Explore every episode of the podcast Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everything you need to know about Quebec's draft constitution | 09 Oct 2025 | 00:09:18 | |
Johanne Poirier, McGill law professor, also an expert in federalism and constitutional law | |||
| Melançon: It’s not the first time a government has talked about a Quebec constitution | 09 Oct 2025 | 00:09:25 | |
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 | |||
| What are the risks associated with Botox and fillers ? | 07 Oct 2025 | 00:08:37 | |
Roni Munk, cosmetic dermatologist at Dermapure | |||
| Tech Corner: Key takeaways from todays announcements from Apple | 11 Sep 2025 | 00:09:25 | |
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News. Image: AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez | |||
| Heurtel: Projet Montreal does NOT listen to anyone | 27 Nov 2024 | 00:13:00 | |
David Heurtel, CJAD 800 political commentator | |||
| The Legal Corner: Newly-formed DOGE going about plan to eliminate jobs held by federal U.S. employees | 27 Nov 2024 | 00:08:34 | |
Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 legal contributor | |||
| Mennie: A blind man's bluff approach to urban planning | 27 Nov 2024 | 00:12:17 | |
James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| Mount Royal Cemetery taking legal action to stop the city from closing Camillien-Houde Way | 27 Nov 2024 | 00:08:54 | |
Maxime Jacques, General Manager of the Mount-Royal Cemetery | |||
| Crane: We’re not the nice neighbour anymore | 26 Nov 2024 | 00:08:27 | |
Jennifer Crane, political strategist and founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs | |||
| Mennie: Legault has not flinched from depicting Anglos and immigrants as threats to Quebec. How will he do with Trump? | 26 Nov 2024 | 00:11:19 | |
James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| Quebec educators are sounding the alarm over kids' lack of basic life skills | 26 Nov 2024 | 00:10:45 | |
Corinne Payne, Director General of the Quebec Federation of Parents' Committees | |||
| Telemedicine in Quebec could come to an end in December. Here's why | 26 Nov 2024 | 00:06:18 | |
Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and CJAD 800 contributor | |||
| 'We're tolerating lawlessness': MP calls out Montreal police for handling of recent protests | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:11:34 | |
Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP representing the riding of Mount-Royal and the federal government's special advisor on Jewish community relations and antisemitism | |||
| Heurtel: We’re tolerating illegal acts | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:12:09 | |
David Heurtel, CJAD 800 Political Commentator | |||
| Montreal mayoral candidate Luc Rabouin on Camillien-Houde Way controversy, city safety, housing and more | 11 Sep 2025 | 00:19:57 | |
Leader of Projet Montreal and mayor of the Montreal borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal, Luc Rabouin joined Aaron Rand ahead of the municipal election on Nov. 2. | |||
| Mennie: Did Montreal have to get shamed into taking Friday night’s riot seriously? | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:11:31 | |
James Mennie - Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| 'The idea is to increase the place of French': Quebec French language commissioner wants more post-secondary French courses | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:10:55 | |
Benoit Dubreuil, Quebec’s French language commissioner joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss his push to have more French language courses in English CEGEPs and universities. | |||
| Mulcair: Trudeau’s approach is similar to what Legault did to win the election, only this time it won’t work. | 22 Nov 2024 | 00:08:11 | |
Tom Mulcair, CJAD 800 Political Commentator | |||
| Mennie: Is Northvolt the proverbial softball the Quebec Liberals have been waiting (and desperately need) to hit? | 22 Nov 2024 | 00:09:26 | |
James Mennie / Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| The Business Brief: How GST freeze could cause inflation to creep back up | 22 Nov 2024 | 00:09:32 | |
Amanda Lang, business anchor with BNN Bloomberg and the host of “Taking Stock” which can be heard anywhere on the Iheart network | |||
| Soudas: The CAQ is trying to regain its fiscal credibility | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:07:04 | |
Dimitri Soudas, political commentator and former Director of Communications for Stephen Harper | |||
| Mennie: Legault stops handing out tax breaks while Trudeau starts handing out cheques | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:07:48 | |
James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| Tech Corner: Shazam hits 100 billion song recognitions | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:10:35 | |
Carmi Levy, CTV tech analyst | |||
| Where does Quebec stand in terms of provincial deficit? | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:10:55 | |
Quebec's finance minister, Eric Girard has tabled an economic update with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what he describes as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year's economic slowdown. He joined Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, to explain where the province stands in terms of deficit. | |||
| Extortion attempts targeting Montreal businesses have slowed. Here's why | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:09:31 | |
SPVM inspector David Shane joined Trudie Mason (in for Aaron Rand). | |||
| Reid: 'America is in a closed fist of a culture war' | 10 Sep 2025 | 00:10:17 | |
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin, joined Montreal Now to talk about the shooting of Charlie Kirk. | |||
| Heurtel: You need English to function in this world | 20 Nov 2024 | 00:09:13 | |
David Heurtel, CJAD 800 Political Commentator | |||
| The Legal Corner: Calculating the equal division of an estate | 20 Nov 2024 | 00:10:29 | |
Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor | |||
| How this Montrealer turned being racially profiled by police into something positive | 20 Nov 2024 | 00:08:31 | |
Mactar Mbaye, house flipper who turned being racially profiled by Laval police into something positive | |||
| Crane: Haroun Bouazzi didn’t make the situation better for himself | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:09:40 | |
Jennifer Crane, Founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs and political strategist | |||
| The Right Chemistry: Supposed health properties of maple syrup | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:08:48 | |
Dr. Joe Schwarz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society | |||
| Heurtel: It’s the beginning of pre-campaign mode for Justin Trudeau and the Liberals | 18 Nov 2024 | 00:11:01 | |
Political commentator David Heurtel joins Trudie Mason (in for Aaron Rand) | |||
| Mennie: How to assess the impact of l’Affaire Bouazzi | 18 Nov 2024 | 00:10:04 | |
James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| Why this Montrealer is being tested for HIV and hepatitis after dropping his car keys | 18 Nov 2024 | 00:09:41 | |
Luc Bruneau recently dropped his car keys in a pile of leaves in downtown Montreal. As he reached to pick them up, he was stuck by a used syringe. He shared his cautionary tale with Trudie Mason. | |||
| 'Montreal is home to my favourite restaurant in the world': Sebastian Maniscalco ahead of his upcoming Bell Centre show | 15 Nov 2024 | 00:09:49 | |
Stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco will bring his It Ain't Right Tour to the Bell Centre on Thursday, November 21. He joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to preview the show and also dished on his favourite restaurant in the world. | |||
| Mulcair: Canada’s standing around the globe has slipped and it’s Justin Trudeau’s fault | 15 Nov 2024 | 00:08:18 | |
Tom Mulcair, CJAD 800 Political Commentator | |||
| Mennie: Legault's attitude very revealing during cabinet shuffle | 10 Sep 2025 | 00:11:27 | |
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. | |||
| Mennie: Another day, another strike, another countdown to back to work measures by the feds. | 15 Nov 2024 | 00:12:58 | |
James Mennie / Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| The Business Brief: Canadian home sales rose to their highest level in more than two years | 15 Nov 2024 | 00:08:25 | |
Amanda Lang, business anchor with BNN Bloomberg and the host of “Taking Stock” which can be heard anywhere on the Iheart network | |||
| The president of Champlain Taxi says the SAAQ’s data on Ubers and Taxis is way off | 15 Nov 2024 | 00:09:40 | |
George Boussios, President of Champlain Taxi | |||
| Is there a limit on how long someone can receive from the Canadian Pension Plan? | 15 Nov 2024 | 00:07:24 | |
Cindy Marques, certified financial planner and co-founder of Makecents | |||
| Soudas: That is something a member of parliament should never do | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:08:56 | |
Dimitri Soudas, political commentator and former Director of Communications for Harper | |||
| Mennie: REM unreliability... have we reached the point of no return? | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:10:10 | |
James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| Tech Corner: Australia plans world-leading social media ban for children under 16 | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:07:54 | |
Carmi Levy, CTV News tech analyst | |||
| What is the cost of inaction in treating obesity in Canada? | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:10:42 | |
Dr. Alexandro Zarruk, internal medicine specialist focusing on cardiometabolic medicine | |||
| Jean-François Lisée: We can’t count on the Liberals to protect French | 13 Nov 2024 | 00:10:32 | |
Jean-François Lisée, Former PQ leader | |||
| Mennie: We saw what Musk did to Twitter, and now, it’s America’s turn… | 13 Nov 2024 | 00:12:31 | |
James Mennie - Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| Canadian woman credits medical tourism for saving her life following cancer diagnosis | 10 Sep 2025 | 00:09:29 | |
Tasha Kheiriddin is a writer and commentator for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack. She joined Aaron Rand to discuss how medical tourism saved her life following a cancer diagnosis. | |||
| The Legal Corner: Packaging on imported grocery products violates the Charter of the French Language | 13 Nov 2024 | 00:08:41 | |
Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 legal contributor | |||
| Montreal's opposition calling on city to offer free parking during holiday season | 13 Nov 2024 | 00:07:30 | |
Julien Henault-Ratelle, city councillor for the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough and member of Ensemble Montreal | |||