
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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Tech Corner: Canada to form financial crimes agency to tackle online scams
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

Could early exposure to peanuts reduce the risk of allergies?
Dr. David A. Hill, allergist and researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and author of the study

U.S. tariffs trigger hundreds of layoffs at Quebec truck manufacturer
Daniel Breton, President and CEO for Electric Mobility Canada

Reid: It’s quite unlikely for an election to be called
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin

Mennie: Will this poll convince Legault to leave?
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.

Legal Corner: Getting paid by the hour? You are entitled to overtime
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.

Ensemble Montréal promises steps towards Cavendish extension if elected
Soraya Martinez-Ferrada, leader of Ensemble Montréal and Montreal mayoral candidate

Why is it taking so long for STM maintenace workers to reach a deal with their employer?
François Enault, representative for the STM maintenance workers Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Husny: The Carney government needs to start to deliver
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

Mennie: Paul St-Pierre Plamondon joins Quebec’s 'social peace' club
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.

'Sobriety is highly recommended': How one man stopped drinking after more than 50 years
Bob Brody, essayist and the author of “Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age.” His personal essays have notably appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.

Could gentle parenting just lead to burnout?
Kayla Huszar, mother, registered social worker and host of the Chill Like a Mother Podcast podcast

Heurtel: Francois Legault will not throw Christian Dubé under the bus
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.

Mennie: The PQ’s latest (but not last) head-on collision with reality
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.

Quebec wants to hand over backlogged surgeries in the public sector to the private system
Aaron Derfel, investigative health reporter at the Montreal Gazette

Aaron Rand launches new t-shirt campaign in support of Moisson Montréal
Montreal Now's Aaron Rand has launched a new t-shirt campaign with funds going towards Moisson Montréal. Matias Duque is Director of Philanthropy at Moisson Montréal and he explains what his organization does. You can purchase a t-shirt at TheMontrealShirt.com.

MONTREAL NOW PODCAST: Quebec man fined $5,000 for using AI improperly while defending himself in court, the benefits from blue spirulina, are you eligible for EI benefits if you quit? AI as your new dating coach, & what will be the impact of Lane Hutson’s $70 million deal on the Montreal Canadiens?
Ari Goldkind, criminal lawyer and legal expert Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor Adam Cohen-Aslatei, CEO of AI matchmaking app Three Day Rule, Eric Macramalla, Sport Legal Analyst at TSN

Mulcair: Mark Carney is trying to keep everything on the table
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.

Mennie: Another poll, another high proportion of undecideds, another reason to question the future of municipal politics.
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.

Business Brief: Gold continues to hit a new high which is also driven by worry
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Melançon: Every Montrealer should be asking themselves THIS question when they go to the polls
Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CJAD 800 and CTV Montreal and columnist for the Montreal Gazette. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies

Mennie: Mark Carney — the unexpected (and unconstitutional?) crime buster
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.

Tech Corner: How Instagram claims to be safeguarding teens
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

Could AI become your new dating coach?
Adam Cohen-Aslatei, CEO of AI matchmaking app Three Day Rule

Quebec man fined $5,000 for using AI improperly while defending himself in court
Ari Goldkind, criminal lawyer and legal expert

Reid: Stellantis is not going to back down & it’s thanks to Donald Trump’s White House
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin

Mennie: Montreal election... and the nastiness has begun
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.

Legal Corner: Are you eligible for EI benefits if you quit?
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.

Quebec manufacturers denounce Chinese steel being used in province's largest wind farm
Julie White, CEO of Manufacturers and Exporters of Quebec

What will be the impact of Lane Hutson’s $70 million deal on the Habs?
Eric Macramalla, TSN sport legal analyst

Husny: I don’t believe Canada makes a deal with China
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

Mennie: Projet Montreal announces transit platform and, man, do I have questions
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.

The Right Chemistry: What are the benefits from blue spirulina?
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

How a Montreal professor is using articifical intelligence to facilitate learning
Ann-Louise Davidson, Director of Concordia University's Innovation Lab and is the Innovation Strategic Advisor for the Faculty of Arts and Science

The CAQ’s proposed constitution could hinder public organizations from challenging laws.
Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Board Association.

Political Corner: There has to be elections in Israel within the next year.
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.

Mennie: Will a car-free Old Montreal clinch the election for Rabouin?
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.

MONTREAL NOW PODCAST: Botox and fillers are gaining popularity - but do people know the risks? A Retracted study about apple cider vinegar, working notice in lieu of severance, Apple’s ‘Find My’ leads cops to cache of thousands of smuggled iPhones, & looking back on Valerie Plante’s eight years as mayor
Roni Munk, Cosmetic dermatologist at Dermapure Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst Valerie Plante, Montreal mayor with Projet Montreal

Ageism in the workplace starts at 45 years old, according to a new study
Souleima El-Achkar, Senior economist with the Institut du Quebec and co-author of the study

Ensemble Montréal pledges to revive abandoned Empress Theatre if elected
Stephanie Valenzuela, candidate for mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce with Ensemble Montréal

Mulcair: This will be great for the average taxpayer
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.

Mennie: If a Quebec constitution was supposed to be a political distraction for the CAQ, it wasn’t
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.

Dr. Chris Labos: Do red-light face masks actually make your skin better?
Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800 - you can catch him every Sunday on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20AM

Everything you need to know about Quebec's draft constitution
Johanne Poirier, McGill law professor, also an expert in federalism and constitutional law

Melançon: It’s not the first time a government has talked about a Quebec constitution
Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CJAD 800 and CTV Montreal and a columnist for the Montreal Gazette. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies

Mennie: OMG!!! Legault gets caught speaking too much English!!!
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.

Tech Corner: Apple’s ‘Find My’ leads cops to cache of thousands of smuggled iPhones
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

What are the best places to retire abroad?
William P. Barrett, Senior Contributor with Forbes based in Las Vegas

Teacher laments not being able to better foster slain gang member 'Bobby the Greek'
James Watts, principal of Education Plus High School in St-Laurent, Charalambos 'Bobby the Greek' Theologou's former teacher Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Reid: Carney is trying establish a better relationship with the United States
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin