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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

A West Island man was recently frauded on Marketplace. Here's how to spot and avoid scams 01.05.2025

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

Was the damage to Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital from a recent storm avoidable? 01.05.2025

André Fortin, Liberal MNA for Pontiac and Quebec health critic

Kirkland resident warns online sellers to be vigilant after being taken in by Marketplace scam 01.05.2025

Kirkland resident Jimmy Ghadiali was scammed while attempting to sell his tires on Facebook Marketplace

Should Poilievre resign? Here's what one former Conservative advisor thinks 30.04.2025

Sandy White, former adviser to the Conservative government of Stephen Harper and an entrepreneur and writer based in Montreal

Crane: Pierre Poilievre should resign 30.04.2025

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: Will 2026 feel like 1976? 30.04.2025

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.

Non-profit provides assistance to Montreal anglophones and allophones looking for jobs 30.04.2025

Alistair Price, President and CEO of Inicio

'We are the last hope for this country': People’s Party of Canada on future of the party 29.04.2025

Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, reacts to this week's election results.

Husny: The Conservative strategy is to find Poilievre a riding 29.04.2025

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

Mennie: Meet the new boss… and the new landscape 29.04.2025

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: Can eating chicken actually increase your mortality risk? 29.04.2025

Dr. Joe Schwarcz is director of the McGill Office for Science & Society. He is also host of The Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 p.m. on CJAD 800.

Heurtel: This could be a very long night for the Conservatives 28.04.2025

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: The 37-day campaign that seemed to last forever could still surprise us. 28.04.2025

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.

Mulcair: Trump’s arrival, Trudeau’s departure, & Carney’s appointment changed the Political landscape in Canada 25.04.2025

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.

Mennie: Take a long hard look this weekend at Canada’s political landscape — cause it’s the last you’ll ever see of it. 25.04.2025

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.

Business Brief: When will the markets get back to normal? 25.04.2025

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

How you can bet on the results of the elections 25.04.2025

Bill O’Brien, Sportsbook Manager at PowerPlay.com

Quebec court overturns tuition hikes for out-of-province students in anglophone universities 24.04.2025

Graham Carr, President and vice-chancellor of Concordia University

Reid: Donald Trump back in the picture can work to Carney’s advantage 24.04.2025

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

Should obesity treatments be subsidized? Hotels are facing staff shortages, Recruiters are hiring talent by targeting competitors, Pope Francis’s warning about the use of modern technology,& Canada's Green Party reacts to being left out of leaders' debate 24.04.2025

Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800  Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus at York University and a retired emergency medicine doctor at University Health Network Andrew Torriani, CEO and general manager of the Ritz-Carlton Montreal Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst Jonathan Pednault, co-...

Mennie: Stop bellyaching over a ban on Go Habs Go - Au Québec, c’est comme ça qu’on vit. 24.04.2025

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 STM will no longer be able to use the Go Habs Go text on its buses after a complaint to the OQLF 24.04.2025

Greg Kelley, Official Opposition Critic for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers and Liberal MNA for Jacques-Cartier 

Tech Corner: Pope Francis’s warning about the use of modern technology may surprise you 24.04.2025

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

Quebec wants to review the way it prioritizes access to family doctors 24.04.2025

Dr Samer Daher, General practitioner and president of the Montreal association of general practitioners

Montreal lawyer criticizes the TAL’s new calculation system 23.04.2025

Lisa Hollinger, Lawyer in civil litigation and mediation

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