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The Big Five Podcast — 246 episodes
Should Quebec healthcare be more European? Plus: St-Henri residents plead for the removal of a supervised drug use site.
Mark Carney’s condo bailout bondoggle. Plus: Highway speed limits and is your AI chatbot politically biased?
Canada one step closer to the EU. Plus: Politics and sports collide at the World Cup
PolySeSouvient urges a ban on the weapon reportedly used in Monday's attack in Côte-des-Neiges. Plus: Bailing out condo developers.
Mayor pushes for tougher gun laws, and there will not be an english provincial debate
The fallout from yesterday’s fatal shooting and The Parti Qebecois' blue sovereignty book
Hundreds and hundreds of homes in the greater Montreal area were flooded on Saturday. Who’s to blame? Plus: The province has appointed an independent observer to oversee the investigation into racism allegations at a Montreal North police station.
Montreal to showcase homeless encampments internationally and body cam demands grow
Get ready for an election with fresh faces and old names. Plus: You’re still not recycling and composting.
Another Quebec law that makes things worse. Plus: The end of ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ as we know it
Get ready for the wildest Quebec election ever. Plus: Protesters take to the streets of Montreal-North.
The Premier gives a on-on-one interview on CJAD, Plus: Montreal Police cracksdown on its own officers in Montreal North.
'Winds are changing': Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette on relationship with English community
Christine Fréchette accused of going on a “witch hunt” in order to silence government sources
The OQLF is at it again, this time going after local businesses using the words "nosh" and "nacho".
New polling shows the Quebec Liberal Party falling while the CAQ makes a comeback. Plus: Justin Trudeau's controversial grope
Canada to table a bill banning social media for kids under 16. Plus: The PQ wants no part of high speed rail
Milliard gives his final remarks ahead of the fall provincial election. Plus: A new governor general gets sworn in today.
Pick your politics – Heartless or brainless! Plus: The Big O, and ‘Beeshop’ Street.
Trouble brewing inside Mark Carney’s government. Plus: Would you like a lotto with that self-checkout?
The most popular Prime Minister ever. Plus: Should restaurant meals be tax-free?
Premier Frechette promises a softer tone with Anglos. Plus: Would you buy a car that is banned from entering the U.S.?
20 years of no smoking in bars and restaurants. Plus: The city of Montreal can’t spell.
Turns out Mark Carney’s a MAGA guy. Plus: The CAQ’s point man for Anglos tells Anglos to turn down the volume
Why is Quebec still talking referendum? Plus: Too much English on Quebec websites?
Steven Guilbeault set to resign. Carney talks Quebec separation. Plus: Hate speech or political statement?
Premier Frechette’s bold strategy? Vote buying! Plus: Mark Carney calls out Alberta’s “bluff.”
Tim Hortons reverses course on temporary foreign workers. Plus: Is Premier Frechette spending like a drunken sailor?
The OQLF's guide on how to cheer on the Montreal Canadiens. Plus: Loto-Québec's legal battle with a $3 million winner
Who the heck is running Canada’s airports? Plus: The cellphone ban is working, the airbnb ban is not.
More Quebeckers are turning to cheap Chinese ecommerce platforms. Plus: Why is Canada such a hotbed for “crime tourism?”
Ça sent la coupe! Plus: How much do CEOs in Quebec make?
Is the Canadian government coming after your digital privacy? Plus: The backlash against AI arrives.
A Quebec entrepreneur says he’s getting death threats over wealth taxes. Plus: Is the federal government going to destroy online privacy?
The ban on public prayer faces its first tests. Plus: Did a Quebec lotto winner make the right decision?
Are the Feds spying on Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and the PQ? Plus: Dunkin’ Donuts is coming back to Canada.
Turns out pothole city doesn’t have any pothole-filling machines. Plus: Why are Quebecers the happiest people in Canada.
Québec Solidaire is coming after you. Plus: Everyone’s jumping on board the Charles Milliard bandwagon.
The McGill College Park is put on hold Plus: It took but one MNA to block a plan to redraw Quebec’s electoral map
Toronto plays dirty, pulls the referendum card on Montreal. Plus: Should your child’s school have a fight club?
More Quebecers are leaving ERs without seeing a doctor. Plus: Is it OK to use A.I. to change how customer service agents sound?
Premier Frechette’s first order of business? Making Charles Milliard look bad. Plus: Québec solidaire wants non-profit grocery stores.
Activists rob Montreal grocery stores and bakeries once again. Plus: Outrage over a mock execution during a Workers' Day protest.
Should you clean up Montreal’s sidewalks? Plus: Canada is making refugees pay for healthcare.
The price of dignity in Quebec hits $88K. Plus: Are Canada’s airports going to be privatized?
Canada’s fastest-growing program is interest on debt. Plus: The one guy that took all of Quebec’s family doctor appointments
Vigilante pothole repairs. Plus: Canada’s not-so-sovereign Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Another attempt on President Donald Trump’s life. Plus: One year after a new law, tipping in Quebec is still a mess.
Eric Duhaime’s Bill 96 flip-flop. Plus: Things are getting really snippy between Canada and the U.S.
PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon accused of spreading "conspiracy theories.” Plus: Banning cigarettes forever.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon sticks to his convictions. Plus: Is the solution to overloaded ERs more Habs playoff games?
The PQ would steamroll its way to a majority, on one condition. Plus: Dog bites and community mailboxes, as Denis Coderre returns!
Charles Milliard’s clarification of his clarification of his position on Bill 96. Plus: Mark Carney calls Canada’s close ties to America a ‘weakness.’
Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard joins The Big 5 to elaborate on his Bill 96 comments. Plus: Reaction from the panel
Is the PQ already toast? Plus: Courageous Old Port residents fight against housing.
Quebec politics is in a state of total flux. Plus: Canada’s retirees are cutting back on their European vacations.
Mark Carney gets his majority. Plus: Is it time to bring back toll roads to Quebec?
Get ready for a six-month election campaign as Christine Fréchette wins the CAQ leadership. Plus: A Quebec judge warns of a “two-tier” justice system.
Mark Carney and his Liberals celebrate, the CAQ deliberates, and the push for government-run grocery stores.
Another floor-crossing, but this one’s different. Plus: Is it time to ban spanking in Canada?
A ceasefire in the Middle East? Plus: Legault’s goodbye tour, A.I. gets closer to its “Skynet” moment
Mankind visits the moon and the CAQ heads to the polls. Plus: Montreal dodges the FIFA bullet.
Est-ce que ça sent la coupe? Plus: Sports gambling plunging more Quebecers into debt, the Liberals fight back against high-speed rail criticism
As gas prices reach record levels, are Quebecers fed up? Plus: Buying fake maple syrup with fake $100 bills in our low-trust society
Mark Carney’s China problem. Plus: Is Canada’s High-Speed rail project a boondoggle in the making?
Should you have the right to insult cops? Plus: The price of Habs tickets is sky high
Rousseau “retires,” stolen KitKats, and city-run grocery stores. Plus: The NDP gets a new leader
Veuve Clicquot comes to Costco in Quebec. Plus: Can you put lobster in a poutine?
Air Canada’s CEO apologizes for his English-only condolences. Plus: Montreal’s Police Chief shares frustration over repeat offenders
Air Canada’s CEO finds himself in another language controversy. Plus: Discount groceries come with hefty parking tickets
Quebec moves to prevent mental health tragedies. Plus: Airbnb hopes to astroturf their way to more rentals in Montreal
The challenge to Bill 21 heads to the Supreme Court. Plus: Your pet’s right to an apartment, and your right to resell concert tickets.
Canada takes a dive in the World Happiness Report Plus: Pierre Poilievre’s Joe Rogan experience.
Why Quebec’s population is dropping. Plus: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre heads to Joe Rogan
It's provincial budget day! Plus: Who is telling the truth and who is lying about the broken pothole filling machines?
Quebec’s Anti-Corruption Unit is still unable to establish the authenticity of the "brownie" text messages
Is Canada the global center of anti-semitism? Plus: Don Cherry gets the Order of Canada, yes or no?
Montreal’s Icemageddon fails to live up to the hype. Plus: The solution to all of Quebec’s problems is more taxes
Montreal prepares for ICEMAGGEDON. Plus: Should a judge stop two Quebec men from donating sperm?
Why won’t Canada deport senior Iranian officials? Plus: You won’t believe how much New Yorkers make
Canada’s Supreme Court says asylum seekers have a right to subsidized daycare. Plus: Will Mark Carney finally get his majority?
Even Liberal MPs can’t figure out Mark Carney’s position on Iran. Plus: Residents of Chinatown say “enough is enough.”
Where does Canada stand on war in the Middle East? Plus: You can cut my services, but don’t raise my taxes!
Mark Carney shares his ‘regret’ about supporting strikes on Iran. Plus: Quebec’s cheese curd makers want special protection
Quebec’s war on Bonjour-Hi ramps up. Plus: The war in Iran creates problems at home for Mark Carney
Jubilation in the streets of Montreal as the U.S. attacks Iran. Plus: The OQLF targets bakeries and real estate brokers
Quebec’s secularism laws are forcing more people out of their education jobs. Plus: Screen time explodes among older Quebecers
Just thinking about a referendum is costing us money. Plus: Pierre Poilievre’s extreme makeover.
The Parti Québécois hits the panic button Plus: Is Quebec in a recession?
The PQ plays the Trump card. Plus: Should Canada cut health care for asylum seekers
Olympic disappointment. Plus: We’re running out of vacation spots
Aliens, referendums, and toonies. Plus: How Canada became poorer than Alabama
Swift reaction to the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal’s hair salon decision. Plus: Doug Ford takes on the basket weavers.
Why Quebec's Human Rights Tribunal ordered a hair salon to pay $500 to a client. Plus: No more men allowed at Quebec solidaire
SAAQclic, lies, and videotape. Plus: Why one 22-year-old Quebecer got a vasectomy
The Charles Milliard era begins for the Quebec Liberal Party. Plus: The U.S. finally responds to Mark Carney.
Charles Milliard inherits a mess. Plus: How would you fix Tim Hortons?
The Quebec Liberals find nothing wrong inside the Quebec Liberal Party. Plus: Should Montreal host the Winter Olympics?
Montreal’s Police Chief says you’re safer than ever. Is he right? Plus: Canada’s men’s hockey team ditches the village for a five-star hotel at the Olympics.
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to “not allow” a new bridge. Plus: Meta and YouTube's ‘Digital Casinos.’
More signs that Mark Carney will call a snap election. Plus: Montreal is nuts over the Super Bowl and the Epstein Files.
With EV rebates back, will your next car be electric? Plus: Crotch-gate takes over the Olympics, and the cost of a Super Bowl ad in Quebec.
Stealing groceries and TV. Plus: Islamophobia envoy Amira Elghawaby gets the boot.
Can men refuse service from women at the SAAQ? Plus: The city fills the now-famous Notre-Dame potholes.
Even the mayor can’t avoid Montreal’s potholes. Plus: Should Canada get the bomb?
Should the SAQ be delivering booze by Uber Eats? Plus: Forget everything you were told about Quebec politics.
This time, it’s personal - Trump targets Bombardier. Plus: Bringing back the Nordiques and Expos with other peoples’ money.
Making refugees and asylum seekers pay for healthcare. Plus: Would you give the police access to your doorbell cam?
Mark Carney is in majority territory. Plus: François Legault’s bon voyage pay day and the Montreal university taking beef off the menu
Trump calls Carney on his cell phone. Plus: The English school secretary that wants her emails in French.
Donald Trump attacks “Governor” Carney. Plus: How to avoid jail time in Canada
Carney vs. Trump - It’s not a reality show, it’s a soap opera. Plus: If this deal doesn't get you to Las Vegas, nothing will
Is it time to take a deep breath when talking about Trump? Plus: The true cost of cheap Chinese EVs.
Carney woos the crowd in Davos, Trump barrels through. Plus: Looks like we’ll spare no cost for a fancy fast train.
Canada prepares for invasion, mulls joining the “Board of Peace.” Plus: Should we tax the ultra-rich more?
Should Canada send troops to Greenland? Plus: The generational divide in Canadian politics.
Mark Carney deals with China, ushers in the New World Order. Plus: Everybody wants to lead the CAQ
The rise and fall of François Legault. Plus: The SAQ will deliver booze to your door.
Trump dumps on Canadian trade as Carney lands in China. Plus: It’s official, the CAQ is in last place.
Is crime up? It depends on who you ask. Plus: The cost of fast food is too darn high
Should Montreal have World Cup regrets? Plus: 50 years of the Big O.
Montreal’s police chief says things are getting worse. Plus: Your charter-protected right to tall grass and weeds
Quebec’s public servants warn they could become even less productive. Plus: How much alcohol are you drinking?
Maybe we should buy Greenland. Plus: Does Montreal’s airport suck?
Jean Charest’s warning about Donald Trump. Plus: Is photo radar ripping you off?
The U.S. seeks to conquer the Western Hemisphere. Plus: Would you live in an office building?
More breaking news on the Quebec Liberal leadership race. Plus: The wait on Info-Santé (811) with an early flu season.
Mark Carney has named Canada’s new ambassador to the US. Plus: A referendum question will be added to the election ballot this year… in Alberta.
Pierre Poilievre willing to collaborate in a "no" campaign during a possible referendum. Plus: AI capable of influencing an electoral vote.
The province is selling less booze, but you’re paying more for it. Plus: “Radar on steroids” comes to Quebec.
What’s next for the Quebec Liberal Party? Plus: Santa robs a grocery store in the Plateau.
Pablo Rodriguez steps down. Plus: How much of your tax dollars should go towards art?
Even more bad headlines for Pablo Rodriguez. Plus: Should Canada have its own version of Las Vegas?
Montreal reacts to the Bondi Beach terror attack. Plus: Canada ditches Canadian English, Montreal ditches bike path snow removal.
Everyone’s picking a side on Pablo Rodriguez’ future. Plus: Get ready for French quotas on Netflix!
Your family medicine clinic may not be shutting down after all. Plus: Is it game over for Pablo Rodriguez?
Mark Carney taps a friend to be Canada’s next ambassador to the U.S. Plus: Banning vapes and social media.
Foul-mouthed mayor apologizes for naughty language. Plus: Is it game over for Pablo Rodriguez?
We celebrate 80 years of CJAD 800. Plus: Trump’s Peace Prize and the $1,500 Quebec flag.
Can Carney score with Trump at the FIFA World Cup draw? Plus: The Quebec Liberals’ scandal-a-day advent calendar.
Your constitutional right to steal from grocery stores. Plus: Should Canada be selling armoured vehicles to ICE?
Marwah Rizqy gets booted from the Liberals. Plus: There’s not a single problem Quebec can’t fix with a law.
Another day, another bad headline for the Quebec Liberals. Plus: The RCMP grounds its fleet of Chinese drones.
What would it take for Quebec Anglos to shun the Liberals? Plus: Montreal Police are tracking you with A.I.
What building will Steven Guilbeault climb this morning? Plus: The NDP’s French n’est pas très bon.
Mark Carney drops Canada’s ‘feminist foreign policy’ Plus: Loto-Québec partners with Costco, and not everyone is happy about it
Quebec’s next target is religious schools. Plus: The Quebec judge protecting a criminal’s right to vacation in Florida
Quebec doubles down on secularism. Plus: Artificial intelligence just stole your job - and maybe that’s a good thing.
“Who cares?” - Mark Carney is in no rush to talk to Donald Trump. Plus: The implosion of Quebec’s political parties continues.
Turns out it's kinda sorta OK to buy votes in Quebec. Plus: The coolest street in Montreal is… Sherbrooke Street West?
The Quebec Liberal Party’s drama-filled week continues. Plus: The kids are not alright.
All hell breaks loose inside the Quebec Liberal Party. Plus: Quebec’s half-million dollar nurses.
Is the REM cursed? Plus: Carney’s budget passes & you’re throwing out too much food.
Does Mark Carney have enough votes to pass his budget? Plus: Celebrating the REM’s success.
The Soraya Martinez Ferrada era begins in Montreal. Plus: No bus or Metro - but the REM’s free!
Is the Honeymoon over for Mark Carney? Plus: Quebec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal says weekend public transit isn’t essential.
The bad news continues for François Legault. Plus: Apple’s new $320 sock.
Should Canada have some type of mandatory national service? Plus: François Legault continues his tough talk to doctors.
Quebec doctors pack the Bell Centre. Plus: The perks of working for the STM.
Should public transit be free? Plus: A trillion-dollar day for Tesla’s Elon Musk
Should the government end the transit strikes? Plus: Zohran Mamdani looks to Quebec for inspiration.
A budget in Mark Carney’s image. Plus: Gutting Quebec’s bureaucracy.
High expectations for the first Mark Carney budget. Plus: Ferrada flip flops?
Soraya Martinez Ferrada is Montreal’s new mayor. Plus: Another insane ruling from Canada’s Supreme Court.
We call up Doug Ford. Plus: Who’s gonna win the Montreal election?
The bromance is over: Legault and Ford spar over doctors. Plus: The referendum, 30 years later.
New Brunswick is coming for Quebec’s doctors. Plus: Bill Gates says climate change isn't the killer you think it is.
The billionaires getting involved in Quebec politics. Plus: A province not named Quebec will use the notwithstanding clause
Mark Carney throws Doug Ford under the bus. Plus: Montreal’s mayoral frontrunners hurl insults at each other.
Trump dumps trade negotiations with Canada. Plus: Robots coming for your jobs!
Mark Carney delivers an election-style stump speech. Plus: Craig Sauvé stands by a controversial candidate.
Another bad poll for François Legault. Plus: The CRA is really bad at its job.
Who killed the Montreal Expos? Plus: Broad support for secularism measures in Quebec.
We take a Time Machine back to 1995 and 2015. Plus: Are the knives out for Pierre Poilievre?
Trailing in the polls, will Projet Montréal press the “Valerie” button? Plus: Carney’s crime crackdown.
The Montreal mayoral race gets heated. Plus: Quebec will let more patients use the private sector for healthcare.
Countdown to the Montreal mayoral debate. Plus: Gambling and sex chats with chat bots.
Does Donald Trump deserve praise for his Middle East success? Plus: International students plunge - could it be a good thing?
Hamas releases the hostages. Plus: Should Canada dump its tariffs on Chinese EVs?
It’s official: Quebec is getting a constitution Plus: Did Donald Trump get robbed of a Nobel Peace Prize?
Where’s Denis Coderre when you need him? Another woman mauled by dogs. Plus: Sky-high salaries for Mark Carney’s men.
Mark Carney sucks up to Donald Trump. Plus: The decline of Canadian happiness
Montreal’s universities brace for protests & Mr. Carney goes to Washington, again.
More terrible tales from the Temporary Foreign Worker program. Plus: Carney heads to Washington, everyone else comes to Quebec.
The political implosion of François Legault continues. Plus: The SAAQclic platform was made in India.
After a deadly shooting in Laval, worries about ‘disorganized crime.’ Plus: Have serious discussions become impossible to have?
François Legault plays his greatest hits and latest singles. Plus: Would you take Saudi Arabia’s cash?
Is “Elbows Up!” just a slogan?
The Big 5: You’re not imagining things - road rage is getting worse!
Language, secularism, budgetary doom and no more mail - this show has it all!
Groupe Dynamite drops a bomb on the Quebec government. Plus: The election isn’t stopping Projet Montréal from travelling the globe.
Jimmy Kimmel returns to late night, Montreal politics get dirty. Plus: Do we need more police transparency?
Should STM employees be allowed to strike? Plus: Donald Trump takes on Tylenol.
Canada officially recognizes the State of Palestine. Plus: Should schools bring back “O Canada?”
Canada sleepwalks into a constitutional crisis. Plus: The mayor makes how much money?
ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air. Plus: “Bubble Zone” legislation is set to be tabled on Friday
New poll shows robust support for secularism in Quebec. Plus: Radio-Canada suspends a reporter for antisemitic comments.
Former CJAD host Leslie Roberts takes a political plunge. Plus: A tragic record for Montreal.
The Federal government is spending even more than we thought. Plus: Getting away with fraud in Quebec.
Montreal residents will head to the courts to fight for safe streets. Plus: Could Mark Carney’s big announcement have been an email?
Charlie Kirk, political violence, and the growing divide in society. Plus: What’s in a (metro) name?
François Legault’s shuffle and advertise strategy. Plus: How to fight back against insane language policies.
The decline of downtown Montreal. Plus: The half-a-billion-dollar Quebec high school.
Montreal’s handbook on dealing with Anglos. Plus: Is anyone worth a trillion dollars?
Premier Legault presses the reset button. Plus: Quebec asks Amazon and Walmart to ditch some caps & t-shirts.
Should Canada end its Temporary Foreign Workers Program? Plus: Jean Charest says we’ll all end up thanking Trump one day.
A look back at Francois Legault's testimony at the Gallant Commission.
Premier Francois Legault is set to speak at the Gallant Commission today
Labour vote slitting among federal political parties. Plus: A protest outside Quebec's National Assembly
The CAQ sticks to their plan to ban public prayer. Plus: The death of an elderly woman that was easily preventable
UPAC investigators have identified four suspects in the SAAQclic scandal. Plus: Parti Quebecois are asking if praying in public should be banned
Premier Legault has been called to testify before the public inquiry into the SAAQclic scandal. Plus: Secularism in daycares
A new report from the auditor general finds that Montreal roadwork is poorly planned. Plus: School’s back, but the phones aren’t.
Projet Montreal has backtracked on bi-weekly trash. Plus: A Quebec man released after killing someone while hunting
An update on the SAQ’s proposed destruction of $300,000 worth of American alcohol Plus: Half of Canadians would be ‘ashamed’ to call Pierre Poilievre their PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Mayor Valerie Plante yesterday. Plus: Flight attendants won’t be punished after the Air Canada strikes
Cellphones are banned in classrooms throughout Quebec: &Five members of the Canadian armed forces have been suspended over the Nazi salute
Should Montreal double the number of bike paths we have on the island? Plus: Air Canada has reached a tentative agreement with its flight attendants
Air Canada flight attendants refuse their back to work order. Plus: The SAAQclic hearings are slated to resume this morning.
The OQLF backs down once again. Plus: Artificial Intelligence is literally killing people and we’re not doing anything about it.
François Legault’s listening tour continues. Plus: The Burgundy Lion Pub not backing down.
François Legault is talking to strangers. Plus: The time capsule that had a Publisac.
The PQ steamroller continues & should air conditioning be a renter’s right?
A surprisingly big day in Quebec politics. Plus: From honeymoon to vacation for Mark Carney.
Young Quebecers veering towards sovereignty. Plus: Your god-given right to loyalty rewards points.
Should judges consider race in sentencing decisions? Plus: We tackle advertising and fair pay.
Is Canada losing the trade war? Plus: A new contender for Montreal’s biggest waste of money ever.
You’re not imagining things - Montreal is getting dirtier. Plus: The right to strike in Quebec.
More Quebec doctors are leaving the public system. Plus: Is it time to privatize Canada Post.
The Trump edition of ‘Deal or No Deal.’ Plus: What should Montreal learn from cities around the world?
Canada plans to recognize Palestine - with a catch. Plus: Your charter rights to bike paths.
More Montrealers using private security in their neighbourhoods. Plus: Canada’s border guards are looking for missing criminals.
Corporate Canada wants you to get back to the office. Plus: The government department that’s going to see massive cuts.
Montreal says no to Christian Rock. Plus: Beware the Just for Laughs gag.
After a verdict, a reckoning for Hockey Canada. Plus: Will Ottawa slash 60,000 jobs?
How much Netflix are federal government employees watching? Plus: Hydro-Québec’s million-dollar CEO.
Immigrants say Canada is taking in too many immigrants. Plus: So long, Denis Coderre?
Dealing with “nasty” Canadians. Plus: A one-day sentence for terrorism.
A Quebec judge says ‘Netflix’ sentences aren’t sentences at all. Plus: Another brewing IT scandal for the Quebec government.
A St-Léonard barbershop owner says he’s being unfairly targeted by the OQLF. Plus: CBS will be ending The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Yet another mayoral candidate. Plus: Montreal's parking agency is warning drivers about a QR scam.
Should Canada cozy up to China? Plus: Return policies and criminal justice.
Does Montreal's newest political party have enough time? Plus: Should Canada tap the brakes on immigration?
What’s better, city life or country life? Plus: Mark Carney confirms he’s a walking conflict-of-interest.
More threats from Donald Trump. Plus: How many billionaires are there in Quebec?
Montreal Public Health thinks more booze in more places is a bad idea. Plus: The South Shore restaurant that charges for water.