Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

Mennie: Is the PQ trying to steal the CAQ’s lunch money on Bill 21? 26.09.2025 9:21 ↓

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.

Concordia University president warns Quebec’s immigration policies harms its talent pool 26.09.2025 7:52 ↓

Graham Carr, President and vice-chancellor of Concordia University

Business Brief: I don't think a Canada Post strike will end well 26.09.2025 8:57 ↓

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Two-way chargers for EVs could turn your car into a generator for your home 26.09.2025 10:13 ↓

Sylvain Juteau, President and Founder of RoulezElectrique.com, a retailer of EV accessories and chargers

Here's why Groupe Dynamite is considering moving its operations to the U.S. 25.09.2025 18:09 ↓

Andrew Lutfy, President of Groupe Dynamite

Melançon: Montrealers are not interested in what’s being offered from the mayoral candidates 25.09.2025 8:29 ↓

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: We already knew the 'R' in REM didn’t stand for 'reliable.' Now it doesn’t stand for 'ready.' 25.09.2025 11:41 ↓

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: The FTC sues Ticketmaster for allegedly colluding with resellers 25.09.2025 9:07 ↓

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

English language producers shunned from Quebec report on status of local television 25.09.2025 9:11 ↓

Kenneth Hirsch, Quebec English Language Production Council board member and founder of PMA Productions

How could AI help transform Canada’s health-care system? 25.09.2025 8:40 ↓

Darran Fischer, Managing Director at Philips Canada

Reid: Canada's Public Safety Minister is on thin ice 24.09.2025 8:46 ↓

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

Mennie: Quebec bans gender fluid pronouns in government documents 24.09.2025 13:06 ↓

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 Legal Corner: When free speech becomes a legal issue 24.09.2025 8:34 ↓

CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Ensemble Montreal promises to end homelessness by 2030 if elected 24.09.2025 7:54 ↓

Soraya Martinez-Ferrada, leader of Ensemble Montreal and mayoral candidate

Trump has changed his position on Ukraine. What does it mean for the ongoing war? 24.09.2025 9:21 ↓

Roger Hilton, former Montrealer working as a non-resident fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute in Vienna Image: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Chef Antonio Park reacts to B.C. chef who refuses to give customers more soy sauce 24.09.2025 3:40 ↓

Antonio Park, Montreal chef and restaurateur

Longueuil police shot and killed a 15-year-old teen. Why did they fail to notify the family? 23.09.2025 8:26 ↓

Fernando Belton, criminal lawyer retained by Rezayi family Photo credit: Mehdi Alami

Husny: It’s very risky for Trump to suggest shooting down Russian planes 23.09.2025 11:54 ↓

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

Mennie: Valerie Plante’s farewell tour… why? 23.09.2025 10:54 ↓

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.

The Right Chemistry: Here's what is factually wrong about Trump's statement on Tylenol and autism 23.09.2025 8:16 ↓

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

New book takes aim at solving Canada’s nurse shortage 23.09.2025 7:38 ↓

Kathleen Boucher, registered nurse and author of the book “Healing Canadian Healthcare: Ideas to Improve Nursing Enrolment & Retention”

Heurtel: François Legault is battling his own ego 22.09.2025 9:14 ↓

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: Look out Canada — law and order are back, and that namby pamby constitution isn’t going to stop it! 22.09.2025 8:36 ↓

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.

How much could you expect your salary to go up by in 2026? 22.09.2025 7:49 ↓

Manon Poirier, Executive Director of the Quebec Order of Certified Human Resources Advisors

Dr. Labos: Is it safe to use Tylenol during pregnancy? 22.09.2025 9:19 ↓

Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800 - you can catch him every Sunday on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20AM Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld