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Trump has changed his position on Ukraine. What does it mean for the ongoing war?
Roger Hilton, former Montrealer working as a non-resident fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute in Vienna Image: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Chef Antonio Park reacts to B.C. chef who refuses to give customers more soy sauce
Antonio Park, Montreal chef and restaurateur

Longueuil police shot and killed a 15-year-old teen. Why did they fail to notify the family?
Fernando Belton, criminal lawyer retained by Rezayi family Photo credit: Mehdi Alami

Husny: It’s very risky for Trump to suggest shooting down Russian planes
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

Mennie: Valerie Plante’s farewell tour… why?
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: Here's what is factually wrong about Trump's statement on Tylenol and autism
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 p.m. on CJAD 800 and director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

New book takes aim at solving Canada’s nurse shortage
Kathleen Boucher, registered nurse and author of the book “Healing Canadian Healthcare: Ideas to Improve Nursing Enrolment & Retention”

Heurtel: François Legault is battling his own ego
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: Look out Canada — law and order are back, and that namby pamby constitution isn’t going to stop it!
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.

How much could you expect your salary to go up by in 2026?
Manon Poirier, Executive Director of the Quebec Order of Certified Human Resources Advisors

Dr. Labos: Is it safe to use Tylenol during pregnancy?
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 Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canadian Crown corporations handed out $190 million in bonuses last year. Is it too much?
Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Image: The Canadian Press

MONTREAL NOW PODCAST: George Stroumboulopoulos talks cultural sovereignty with Prime Minister Mark Carney, why the word "organic" is confusing, should you have an annual check up? The least amount of exercise you can do to still get health benefit, & People deemed to have made inappropriate comments on Charlie Kirk’s death are getting fired from their jobs
George Stroumboulopoulos, Canadian media personality, and television host Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society 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 Dr. Stella Volpe, Professor of exercise and nutrition at Virginia Tech and former president of the American College of Sports Medicine Chris Dimakos, 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.

Mulcair: This is a trap that you fall into if you're not basing you answers on principles.
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: Municipal election fever has begun and the excitement is just….zzzzzzzzz.
Stirring Humanity theme that moves forward - Music Bed.

The Business Brief: The Bank of Canada lowered its interest rate for the first time since March. What effects might it have on the economy, housing market?
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

What is the STM doing to better communicate work stoppage during the maintenance workers’ strike?
Katherine Roux Groleaux, Director of Public Affairs at the STM

What’s the least amount of exercise you can do to still get health benefits?
Dr. Stella Volpe, Professor of exercise and nutrition at Virginia Tech and former president of the American College of Sports Medicine

Melançon: Sometimes you have to take a bullet for your team
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: Bill 21 — and more laws like it — are here to stay.
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.

New bridge in Île-Bizard to bear the name of Guy Lafleur
Doug Hurley, Ensemble Montreal borough mayor for Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève

Who should still be getting COVID-19 vaccines?
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

Arguments filed as Bill 21 heads to the Supreme Court
Pearl Eliadis, Human rights lawyer and associate professor at McGill University & Andrew Caddell, town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy

Reid: Why are we telling people you can’t do that?
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin

Mennie: Is there anything left of the Left in Quebec 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.

Montreal’s partial ban on Airbnb came into effect last week. What will it change?
Yaya Baumann, Lecturer at the Université de Montréal and Creator of Down with Airbnb

The Legal Corner: People deemed to have made inappropriate comments on Charlie Kirk’s death are getting fired from their jobs
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.

Barely into the preseason, analysts say Habs are a playoff team
Mitch Gallo, Radio Host with TSN 690

Former MNAs say Quebec’s current use of the notwithstanding clause echoes the language tactics used in 1988
Richard French, Former Liberal cabinet minister in the Bourassa government

Husny: Francois Legault will not call an early election
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

Mennie: Quebec support for sovereignty — and for the equally fervent hope it will never happen — remains stable, new poll suggests.
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: The word "organic" is confusing. It means something different to a chemist than to the general public.
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

George Stroumboulopoulos talks cultural sovereignty with Prime Minister Mark Carney
George Stroumboulopoulos, Canadian media personality, and television host.

What are Futur Montreal’s promises ahead of the municipal elections?
Jean-François Kacou, Leader of Futur Montréal

Heurtel: There isn’t a deal even remotely close with the United States
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 House returns - The deficit will certainly be raised, but the level of debate? Not so much.
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.

How will the Namur-Hippodrome Project impact neighborhooding municipalities?
Peter Malouf, Mayor of the Town of Mount-Royal

Mulcair: Luc Rabouin is dancing around the Camillien-Houde Way issue
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: Legault shows his true colours — and none of them are green
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.

Christopher Skeete’s many new hats - including relations with English-speaking Quebecers
Christopher Skeete is the CAQ MNA for Sainte-Rose, Minister of International Relations and Francophonie, Minister responsible for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers, Minister responsible for the fight against racism, Minister responsible for the Laval region.

How can you get your share of the $500 million settlement for bread price-fixing?
Joey Zukran, class-action attorney with LPC Avocats specialising in consumer’s rights, joined Aaron on Montreal Now.

Melançon: Poilievre is stuck because Carney is governing like a Conservative
Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CJAD 800 and CTV Montreal and a columnist for the Montreal Gazette, joined Aaron on Montreal Now.

Mennie: Legault kicks off his mea culpa tour (and it ain’t pretty)
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: Key takeaways from todays announcements from Apple
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News. Image: AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez

Montreal mayoral candidate Luc Rabouin on Camillien-Houde Way controversy, city safety, housing and more
Leader of Projet Montreal and mayor of the Montreal borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal, Luc Rabouin joined Aaron Rand ahead of the municipal election on Nov. 2.

Reid: 'America is in a closed fist of a culture war'
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin, joined Montreal Now to talk about the shooting of Charlie Kirk.

Mennie: Legault's attitude very revealing during cabinet shuffle
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.

Canadian woman credits medical tourism for saving her life following cancer diagnosis
Tasha Kheiriddin is a writer and commentator for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack. She joined Aaron Rand to discuss how medical tourism saved her life following a cancer diagnosis.

Canadiens play-by-play announcer Pierre Houde celebrates 50 year broadcast career
Legendary Montreal Canadiens play-by-play announcer Pierre Houde is celebrating 50 years in the broadcast industry. He spoke to Aaron Rand.

How the start of the school year is doing following Quebec's budget cuts
Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Board Association