Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

Political analyst Tom Mulcair joined Tom Whelan to talk about the latest news on the campaign trail.  

The Gazette's James Mennie joined Tom Whelan to talk about the latest on the campaign trail. Lianne and Meghan Cohen, part of the organizing committee for Lyrics and Lemonade, both joined Tom Whelan. Lyrics and Lemonade is an afternoon concert, and will be held this year on Saturday, September 5th, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. The free event will be held at Northview Park in Pointe-Claire.  

Noah Kochanowicz is a man who hiked from Toronto to Montreal: Noah joined Tom Whelan to talk about why? Richard Crouse, film critic and the host of Last Call with Richard Crouse, talk about the films opening this weekend. Amanda Lang , CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent, talked about the latest jobs numbers.  

Nicolas Gagnon , Quebec Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation joined Tom Whelan to talk about the pause in excise tax. Kayla Reid , Executive Director of On Rock Community Services in the West Island, joined Tom to talk about what onrock.org is doing to help those suffering from food insecurity.  

Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast: September 3, 2026

Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies

Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast: September 3, 2026

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Mayor of Montreal, joined Aaron LIVE in our CJAD 800 studios.

The callers had their say regarding the question of the day: Was Bernard Drainville correct to use swear words against Donald Trump?  

CTV News political analyst Scott Reid and the EMSB's Joe Ortona joined Aaron on Montreal Now.  

Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin, joined Aaron on Montreal Now.

Hour Three of Montreal Now was highlighted by the Gazette's James Mennie's thoughts on the Elections Quebec controversy.  

The second hour of Montreal Now was highlighted by conversations with Eric Maldoff , Partner in the Montreal law firm of Lapointe Rosenstein and the founding president of Alliance Quebec. Eric was followed by Carol Montreuil , VP Eastern Canada at the Canadian Fuels Association and CJAD 800 Legal Contributor Chris Dimakos.  

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Joining Aaron to start Montreal Now were Elizabeth Prass , Liberal MNA for D’Arcy-McGee and Official Opposition Critic for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers.      

Carol Montreuil , VP Eastern Canada at the Canadian Fuels Association, joined Aaron on Montreal Now. Photo of Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne courtesy of THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot  

Stephen Marche, Author of the book "The Next Civil War", and host of the Gloves Off Podcast, joined Aaron Rand

Tasha Kheiriddin, a writer and commentator for The National Post, GZero Media, and SubStack.

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent for CTV News, joined Aaron Rand

Dr. Christopher Labos is a Cardiologist with a degree in Epidemiology, and a regular contributor on CJAD 800.

Joan Paiement, President and Owner of Intermezzo Montreal, a local match-making service, joined Aaron Rand

David Heurtel, Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister and political analyst, joined Aaron Rand.

David L. Cohen, Former United States Ambassador to Canada, joined Aaron Rand