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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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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould explains why she wants to lead the party 24.01.2025

Karina Gould, MP for the Ontario riding of Burlington and former Leader of the Government in the House of Commons joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss why she's running for leadership for the federal Liberal Party.

Poll: More than a third of Canadians seek health information online citing lack of access to a doctor 23.01.2025

Dr. Joss Reimer, president of the Canadian Medical Association

Husny: Donald Trump is trying to renegotiate the relationship between Canada and the U.S. 23.01.2025

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

How to survive, live and thrive, Is your watchband poisoning you? New study suggests weight loss drugs may lower risk in diseases, Amazon shutting down in Quebec, & Bell Let’s Talk focuses on youth mental health. 23.01.2025

Stephen Bruyant-Langer is an executive coach and leadership expert, and the author of ‘The Existential Playbook – How to Survive, Live and Thrive’, looking at why so many people feel dissatisfied with life, and offering some advice on how to overcome this? Dr. Joe Schwarz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science &...

Mennie: The rendez-vous with the Supreme Court over Bill 21 was inevitable 23.01.2025

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: Netflix just increased prices in Canada 23.01.2025

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

Supreme Court of Canada will hear a legal challenge of Quebec’s Bill 21. What's next? 23.01.2025

Pearl Eliadis is human rights lawyer and associate professor at McGill University’s School of Public Policy

How CAQ budget cuts will impact after-school programs 23.01.2025

Jim Beis is mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro

'They don't want to respect our labour laws': Union reacts to Amazon closing Quebec warehouses 22.01.2025

Caroline Senneville is president of the CSN union which represents Amazon employees at the company's Laval warehouse. She joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss how the union found out about the news.

Crane: Poilievre has been having a tough time answering tough questions 22.01.2025

Political strategist and founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs. She can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Mennie: Quebec was so busy worrying about Trump it forgot about Bezos 22.01.2025

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: Amazon counters union by shutting down its warehouses in Quebec 22.01.2025

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.

New study suggests weight loss drugs may lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease 22.01.2025

Dr. Chris Labos is a cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800. He can be heard every Sunday morning on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20 a.m.

Bell Let’s Talk: CTV News correspondent Paul Hollingsworth shares his brother's story 22.01.2025

Paul Hollingsworth is a CTV News national correspondent based in Halifax. He joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand on Bell Let's Talk day to share his brother's story.

Husny: What will Donald Trump say next? 21.01.2025

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

Mennie: Trump is a gift that will just keep on giving 21.01.2025

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 health care cuts in Quebec will impact services on Montreal's West Island 21.01.2025

Jacob Serebrin, reporter with the Montreal Gazette and Marie-Philippe Rodrigue, speech therapist and president of the Quebec Association of Speech Therapists and Audiologists

The Right Chemistry: Is your watchband poisoning you? 21.01.2025

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

Heurtel: What got Trump to power was inflation 20.01.2025

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: Looks like Trump’s leash just got yanked on tariffs (and maybe some other things, too) 20.01.2025

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.

'There's other things I want to do': Westmount mayor will not be seeking re-election 20.01.2025

Mayor of Westmount, Christina Smith joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to explain why she will not be seeking re-election this fall.

How chasing happiness can lead to dissatisfaction and how to overcome it 20.01.2025

Stephen Bruyant-Langer is an executive coach and leadership expert, and the author of ‘The Existential Playbook – How to Survive, Live and Thrive’, looking at why so many people feel dissatisfied with life, and offering some advice on how to overcome this.

Mennie: Denis Coderre files a lawsuit and leadership bid 17.01.2025

James Mennie, 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: Tariffs could force Canada to start producing more of its own food 17.01.2025

Amanda Lang, business anchor with BNN Bloomberg and the host of “Taking Stock” which can be heard anywhere on the Iheart network

Montrealers react to customer who called out Walmart employee over language 17.01.2025

A Montreal-area Walmart customer created a buzz on social media after he recorded an interaction between himself and an employee. In the video, the customer can be heard asking the French-speaking employee to be served in English. The employee, feeling her English was not good enough, offered to get a colleague who could better serve him. Yet the customer persisted in his request and even switches...

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