
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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How to deal with your insurance company after an extreme weather event
Pierre Babinsky, public affairs director for the Insurance Bureau of Canada

This Canadian company is offering an alternative to a traditional burial in a cemetery
Amanda Kelly, co-founder of Awake, a company that offers affordable, eco-friendly funeral alternatives in Canada

Why did the federal government pull the plug on EV subsidies?
David Adams, president and CEO of Global Automakers of Canada

Husny: Mark Carney has the advantage in the Liberal leadership race
Rudy Husny, political analyst and former advisor in the Stephen Harper government

Mennie: Following the federal Liberal leadership competition is just like handicapping a horse race, except for...
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: Bryan Johnson’s attempt to live forever
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

Montrealer living in LA details how her firefighter husband is battling wildfires
Maxine Gervais is a Montrealer living in Los Angeles. Her husband is a fire captain who is working to stop the spread of wildfires. She spoke to Montreal Now's Aaron Rand.

Survey: Half of Canadians are $200 away from being unable to cover monthly bills
Olivier Boyd, Montreal-based licensed insolvency trustee with MNP

Quebec Liberal leadership hopeful Pablo Rodriguez explains how he intends to change party's image
Pablo Rodriguez, running for leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party and Frederic Beauchemin, Liberal MNA representing the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the official opposition critic on finance as well as economy and innovation

Heurtel: Who is best able to define the Quebec Liberal Party?
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: Yikes! That Liberal leadership field got real narrow, real quick
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: Now that Trudeau is gone, things are going to start to calm down
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: Federal Liberal leadership, the field narrows and the plot thickens.
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: Canada added 91,000 jobs in December as unemployment rate fell
Amanda Lang, business anchor with BNN Bloomberg and the host of “Taking Stock” which can be heard on iHeartRadio.

Meet the first Liberal caucus member who WILL run in the Liberal leadership race
Chandra Arya, Liberal MP representing the Ontario riding of Nepean who has officially entered the race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Federal Liberal Party

S4 Ep 1Canada’s immigration minister discusses Trudeau’s resignation, Meta eliminates fact-checking, detox products, & meet a Liberal leadership hopeful who believes he can solve Canada’s affordability crisis
Marc Miller, Canada’s immigration minister Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology Frank Baylis, successful businessman and former Liberal MP for the Montreal riding of Pierrefonds-Dollard

Montreal is getting a 'new' airport option in 2025. Here are the details
Luciano D’Iorio, Regional President and Associate Director at commercial real estate advising and brokerage firm, CDNGlobal.

Soudas: Dominic LeBlanc would have been the biggest threat to the Conservative Party
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: Did anyone have Doug Ford on their Captain Canada bingo card?
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: Meta will be eliminating fact-checking. Is the decision political?
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

Liberal leadership hopeful Frank Baylis believes he can solve Canada’s affordability crisis
Frank Baylis, businessman and former Liberal MP for the Montreal riding of Pierrefonds-Dollard.

Crane: The Liberal leadership race will be interesting
Jennifer Crane is a political strategist and founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs. She can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Mennie: Can the Quebec nation resist 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.

The Legal Corner: Landlord tries to repossess an apartment because the tenant wants to move a family member into building
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.

Marc Miller describes Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement as 'painful' moment
Canadian Immigration Minister and longtime friend of Justin Trudeau, Marc Miller joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to share what he thought of the Prime Minister's resignation announcement.

Husny: Justin Trudeau made the right decision, just a few months too late
Rudy Husny, political commentator and former advisor in the Stephen Harper government

Mennie: Trump is just one reason the Liberals need a new leader ASAP
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: Is magnesium really a miracle supplement?
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

What happens to the Liberals' unfinished bills following Trudeau's resignation?
Eric Adams, University of Alberta law professor and Canadian constitution expert and Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, a non-profit that advocates for democratic reform and government accountability

'He seemed to be the last guy to get the message': Trudeau biographer reacts to PM stepping down
Stephen Maher, is the author of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau, Justin Trudeau's first-ever political biography

Should you go to the hospital? Here's what to know amid ER overcrowding
Dr. Mitch Shulman, Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at McGill Medical School as well as an Attending Physician in the Emergency Department of the McGill University Health Centre. Dr. Mitch Shulman can be heard every weekday morning at 7:50 on The Andrew Carter Morning Show.

Heurtel: Justin Trudeau could have left a lot sooner
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: Trudeau is the tone deaf dinner guest who doesn’t know when 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.

Do products that promise to 'detox' your body actually work?
Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800.

Tenants at an apartment building in Lachine have been without heat and hot water since early November
Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Vera, a tenant in the building followed by Maja Vodanovic, Mayor of Lachine

Mennie: New poll suggests Chrystia Freeland would be a game changer
Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by James Mennie - Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette

A preview to this year’s municipal election and the leadership race for the Quebec Liberal Party
Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies.

Why many Canadian homeowners are bracing for a big strain on their budgets…
Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by LJ AGuinaga, Certified Residential and Commercial Real Estate Broker, and a co-host of “Under One Roof Montreal” here on CJAD Sundays at noon on CJAD.

Remembering former Mayor of Pointe-Claire Bill McMurchie
Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Tim Thomas Mayor of Pointe Claire.

Mennie: If Trudeau is expendable, is Chrystia Freeland inevitable?
Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by James Mennie - Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette

What you need to know about the recycling changes in 2025
Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Marie-Claude Rivet, Chief of Current Affaires and Internal Communications at Éco Entreprises Québec.

Quebec’s Top CEOs have already earned the median salary in Quebec this year.
Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Geoffroy Boucher, an economist with the Quebec Observatory of Inequalities.

Do anglos in Quebec count?
Trudie Mason, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Peter F. Trent, Columnist with the Montreal Gazette.

What will protests look like in 2025?
Dan Delmar, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Caryma Sa’d, Lawyer, Independent Journalist and Satirist - based in Toronto.

Mennie: Another year choosing to vote between Mr. Bad or Mr. Worse?
Dan Delmar, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by James Mennie - Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette

NextGen Pundit Panel Looks to the Future: What should Canadians expect from 2025?
Dan Delmar, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Eric Lombardi, founder and president of “More Neighbours Toronto,” a volunteer organization committed to ending their housing crisis. Professionally, he specializes in strategy management consulting in the finance and technology sectors and Adam Zivo, National Post columnist and the Director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy.

Looking into Donald Trump's presidency in 2025
Dan Delmar, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Jeremy Kinsman, Distinguished Fellow at The Canadian International Council.

How to help children who are dealing with financial stress and insecurity?
Dan Delmar, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Dr. Catherine Serra Poirier, Psychologist at The Montreal Children's Hospital

Meet the former Minister who has adopted the most laws in Quebec Parliament in the past 25 years
Dan Delmar, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Monique Jerome-Forget, Special advisor for Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and former President of the Treasury Board, Minister of Finance, Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Government Services under the Jean Charest Government.

How Quebec’s family reunification delays are separating this Quebecer from her husband?
Dan Delmar, in for Aaron Rand, is joined by Jaimie Roussos, wrote the op-ed in the Montreal Gazette.