
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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Restrictions might be lifting, but here’s why you still need to be careful
DR. CATHERINE HANKINS, co-chair of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and a professor in the department of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at McGill’s faculty of medicine

Will Trudeau be able to peaceful end the Freedom Convoy protests across the country?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Was the vaccine passport just Legault’s political prop?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Tunesday with Virgin Radio’s Kelly Alexander
KELLY ALEXANDER, Virgin Radio Saweetie feat HER Maren Morris Diplo feat Miguel WATN: Tiffany

You probably aren't paying your babysitter enough
HAYLEY JUHL, Montreal Gazette

The City of Montreal kept no records and made several errors when they took land from owners without their knowledge
LINDA GYULAI, Journalist with the Montreal Gazette

Chrystia Freeland sends a strong message to Canadians about what the Emergencies Act really means
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Trudeau invokes emergency measures act
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

How to celebrate Valentine’s Day SAFELY in 2022
SHARON SCHWEITZER, international etiquette expert

Is there an issue with how we access family doctors in Quebec?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

If the Montreal demonstrators are smart they’ll stage their event in Ontario.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

February is Healthy Heart Month - what should you know?
LYNN HEBERT, was 43-years old when she had a heart attack, with no history of heart disease in her family &WENDY WRAY, cardiac Nurse-Clinician, Founder and Director of the Women's Healthy Heart Initiative at the MUHC

Should Trudeau and Ford meet 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.

Tories throw Ottawa squatters under a truck
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Why haven’t the Ottawa police done more about the convoy?
CHARLES BORDELEAU, public safety consultant and former Ottawa police chief, who was chief during the shooting on Parliament Hill

Dawson’s board of governors held a meeting last night
MICHAEL GOLDWAX, Chair of Dawson College’s Board of Governors

Why is it so difficult to get an ambulance right now?
HAL NEWMAN, former paramedic and firefighter with more than four decades of experience in emergency health services, who now writes for The Rover

Should Quebec drop the vaccine passport?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Tories start to get wobbly about the Ottawa squatters
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

An app for Montreal area dog owners to meet up in real life
DOV PUNSKI, dog lover, NDG resident & creator of the DogPack app

To reopen or not to reopen… that is the question
DR. CHRISTOPHER LABOS, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology who can be heard at 8:10 on Sunday mornings on CJAD 800 on Weekends with Ken

What will happen to the rogue MP who dared to criticize the government?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Things have gone from bad to surreal with the Ottawa squatters.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Tunesday with Virgin Radio’s Kelly Alexander
KELLY ALEXANDER, Virgin Radio Liam Gallagher Tate McRae Red Hot Chili Peppers WATN: Simply Red

English school boards launch campaign to hire new teachers
SYLVAIN RACETTE, President of the Association of Directors General of English School Boards of Quebec

Why are American politicians weighing in on the convoy?
BRUCE HEYMAN, Former US Ambassador to Canada and author of the best selling memoir The Art of Diplomacy: Strengthening the Canada US relationship in times of uncertainty

How are Canadians feeling about COVID, the convoy & the CPC?
SHACHI KURL, President of the Angus Reid Institute

Has Canada become the laughing stock of the world?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

What should the feds do about the trucker’s convoy?
JAGMEET SINGH, leader of the NDP

Bonhomme Carnaval got better police protection than the city of Ottawa
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Should Quebec prepare for a sixth wave of COVID-19?
AARON DERFEL, Montreal Gazette health reporter

The Great CJAD 800 Cookie Face-Off
KELLY ALBERT, host of Montreal Eats, Saturdays at 11 AM on CJAD 800 AARON’S COOKIE RECIPE: https://www.gateausuperstar.ca/recipes/aaron-brown-butter-spice-cookie NATASHA’S COOKIE RECIPE: https://www.gateausuperstar.ca/recipes/natasha-mojito-cookies

Denmark is lifting all COVID-19 restrictions
DR. SUMON CHAKRABARTI, Infectious Diseases physician at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, Ontario

Why a Quebec optician got a shoutout at the National Assembly
PHIL ROCHETTE Québec optician at Bonhomme à lunettes

Should Legault apologize for implying who is and isn't a real Quebecer?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Reaction to the kerfuffle between Dominique Anglade and Francois Legault
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Apparently if you aren’t a CAQiste, you’re not a Quebecois
DOMINIQUE ANGLADE, Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party

Black History Month is in full swing in Montreal
ROEN HIGGINS, spokesperson for Montreal’s Black History Month Round Table

An unusual relationship between two Erin O’Tooles has come to an end
ERIN O’TOOLE - Host of Colorado Edition on KUNC in Northern Colorado, on how she feels about the news that the Tories have ousted Erin O’Toole

With the trucker convoy still protesting in Ottawa, Should the military be called in to help?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

“Trucker” protests may get a far different reception if they show up in other cities.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Why some people test positive for COVID months after infection
DR. CHRISTOPHER LABOS, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology who can be heard at 8:10 on Sunday mornings on CJAD 800 on Weekends with Ken

Pfizer seeks FDA approval for COVID shot for kids under 5
DR. JESSE PAPENBURG, infectious diseases specialist and medical microbiologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital

Be careful when you make purchases online
DAVID MORTON, runs Bunz Montreal a barter only Facebook group where you can trade goods and or services

Erin O'Toole lost the leadership vote 73-45 in a caucus leadership review
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Does the end of Erin O’Toole mean the end of the CPC?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

How did the 1918 pandemic eventually end?
JOHN BARRY, adjunct professor and historian at Tulane University and author of The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

Dominique Anglade says that vaccination has reached its limit
ANDRÉ FORTIN, Liberal MNA for Pontiac and Official Opposition House Leader

Several are chomping at the bit for Erin O’Toole’s job. Who could take the Conservative leadership in his place?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Mayor of NDG (and former nurse) vaccinating people today
GRACIA KASOKI KATAHWA, mayor of Cote-des-Neiges / NDG