Explore every episode of the podcast Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| What’s behind the Blue Jays’s success? | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:08:29 | |
Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette sports reporter. | |||
| Political Corner: I don't think that Legault is playing with a full deck | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:10:51 | |
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: The Legault meltdown is inevitable. The question is, who picks up the slack? | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:11:36 | |
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. | |||
| After 35 years in municipal politics, this Côte-Saint-Luc councillor is calling it quits | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:08:18 | |
Dida Berku, Côte-Saint-Luc city councillor for District 3. | |||
| 'It marked Quebec and Canada forever': Journalist looks back at 1995 referendum | 30 Oct 2025 | 00:08:26 | |
Francine Pelletier, journalist, filmmaker and author of a new book, "Dream Interrupted: The Rise and Fall of Quebec Nationalism" Image: CP PICTURE ARCHIVE/Ryan Remiorz | |||
| Melançon: It’s a divorce that’s going smoothly between Carmant and Legault | 30 Oct 2025 | 00:10:19 | |
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 | |||
| Mennie: Carmant does the right thing. Will anyone else in the CAQ do the same? | 30 Oct 2025 | 00:11:25 | |
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: Nike says its first ‘powered footwear’ is like an e-bike for your feet | 30 Oct 2025 | 00:10:22 | |
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News. | |||
| What was it like being on the front line during the 1995 referendum? | 30 Oct 2025 | 00:15:10 | |
Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies | |||
| 'An attack on the very heart of medicine': Doctors react to Quebec's Bill 2 | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:11:04 | |
Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Karoline Boucher | |||
| Reid: Provinces are really desperate for doctors | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:10:02 | |
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin | |||
| Mennie: Whether it’s Trump or Legault, Ford doesn’t waste time | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:13:28 | |
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. | |||
| Merchants at Montreal's public markets are thinking of leaving. Here's why | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:04:51 | |
Nicolas Fabien-Ouellet, general manager of Montreal Public Markets Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson | |||
| Legal Corner: Taking a sick day at work? Here's what you're entitled to in Quebec | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:08:16 | |
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-based study looks at effects of a sedentary lifestyle among teens | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:08:41 | |
Bruno Da Costa, Assistant Professor at McGill University’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education | |||
| Nurses are sounding the alarm over Quebec's Bill 2 | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:11:04 | |
Roberto Bomba, treasurer of the FIQ (Fédération Interprofessionnel de la Santé du Québec), the province's biggest nurses union | |||
| Quebec headed for a wall when it comes to recruiting international talent | 28 Oct 2025 | 00:09:35 | |
Graham Carr, President and vice-chancellor of Concordia University | |||
| Husny: I do believe Doug Ford’s ad was useful | 28 Oct 2025 | 00:09:18 | |
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst | |||
| Mennie: Legault’s assault on Quebec’s doctors has the blessing backing of the PQ | 28 Oct 2025 | 00:11:54 | |
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 could lead a mother to abandon her child? | 28 Oct 2025 | 00:08:56 | |
Dr. Samantha Goldwater-Adler, Montreal clinical psychologist specializing in child psychology, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) | |||
| Montreal cardiologist likens Quebec's Bill 2 to 'Big Brother' | 27 Oct 2025 | 00:11:13 | |
Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Karoline Boucher | |||
| Heurtel: Nothing that Christian Dubé has done has yielded any results | 27 Oct 2025 | 00:10:22 | |
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: If advance poll turnout is any indication, Montreal’s next major will have run the better ground game | 27 Oct 2025 | 00:11:08 | |
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. | |||
| Meet the Quebec man who is headed to the Microsoft Excel World Championship | 27 Oct 2025 | 00:08:38 | |
Vincent Morin, financial analyst at Harnois Énergies | |||
| Here’s why you should vote in the upcoming municipal elections | 27 Oct 2025 | 00:08:22 | |
Samantha Reusch, executive director of Apathy is Boring Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes | |||
| 'Very concerned about Quebec's future': Senator looks at what has changed since co-penning manifesto 20 years ago | 27 Oct 2025 | 00:09:19 | |
Andre Pratte, communications consultant and former Canadian senator | |||
| This Montreal-born geriatrician is not allowed to practice in Quebec. Here's why | 24 Oct 2025 | 00:10:00 | |
Speaking on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand is Dr. Diana Anderson, board-certified internist, geriatrician, and a health care architect. | |||
| Mulcair: Quebec is starting a war with doctor's unions | 24 Oct 2025 | 00:12:08 | |
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: Was Ford onto something? Trump’s latest trade tantrum falls flat | 24 Oct 2025 | 00:12:51 | |
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 defines a 'SuperAger' and what allows them to maintain strong memory as they age? | 24 Oct 2025 | 00:08:34 | |
Dr. Sandra Weintraub, clinical neuropsychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | |||
| Melançon: The demands from STM workers are unreasonable | 23 Oct 2025 | 00:10:59 | |
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 Strategie | |||
| Mennie: Legault’s attitude seems like that of a man who already knows he’s lost his job | 23 Oct 2025 | 00:11:46 | |
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: Canada to form financial crimes agency to tackle online scams | 23 Oct 2025 | 00:09:46 | |
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News. | |||
| Could early exposure to peanuts reduce the risk of allergies? | 23 Oct 2025 | 00:07:44 | |
Dr. David A. Hill, allergist and researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and author of the study | |||
| U.S. tariffs trigger hundreds of layoffs at Quebec truck manufacturer | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:09:17 | |
Daniel Breton, President and CEO for Electric Mobility Canada | |||
| Reid: It’s quite unlikely for an election to be called | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:10:40 | |
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin | |||
| Mennie: Will this poll convince Legault to leave? | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:11:45 | |
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: Getting paid by the hour? You are entitled to overtime | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:07:55 | |
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. | |||
| Ensemble Montréal promises steps towards Cavendish extension if elected | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:09:14 | |
Soraya Martinez-Ferrada, leader of Ensemble Montréal and Montreal mayoral candidate | |||
| Why is it taking so long for STM maintenace workers to reach a deal with their employer? | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:08:07 | |
François Enault, representative for the STM maintenance workers Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi | |||
| Husny: The Carney government needs to start to deliver | 21 Oct 2025 | 00:09:18 | |
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst | |||
| Mennie: Paul St-Pierre Plamondon joins Quebec’s 'social peace' club | 21 Oct 2025 | 00:12:05 | |
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. | |||
| 'Sobriety is highly recommended': How one man stopped drinking after more than 50 years | 21 Oct 2025 | 00:08:59 | |
Bob Brody, essayist and the author of “Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age.” His personal essays have notably appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. | |||
| Could gentle parenting just lead to burnout? | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:11:06 | |
Kayla Huszar, mother, registered social worker and host of the Chill Like a Mother Podcast podcast | |||
| Heurtel: Francois Legault will not throw Christian Dubé under the bus | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:10:23 | |
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 PQ’s latest (but not last) head-on collision with reality | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:09:51 | |
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. | |||
| Quebec wants to hand over backlogged surgeries in the public sector to the private system | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:09:58 | |
Aaron Derfel, investigative health reporter at the Montreal Gazette | |||
| Aaron Rand launches new t-shirt campaign in support of Moisson Montréal | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:08:15 | |
Montreal Now's Aaron Rand has launched a new t-shirt campaign with funds going towards Moisson Montréal. Matias Duque is Director of Philanthropy at Moisson Montréal and he explains what his organization does. You can purchase a t-shirt at TheMontrealShirt.com. | |||
| MONTREAL NOW PODCAST: Quebec man fined $5,000 for using AI improperly while defending himself in court, the benefits from blue spirulina, are you eligible for EI benefits if you quit? AI as your new dating coach, & what will be the impact of Lane Hutson’s $70 million deal on the Montreal Canadiens? | 17 Oct 2025 | 00:38:25 | |
Ari Goldkind, criminal lawyer and legal expert Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor Adam Cohen-Aslatei, CEO of AI matchmaking app Three Day Rule, Eric Macramalla, Sport Legal Analyst at TSN | |||
| Mulcair: Mark Carney is trying to keep everything on the table | 17 Oct 2025 | 00:10:50 | |
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. | |||