The Elias Makos Show: October 16, 2026

In the 11am hour of today's program:

• SPVM Apartment Surveillance Backlash: Surveillance expert Stéphane Leman-Langlois reviews privacy rights and transparency protocols after a mobile police camera was positioned directly outside a citizen's apartment window
• Metro Safety Funding Boost: STM board chair Aref Salem details a new $6.4-million annual investment adding 52 special constables and expanded camera monitoring to boost security across the transit network
• Pointe-aux-Trembles Political Priorities: Newly elected PQ MNA Stéphane Paquet discusses his oath of office and balancing his party's sovereignist platform with the urban transit and housing demands of Montrealers

The Elias Makos Show: October 16, 2026

In the 10am hour of today's program:

• Online Marketplace Fragmentation: Customer experience specialist Marie-Noëlle Cano analyzes a Radio-Canada investigation into how third-party sellers are taking over major retail websites, leaving consumers exposed in regulatory gray zones
• Traffic Court: Montrealers share their unjust traffic violations! Have you recently been pulled over? Received a parking ticket? Feel it was unjustly handed out? Elias Makos considers CJAD 800 listeners' cases.

The Elias Makos Show: October 15, 2026

In the 11am hour of today's program:

• World Cup Lighting Selection: Groupe Ombrages vice president Joëlle Plamondon shares the story behind her Beauce-based company landing a historic contract to design the stadium lighting for the 2030 FIFA World Cup in Morocco
• Patient Navigator Network Expansion: CHSSN program coordinator Steve Guimond discusses expanding the English-language Patient Navigator network to 14 locations across Quebec to assist English-speaking patients navigating complex medical diagnoses
• Montreal-Quebec Cultural Divergence: Media studies professor Matthew Hays explores whether the core political goals and values of the island of Montreal have become fundamentally detached from the rest of the province following recent political shifts

The Elias Makos Show: October 15, 2026

In the 10am hour of today's program:

• Residential Real Estate Shifts: Certified broker LJ Aguinaga breaks down new market data showing the Greater Montreal area transitioning toward a buyer's market as listings and inventory expand
• In Transit: Traffic expert Rick Leckner reviews the aging infrastructure of the Montreal Metro on its 60th anniversary, the latest repairs on the Mercier Bridge, and updates regarding the Cavendish extension
• Global Economic Benchmarking: Benchmark Canada project head Kevin Vuong discusses a new data-driven initiative comparing Canada's structural challenges and domestic performance to other G7 nations

The Elias Makos Show: October 14, 2026

In the 10am hour of today's program:

• Mercier Bridge Emergency Closure: Transport Ministry spokesperson Louis-André Bertrand provides an update on morning traffic delays after a crack discovered on the Mercier Bridge forced an immediate lane closure toward Montreal
• Supermarket Subversion Cyberattacks: Cybersecurity expert Steve Waterhouse discusses an alarming cyberattack in France where hackers hijacked connected supermarket refrigeration networks to ruin perishable food inventory
• Montreal Metro Diamond Anniversary: STM historian Benoît Clairoux celebrates 60 years of the Montreal Metro, tracing its journey from Jean Drapeau's original 1966 vision to an underground architectural masterpiece
• Continental Economic Disparities: Fraser Institute fiscal studies director Jake Fuss breaks down a new study revealing Quebec's GDP per capita trails every US state except Mississippi

The Elias Makos Show: October 13, 2026

In the 11am hour of today's program:

• Order of Montreal Unity Appeal: Claridge executive chairman Stephen Bronfman discusses an open letter co-signed by prominent Montrealers urging citizens to resist divisive wedge issues and focus on core local priorities like housing and safety
• Canine Sleep Benefits: Anthropology researcher Lanavia Nagendran shares insights from a new study showing how letting your dog sleep in your bed can improve rest quality by boosting feelings of comfort and security
• Cross-Border Tourism Campaign: North Country Chamber of Commerce vice president Kristy Kennedy details their award-winning campaign designed to reinforce deep cultural and neighborly ties with Canadian travelers

The Elias Makos Show: October 13, 2026

In the 10am hour of today's program:

• Urban Neighborhood Megaprojects: CDNGLOBAL Quebec regional president Luciano D’Iorio examines the massive real estate developments like Quartier des Lumières and the Hippodrome project set to reshape Montreal's skyline
• In Transit: Axios business reporter Nathan Bomey analyzes the severe crisis gripping legacy German automakers as tech-forward Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers rapidly capture the global market
• Vancouver Downtown Eastside Crisis: National Post journalist Allen Abel provides an unflinching, firsthand account of structural failure, addiction, and human despair at Vancouver's Hastings and Main intersection