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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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Heurtel: This is a very strange crisis to manage for Pablo Rodriguez 24.11.2025 12:03

Political analyst David Heurtel is a counsel at Fasken with experience in Government and Public Relations, Environment, Climate Change and Immigration. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Mennie: Actually, a Quebec Liberal mutiny/schism/implosion is not entirely unexpected 24.11.2025 13:01

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.

Do female athletes hydrate the same way as their male counterparts? 24.11.2025 9:03

Dr. Lawrence Spriet, Professor Emeritus in Human Health Science at Guelph University, exercise physiologist and lead researcher in the study

Taking a look at François Legault’s abysmal business investment track record 24.11.2025 9:01

Sylvain Larocque, Business Reporter at Le Journal de Montréal

MONTREAL NOW PODCAST: This company makes inflatable pants to protect seniors from falls, robotic kitchen with AI cooks and serves without human help, cancer research team wants your toenail clippings, why best before doesn’t mean bad after, & watch out fo 21.11.2025 48:28

Maxime Bolduc, co-founder of Azimut Medical Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst Dr. Aaron Goodarzi, Professor of biochemistry at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine Sylvain Charlebois, ‘The Food Professor’, Senior Director at Agri-Food Analytics Lab, and Professor of Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University Larry Zelvin, Executive Vice P...

Mulcair: The Quebec Liberal Party is dealing with a side show, next is the main event 21.11.2025 11:19

CJAD 800 political commentator Tom Mulcair can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand in addition to The Andrew Carter Morning Show, every weekday at 7:40 a.m.

Mennie: This is probably not how the Quebec Liberals wanted to kick off the holiday season 21.11.2025 11:10

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 discusses her first few weeks as Montreal mayor 20.11.2025 18:05

Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Mayor of Montreal

Melançon: This whole crisis will leave a long lasting impact on the Liberal party 20.11.2025 11:08

Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CJAD 800 and CTV Montreal and a columnist for the Montreal Gazette. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies

Mennie: Montrealers’ expectations of Mayor Ferrada may be high… or are they? 20.11.2025 9:32

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.

Tech Corner: Robotic kitchen with AI cooks and serves 120 meals an hour without human help 20.11.2025 10:08

Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

Report: These are the most popular Canadian cities for renters 20.11.2025 8:17

Brooklyn Lewandowski, Senior Account Executive with Reach by RentCafe Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

This Montreal company makes pants to protect seniors from falls. Here's how they work 20.11.2025 8:59

Maxime Bolduc, co-founder of Azimut Medical

Everything you need to know about Hydro-Québec's planned outage in the West Island 20.11.2025 3:12

Cendrix Bouchard, spokesperson for Hydro-Quebec

Quebec Conservatives want Liberals to be investigated for corruption 19.11.2025 8:17

Eric Duhaime, Leader of the Quebec Conservative Party

Reid: Pablo Rodriguez needs a long clean season 19.11.2025 9:50

Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin

Mennie: Time to rethink those Quebec Liberal election pool picks? 19.11.2025 11:54

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.

Here are some scams to look out for leading up to the holidays 19.11.2025 8:40

Larry Zelvin, Executive Vice President and Head of Financial Crimes Unit, BMO Financial Group

Everything you need to know about best-before dates on food packaging 19.11.2025 9:31

Sylvain Charlebois, better known as The Food Professor, is Senior Director at Agri-Food Analytics Lab, and Professor of Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Don't throw out those toe nail clippings! Calgary reasearchers want them for cancer research 19.11.2025 10:16

Dr. Aaron Goodarzi, professor of biochemistry at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine

Would a hybrid public-private system solve Quebec's health care woes? 18.11.2025 8:12

Dr. Pascal-André Vendittoli, president of the Fédération des médecins de pratique privée du Québec (FMPPQ)

Husny: All the ingredients are there for a Quebec Liberal Party crisis 18.11.2025 9:44

Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

Mennie: Usually the Quebec Liberals wait until AFTER they lose an election to feud in public 18.11.2025 11:18

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.

The Right Chemistry: Red light therapy for skin improvement and pain relief 18.11.2025 8:31

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Why is Canada struggling to retain highly-skilled immigrants? 18.11.2025 9:10

Daniel Bernhard, CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship