The Soraya Martinez Ferrada era begins in Montreal. Plus: No bus or Metro - but the REM’s free!

Joining Elias on The Big 5 were Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. and Alain Vaillancourt, Former Montreal City Councillor and Executive committee member. Among the subjects discussed were Soraya Martinez Ferrada was officially sworn in as Montreal mayor last night. What’s her first challenge? Three critical mineral extraction projects, a nickel mine in Ontario and a transmission line on the northern B.C. coast are among the new initiatives added to the growing list of projects referred to the Major Projects Office. Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge is reiterating his threat to cut social assistance for asylum seekers.  A Quebec man says he can only place 93-cent bets in Loto-Québec’s sports betting app because he was winning too much money.