Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

Charles Burton, former diplomat at Canada’s embassy in Beijing and senior fellow at the think tank Sinopsis

Duration:00:11:06

The Political Corner: Craig Sauvé is promising things he doesn't have control over.

Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.

Duration:00:10:02

Mennie: Is delaying a return to the National Assembly a bad sign? (Spoiler: all the signs are bad)

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:00:08:33

Tech Corner: OpenAI is adding parental controls to ChatGPT

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

Duration:00:09:24

How would scrapping the temporary foreign workers program affect businesses in Quebec and Canada?

Denis Hamel, strategic advisor at the Conseil du patronat du Quebec and Christina Santini, Director of National Affairs at the Canadian Federation of Independent businesses.

Duration:00:11:08

The Political Corner: The damage is done, and the damage is lasting

Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin.

Duration:00:10:02

Legal Corner: How to negotiate employment contracts when you don't have leverage

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:00:08:47

Mennie: How can Legault’s 'new' cabinet be anything other than an admission of failure?

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:00:10:32

Kiefer Sutherland talks counter-tariffs, future of Jack Bauer and Canadian whisky

Emmy and Golden Globe–winning Canadian actor and musician Kiefer Sutherland is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the 24 series. He recently released a line of Canadian whisky, Red Bank Whisky. He spoke to Aaron Rand.

Duration:00:18:57

Political Corner: He did well, but the optics aren't good.

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

Duration:00:08:51

Mennie: “I didn’t know” may be a defence today for the SAAQclic mess, but it’s a phrase that will become a curse tomorrow for Legault and the CAQ.

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:00:10:57

The Right Chemistry: How constipation could be related to more serious diseases

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society.

Duration:00:09:13

Anthony Housefather and other Liberal MPs call for increased action on growing antisemitism.

Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP for Mount Royal.

Duration:00:08:18

Political Corner: It's obvious that there is some sort of cover-up.

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:00:10:30

MENNIE: Legault’s political fate decided tomorrow?

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:00:08:53

Canadian economy contracts by 1.6% as tariffs hit hard in the second quarter.

Moshe Lander, senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University.

Duration:00:09:04

Federal workers take more sick days now than during the height of the pandemic.

Ajay Pangarkar, Workforce Performance Strategist and author of “Learning Metrics: How to Measure the Impact of Organizational Learning.

Duration:00:06:46

Closing down streets near schools is the best way to keep children safe, says parent.