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The fate of the province’s English school boards is in the hands of Quebec’s court of appeal

Marion Sandilands, lawyer representing the Quebec Community Groups Network & Joe Ortona, chair of the EMSB and president of the Quebec English School Boards Association

Jan 30, 20258 min

Crane: Canadians are not feeling a lot of love for career politicians nowadays

Jennifer Crane, political strategist and founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs. She can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Jan 29, 202510 min

Mennie: Philippe Couillard says we won’t win a trade war with Trump

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.

Jan 29, 202510 min

The Legal Corner: Claims against the city for snow removal-related damages are up significantly

Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

Jan 29, 20258 min

Why did this Montreal public library turn away a local book club?

Christopher DiRaddo, Montreal author who has been hosting book clubs since 2018 and Julius Grey, constitutional lawyer

Jan 29, 202510 min

Here's why Marc Miller has chosen to support Mark Carney in the Liberal leadership race

Marc Miller, federal immigration minister

Jan 28, 202519 min

Why is Quebec imposing the most restrictions on interprovincial trade?

Christopher Skeete, Quebec’s minister for the economy

Jan 28, 20256 min

Husny: If the U.S. want to turn their economy around, they need Canada

Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

Jan 28, 20257 min

Mennie: The CAQ government wants you to be apart of their nation

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.

Jan 28, 202510 min

The Right Chemistry: Why we need minerals in our diet, and how much

Dr. Joe Schwarz, host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 p.m. on CJAD 800 and director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Jan 28, 20258 min

New study suggests majority of Quebec teens in favour of complete cell phone ban in schools

Dr. Samuel Veissière, adjunct professor of psychology at UQAM

Jan 28, 20257 min

Heurtel: The Trudeau establishment is saying Mark Carney is our guy

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.

Jan 27, 20259 min

Mennie: Freeland has just one adversary for the Liberal leadership... and his name is Donald Trump

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.

Jan 27, 202512 min

Mulcair: This is the World Championship of Craziness

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.

Jan 24, 202511 min

Mennie: Could an early election work for Legault?

James Mennie, 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.

Jan 24, 202510 min

If your landlord comes to you with this increase, do you have to accept?

Richard Goldman, lawyer and plain language specialist/translator with Educaloi

Jan 24, 20259 min

Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould explains why she wants to lead the party

Karina Gould, MP for the Ontario riding of Burlington and former Leader of the Government in the House of Commons joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss why she's running for leadership for the federal Liberal Party.

Jan 24, 202521 min

Poll: More than a third of Canadians seek health information online citing lack of access to a doctor

Dr. Joss Reimer, president of the Canadian Medical Association

Jan 23, 202510 min

Husny: Donald Trump is trying to renegotiate the relationship between Canada and the U.S.

Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

Jan 23, 20259 min

S4 Ep 3How to survive, live and thrive, Is your watchband poisoning you? New study suggests weight loss drugs may lower risk in diseases, Amazon shutting down in Quebec, & Bell Let’s Talk focuses on youth mental health.

Stephen Bruyant-Langer is an executive coach and leadership expert, and the author of ‘The Existential Playbook – How to Survive, Live and Thrive’, looking at why so many people feel dissatisfied with life, and offering some advice on how to overcome this? Dr. Joe Schwarz, 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 Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor Paul Hollingsworth, the CTV National news correspondent in Halifax

Jan 23, 202542 min

Mennie: The rendez-vous with the Supreme Court over Bill 21 was inevitable

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.

Jan 23, 202512 min

Tech Corner: Netflix just increased prices in Canada

Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

Jan 23, 20258 min

Supreme Court of Canada will hear a legal challenge of Quebec’s Bill 21. What's next?

Pearl Eliadis is human rights lawyer and associate professor at McGill University’s School of Public Policy

Jan 23, 20258 min

How CAQ budget cuts will impact after-school programs

Jim Beis is mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro

Jan 23, 20257 min

'They don't want to respect our labour laws': Union reacts to Amazon closing Quebec warehouses

Caroline Senneville is president of the CSN union which represents Amazon employees at the company's Laval warehouse. She joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss how the union found out about the news.

Jan 22, 20258 min

Crane: Poilievre has been having a tough time answering tough questions

Political strategist and founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs. She can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Jan 22, 20257 min

Mennie: Quebec was so busy worrying about Trump it forgot about Bezos

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.

Jan 22, 202510 min

Legal Corner: Amazon counters union by shutting down its warehouses in Quebec

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.

Jan 22, 20258 min

New study suggests weight loss drugs may lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Dr. Chris Labos is a cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800. He can be heard every Sunday morning on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20 a.m.

Jan 22, 20256 min

Bell Let’s Talk: CTV News correspondent Paul Hollingsworth shares his brother's story

Paul Hollingsworth is a CTV News national correspondent based in Halifax. He joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand on Bell Let's Talk day to share his brother's story.

Jan 22, 202510 min

Husny: What will Donald Trump say next?

Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

Jan 21, 20259 min

Mennie: Trump is a gift that will just keep on giving

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.

Jan 21, 202511 min

How health care cuts in Quebec will impact services on Montreal's West Island

Jacob Serebrin, reporter with the Montreal Gazette and Marie-Philippe Rodrigue, speech therapist and president of the Quebec Association of Speech Therapists and Audiologists

Jan 21, 202510 min

The Right Chemistry: Is your watchband poisoning you?

Dr. Joe Schwarz, host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 p.m. on CJAD 800 and director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Jan 21, 20259 min

Heurtel: What got Trump to power was inflation

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.

Jan 20, 202511 min

Mennie: Looks like Trump’s leash just got yanked on tariffs (and maybe some other things, too)

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.

Jan 20, 20259 min

'There's other things I want to do': Westmount mayor will not be seeking re-election

Mayor of Westmount, Christina Smith joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to explain why she will not be seeking re-election this fall.

Jan 20, 20259 min

How chasing happiness can lead to dissatisfaction and how to overcome it

Stephen Bruyant-Langer is an executive coach and leadership expert, and the author of ‘The Existential Playbook – How to Survive, Live and Thrive’, looking at why so many people feel dissatisfied with life, and offering some advice on how to overcome this.

Jan 20, 20257 min

Mennie: Denis Coderre files a lawsuit and leadership bid

James Mennie, 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.

Jan 17, 20259 min

Business Brief: Tariffs could force Canada to start producing more of its own food

Amanda Lang, business anchor with BNN Bloomberg and the host of “Taking Stock” which can be heard anywhere on the Iheart network

Jan 17, 20256 min

Montrealers react to customer who called out Walmart employee over language

A Montreal-area Walmart customer created a buzz on social media after he recorded an interaction between himself and an employee. In the video, the customer can be heard asking the French-speaking employee to be served in English. The employee, feeling her English was not good enough, offered to get a colleague who could better serve him. Yet the customer persisted in his request and even switches to speaking in French. Was the video a setup? Was his social stunt a disservice to English-speaking Quebecers? Montrealers shared their thoughts with Montreal Now's Aaron Rand.

Jan 17, 202519 min

Montreal real estate: Could the city be headed for a boom in 2025?

Residential real estate broker with Royal LePage Heritage, Alec Raffa joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss what the housing market could look like in 2025.

Jan 17, 20258 min

S4 Ep 2Quebec Liberal leadership candidates kick off their campaigns, plans to save Tik Tok, & when can a condo association force a co-owner out?

Pablo Rodriguez, running for leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party Frederic Beauchemin, Liberal MNA representing the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the official opposition critic on finance as well as economy and innovation Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst Charles Milliard, running for leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

Jan 16, 202543 min

Soudas: We are waiting to see what Donald Trump decides

Political commentator Dimitri Soudas served as the former Director of Communications for Stephen Harper. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Jan 16, 202511 min

Mennie: Looks like Mark Carney will need to be fitted for a lunch bucket and a Honda Civic

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.

Jan 16, 202511 min

Quebec Liberal party leadership hopeful Charles Milliard says he’s focused on kitchen table issues

Charles Milliard, running for leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party

Jan 16, 20259 min

'We have to see how Hamas behaves': Ambassador of Israel to Canada breaks down Gaza ceasefire deal

Ambassador of Israel to Canada, Iddo Moed joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to break down a potential ceasefire deal in Gaza.

Jan 15, 202511 min

Crane: This is a way to keep out ‘distraction candidates’

Political strategist and founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs. She can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Jan 15, 20259 min

Mennie: Welcome to Team Canada, where everyone is a coach

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.

Jan 15, 202513 min

The Legal Corner: When can a condo association force a co-owner out?

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.

Jan 15, 20257 min