Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.

• Mark Carney has changed his tune, and is now bracing Canadians for a future where U.S. tariffs against Canada remain in place regardless of a trade deal or not.
• Should immigration status ever factor in criminal sentencing?
• The SAQ is tightening its return policy to curb revenue losses.
• While Quebec is banning cellphones in schools starting this fall, electronic sports (e-sports) programs that involve hours of video gaming are expanding in high schools and CEGEPs.

Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor.

• Is there room for a new municipal party, this late in the game? The movement Futur Montréal has just been granted official party status by Élections Québec
• Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wants the country to tap the brakes on immigration.
• The cover of the new issue of New York Magazine is a stunner. Under the red headline of “You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are,” a giant beaver strangles a bald eagle.
• Did you know that less really is more when it comes to your shower routine? How often do you shower?

Elias Makos begins the week with guests Gabriel Retta, is a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years and currently serving as Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.

• A powerful thunderstorm swept through Montreal on Sunday causing major disruptions across the city.
• A new Léger survey ranking happiness levels across Quebec shows Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures as the happiest city, with Montreal landing in 50th place.
• Verdun borough councillor Enrique Machado has resigned from Projet Montréal after making a derogatory comment comparing Venezuelans to Indigenous people on social media.
• Mark Carney has agreed to set up a conflict-of-interest screen with the Ethics Commissioner and will recuse himself from any discussions involving 103 different companies.