
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
Arts & Culture Podcasts
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!
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
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!
Language:
English
Episodes
MONTREAL NOW PODCAST: Auto thefts down in Canada but recovery remains low, having your cake and eating too while living healthy, spotting shrinkflation in the grocery stores, & the Montreal Police department to prioritize mental health intervention & helping Montreal youths in 2026
2/13/2026
Bryan Gast is VP of Investigative Services at Équité Association
Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Bioethicist, health policy expert, oncologist, and a vice-provost at the University of Pennsylvania
Preet Banerjee, founder of YourMoneyDegree.com, a financial literacy program
Fady Dagher, Chief of the SPVM
Duration:00:42:56
Mulcair: It's the first time the courts have struck down the results of an election
2/13/2026
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.
Duration:00:09:27
Mennie: A federal byelection in Terrebonne? Or an early general vote this spring?
2/13/2026
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.
Duration:00:09:11
Aaron Rand celebrates World Radio Day with an old friend
2/13/2026
Stirring Humanity theme that moves forward - Music Bed.
Duration:00:07:22
Business Brief: Donald Trump is planning to scale back some tariffs
2/13/2026
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent
Duration:00:08:39
The city wants an “innovation zone” downtown without orange cones. What does that mean?
2/13/2026
Leslie Roberts, city councilor for the downtown Peter McGill district
Duration:00:09:42
Auto thefts down in Canada, but recovery remains low, says new report
2/12/2026
Bryan Gast is VP of Investigative Services at Équité Association
Duration:00:08:32
Melançon: So far the CAQ members prefer Christine Fréchette but that might change
2/12/2026
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
Duration:00:10:26
Mennie: An AI traffic lab in downtown Montreal?
2/12/2026
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.
Duration:00:12:41
Tech Corner: Abuse involving smartwatches and rings rising at ‘alarming’ rate
2/12/2026
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
Duration:00:08:35
Heated exchange between Joe Ortona and Simon Jolin-Barrette over the CAQ’s proposed constitution
2/12/2026
Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Board Association
Duration:00:10:49
Reid: Prime Ministers are expected to involve themselves in a tragedy
2/11/2026
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin
Duration:00:09:28
Mennie: Roberge’s “transition scenarios” for the bungled PEQ project sound like “escape plans”
2/11/2026
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.
Duration:00:11:28
Legal Corner: What are your obligations after being wrongfully terminated?
2/11/2026
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.
Duration:00:09:06
Could you spot shrinkflation in grocery store aisles? Research says no.
2/11/2026
Preet Banerjee, founder of YourMoneyDegree.com, a financial literacy program
Duration:00:08:31
The SPVM to prioritize mental health intervention, helping Montreal youths in 2026
2/10/2026
Fady Dagher, Chief of the SPVM
Duration:00:13:24
Husny: The future agreement with Canada & the US has nothing to do with the Gordie Howe Bridge
2/10/2026
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst
Duration:00:08:16
Mennie: A day of reckoning for Montreal’s bike paths?
2/10/2026
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.
Duration:00:11:42
The Right Chemistry: Why size matters for ski jumpers?
2/10/2026
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.
Duration:00:09:18
Quebec Bar calls out the CAQ for abuse of the notwithstanding clause
2/10/2026
Rémi Bourget, vice-president of the Quebec Bar Association
Duration:00:09:50