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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

Heurtel: Mark Carney’s reign as Prime Minister feels like a false start 22.05.2025

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: When the going gets tough, Carney gets coy 22.05.2025

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.

How Quebec is using Bill 104 to take back power from Montreal 22.05.2025

Ensemble Montréal leader Soraya Martinez Ferrada 

Tech Corner: New GPS-like system for the Moon could be an astronaut version of Waze 22.05.2025

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

Montreal family looking for man who saved their patriarch's life with CPR 22.05.2025

Gloria Borelli and Lucie Orfeo are looking for a stranger who helped save the life of their family patriarch with CPR

What needs to be done to curb intimate partner violence in Quebec? 22.05.2025

Claudine Thibaudeau, social worker and clinical coordinator at SOS Violence Conjugale

Crane: The way Francois Legault does his political calculations 21.05.2025

Jennifer Crane is a political strategist and founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs. She can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Mennie: Is there anything else Mark Carney would like to tell us? (Or should we just wait for Trump?) 21.05.2025

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.

Legal Corner: Giving employees the ultimatum to return to the office 21.05.2025

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.

Montreal SPCA seeing a drastic increase in animal surrenders. Here's why 21.05.2025

Laurence Massé, executive director of the Montreal SPCA

From provincial to federal politics: Did Carlos Leitão expect to get a cabinet post? 20.05.2025

Carlos Leitão, Liberal MP for the riding of Marc-Aurèle-Fortin

Husny: Canada Post will be the first real big test for Mark Carney 20.05.2025

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

Mennie: Is Canada poised to enter its latest post-Canada-Post phase? 20.05.2025

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: Should you worry about your cortisol levels? 20.05.2025

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

Advocates calling on Quebec to reconsider one-hearing-aid policy 20.05.2025

Heidy Wagner, President of Hear Entendre Quebec

Heurtel: Francois Legault is opening the door for pipelines 19.05.2025

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: Carney’s record time flip flop 19.05.2025

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 is it like being a restaurant inspector for the Michelin Guide? 19.05.2025

Chris Watson, former Michelin Guide restaurant inspector

New survey shows half of Quebec teachers have experienced violence since the start of the school year 19.05.2025

Dr. Ann Emery, child psychologist and member of the Order of Psychologists of Quebec 

Here's why this Montreal author was denied a public library reading 19.05.2025

Maria Caltabiano, Montreal author

Ex-world juniors’ sex assault trial to continue with judge alone after jury dismissed 17.05.2025

Kamil Karamali, CTV National News Correspondent, and retired judge, Nicole Gibeault joined Matt Gilmour to talk about the latest news from the Hockey Canada trial.

François Legault says he still plans to run again in 2026 16.05.2025

Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, joined Matt Gilmour on Montreal Now.

Mennie: It’s always possible Legault will still be in office in 2030 (but don’t bet on it) 16.05.2025

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.

'This was my choice': Melanie Joly on being shuffled out of foreign affairs 15.05.2025

Melanie Joly, Industry Minister

Reid: This is a team game; be on the team or get off the team 15.05.2025

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

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