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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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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Mennie: Carney’s Trumpmobile may not be out of gas, but there’s some knocking under the hood 05.09.2025

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.

Canada is experiencing the worst unemployment rate since 2016. Here's why 05.09.2025

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent.

Study: Organized crime is now the biggest threat to retailers in Canada 05.09.2025

Rui Rodrigues, Retail Council of Canada Executive Advisor

Putin, Xi and Kim meet in China to send a message to the West 04.09.2025

Charles Burton, former diplomat at Canada’s embassy in Beijing and senior fellow at the think tank Sinopsis

Political Corner: Craig Sauvé is promising things he doesn't have control over 04.09.2025

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

Mennie: Is delaying a return to the National Assembly a bad sign? (Spoiler: all the signs are bad) 04.09.2025

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: OpenAI is adding parental controls to ChatGPT 04.09.2025

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

How scrapping Canada's temporary foreign worker program would affect businesses 04.09.2025

Denis Hamel, strategic advisor at the Conseil du patronat du Quebec Christina Santini, Director of National Affairs at the Canadian Federation of Independent businesses

The Political Corner: The damage is done, and the damage is lasting 03.09.2025

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

Legal Corner: How to negotiate employment contracts when you don't have leverage 03.09.2025

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.

Mennie: How can Legault’s 'new' cabinet be anything other than an admission of failure? 03.09.2025

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.

Kiefer Sutherland talks counter-tariffs, future of Jack Bauer and Canadian whisky 03.09.2025

Emmy and Golden Globe–winning Canadian actor and musician Kiefer Sutherland is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the 24 series. He recently released a line of Canadian whisky, Red Bank Whisky. He spoke to Aaron Rand.

Political Corner: Legault did well but the optics aren't good 02.09.2025

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

Mennie: 'I didn’t know' will become a curse tomorrow for Legault and the CAQ 02.09.2025

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: How constipation could be related to more serious diseases 02.09.2025

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

Montreal MP calling on Canadians to stand up against hate amidst rise in antisemitism 02.09.2025

Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP for Mount Royal Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Heurtel: It's obvious that there is some sort of major cover-up with regards to SAAQclic 01.09.2025

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: Legault’s political fate decided tomorrow? 01.09.2025

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.

Canada's economny has shrunk by 1.6%. Is there reason for concern? 01.09.2025

Moshe Lander, senior lecturer in Economics at Concordia University

Federal workers are calling in more sick days than during the pandemic. Here's why 01.09.2025

Ajay Pangarkar, Workforce Performance Strategist and author of “Learning Metrics: How to Measure the Impact of Organizational Learning"

Outremont parents calling for street closures in front of schools, citing safety concerns 01.09.2025

Taras Grescoe, author of Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Political Corner: There are two sides to the equation of corruption. 29.08.2025

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.

If the biggest beef in the Montreal election is one side stealing the other’s homework, we’re all in deep trouble. 29.08.2025

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.

What impact might Quebec’s proposed ban on public prayers have on religious communities? 29.08.2025

Stephen Brown, President of the National Council of Muslim Canadians and Henry Topaz, regional director for B’nai Brith Quebec and Atlantic Canada.

Here's everything you need to know about Montreal's roadwork projects this fall 28.08.2025

Sarah Bensadoun, spokesperson for the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable and Mobilité Montréal Philippe Sabourin, City of Montreal spokesperson.

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