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Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

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Aaron Rand gets Montrealers through the end their work day with the latest news and compelling conversation. The show includes analysis from former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and The Montreal Gazette’s James Mennie. Also expect a laugh or a challenge with the Empire Gold News Quiz!

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Mennie: 13 years and $19 billion later, Canada finally buys some new fighter jets. 09.01.2023

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Canada is picking up the political radicalization bug from the U.S. 09.01.2023

EVAN SOLOMAN, Former Host of the Evan Soloman Show, Member of the Management Committee, GZERO Publisher and EG Senior Advisor at Eurasia Group

The Week In Sports with TSN 690's Sean Campbell 06.01.2023

TSN 690's Sean Campbell joined David to talk about all things SPORTS!

All about Canada's overtime gold medal win against Czechia 06.01.2023

The radio play by play voice for the World Juniors, TSN's Garreth MacDonald, joined David Heurtel to talk about Canada's epic overtime win in the gold medal game against Czechia.

Mennie : 2023 - the year politics were turned on their head in Quebec (and Canada)? 06.01.2023

The Montreal Gazette's James Mennie joined David Heurtel to talk about all the latest political news.

Transportation Minister Alghabra vows to toughen air passenger rights 06.01.2023

Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra joined David Heurtel to talk about Sunwing's 'clear failures'.

Key takeaways from the COP-15 conference and the historical agreement that was reached 05.01.2023

Marlene Hale, Wet’suwet’en Elder, Activist, Chef and Educator joins David to discuss the COP-15 conference in Montreal.

If justice delayed is justice denied, Quebec is in a major state of denial. 05.01.2023

James Mennie from the Montreal Gazette joins David to discuss the McCarthy dumpster fire.

Youth engagement, electoral reform, and more 05.01.2023

Bonnie Feigenbaum, McGill & Concordia University Professor, Senior Consultant with TKNR Media Inc joins David on Montreal Now.

Muslim community shaken after man tries to enter Verdun mosque 05.01.2023

Samer Elniz, Spokesperson for the Islamic Centre of Verdun and communications coordinator for the Muslim Association of Canada in Quebec joins David to discuss how we are nearing the 5-year anniversary of the Quebec City mosque attack, as well as the video surveillance which shows a man chasing after 2 men entering a mosque.

The highs and lows of 2022 with Michael Cohen 05.01.2023

Michael Cohen of the ESMB and the Suburban released his annual “highs and lows” list. At the end of each year, he takes a look back at some of the high points and low points of the last 12 months, based on themes that commonly appear in the Suburban, his blog, and his video show for their Suburban On Air platform.

Workplace trends to look out for in 2023 05.01.2023

Ajay M. Pangarkar, Workforce Performance Strategist and award-winning author for CentralKnowledge.com joins David to discuss “Quiet Quitting”, “Quiet Hiring?” and more.

Montrealers call in and share memories from the ice storm exactly 25 years ago 04.01.2023

Guest host David Heurtel takes calls of people sharing memories - both good and bad - about their experience of the 1998 ice storm. 

A new poll suggests neither Trudeau nor Poilievre are ideal candidates for the next election 04.01.2023

James Mennie of the Montreal Gazette joins guest host David Heurtel to talk about Canadians not jiving with the Liberal leader nor the Conservative one, as well as the house speaker fiasco in the US and why it could just as easily happen here. 

Canada fails to provide safe drinking water for its Indigenous communities 04.01.2023

Nelson Barbosa is the Director General at Indigenous Services Canada’s Community Infrastructure Branch. He joins guest host David Heurtel to provide clearer perspective on just how bad the situation is for most First Nations across Canada when it comes to access to safe drinking water. 

Why do super-fit, young athletes suffer cardiac arrests? 03.01.2023

Dr. Christopher Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology who can be heard at 8:10 on Sunday mornings on CJAD 800 on Weekends with Ken joins David to discuss American football star Damar Hamlin and the incident on Monday night football.

Biggest provincial stories of 2023 03.01.2023

Egbert Gaye, Founder and Editor of Montreal Community Contact joins David to discuss healthcare and immigration.

Montreal health network to use AI to reduce wait time in ERs 03.01.2023

Abishek Gupta, Artificial Intelligence Ethics Researcher at McGill University joins David to discuss pediatric emergency rooms being stretched to their beaking point and our dire shortage of nurses.

New Year - New You: How to Start the Year on the Right Foot 03.01.2023

Carolyn Stern, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Development Expert, professional speaker, author and university professor joins David to discuss 

Quebec immigration program only accepting French applicants 03.01.2023

Dr. Winston Chan, Entrepreneur & Economic advisor to the G20 task force joins David on Montreal Now to discuss an immigration program designed for entrepreneurs will now only accept applications from French speakers in Quebec.

Ice storms, irony and indifference 03.01.2023

James Mennie from the Montreal Gazette joins David Heurtel on Montreal Now.

Travelers recourse for Sunwing passengers 02.01.2023

John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer of Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill joins David to discuss flight cancellations and the frustrated travelers due to the big snowstorm that swept across the country over the holidays.

Whats the food sector looking like in 2023? 02.01.2023

DR. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director at Agri-Food Analytics Lab, and Professor of Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University joins David to discuss

Canada’s COVID induced political honeymoon is over 02.01.2023

James Mennie joins David to discuss how if you live in Quebec, everything is relative.

What are the biggest stories in the city of Montreal in 2023? 02.01.2023

Egbert Gaye, Founder and Editor of Montreal Community Contact joins David to discuss the biggest stories to come out in the city in 2023.

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