
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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Premier Legault walks back on the vax tax
DR. VARDIT RAVITSKY, “Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President of the International Association of Bioethics”

What’s Balarama Holness been up to since the election?
BALARAMA HOLNESS, former mayoral candidate

Why does brown sugar go rock hard and is there anything you can do to prevent it from happening?
DR. JOE SCHWARCZ, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

What impact will the easing of restrictions have in Quebec?
DR. BRIAN WARD, professor of Infectious Diseases at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Should Trudeau find a way to empathize with the truckers?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Trudeau says he isn’t intimidated by truckers - but he doesn’t have to put up with them.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Dawson College expansion project shelved by the CAQ
DAVID BIRNBAUM, Liberal MNA for D’Arcy-McGee and Official Opposition Critic for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers

Vaccines alone won’t be enough to end this pandemic
PRATIVA BARAL, epidemiologist and a PhD student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Do you ever get calls, texts or emails intended for other people?
JASON YOUNG, Toronto lawyer who keeps getting emails intended for someone else

People are getting COVID on PURPOSE?
DR. CHRISTOPHER LABOS, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology… you can hear him on Sunday Morning House Call…. with Dr. Chris Labos at 8:10 on Weekends with Ken

What is Trudeau's BEST approach dealing with the Trucker Convoy heading to Ottawa?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

“Freedom Convoy” - no matter what happens, Trudeau can’t lose.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Quebec Liberals launch website to recruit new candidates
DOMINIQUE ANGLADE, Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party

Montrealer to speak at UN World Interfaith Harmony Week event
ROSLYN FRANKEN, daughter of Nagasaki bombing survivor John Franken, author of Meant to Be

Catastrophizing can lead to heightened pain
GEOFFREY DOVER, associate professor in the Department of Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology at Concordia

What do we know about this new COVID-19 variant?
DR. MATTHEW OUGHTON, Physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Jewish General Hospital

How is the federal government dealing with the trucker convoy?
OMAR ALGHABRA, Canada’s Transport Minister

Could the Freedom Convoy protest turn violent?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Will Dr. Boileau address the anti vax tax issue?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Have lockdowns fuelled a surge in domestic violence?
HALINA HAAG , researcher with Wilfrid Laurier University and the ABI Research Lab, University of Toronto

Tired after cleaning the house? That could be bad news
NANCY GLYNN, associate professor in the department of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health

An open letter to Quebec’s public health officials
MICHAEL LEVY, environmental health specialist and epidemiologist who holds a masters in public health

Schools have been open for over a week.. How’s it going?
OLIVIER DROUIN, creator of Covid Écoles

How seriously should Ottawa take the trucker convoy?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Has Legault’s anti vax tax become a liability?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

How are Canadian Ukrainians feeling right now?
IHOR MICHALCHYSHYN, CEO of the Canadian Ukrainian Congress

OQLF says restaurant isn’t doing a good enough job in French
TED DRANIAS, owner of Petros Taverna in Griffintown, Westmount and Laurier

Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day - Let’s End the Stigma
DR. HEATHER STUART, Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen's University & Bell Canada’s Mental Health and Anti-stigma Research Chair

What matters more to you - making as much money as possible, or loving your job?
ANDREW HALLAM, Canadian finance journalist & author of Balance: How to Invest and Spend for Happiness, Health, and Wealth

Former city councillor takes on new role with Bnai Brith
MARVIN ROTRAND, National Director of B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm AND former city councillor for Snowdon

Did Legault strike the right tone by easing up on restrictions?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Did Anglade goad Legault into easing restrictions?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Tunesday with Virgin Radio’s Kelly Alexander
KELLY ALEXANDER, Virgin Radio Ryland James Christina Aguilera Charlie Puth WATN: Oasis

What impact is the Omicron variant having on infected children?
DR. EARL RUBIN, pediatric infectious disease specialist and medical microbiologist

Can the west stop Russia from invading Ukraine?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Anglade tries to tap into Quebec’s growing pandemic fatigue.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Why are Florida and Quebec two completely different planets?
JOSH FREED, Montreal Gazette columnist & AARON DERFEL, Montreal Gazette health reporter

Montreal start-up launches smart arm bracelet to save kids’ lives
GEORGIA POWELL, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of NURA Medical

Restaurants still unsure of when they’ll be able to reopen
PETER SERGAKIS, owner of several bars & restaurants in Montreal, and President of the Quebec bar owners association

How easy is it to generate a QR code for a fake vaccine passport?
CARMI LEVY, Bell Media tech expert

Why can’t Anglade and Legault get along?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Things are getting nasty between Dominique Anglade and François Legault.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

How can we convince the unvaccinated to get their shots?
ROXANNE DE LA SABLONNIÈRE, psychology professor at l’Université de Montréal

Brad Barr of the Barr Brothers has a new solo album out
BRAD BARR, new album The Winter Mission is out today

Why this nurse quit her job to drive trucks for a living
LEAH GORHAM, quit her job as a nurse to become a trucker

1 in 4 Canadians think antivaxxers belong in jail
JOHN WRIGHT, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion

Will the federal government get involved in Quebec’s antivax tax?
JEAN CHAREST, former Premier of Quebec

Is Canada right to talk tough against Russia?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

When life hands him lemons, Legault unveils his election campaign strategy - a remade health care
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

When is the best time to get a booster after having COVID?
DR. JAMIE SCOTT, molecular immunologist and professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University