
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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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

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.

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.

The Legal Corner: Claims against the city for snow removal-related damages are up significantly
Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

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

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

Why is Quebec imposing the most restrictions on interprovincial trade?
Christopher Skeete, Quebec’s minister for the economy

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

If your landlord comes to you with this increase, do you have to accept?
Richard Goldman, lawyer and plain language specialist/translator with Educaloi

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

How CAQ budget cuts will impact after-school programs
Jim Beis is mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Husny: What will Donald Trump say next?
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

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.

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

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

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.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

'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.

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.

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.

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.