David Heurtel is joined by Neil Drabkin, ia lawyer and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.

• The federal government is offering 750 million to Quebec to compensate for the costs incurred in managing the influx of asylum seekers into the province
• 2 Montreal fire service employees have been suspended in wake of the fiasco over terrace closures on Grand Prix weekend
• Hydro-Québec will no longer need homeowners' permission to cut down trees on their property if the trees pose a threat to power lines

David Heurtel is joined by Trudie Mason - Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800 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 on today's Big 5.

• “Ashamed for my city” - that’s what the owner of restaurant Ferreira had to say on social media after fire prevention officers closed down her terrace on Grand Prix weekend.
• Faced with a “worrying trend toward centralization and encroachments” in Ottawa, Prime Minister François Legault created a committee to find ways to “increase Quebec’s autonomy” within Canada.

David Heurtel caps off the week with Gabriel Retta, Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media.

• Montreal police used tear gas to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters at McGill university after they barricaded themselves in the administration building
• Quebec's new energy bill would cap residential rate hikes at three per cent per year until 2026
• Children will need a municipal permit to play hockey or ball in the streets of Les Cèdres, in Montérégie