
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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Most Canadians want to see the flag returned to full-staff
JOHN WRIGHT, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion

Are businesses purposely keeping themselves short staffed?
AJAY PANGARKAR, Workforce Performance Strategist

How do francophones feel about bill 96?
JEAN-FRANÇOIS LISÉE, Former Leader of the Parti Quebecois & Former Provincial Cabinet Minister under Pauline Marois. You can check out his blog and podcast at LaBoiteaLisee.com

Can you tell the difference between a cold, COVID and allergies?
DR. MITCH SHULMAN, CJAD 800 Medical Expert

Does Quebec deserve an apology for “the” question?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

What do Canadians want when it comes to vaccine policy?
JACK JEDWAB, President and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies

Why aren’t francophone Quebecers more upset about bill 96?
ROBERT LIBMAN, architect, former MNA and former member of the Montreal executive committee responsible for urban planning

Is Justin Trudeau starting to lose his cool?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Why are we seeing a sudden surge in support for the Bloc Québecois?
ANDRÉ PRATTE, is a former Senator, and now principal at the strategy firm Navigator. Also the author of an op-ed in the Montreal Gazette about last week’s English federal leaders debate

Tunesday with Virgin Radio’s Kelly Alexander
KELLY ALEXANDER, Virgin Radio Ed Sheeran Eddie Vedder James Blunt WATN: Metallica

Challenging Quebec over Bills 96 and 21
JULIUS GREY, human rights lawyer

EMSB takes back their declaration that Quebec is not a nation
JOE ORTONA, Chair of the English Montreal School Board

Provincial Liberals table petition to denounce Quebec bashing
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

An update on the COVID situation in Quebec schools
OLIVIER DROUIN, creator of Covid Écoles

8 things I wish I knew before moving to Montreal
DANNY PARYS, started a reddit thread about what he wish he knew before moving to Montreal

The living donors program
CAROLINE ROSS, Head Executive Chef & CEO of Bon C Bon & MELANIE GOETTISHEIM, donated a kidney

Who is medically exempt from getting the COVID vaccine?
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

Does the federal leaders debate need a format overhaul?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

She tried to help as a PAB… and it was a TERRIBLE experience
LESLIE BRUNOE, signed up last summer for the Quebec government’s three-month PAB training and had the worst experience of her life

Why are doctors opting in and out of Medicare?
DR. RON DIMENTBERG, orthopedic surgeon

What sort of impact with Legault’s Tory endorsement have?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Meet the Montrealer currently starring in Ted Lasso
MOE JEUDY L’AMOUR, NDG native starring in Ted Lasso

When conspiracy theories and political violence intersect
CHRISTOPHER CURTIS, reporter and founder of the interactive journalism project The Rover

What does living with the virus actually look like or mean?
DR. COLIN FURNESS, infection control epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto

Who are the undecided & why can’t they make up their minds?
JOHN WRIGHT, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion

Who is going to win the second French debate?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

It turns out GRANDPARENTS are most upset about housing
MIKE MOFFATT, Senior Director at the Smart Prosperity Institute and Assistant Professor in the Ivey Business School at Western University

Since when did Quebec become a nation & why does it matter?
RUSSELL COPEMAN, executive director of The Quebec English School Boards Association

Does the average person care about the federal election?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Tunesday with Virgin Radio’s Kelly Alexander
KELLY ALEXANDER, Virgin Radio Drake Halsey HRVY (pronounced Harvey) WATN: ABBA

New measures for fully vaxxed travellers now in effect
MARTIN FIRESTONE, President of Travel Secure Inc, and an insurance broker in travel medical coverage

Why are Gen Zers suddenly developing Tourette’s like tics?
DAVIDE MARTINO, associate professor in the department of clinical neuroscience at the University of Calgary

Gun violence has become a hot button election issue.
KATHLENE DIXON, mother of Meaghan, one of the survivors of the Dawson shooting in 2006 -- it will be 15 years since the shooting on Monday

Is COVID ending? Or is it here to stay?
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a professor of medicine and health economist at Stanford University

Why has the election turned into a phony war on guns?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

What do we do if we get COVID?
DR. CHRISTOPHER LABOS, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and you can hear him on Sunday Morning House Call...with Dr. Chris Labos at 8:10 on Weekends with Ken

What is the future of boxing after another death in the sport?
RUSS ANBER, Boxing analyst, Founder/CEO of Rival Boxing Gear… He also has over 40 years of experience in boxing

Keeping your kids safe 18 months into the pandemic
DR. SILVANA BARONE, pediatrician at ELNA Pediatrics Tiny Tots

Major backlash from tweet about Bloc leader Yves Francois Blanchette
Lesley Chesterman, Cookbook author, restaurant critic and freelance writer

Will the next two debates be more exciting than the first?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Are foreign buyers to blame for the Canadian housing crisis?
GAVIN SWARTZMAN, CEO of Peerage Realty Partners in Toronto, and occasional Toronto Star contributor

Are Canadians feeling let down during this election?
CLIFFORD LINCOLN, former Liberal MNA

Montreal hair stylist requiring proof of vaccination

Who has the most to lose at the first debate?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

Female candidates more likely to targeted online during campaign
LANA CUTHBERTSON, CEO and co-founder of Areto Labs

How the pandemic is forcing dads to re-evaluate work life balance
MELISSA MILKIE, Sociology Professor at the University of Toronto

Keeping unvaccinated kids safe as they go back to school
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 do we think of Justin Trudeau’s platform?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha.

He started a dating site… for himself
COLIN O’BRIEN, created the dating site DateColinO’Brien.com to find his own perfect match

How to install parental controls on your kids’ screens
CARMI LEVY, CJAD 800 tech expert