Get ready for the dirtiest week of the federal election campaign. Plus: The Port of Montreal’s Bell Centre loge.

Elias Makos starts the week off with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.

• The stock market is poised for yet another day in the red but Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says that most Americans aren’t concerned about the markets.
• We saw a plethora of candidates get the boot last week - but as of 2pm today, the consequences will be far more severe. That’s the deadline for naming candidates or making changes. With that in mind, we’re seeing some last minute surprises. 
• Liberal leader Mark Carney is proposing a significant funding boost for CBC/Radio-Canada
• The Port of Montreal has ended its use of a private suite at the Bell Centre after internal records revealed it was often used for personal gatherings rather than business development
• The trial of Pierre Ny St-Amand, the bus driver accused of killing two children and injuring six others when he drove into a Laval daycare in 2023, is back in Superior Court today