most were expecting. Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre survived his confidence vote Friday evening with a 87.4 percent approval rating.  Reports made to the City of Montreal for potholes have exploded since the beginning of the year, reaching a high not seen in more than a decade.  

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