EPISODE · Sep 9, 2025 · 25 MIN
The decline of downtown Montreal. Plus: The half-a-billion-dollar Quebec high school.
from The Big Five Podcast · host CJAD 800
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. Three-quarters of downtown Montreal workers believe the city's core has deteriorated. A new poll from the Brotherhood of Montreal Police officers says one in four Montrealers does not feel safe in the city. Francois Bonnardel will get the boot come tomorrow’s CAQ cabinet shuffle. The cost of construction for a high school on the south shore has exploded to almost $500 million. With sales declining, the SAQ is desperately trying to get more 18-to-24-year-olds in its stores.
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The decline of downtown Montreal. Plus: The half-a-billion-dollar Quebec high school.
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