Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

Jennifer Crane is a political strategist and founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs. She can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Duration:00:08:57

Mennie: The entire leaders debate process — and the commission behind it — have been a total gong show.

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:00:10:49

Legal Corner: If you hired a great maternity leave replacement, are you allowed to fire your old employee and keep the new hire?

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:00:07:12

Meet the Canadian linguist behind 52 New York Times crossword puzzles

Will Nediger, Canadian linguist, crossword champion and creator of 52 New York Times crossword puzzles

Duration:00:09:23

Here's what you need to know before heading out to vote

Florence Ryan, Regional Media Advisor for the Montreal area at Elections Canada

Duration:00:07:46

Husny: Changing the start time of the debate is a good move

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

Duration:00:10:59

Mennie: Is it possible, in 2025, to dangerously overestimate the importance of this week’s debates?

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:00:10:54

The Right Chemistry: What is chlorinated chicken?

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:00:09:45

Dr. Labos: Is there any health benefit to getting a complete body MRI?

Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800. You can hear him every Sunday on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20 a.m.

Duration:00:07:55

Heurtel: Quebecers don’t care that Mark Carney’s French isn’t good

4/14/2025

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.

Duration:00:11:15

Mennie: Worried about preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause? Poilievre isn’t.

4/14/2025

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.

Duration:00:10:25

More women over 40 are having more babies than teenagers

4/14/2025

Dr. Diane Francoeur, Executive Director of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, obstetrician-gynecologist at CHU Sainte-Justine and a professor at the University of Montreal

Duration:00:10:15

Mulcair: At this stage of the game everyone is waiting to see what happens at the debates

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:00:12:11

Mennie: As some start to question the veracity of campaign polls, will others question the result of the election?

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:00:12:14

Business Brief: Market volatility this week

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Duration:00:08:01

Ste-Catherine remains open to traffic after pedestrianization plan shelved

Federico Sanchez, communications and hospitality director at le Pois Penché

Duration:00:09:31

'We need to deal with the lack of family doctors': Montreal physician urges politicians to make health care a priority